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The New Releases for the Week of July 28

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:08 +0000

I know this is a day late. That’s what happens when your critical lifeline, AllAboutJazz.com, goes down and won’t come up during the time I slot to write this particular blog. That’s what happened to me on Tuesday and I had to go with another blog about the Chicago Jazz Festival. I hate it when my personal schedule gets disrupted.

It’s a busy week for new releases and reissues. So, without further ado, here is the list from the fine folks at AllAboutJazz.com:

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

NEW RELEASES

32 Festival De Jazz De Vitoria-Gasteiz – 32 Festival De Jazz De Vitoria-Gasteiz (Pid )
Adriana Calcanhotto – Mare (Pid )
Airto Moreira – Identity (BMG Japan )
Airto Moreira – Promises Of The Sun (BMG Japan )
Akiko Grace – Old & New-Retrun To New York- (Pid )
Al Cohn / Barry Harris – Barry Harris Trio With Al Cohn (Gambit Spain )
Albert Hammond Jr. – Como Te Llama ? (Pid )
Allan Browne & Margie Lou Dyer – Allfrey Street (Pid )
Alyssa Graham – Echo (Sunnyside Records)
Andre Kostelanetz – Scarborough Fair & Other Great Movie Hits / Traces (Collectables )
Andre Kostelanetz – Stereo Wonderland Of Golden Hits (Collectables )
Andre Kostelanetz – Today’s Golden Hits / The Shadow Of Your Smile (Collectables )
Andre Kostelanetz – Scarborough Fair & Other Great Movie Hits/Traces (Collectables )
Andre Kostelanetz – Stereo Wonderland of Golden Hits/I Wish You Love (Collectables )
Andre Kostelanetz – Today’s Golden Hits/The Shadow of Your Smile (Collectables )
Andre Kostelanetz – Stereo Wonderland of Golden Hits/ I Wish You Love (Collectables )
Andre Kostelanetz – Today’s Golden Hits/ The Shadow of Your Smile (Collectables )
Andrea Pozza Trio – Drop This Thing (Pid )
Andy McKee – Art Of Motion (Candyrat Records )
Antonio Carlos Jobim – Mucha & Tom Jobim (BMG Japan )
Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers – With Thelonious Monk (Pid )
Banda Black Rio – Gafieira Universal (BMG Japan )
Barney Wilen – Dear Prof. Leary (MPS )
Barney Wilen – Dear Prof Leary (MPS )
Battle Jazz Bigband 3rd – Battle Jazz Bigband 3rd (Pid )
Beginners Guide To Latin Jazz – Beginner’s Guide To Latin Jazz (Nascente/Box )
Black Hole Quartet – Black Hole Quartet (Pid )
Blue Note Jazz Band: Early Days 1968-1978 – Blue Note Jazz Band: Early Days 1968-1978 (Saydisc )
Bobby Hackett – Most Beautiful Horn In The World / The Night Love (Collectables )
Bobby Hackett – The Most Beautiful Horn In the World/Night Love (Collectables )
Bobby Hackett – The Most Beautiful Horn In the World/ Night Love (Collectables )
Bobby Mcferrin – Don’t Worry, Be Happy (Collectables )
Brecker Brothers – Return Of The Brecker Brothers (Verve )
Buckcherry – 15 (Universal Japan )
Candy Dulfer – Candy Store Tour Edition (Pid )
Cannonball Adderley – Quintet Plus (Universal Japan )
Cape Town Jazz – Cape Town Jazz (Sheer Sound )
Changyao Zhu – Erhu Art Of (Pid )
Cheo Hat – Vietnamese Folk Theatre (Pid )
Chet Baker – Estate (Gambit Spain )
Chris Connor – All About Ronnie: Bethlehem Recordings 1953-55 (Acrobat [cit570] )
Chukp’A Kim – Kayagum : Sanjo (Pid )
Clementine – Chocolat Et Sweets (Pid )
Daniel Colin – French Cafe Music-Swing!Musette (Pid )
Daniel Colin – French Cafe Music Swing Musette (Phantom Sound & Vision )
Distel / Lewis – Afternoon In Paris (Pid )
Divas Du Jazz – Divas Du Jazz (Wagram )
Dizzy Gillespie – Cool World (Verve )
Dizzy Gillespie – The Cool World (Verve )
Dizzy Reece – Asia Minor (Universal Japan )
Dr. John – City Lights (Verve )
Duduka Da Fonseca – Samba Jazz Fantasia (Anzic )
Dusko Goykovich – Handful O’Soul (Pid )
Dusko Goykovich – Samba Do Mar (Pid )
Dusko Goykovich – Balkan Blue (Pid )
Dusko Goykovich – In My Dreams (Pid )
Dusko Goykovich – Portrait (Pid )
Ekkehard Wolk Ensemble – Homage To Nino Rota (Pid )
Ellen Goynor – Lazy Jazz Of Goynor Ellen (Pid )
Eloise Laws – Love Factory (Castle/Sequel )
Elvin Jones – It Don`t Mean A Thing (Pid )
Elvin Jones – When I Was At Aso Mountain (Pid )
Elvin Jones – In Europe (Pid )
Erin Bode – The Little Garden (Native Language)
Erin Bode – Little Garden (Native Language Music )
Felix Cavaliere – Nudge It Up A Notch (Fantasy )
Gale Garnett & The – Gale Garnett & The Gentle Reign (Phantom Sound & Vision )
Gale Garnett & The Gentle Reign – Gale Garnett & The Gentle Reign (Pid )
Gaynor Ellen – Lazy Jazz Of Gaynore Ellen24bt (Hi-Note Music )
