Music Videos
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Video: A portrait of Charles Mingus
22 April 2013 — Youtube An extraordinary portrait of Charles Mingus by Thomas Reichman. Continue reading
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Cannonball Adderley Sextet – Bossa Nova Nemo
The Cannonball Adderley Sextet is comprised of musicians Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones, and Louis Hayes. Continue reading
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Gil Evans Documentary
15 April 2013 — Youtube Gil Evans is one of my all-time favourites and this biography made in 1997 features Evans work with Miles Davis. I don’t know who produced this. 54 minutes. Great stuff. Continue reading
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Video: Bill Evans Trio at the BBC
‘Jazz 625’, recorded at the BBC Studios, London, on March 19th, 1965. Bill Evans – Piano, Chuck Israel – Bass, Larry Bunker – Drums. Continue reading
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Herbie Hancock – ‘Cantaloupe Island’
12 April 2013 Herbie Hancock, born 12 April 1940 plays a much-updated version of his early, Blue Note composition, ‘Cantaloupe Island’. A great live performance. Continue reading
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Herbie Hancock – 'Cantaloupe Island'
12 April 2013 Herbie Hancock, born 12 April 1940 plays a much-updated version of his early, Blue Note composition, ‘Cantaloupe Island’. A great live performance. Continue reading
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Video: Randy Weston and Max Roach – ' Well You Needn't'
Two grand masters, pianist Randy Weston and percussionist Max Roach were filmed in San Sebastian in 1999 playing a classic Monk tune. Continue reading
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Jacob Collier sings 'Pure Imagination'
Got sent this by a companero: an interesting video by Jacob Collier doing a rendition of the title song from ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’, ‘Pure Imagination’ with Collier doing six-part harmony and on melodica. Enjoy Continue reading
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Video: Jimmy Smith Trio on Jazz Scene USA
Jazz Scene U.S.A. was a short-lived syndicated television show shot in Los Angeles in the early ‘60s and hosted by Oscar Brown, Jr. This episode is given over to the Jimmy Smith trio with Quentin Warren and Donald Bailey. If you’ve never had the pleasure of seeing this amazing musician live, enjoy this. Continue reading
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"Miles Ahead" – Documentary about the classic Miles Davis Quintet of the 60s
Documentary on Miles Davis, and this is the section featuring the Miles Davis Quintet with Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Ron Carter. Continue reading
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Video: 1959…the year that changed jazz
A sixty-minute doccie, produced and narrated by Nat Hentoff. In 1959 four major jazz albums were made, each a high watermark for the artists and a powerful reflection of the times. Each opened up dramatic new possibilities for jazz which continue to be felt: Miles Davis Kind of Blue, Dave Brubeck, Time Out, Charles Mingus,… Continue reading
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Popstars Politics in the New South Africa: A Conversation with Masello Motana By Zachary Rosen
Well, life would be much simpler for Masello if only she was content with collecting paychecks from beauty contracts and soap opera gigs. If only she pretended last year’s horrific massacre of mineworkers at the now infamous Marikana platinum mine in South Africa’s northwest never happened. If only she ignored the fact that businessman Cyril… Continue reading
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Michel Camillo 'Calle 54'
An excellent documentary on Latin music, ‘Calle 54’ by Spanish director Fernando Trueba. Michel Camillo plays ‘From Within’. Also in the video: Paquito De Rivera, Bebo y Chucho Valdes, Eliane Elias Trio, Chano Domínguez, Tito Puente & Amigos. Continue reading
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Video: Cuba Feliz – A Trip Through Cuba
Seventy-six-year-old Cuban street musician Miguel Del Morales, known as El Gallo (The Rooster), travels around Cuba with his guitar, making music in the homes of friends, in bars, and on street corners, in courtyards and stairwells. Continue reading
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Dizzy Gillespie 'Salt Peanuts' and more…
Recorded at a time when Diz was fronting his fabled post-war big band featuring jazz greats such as pianist John Lewis, vibraphonist Milt Jackson or bassist Ray Brown, this concert film catches the irrepressible trumpeter in top artistic form. Continue reading
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The Tadd Dameron Sextet: ‘Lady Bird’
Recorded in 1947 with Fats Navarro (trumpet), Ernie Henry (alto sax), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), Tadd Dameron (piano), Nelson Boyd (bass), and Shadow Wilson (drums). Continue reading
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David Murray Quartet: ' Morning Song'
David Murray performing live at Village Vanguard in New York in 1986 with David Murray (tenor sax), Ed Blackwell (drums), John Hicks (piano), and Fred Hopkins (bass). Continue reading
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Happy birthday Snooks Eaglin
Born 21 January 1936, he died in 2009. Snooks Eaglin plays “Red Beans” with bassist George Porter Jr. Continue reading
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Horace Parlan Trio – 'Love and Peace'
Recorded at the home of Horace Parlan in December 2003 with Horace Parlan (piano), Jesper Lundgaard (bass), and Ed Thigpen (drums). Continue reading
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Video: Theo Parrish remixes Jill Scott
From the Album ‘Ugly Edits’, Jill Scott’s ‘Slowly Surely’ apres Theo Parrish mashing it up. Continue reading
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