Monday, November 30, 2009
Some Time Ago
music & lyric by Sergio Mihanovich
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 5
Summer Night
music by Harry Warren (at piano)
lyric by Al Dubin (standing)
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 4
Sunday In New York
music by Peter Nero (above)
lyric by Carroll Coates
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 3
Sister Sadie
music by Horace Silver
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 3
Sonnymoon For Two
music by Sonny Rollins
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 3
Stragler
music by Les McCann
artist: Joe Pass
albu: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 2
So What
music by Miles Davis
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 2
Saratoga
music by Harold Arlen (above)
lyric by Johnny Mercer (top)
artist: Tal Farlow
album: The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, disc 7
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Nuages
music by Django Reinhardt
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 4
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 4 (Click Here for YouTube video clip)
No Cover, No Minimum
music by Bill Evans
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 1
Never Will I Marry
music & lyric by Frank Loesser
artist: Helen Merrill, Dick Katz
album: The Helen Merrill-Dick Katz Sessions
No One Is Alone
music & lyric by Stephen Sondheim
artist: Cleo Laine
album: Send In The Clowns (Click Here for YouTube video clip...it doesn't get better than this!)
Not A Day Goes By
music & lyric by Stephen Sondheim
artist: Bernadette Peters
album: Send In The Clowns (Click Here for YouTube video clip...and hold your breath)
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Bernie's Tune
music & lyric by Bernie Miller, Mike Stoller (left) & Jerry Leiber (right)
artist: Tal Farlow
album: The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, disc 3
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 2
artist: Red Norvo
album: Red Norvo Trio with Jimmy Raney/Red Mitchell
artist: George Shearing
album: The George Shearing Quintet On The Sunny Side Of The Strip
artist: J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding
album: Jay And Kai
Insensiblement
music by Paul Misraki
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 4 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You
music by Arthur Schwartz (left)
lyric by Howard Dietz (right)
artist: Tal Farlow
album: The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, disc 1
I Ask The Stars (And They Agree)
music & lyric by Artie Shaw (above) & Sydney Robin
artist: Artie Shaw
I Can't Afford To Dream
music by Sam H. Stept
lyric by Lew Brown & Charles Tobias (above)
artist: Artie Shaw
Indian Love Call
music by Rudolf Friml (above)
lyric by Otto Harbach (middle) & Oscar Hammerstein II (top)
artist: Artie Shaw
Manha De Carnaval
music by Luiz Bonfa (above)
lyric by Antonio Maria (top)
Note: English lyrics were written by Carl Sigman and released as A Day In The Life Of A Fool
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 3
artist: Modern Jazz Quartet
album: The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, disc 6
artist: Modern Jazz Quartet
album: The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, disc 6
Meteor
music by Tal Farlow
artist: Tal Farlow
album: The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, disc 4 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Montage
music by Johnny Smith
artist: Johnny Smith
album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 3; The New Johnny Smith Quartet
Friday, November 27, 2009
More Bass
music by George Roumanis (bass, Clare Van Norman-french horn, Bruce Snyder-alto, Bill Duffy-tenor)
artist: Johnny Smith
album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 3
Monday, November 23, 2009
Blues In The Closet aka Collard Greens And Black Eyed Peas
music by Oscar Pettiford
artist: Tal Farlow
album: The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, disc 1
Back Bay Shuffle
music by Teddy McRae & Artie Shaw (above)
artist: Artie Shaw
album: Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird And Victor Sessions, disc 1 (Click Here for YouRube audio clip)
music by Teddy McRae & Artie Shaw (above)
artist: Artie Shaw
album: Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird And Victor Sessions, disc 1 (Click Here for YouRube audio clip)
Blues Backstage
music by Frank Foster
artist: Johnny Smith
album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 6