George Otsuka – Maracaibo (Pid )
Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra – Casa Loma In Hi Fi (Collectables )
Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra – Swingin Decade (Collectables )
Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra – Casa Loma In Hi-Fi (Collectables )
Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra – Swingin’ Decade (Collectables )
Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra – Casa Loma In Hi-Fi! (Collectables )
Hiroyuki Namba – Golden Best Nanba Hiroyuki (Pid )
Hugh Masekela – Home Is Where The Music Is (Verve )
Hugo Fattoruso & Tomohiro Yahiro – DOS Orientales (Pid )
Ichiro Masuda – My Way (Pid )
Ichiro Masuda – Bewithed-Richard Rodgers Song Book (Pid )
Ichiro Masuda – Cheeck To Cheek-Irving Berlin Song (Pid )
Ichiro Masuda – What Is This Things Called Love-Co (Pid )
Ivan Lins – Modo Liver (Pid )
JFK Quintet – New Jazz Frontiers From Washington (Universal Japan )
Jin Chau – Traditional Songs Of Hue (Pid )
Joachim Kuhn – Sunshower (Wounded Bird )
Joao Donato – New Sound Of Brazil (BMG Japan )
John Klemmer – Barefoot Ballet (Verve )
John Schroder – Sir Lemuel’s Dance (Pirouet )
John Tchicai – Afrodisiaca (MPS )
Johnny Griffin – Lady Heavy Bottons Waltz (Pid )
Johnny Music Almond – Hollywood Blues (Phantom Sound & Vision )
Johnny Music Machine Almond – Hollywood Blues (Pid )
Jun Fukamachi – Golden Best Fukamachi Jun (Pid )
Kiyoto Fujiwara – Jump Monk (Pid )
Ku’Uipo Kumukahi – Let’s Hula With-Hawaii’s Sweethear (Pid )
Lee Konitz – Stereokonitz (Pid )
Life Music 9 – Life Music 9 Rio De Janeiro (Pid )
Locomotora Negra – Jazzin & Dancin 08 (Pid )
London Stars Orchestra & Singer – Mamma Mia! (BCD )
Luiza – Luiza (BMG Japan )
Mabumi Yamaguchi – Mabumi (Pid )
Mark Murphy – Rah (Universal Japan )
Masaki Ueda – Golden Best Ueda Masaki (Pid )
Maximum Sound Presents – Maximum Sound Presents-Breezy One Dr (Pid )
Maynard Ferguson – Octet (Verve )
Michael Franks – Best Of Michael Franks: A Backward Glanceocrd (Rhino )
Michael Franks – The Best of Michael Franks: a Backward Glance (Rhino )
Michael Franks – Best Of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance (Warner Brothers )
Mike Westbrook – Celebration (Universal Japan )
Mike Westbrook – Marching Song Vol.1 (Universal Japan )
Mike Westbrook – Marching Song Vol.2 (Universal Japan )
Milt Jackson – Live At The Museum Of Modern Art (Verve )
Miucha – & Antonio Carlos Jobim (Pid )
Natasha K. Oda Selects Best Of Hula – Natasha K. Oda Selects Best Of Hula (Pid )
Nobuyuki Yanagisawa – Memories Of You (Pid )
Olaf Kubler – Turtles-Live At Domicile 1968 (Pid )
Pablo Held – Forest Of Oblivion (Pirouet )
Pamovio A / Rec R / Ruggeri G – Tears And Smiles (Pid )
Pamovio A / Rec R / Ruggeri G – Tears & Smiles (Pid )
Pierre Sward – Up And At It (Pid )
Plunky – Drive It (Name Brand )
Pony Poindexter – Gumbo (Universal Japan )
Pork Pie – Transitory (MPS )
Quagero Imazawa – Bassist Electric (Pid )
Ramsey Lewis – Goin’ Latin (Verve )
Richie Cole – West Side Story (Venus Jazz )
Richie Havens – Nobody Left To Crown (Verve Forecast )
Ron Carter – Jazz & Bossa (Emd Int’L )
Ron Westray – Medical Cures For The Chromatic Commands Of The Inner City (Blue Canoe )
Ronnie Mathews – Dointhankg (Universal Japan )
Rosinha De Valenca – Um Violao Em Primeiro Plano (BMG Japan )
Roy Haynes – Cracklin (Universal Japan )
Sambossa 5 – Zero Hora (BMG Japan )
Sergio Fernandez – Mob Rule (Hi-Note Music )
Shigeru Kayano – Yukar The Ainu Epic Songs (Pid )
Shu-Feng He – Chinese Pipa (Pid )
Sinh Kim – Soul Music Of Vietnam (Pid )
Smell Trio – Naiko (Pid )
Stan Getz – Sweet Rain (Verve )
Steppin’ Jazz Sol – Steppin’ Jazz Sol (Pid )
Thelonious Monk – Evolution Of An Artist (Zyx )
Thierry Lang – Lyoba (Musiques Suisses )
Various Artists – Beginner’s Guide To Latin Jazz (Demon Music Group )
Various Artists – Cape Town Jazz (Sheer Sound )
Voice+Bossa – Voice+Bossa (Video Arts Japan )
Walt Dickerson – This Is Walt Dickerson (Universal Japan )
Wes Montgomery – Wes Montgomery:Best Of (Collectables )
Wes Montgomery – The Best of Wes Montgomery (Collectables )
Wes Montgomery – Best Of Wes Montgomery (Collectables )
Willie Bobo – Bobo Motion (Verve )
Yasuko Agawa – Meu Romance (Pid )
Yasuko Agawa – Miss-A-Mixture (Pid )
Yoku Tamura – Ballad For Hamp (Pid )
Yoku Tamura – Jazz Prestige (Pid )
Yoku Tamura – You & Me (Pid )
Yoku Tamura – Memories Of Summertime (Pid )
Yoku Tamura – Sweet Amami (Pid )
Yoku Tamura – Blue Wing (Pid )

