One of my favorite jazz songs of the last few years from a recording by drummer Mark Prince. Enjoy!
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Letters to Herbie, by pianist John Beasley, presents a number of well-known Hebie Hancock songs in a fresh light, with a little help from Christian McBride on bass and Jeff “Tain” Watts on drums. I especially love “ 4 A.M.,” with McBride channeling Jaco Pastorius’ original performance, and “Eye of the Hurricane,” but it’s all good! I think it’s also one of the best jazz recordings of 2008.
The CD also contains “Bedtime Voyage,” an interesting combination of Herbie’s “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” and “Maiden Voyage.” The YouTube video below features a version recorded in April 2008 by Beasley with Trevor Ware on bass and Bill Wysaske on drums:
I never got to see Sonny Stitt perform, but we’re fortunate he left behind so much recorded material. This video is a little gem!
Just watched this again on Bill Moyer’s Journal. The music still moves me. Can’t wait to see the entire film!
It Might As Well Be Spring
On Sunday (3/19/06), I had the opportunity to attend SFJAZZ’s Keith Jarrett solo piano concert at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House. I’ve loved his recordings for what seems like forever, and have taken every opportunity to attend the SFJZAZZ performances by Keith, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette.
Nevertheless, I didn’t get tickets for the solo concert. $100 for orchestra seats was part of it, but mostly I prefer working bands to solo performers. Still, when friends called with extra tickets, it was impossible to say no.
The first set consisted of six totally improvised pieces. After a bow to the audience, Keith sits at the piano and lets his fingers figure out what they’re going to play, without preconceived ideas. Arpeggios, scale runs or random notes. Where’s he going? It’s hard to tell.
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