Jays Jazz Joint: November 2011

Miles Davis - Autumn Leaves - 1964

1964 in Milan

Miles Davis - trumpet
Wayne Shorter - tenor sax
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums

Dave Brubeck - Take Five - 1966

1966 in Germany

Dave Brubeck - piano
Paul Desmond - alto sax
Eugene Wright - bass
Joe Morello - drums

Charlie Parker & Coleman Hawkins [1950]

(date 1950)
Session I Improvisation with:
Charlie Parker - alto sax
Coleman Hawkins - tenor sax
Hank Jones - Piano,
Ray Brown - Double bass,
Buddy Rich - Drums.

Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie - Hot House [1952]

Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie perform Hot House on U.S. television,
1952.

Personnel:
Charlie Parker - alto sax
Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
Dick Hyman - piano
Sandy Block - bass
Charlie Smith - drums

Art Blakey Drum Solo - 1965

Art Blakey nails this drum solo in 1965.
This video is from an excellent collection of Drum Solos via www.hudsonmusic.com

'Charles Mingus' by Thomas Reichman [1968]

An extraordinary portrait of Charles Mingus by Thomas Reichman.
This close-up documentary examines more than just the music of Mingus, it follows the bassplayer and composer, as he and his five-year-old daughter await eviction by the City of New York.
[1968]

58 minutes.

Charles Mingus Sextet - Take the 'A' Train

Take The A Train, tune of Billy Strayhorn interpreted by Mingus Sextet in Oslo.

Charles Mingus Double Bass
Eric Dolphy Bass Clarinet
Dannie Richmond Drum
Clifford Jordan Tenor Sax
Jackie Byard Piano
Johnny Coles Trumpet

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Miles Davis - (Live Montreux / 1973)

Recorded Live on July 8th.Directed by Jean Bovon.

Miles Davis (tp, org)
Dave Liebman (ss, ts, fl)
Reggie Lucas (el-g)
Pete Cosey (el-g, per)
Michael Henderson (el-b)
Al Foster (d)
Mtume (per)