REISSUES

Ahmad Jamal – Happy Moods (Jazz Beat )
Art Blakey – Ugetsu (Riverside)
Art Pepper – Eleven (Pid )
Bill Evans – Portrait In Jazz (Universal)
Elvin Jones – Going Home (Enja)
John Coltrane – Blue Train (Phantom Sound & Vision )
Latin Jazz Quintet – Latin Soul (Newjazz)
Michael Garrick – Black Marigolds (Vocalion)
Michael Garrick – Cold Mountain (Vocalion)
Miles Davis – Miles Davis (Platnium)

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Weekend Chicago Performances from July 25 – 27

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:30 +0000

The end of July is fast approaching. The dog days of summer have left the Chicago area for a time and the breeze is off the lake. This has caused the sky to clear, pushing out the pollution and making the sky a brilliant blue. It’s quite nice and it’s a good time to check out those live outdoor shows. However, thanks to radio station WDCB, I can also tell you about all of the jazz and blues performances around the area. I strongly recommend that you click on that link and check out their events calendar. Lots of cool links and even more details are waiting for you there.

So, the shows and concerts this weekend, are as follows:

JAZZ

WAZ Trio
Friday, July 25; 9:30 pm
Velvet Lounge (new location), Chicago

Petra van Nuis & Andy Brown Duo
Friday, July 25; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Katerina’s, Chicago

Prohibition Orchestra of Chicago
Friday, July 25; 5:30 pm
Bill’s Blues Bar, Evanston

Holly McGuire
Friday, July 25; 8 to midnight
Philander’s, Oak Park

Elaine Dame Quartet
Friday, July 25; 9 pm
Pops for Champagne, Chicago

Dan Cray Trio
Friday, July 25; 7 to 11 pm
Rhythm Room Bar & Bistro, Evanston

Green Mill Quartet Jam Session
Friday, July 25; 1:30 to 4 am
Green Mill, Chicago

Tito Carrillo Quartet
Friday, July 25; 9 pm to 1 am
Pete Miller’s – Evanston, Evanston

Lesley Byers Quartet
Friday, July 25; 8 pm to 12:30 am
Pete Miller’s – Schaumburg, Schaumburg

Paul Marinaro & Accompanist
Friday, July 25; 8:30 pm to 12:30 am
Drake Hotel – Coq d’Or, Chicago

Jeremy Kahn Trio
Friday, July 25; 5 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

Alison Ruble ‘This Is A Bird’ CD Release Party
Friday, July 25; 9:30 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

Fareed Haque and Flat Planet Band
Friday, July 25; 9 pm to 1 am
Green Mill, Chicago

Chris Greene
Saturday, July 26; 8 to midnight
Philander’s, Oak Park

Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble
Saturday, July 26; 9:30 pm
Velvet Lounge (new location), Chicago

Spider Saloff
Saturday, July 26; 6:30 to 9 pm
Katerina’s, Chicago

Marc Pompe
Saturday, July 26; 6 to 10 pm
164 North Steakhouse, Kankakee

Elaine Dame Quartet
Saturday, July 26; 9 pm
Pops for Champagne, Chicago

Bob Dogan/Ryan Schultz Quartet
Saturday, July 26; 5 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

Piano Man Tim Curran
Saturday, July 26; 9 pm
Muldoon’s, Wheaton

Fareed Haque and Flat Planet Band
Saturday, July 26; 8 to midnight
Green Mill, Chicago

Dan Cray & Geof Bradfield
Saturday, July 26; 7 to 11 pm
Rhythm Room Bar & Bistro, Evanston

Skinny Williams Quartet
Saturday, July 26; 8 pm to 12:30 am
Pete Miller’s – Wheeling, Wheeling

Tito Carrillo Quartet
Saturday, July 26; 9 pm to 1 am
Pete Miller’s – Evanston, Evanston

Paul Marinaro & Accompanist
Saturday, July 26; 8:30 pm to 12:30 am
Drake Hotel – Coq d’Or, Chicago

Lesley Byers Quartet
Saturday, July 26; 8 pm to 12:30 am
Pete Miller’s – Schaumburg, Schaumburg

Alison Ruble ‘This Is A Bird’ CD Release Party
Saturday, July 26; 9:30 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

Petra van Nuis & Andy Brown Duo
Saturday, July 26; 7:00 pm to 10:00pm
Broadway Cellars, Chicago

Velvet Lounge Jam Session
Sunday, July 27; 9:30 to midnight
Velvet Lounge (new location), Chicago

Scott Earl Holman
Sunday, July 27; 6pm – 10pm
Chicago Chop House, Chicago

WDCB Sunday Big Band Jazz Party
Chicago Grandstand Big Band
Sunday, July 27; 6 to 9:30 p.m. (doors/dinner service opens at 5 p.m.)
FitzGerald’s, Berwyn

Marc Pompe Live at Chambers
Sunday, July 27; 5:00 pm until 9 pm
Chambers, Niles

Martez Rucker Trio
Sunday, July 27; 5 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio
Sunday, July 27; 11 pm to 2 am
Green Mill, Chicago

A Tribute to King Fleming
Sunday, July 27; 7:30 to 11:30 pm
Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago

Anne Burnell
Sunday, July 27; 10:30 am
Andy’s, Chicago

Andy’s Jam Session
Sunday, July 27; 9 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

