Monthly Archives: September 2012

Steve Provizer’s recent blog post inspired me to comment, and to make this blog post of my comment. There ain’t no more beauty in any late-1940′s trumpet solo than in Fats Navarro’s Nostalgia with Charlie Rouse (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) … Continue reading →

Whilst browsing the YouTube jazz department, I’ve bumped into a channel which is featuring three lovely Louis-Armstrong-All-Stars appearances in two lousy films. The first two clips present the earlier edition of the All-Stars, but – as fellow YouTuber LeInad35808 wrote … Continue reading →

This is a hit, isn’t it? It’s especially remarkable that the solos by trumpet & tenor reflect both sides of the modern jazz coin: The new rockin’ binary groove, and the ternary, the “old” swingin’ flow of jazz. Listen to … Continue reading →

Now hear this! — ‘Cause this is my anniversary-aftermath present to YOU, dear readers: The unique, the inimitable, the sensational four & only HI-LO’s who met TWO LADIES IN DE SHADE OF DE BANANA TREE with Frank Comstock’s high-flying orchestra … Continue reading →

Time to look back, and time to be looking forward to the next … 5 years of this blog Chris Rich, former owner of the Bostonian “Brilliant Corners”, shot his questions at me in the beautiful Summer of 2009: The … Continue reading →