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Post by Terry J on Oct 12, 2021 1:17:30 GMT
The 'Track of the Day' is currently running down a list of the of the 'Top 300 Jazz Artists' rateyourmusic.com/list/noname219/top_300_jazz_artists/3/ . The list is based upon the number of entries and positions that an artist has achieved in a published list of most popular Jazz albums. Because it based upon album popularity, there is necessarily a bias towards more recent artists. Louis Armstrong may have sold umpteen different 'Greatest Hits' album but unless one or more particular 'Greatest Hits' album is rated, then none of them count towards his standing in the 'Top 300 Jazz Artists'. Despite this limitation, it is an interesting list that is worth exploring. This is my favourite Pharoah Sanders track.
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Post by Terry J on Oct 13, 2021 10:01:25 GMT
At number 12 in the charts is another saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Here he is playing with Thelonious Monk.
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Post by Terry J on Oct 14, 2021 18:31:15 GMT
Run yourself a hot bath and listen to this.
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Post by Terry J on Oct 15, 2021 10:24:52 GMT
This is the title track from the album "The Bridge".
In 1959, Rollins took a three-year break from performance to focus on perfecting his craft. A resident of the Lower East Side of Manhattan with no private space to practice, he took his saxophone up to the Williamsburg Bridge to practice alone: "I would be up there 15 or 16 hours at a time spring, summer, fall and winter".
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Post by Terry J on Oct 16, 2021 9:01:37 GMT
On this track the saxophonist is Sonny Rollins. He also features on the tracks “Slave” and “Neighbours” on the same album.
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Post by Terry J on Oct 17, 2021 15:42:04 GMT
This is Sonny Rollins as a quick draw saxophone player.
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Post by Terry J on Oct 18, 2021 8:52:42 GMT
This is Sonny Rollins with Miles Davis or is it the other way round?
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Post by Terry J on Oct 19, 2021 23:16:14 GMT
A tribute track here for the Italian guitarist and bassist Franco Cerri who died earlier this week.
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Post by Terry J on Oct 20, 2021 10:34:42 GMT
The death has been announced of the British saxophonist Willie Garnet. There are fulsome tributes to him on the London Jazz Letter for his influence and live performances. He doesn't seem to have left much by way of live recordings, but his name appears on the cover of this album and the discography says he played on it.
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Post by Terry J on Oct 21, 2021 14:46:11 GMT
This is one of Sonny Rollins best known tracks.
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Post by Terry J on Oct 22, 2021 11:17:31 GMT
This is an old favourite, I think it has been selected here once before. This is official studio version recorded later. The actual sound track of the film was recorded at Twickenham Film Studios and featured, Sonny Rollins along with Keith Christie on trombone, Tubby Hayes and Ronnie Scott on tenor sax, pianist and arranger Stan Tracey, Dave Goldberg plays guitar and Phil Seaman on drums. It is a pity that this version is not also available.
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Post by Terry J on Oct 23, 2021 17:14:42 GMT
Here Sonny Rollins has the blues.
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Post by Terry J on Oct 24, 2021 10:41:02 GMT
Here is Sony Rollins with Miles Davis playing a composition by Sonny.
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Post by Terry J on Oct 25, 2021 9:02:50 GMT
Here we have one last great performance by Sony Rollins.
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Post by Terry J on Oct 26, 2021 19:31:41 GMT
At 11 in the chart rundown is drummer Art Blakey. This is fabulous!
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