Kara Kesselring
Sunday, July 27; 7 to 9:30 pm
Philander’s, Oak Park

BLUES

Mr. G and The Mystery Band
Friday, July 25; 9 pm
Bill’s Blues Bar, Evanston

The Hall Effect
Friday, July 25; 11:59 pm
Bill’s Blues Bar, Evanston

Eddie Taylor Jr., Eric Davis, Lil Ray Neal
Friday, July 25; 5:30 to 9 pm
Buddy Guy’s Legends , Chicago

Lemon Creek Vintage Blues Bash
Saturday, July 26; 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Lemon Creek Winery, Berrien Springs

Melvin Taylor and the Slack Band
Saturday, July 26; 8:30 pm
Bill’s Blues Bar, Evanston

Harmonica Hinds, Sharon Lewis, Carl Weathersby
Saturday, July 26; 6 pm
Buddy Guy’s Legends , Chicago

Doug McDonald
Sunday, July 27; 9:30 pm
Buddy Guy’s Legends , Chicago

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The Jazz Institute of Chicago’s Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:00:01 +0000

Chicago has a lot of cool places to see live music but, without a doubt, one of the coolest is Millenium Park, which is right downtown. I meant RIGHT downtown, with the buildings rising all around you, except for the part that points toward the lake, of course. You can sit on the lawn and above you is a metal laticework that has speakers, so you can see the stars and the buildings and still hear the music. Then there is the pavillion, colored red, each with a great view of the stage. Meanwhile, the stage itself is a Frank Gehry designed masterpiece of non-linear design.

For a while, it seemed only classical music was being played there. Then it was a few pop acts, which was very cool. They now have an impressive lineup of jazz musicians as well and one coming up at th eend of the this week is the Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble put together by the Jazz Institute of Chicago.

From the website linked above, put together by the Jazz Institute, the concert details are:

“Caribbean music and jazz have had close connections from the beginning of the last century. Composers and soloists from Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington to Chick Corea have been inspired by Juan Tizol, Chano Pozo and Mongo Santamaria. Gillespie widened the scope in the 90s with his United Nations Orchestra and in Chicago, the Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble (CALJE) continues the multinational quest by incorporating Afro-Cuban Jazz, Brazilian Jazz, Flamenco, Central American and Peruvian folkloric rhythms into their compositions while staying true to Latin Jazz traditions. Founded by Mexican born trumpeter/composer, Victor Garcia and Nicaraguan born pianist/composer, Darwin Alejandro Noguera tonight’s concert features Chicago’s finest Latin jazz performers, with guests Steve Turre (trombone, shells); Paoli Mejias (percussion); Howard Levy (piano/harmonica) and Brian Lynch (trumpet).

Date
Thursday, July 31, 2008 – 6:30pm
Tickets: This is a Free event.
Venue: Millenium Park
Michigan & Washington
Chicago, IL”

Yes, folks, it’s another free event in this great town. You kinda have to like all of the free concerts and events this city puts on. So, if you happen to be in Chicago this Thursday, you may want to stop by and check this one out. They are saying the weather will be perfect.

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Get to Know AllAboutJazz.com

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:08 +0000

There is a website I visit every week. I try hard to mention them here and give them as much credit as I can. They deserve it. The world of jazz music is filled with organizations trying to keep jazz music alive and doing so on an entirely volunteer basis. It’s tough to get paid when you love jazz. It’s a great genre of music, as is the blues, but jazz is not the most popular form of music out there. People are intimidated by it and that is too bad.

I am, of course, talking about the website AllAboutJazz.com. They are the people who help me with my weekly list of new releases and reissues. Without them, I couldn’t provide you with that information. Before I found them, finding that information was nearly impossible.

They have concert and CD reviews. They provide musical downloads. They have a master list of new releases and reissues. And, they need your help or, at the very least, are always looking for new people to work with them.

From their “Help Wanted” section:

“Join your fellow enthusiasts and help AAJ remain the most comprehensive, educational, and entertaining jazz resource on the web.
All About Jazz is looking to expand our staff of behind-the-scenes operators and has several opportunities available for individuals who wish to join our ever-growing community of enthusiasts, musicians, presenters, journalists, educators and industry professionals.

The positions below are all available and require varying degrees of time commitment—some as little as 15 minutes a day.

If you would like to join All About Jazz, please fill out this form.

AAJ is a volunteer yet thoroughly professional website. We’re a committed group (twelve years and going strong), we’re champions of the music, and we’re making a difference. We welcome your time and energy.

Thank you!
Your Friends at All About Jazz”

They have an even longer list of services and things to help you out if you happen to be a musician. You should check out that as well, when you visit their site. It’s a place that I have heard from other jazz fans that they truly love and enjoy visiting and, I have to admit, so do I.

When you do visit, if you like the site as much as I do, you may feel you want to send an e-mail complimenting them on the site. That’s always a very nice thing to do, of course. If you do, tell them you heard about the site here. I’m always looking to get my name spread around as much as possible.

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The Song that Started it All for Me

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:00:42 +0000

I was a punk kid who was into Pink Floyd. What I really wanted to do was be on the radio. I thought I was going to be the next Howard Stern or, more likely, the next Steve and Garry (two Chicago radio legends). I had worked at the tiny AM station that my college, Webster University, has created first. It was known as WEBU AM 660 and you could pick pretty much any shift you wanted and play whatever the hell you wanted. This created a scattered program schedule and no one ever listened. It only broadcasted to the dorms across the street. Our motto? “We Rock Two Blocks.”

