Jazzboro

07/21/2023

RIP Tony Bennett...

The timeless singer had his first hit in 1951 and topped the charts more than 60 years later.

04/17/2023

We lost another legend today...https://www.npr.org/2023/04/16/846207919/ahmad-jamal-obituary

The pianist's 1958 recording At The Pershing: But Not For Me spent 108 weeks on the Billboard album chart.

09/13/2022

RIP, Ramsey Lewis. https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2022/9/12/23349965/ramsey-lewis-dead-jazz-obituary-music-the-in-crowd-chicago

The pianist and his trio scored a 1965 hit with “The In Crowd.”

07/10/2022

04/25/2022

On April 25, 1917 Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Virginia.

Thank you for the music, Ella!

http://www.ellafitzgerald.com/

03/17/2022

Jazzboro, live on Saturday night.

01/23/2022

Jazzboro was live at last night.🥂🎧🥂

10/18/2021

https://www.facebook.com/360DegreeSound/photos/a.2166670636987088/2423333947987421/?type=3

Here's the second of contributor Joe Grimley 's five essential female jazz vocal CDs:

Sarah Vaughan (EmArcy/Verve reissue, 1954)

Sarah “Sassy” Vaughan’s voice has been described as one of the greatest of the 20th century. In terms of pure vocal chops, she was unparalleled in both the jazz and pop galaxies. There has been speculation that she could have dominated the opera world had she chosen to partake in it. Also an accomplished pianist, she was briefly second piano in Earl Hines’s orchestra, but it was her singing that made her famous.

Perhaps Vaughan’s most highly acclaimed project, these sessions included a small backing group featuring jazz legends Herbie Mann (flute), Roy Haynes (drums) and Clifford Brown, the ill-fated trumpet prodigy. Vaughan gives arguably the definitive performance of some jazz staples, including “Lullaby of Birdland,” “April In Paris,” “Embraceable You” and “September Song,” changing her mood effortlessly from effusive to pensive.

This eponymous release also features an original cover photo by Herman Leonard. The original liner notes are accompanied by new ones that offer further historical perspective on the recording.

09/23/2021

John Coltrane was born on this date in 1926. 🤜🤛