samedi 16 mai 2026

CHARLES MINGUS ~ The Clown (1957)


01. Haitian Fight Song (Charles Mingus)
02. Blue Cee (Charles Mingus)
03. Reincarnation of a Lovebird (Charles Mingus)
04. The Clown (Charles Mingus)
bonus
05. Passions of a Woman Loved (Charles Mingus)
06. Tonight at Noon (Charles Mingus)

Personnel: 
Charles Mingus - bass
Shafi Hadi aka Curtis Porter - alto & tenor saxophone 
Jimmy Knepper - trombone
Wade Legge - piano
Dannie Richmond - drums

Producer by Nesuhi Ertegün
Recorded: February 13 & March 12, 1957


Charles Mingus

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samedi 9 mai 2026

Une Histoire du Jazz Vocal 1953 - 1955 [Disc 20] (Le Chant du Monde 2011)






*This selection features the wonderful Sarah Vaughan and Helen Merrill, accompanied by Clifford Brown... Simply Amazing !!

Enjoy!








samedi 2 mai 2026

JAZZ NOIRE - Tales Of Dope, Booze & Sleaze 'Drink Up - Light Up !' 

Disc Two (2012 Fantastic Voyage)













mardi 28 avril 2026

*Following Cookin', here are the last three albums that Miles Davis owed to "Prestige" recorded in two days, on May 11th and October 26th, 1956...


01. Surrey with the Fringe on Top (Richard Rodgers)
02. Salt Peanuts (Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke)
03. Something I Dreamed Last Night (Sammy Fain)
04. Diane (Lew Pollack, Ernö Rapée)
05. Well, You Needn't (Thelonious Monk)
06. When I Fall in Love (Victor Young)

Personnel:
Miles Davis – trumpet
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Red Garland – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums

Released on May 1961
Recorded on May 11 and October 26, 1956
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Producer by Bob Weinstock



01. It Never Entered My Mind (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
02. Four (Miles Davis)
03. In Your Own Sweet Way (Dave Brubeck)
04. The Theme (take 1) (Miles Davis)
05. Trane's Blues (John Coltrane)
06. Ahmad's Blues (Ahmad Jamal) 
07. Half Nelson (Miles Davis) 
+ bonus
08. The Theme (take 2) (Miles Davis) 

Personnel:
Miles Davis – trumpet
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Red Garland – piano
Paul Chambers – bass, cello
Philly Joe Jones – drums

Released: September 1959
Recorded: All tracks recorded on May 11, 1956, except "Half Nelson", 
recorded on October 26, 1956. At Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Producer by Bob Weinstock



01 Studio Chatter
02. If I Were a Bell (Frank Loesser)
03. You're My Everything (Harry Warren)
04. I Could Write a Book (Richard Rodgers)
05. Oleo (Sonny Rollins) 
06. It Could Happen to You (Jimmy Van Heusen) 
07. Woody 'n' You (Dizzy Gillespie) 5:03

Personnel:
Miles Davis - trumpet
John Coltrane - tenor saxophone
Red Garland - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums

Released: 1958
Recorded: May 11 and October 26, 1956
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Producer - Bob Weinstock



Miles

Enjoy...











lundi 27 avril 2026

THE MILES DAVIS QUINTET ~ Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (1957)


01. My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers)
02. Studio Chatter
03. Blues By Five (Miles Davis)
04. Airegin (Sonny Rollins) 
05. Tune Up / When Lights Are Low (Miles Davis)/(Benny Carter, Spencer Williams)

Personnel:
Miles Davis – trumpet, band leader
Paul Chambers – double bass
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Red Garland – piano
Philly Joe Jones – drums

recorded on May 11 & October 26, 1956 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Producer by Bob Weinstock


Philly Joe Jones




mercredi 22 avril 2026

lundi 20 avril 2026

JAZZ NOIRE - Tales Of Dope, Booze & Sleaze 'Drink Up - Light Up !' 

Disc One (2012 Fantastic Voyage)















samedi 18 avril 2026

DIZZY GILLESPIE, SONNY ROLLINS, SONNY STITT ~ Sonny Side Up (1959)


01. On the Sunny Side of the Street (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
02. The Eternal Triangle (Sonny Stitt)
03. After Hours (Avery Parrish) 
04. I Know That You Know (Vincent Youmans)

Personnel:
Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, vocal (track 1)
Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone
Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
Ray Bryant - piano
Tommy Bryant - double bass
Charlie Persip - drums

Recorded: December 19, 1957 
at Nola Recording Studio, New York City
Producer - Norman Granz


Sonny Stitt




jeudi 16 avril 2026