Then Webster teamed up with a radio station whose license was currently held by the St. Louis Public School system – KSLH. It was on the FM dial, but down at the non-commercial end. The idea was to have some kind of educational use for it, but the school system had lost all intentions of using it. They wanted to sell the license, but they also needed to keep the station on the air in order to benefit from that sale. Webster agreed to take over putting programming on the air while they looked for a buyer. The school had to agree that, during the regular school year, 1 hour a day was set aside for one public school to broadcast on the station.

There was a choice given. The station could broadcast classical music or it could do jazz. With ideas of kids in grade school trying to pronounce classical compsor names, Webster chose jazz. Away went the little AM station and suddenly we had an all-day radio station to program.

I ended up doing afternoon drive. This would turn out to be the pinnnacle of my radio career. I was broadcasting on afternoon drive in a top-ten market in the United States and I got to pick all of my own music. I had to do every week day starting at 2 pm. It was pretty awesome.

I knew nothing about jazz. You could sound like you knew a lot by reading the liner notes and the backs of the albums. Jazz fans want to know who is the main guy playing and then all of the side men. For me, it was a contest with a guy on before me to see who could get away with playing the longest track. I think he ended up winning by playing a Keith Jarrett track that lasted almost a half an hour.

So, I picked out the album of Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue” and put on the track you see below, called “All Blues” just because it was nearly ten minutes long. I planned to wander around the radio station, maybe make a phone call, or goof around in some way. I queued up the song and then did my announcing bit and then hit the start button for the turntable. As the tune started to play…I found myself completely unable to movie. I sat there, headphones on, and listened to the entire tune and then wanted to play it again when it was over.

Since then I have been a fan of jazz. I have put “Kind of Blue” on my list of all-time favorite albums of any genre. If people ask me for a jazz album recommendation, that is the one I tell them to listen to.

Below is a clip of Miles playing live with his classic band. This is one of the greatest jazz bands to ever exist on the musical genre. Some of the names you will know, but they were all relatively young and new when Miles found them.

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

Enjoy and I hope the song appeals to you as much as it did for me that one fateful afternoon so many years ago in a college radio station at Webster University in St. Louis.

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Chicago’s JVC Jazz Festival

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:28:08 +0000

As I mentioned in an earlier post today, there is a jazz festival in the Chicago are. This is known as the JVC Jazz Festival and they apparently do festivals all over the country. I also appears to be performances at a whole variety of very cool Chicago jazz clubs.

From their website (linked above) the line up is:

Friday, July 18, 2008

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
House of Blues
329 N. Dearborn Street
(312) 923-2000
Doors open at 7:30pm
Show at 9pm
Tickets: Standing only: $45.50
Age: 17+

The Corey Wilkes Quartet featuring Greg Osby
Andy’s Jazz Club
11 E. Hubbard Street
(312) 642-6805
8pm & 10:30pm
Tickets: $21.50 in advance, $25 at the door

3 Generations of Chicago Tenors:
Von Freeman, Ari Brown & Frank Catalano
Green Mill Jazz Club
4802 N. Broadway
(773) 878-5552
9pm – 1am
Tickets: No tickets sold in advance. $12 at the door

John Abercrombie Organ Trio with Special Guest Eric Schneider
Jazz Showcase
809 South Plymouth Court
(312) 360-0234
8pm & 10pm
Tickets: $20

William Parker with Fred Anderson
Velvet Lounge
67 E. Cermak Road
(312) 791-9050
9:30pm & 11pm
Tickets: No tickets sold in advance. $15 at the door

Saturday, July 19

The Corey Wilkes Quartet featuring Greg Osby
Andy’s Jazz Club
11 E. Hubbard Street
(312) 642-6805
8pm & 10:30pm
Tickets: $21.50 in advance, $25 at the door

3 Generations of Chicago Tenors:
Von Freeman, Ari Brown & Frank Catalano
Green Mill Jazz Club
4802 N. Broadway
(773) 878-5552
9pm – 1am
Tickets: No tickets sold in advance. $12 at the door.

John Abercrombie Organ Trio with Special Guest Eric Schneider
Jazz Showcase
809 South Plymouth Court
(312) 360-0234
8pm & 10pm
Tickets: $20

William Parker with Fred Anderson
Velvet Lounge
67 E. Cermak Road
(312) 791-9050
9:30pm & 11pm
Tickets: No tickets sold in advance. $15 at the door

Sunday, July 20

Gospel Brunch
William Smith Jr. & Renewed Voices for Christ
with host Cedric Nunley
House of Blues
329 N. Dearborn Street
(312) 923-2000
10am & 12:30pm
Tickets: $45.50-$50.50
Kids 6-12: $22
Kids under 6: Free

John Abercrombie Organ Trio with Special Guest Eric Schneider
Jazz Showcase
809 South Plymouth Court
(312) 360-0234
4pm & 8pm
Tickets: $20

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Checking in with the Daughter of a Blues Man

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:00:30 +0000

Earlier this year you may remember me raving about Cassie Taylor, the daughter of the great blues musician Otis Taylor. Cassie is a fantastic musician in her own right, of course, and I mean no slight by mentioning her father. I saw her at the Chicago Blues Festival last month and I was captivated. Not only is she gorgeous, she is also very talented. She also was trying to get onto the Blues Foundation as one of the youngest members.

Unfortunately, I have not heard from her since that time. I did hope to get an interview with her, but the time for the nomination is over and there are no updated on her MySpace page (linked above) which indicate whether or not she achieved that nomination. I am hoping she did. but then, I am a tad smitten and a tad biased. Yes, that is creepy, but I don’t care.

So, I wanted to write about her again, just because she and her music have been on my mind lately. I love promoting people who can use an ever-widening audience, much like I did with the Sad Salamanders last year and earlier this year (was it only this year that I started with those guys?).

I think Cassie is already very talented. I think if you have a way to find the Otis Taylor Band, you should beg, borrow and steal to get to see a show. They are truly one of the best live bands you are likely to see and if you love blues music, you need to see them. I think that Cassie, being as young as she is, will only go on to bigger and better things.

Of course, if you loyal readers of this particular blog happen to check out her MySpace page and send a message to her that you read about her right here, well, who am I to stop you? Maybe she’ll give me that interview after all. And, of course, I also believe all attractive women, musician or otherwise, should develop a sudden attraction to portly, bearded, glasses-wearing writers from Chicago.

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Some Live Jazz and Blues Music in Chicago

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:00:53 +0000

This has been a very strange week for me. I have spent the entire week convinced it was actually the day before what it really was. So, I spent all of Tuesday convinced it was Monday. I spent Wednesday thinking it was Tuesday. Then I spent Tuesday night out with friends until very late and that just threw everything off. Have you ever had weeks like that? Sheesh!

WDCB is the radio station that provides me with the jazz and blues concerts and performances that you find here. I will never stop raving about this radio station. It’s a great station and it is entirely financed by listeners. I strongly urge you to listen to them online and, if you fall in love with it like I did, I urge you to become a supporter.

It look like a very busy weekend music-wise. There is another cool, totally free, jazz festival this Friday as well. I will have more on that tomorrow for you.

JAZZ

Ernest Dawkins Trio
Friday, July 11; 9:30 pm
Jazz Calendar
Velvet Lounge (new location), Chicago

Ron Perrillo Quartet
Friday, July 11; 8 pm to 12:30 am
Pete Miller’s – Wheeling, Wheeling

Jazz on the Terrace
Friday, July 11; 9 p.m.
DANK-HAUS, Chicago

The Sidemen Big Band Jazz
Friday, July 11; 6 pm
Bill’s Blues Bar, Evanston

Tom Muellner Quartet
Friday, July 11; 9 pm
Pops for Champagne, Chicago

Shawn Maxwell
Friday, July 11; 8 to midnight
Philander’s, Oak Park

The Elaine Dame Duo
Friday, July 11; 8:30-11:30 pm
Ai Sushi Restaurant and Lounge, Chicago

Alan Gresik’s Swing Shift Orchestra
Friday, July 11; 9 pm to 1 am
Pete Miller’s – Evanston, Evanston

Dan Cray Trio
Friday, July 11; 7 to 11 pm
Rhythm Room Bar & Bistro, Evanston

Jeremy Kahn Trio
Friday, July 11; 5 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

Frank Catalano Band
Friday, July 11; 9:30 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

Paul Marinaro & Accompanist
Friday, July 11; 8:30 pm to 12:30 am
Drake Hotel – Coq d’Or, Chicago

Bobby Lewis R&B Band
Friday, July 11; 8 pm to 12:30 am
Pete Miller’s – Schaumburg, Schaumburg

Green Mill Quartet Jam Session
Friday, July 11; 1:30 to 4 am
Green Mill, Chicago

JIC’s JazzCity Series:
Latin Jazz Festival
Friday, July 11; 7 p.m.
Humboldt Park Boathouse, Chicago

Dan Cray & Geof Bradfield
Saturday, July 12; 7 to 11 pm
Rhythm Room Bar & Bistro, Evanston

Tom Muellner Quartet
Saturday, July 12; 9 pm
Pops for Champagne, Chicago

Done Deal
Saturday, July 12; 8:00 pm to 12:00 am
Philander’s, Oak Park

After Hours Jazz Party
Saturday, July 12; midnight to 4
Green Mill, Chicago

Frank Russell Quartet
Saturday, July 12; 9 pm to 1 am
Pete Miller’s – Evanston, Evanston

Bob Dogan/Ryan Schultz Quartet
Saturday, July 12; 5 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

Ernest Dawkins Trio
Saturday, July 12; 9:30 pm
Velvet Lounge (new location), Chicago

Frank D’Rone
Saturday, July 12; 8:00 EDT
Acorn Theater, Three Oaks

Ron Perillo Quartet
Saturday, July 12; 8 to midnight
Green Mill, Chicago

Paul Marinaro & Accompanist
Saturday, July 12; 8:30 pm to 12:30 am
Drake Hotel – Coq d’Or, Chicago

Bobby Lewis R&B Band
Saturday, July 12; 8 pm to 12:30 am
Pete Miller’s – Schaumburg, Schaumburg

Skinny Williams Quartet
Saturday, July 12; 8 pm to 12:30 am
Pete Miller’s – Wheeling, Wheeling

Frank Catalano Band
Saturday, July 12; 9:30 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

Anne Burnell
Sunday, July 13; 10:30 am
Andy’s, Chicago

Martez Rucker Trio
Sunday, July 13; 5 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

Andy’s Jam Session
Sunday, July 13; 9 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

Scott Earl Holman
Sunday, July 13; 5pm – 8pm
Chicago Chop House, Chicago

Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio
Sunday, July 13; 11 pm to 2 am
Green Mill, Chicago

Jazz Tropicale Cruise
Sunday, July 13; two cruises: 6 and 9 p.m.
Windy – Tall Ship Windy, Chicago

WDCB Sunday Big Band Jazz Party
Bill O’Connell’s Chicago Skyliners Big Band
Sunday, July 13; 6 to 9:30 p.m. (doors/dinner service opens at 5 p.m.)
FitzGerald’s, Berwyn

Corky McClerkin
Sunday, July 13; 7 to 9:30 pm
Philander’s, Oak Park

AACM Great Black Music Ensemble with Mwata Bowden
Sunday, July 13; 6 to 8 pm
Velvet Lounge (new location), Chicago

Velvet Lounge Jam Session
Sunday, July 13; 9:30 to midnight
Velvet Lounge (new location), Chicago

BLUES

Louis Zagoras Band
Friday, July 11; 8:30 pm
Blues Calendar
Bill’s Blues Bar, Evanston

Larry McCray, Joe Moss & Eric Noden
Friday, July 11; 5:30 to 9
Buddy Guy’s Legends , Chicago

Jeremy Spencer
Friday, July 11; 9 pm
FitzGerald’s, Berwyn

40 Miles to Chicago
Saturday, July 12; 8:00pm
JTodd’s, Plainfield

Ron Prince
Saturday, July 12; 8:30 pm
Bill’s Blues Bar, Evanston

Super Chikan, Taildragger, Fruteland Jackson
Saturday, July 12; 6 to 9:30 pm
Bill’s Blues Bar, Evanston

Guy King
Sunday, July 13; 9:30 pm
Buddy Guy’s Legends , Chicago

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New Releases for the Second Week in July

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:00:12 +0000

The summer is speeding past like a speeding bullet. Nothing makes that slow down just a little bit more than a cool jazz or blues album or tune to add to your collection. I do not have a record player myself, but when I worked at the jazz radio station, we would sometimes get the tunes on vinyl. I actually learned how to cue up a record just like the old-time DJs. There was just something cool, so very cool and warm, about listening to those jazz tunes on vinyl. It’s how I first listened to Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue” and fell in love with the music.

So, it is Tuesday and that means new releases day. Once again, I want to mention the website AllAboutJazz.com for their diligent work in providing this information and I , as always, encourage you to check them out.

Tuesday July 8, 2008

NEW RELEASES

Al Lirvat & His Cigal’s Band – Paris 1955 (Pid )
Ambrose – Latin American After Dark / Starlit Hour: Music Of (Dutton Vocalion Uk )
Ambrose – Latin America After Dark/Starlit Hour (Dutton Vocalion Uk )
Aoro – Pling Plong (Pid )
Argentieri – Unitrio (Pid )
Arne Donmerus – Far Jag Lov Eller Sak VI Dansa Forst (Warner )
Bahama Soul Club – Rhythm Is What Makes J (Pid )
Baye Magatte – Aywa (Pid )
Billie Holiday – Essentials (Cleopatra — Navarre — )
Billie Holiday – Essentials: Deluxe Edition (Cleopatra )
Bjorn J:Son Lindh – Guldkorn (Pid )
Blue Drag – I’ll See You There (Filmharmonix) – Book
Blue Note Trip 2 – Blue Note Trip 2 (Emd Int’L )
Bois / Humair / Zufferey – Apres L’ Orage (Pid )
Brazilian Trio – Forests (Zoho Music )
Bunky Green – Salzau Quartet Liv (Pid )
Christina Jaccard – Blues In The Night (Pid )
Clarke-Boland Sextett – Music For The Small Hours (Cool Division )
Cory Weeds – Big Weeds (Cellar Live )
David Becker – Leaving Argentina (Megaforce )
David Becker Tribune – Leaving Argentina (MRI Associated Labels )
Derrick Gardner – Ride To The Other Side (Owl )
Derrick Gardner / Jazz Pr – Ride To The Other Side, A (Owl )
Derrick Gardner / Jazz Pr – A Ride to The Other Side (Owl )
DiMartino / Osland Jazz Orches – Quotient (Sea Breeze Records )
Dixon-Rhyne Project – Reinvention (Owl )
DOJO [Dimartino / Osland Jazz Orc - Quotient (Sea Breeze Jazz )
Doug Carn - Al Rahman (Pid )
Dudley Moore - Bedazzled (Pid )
Duffy - Duffy Smooth Jazz Tribute (CC Entertainment )
Duke Ellington - Treasury Shows (Storyville )
Duke Ellington & Orchestra - New York Ny (Storyville )
Duo Vibracao - A Jazzy Note (Pid )
Duo Vibracao - Jazzy Note (Phantom Sound & Vision )
Eddie Lang - Pioneers Of Jazz Guitar 1927 - 1938 (Challenge )
Edmundo Ros - The Ros Sound of Music/Latin Rhythm Deluxe (Dutton Vocalion Uk )
Elmar Bras Quartet - G.Yorck (Pid )
Essential Jazz - Essential Jazz (Wagram Music S.A. )
Finn Peters - Butterflies (Pid )
Florian Ross - Eight Ball & White Horse (Intuition )
Georg Riedel - Wolfgang On My Mind (Pid )
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - On The Radio: Chestefield Shows 1939-42 (Acrobat [cit570] )
Gordon James – In Joy (Nu Groove )
Great Ladies Of Jazz – Great Ladies Of Jazz (United Multi Consign )
Hugh Masekela – Liberation-The Best Of (Pid ) – SACD
Humair & Joachim Kue – Full Contact (Pid )
Humair Kue & Joachi – Full Contact (Phantom Sound & Vision )
Ivo Papasov – Fairground (Pid )
J’Aime Le Jazz Moi – Moi J’Aime Le Jazz (Pid )
Jan-Martin Maechler – Neues Erleben (Pid )
Javier Torres – Rehen Del Amor (Fonovisa Inc. )
Jazz You Night & Day – Jazz You Night & Day (Sony/Bmg Int’L )
Jean-Luc Ponty – Live in Concert (1999) (Koch) – DVD-Video
Jeremie Ternoy – Bloc (Zig Zag Territories )
Jeremy Ternoy Trio – Bloc (Pid )
Jessie – Who I Am (Pid )
Joe Johnson – The Afterparty (Yasny Labels Group )
Joel Haynes – Transitions (Cellar Live )
Jordy Rossy – Wicca (New Talent Spain )
Karizma – It’s What I Am (R2 )
Klas Lindquist – Lift Off (Pid )
Kuddel Renner – From Apes Woman & Othe (Phantom Sound & Vision )
Kuddel Renner & His – From Apes Woman & Othe (Pid )
Larry Ham – Just Me, Just You (Arbors Records )
Leona Lewis – Leona Lewis Smooth Jazz Tribute (CC Entertainment )
Little Jackie – The Stoop (S-Curve )
Little Jackie – Stoop (S-Curve )
Louie Ramirez & His Orchestra – Latin Au Go Go (Collector’s Choice )
Louis Armstrong – Loluis Armstrong/Greatest Hits (Pid )
Louis Armstrong – Complete Hot Five & Hot (Pid )
Louis Armstrong – Definitive (Pid )
Louis Armstrong – Louis Armstrong: Portrait Of T (Pid )
Louis Armstrong – Best Of The Hot 5 & Hot 7 (Pid )
Louis Armstrong – Ultimate Collection (Pid )
Louis Ramirez & His Orchestra – Latin Au Go Go (Collectors Choice Music )
Lucas Pino – Yellow Flower with Snail (Port Fenix Music)
Lundgren Wickman & Fristorp – En Sommarkonsert (Warner )
Marcel Worms – Red White & Blues: 32 (Pid )
Marcel Worms – Red White & Blues:32 (Phantom Sound & Vision )
Markus Stockhausen – In Deiner Nahe – Close To You: Live In ST. Maternus (Aktivraum )
Markus Stockhausen – Lichtblick (Aktivraum )
Marlango – Marlango-Reedicion 2008 (Pid )
Marmaduke – Conflictions (Pid )
Martina Almgren – Open Book (Pid )
Mary Halvorson – Calling All Portraits (Pid )
Melody Diachum – Melody Diachum Eq (Cellar Live )
Melody Diachun – Melody Diachun Eq (CLF )
Melody Diachun – Melody Diachum EQ (CLF )
Michael Lington – Michael Lington (Nu Groove )
Michael Lington – Vivid (Nu Groove )
Moi J’Aime Le Jazz – Moi J’Aime Le Jazz (Pid )
Narada Michael Walden – Awakening/Dance Of Life (Edsel )
Nick Colionne – Nick Colionne (Koch )
Nick Colionne – No Limits (Koch )
Oua.Ch – Essence Of A Deep Kiss (Pid )
Ponta Shuichi Murakami – Untitled (Pid )
Quartet / Weeds, Cory – Big Weeds (CLF )
Quasimode – Land Of Freedom (Geneon )
Quasimode – The Land of Freedom (Phantom Sound & Vision )
Quintett, Aion – Tales Of In-Between (Pid )
Rena Meyer Wiel – All Arose (Aktivraum )
Rene Mailhes – Chtildo (Pid )
Robin Trower – Day Of The Eagle: The Best Of Robin Trower (Capitol )
Rolf Beydemuller – Arrival (Aktivraum )
Rueckert & Lemke – Jnana (Pid )
Sahib Shihab – Companionship (Cool Division )
Sahib Shihab – Companionship: Jazz Joint, Vol. 2 (Cool Division )
Seamus Blake / Joel Haynes – Transitions (CLF )
Silvestri Quintet – Les Sirenes (Pid )
Simon Stockhausen – Non Duality (Aktivraum )
Smooth Jazz – Smooth Jazz (Pid)
Spyro Gyra – Stories Without Words (Pid )
Steffen Weber Trio – Lockstoff (Pid )
Steve Allee – Dragonfly (Owl )
Steve Allee Trio – Dragonfly (Owl )
Stomu Yamashta – Floating Music & The Man From The East (Raven (Ast) )
Stussi Felix 5 – Baiji (Pid )
Sun Ra – Sleeping Beauty (Pid )
Sun Ra – On Jupiter (Pid )
Tony Christie – Essential Collection (Demon (Uk) )
Traincha – Look Of Love: Burt Bacharach Songbook (EMI/Blue Note)
Traincha – Who’ll Speak For Love: Burt Bacharach Songbook II (Caroline World Service )
Valdambrini-Piana Quintet – Afrodite (Family Affair Distribution SRL )
Various Artists – Apres L Orage (Phantom Sound & Vision )
Various Artists – Cosmic Jazz Club Night (Phantom Sound & Vision )
Vincent Gardner – Vin-Slidin’ (Pid )
Zodiak Trio – Zodiak (Pid )

REISSUES

Miles Davis – Jazz Profiles (Pid )
Return To Forever – Where Have I Known You Before/No Mystery (BGO – Beat Goes On )

Apparently, it’s a week a little light on the reissues, but there’s at least one good Miles Davis one to check out. Enjoy!

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The Last Weekend in June for Chicago

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00:11 +0000

Well, it is the last weekend in the month of June for 2008. I still cannot believe I am writing that. The mere thought that my niece’s birthday will be here before I know it, her first birthday, is just beyond my imagining. How does time move so fast?

Anyway, the weather people are predicting a chance of storms around the Chicago area this weekend. It’s another great weekend to catch a live jazz or blues show. I want to thank and credit radio station WDCB for providing the information about the performances you will find here.

JAZZ

Mike Basin
Friday, June 27; 7 to 10 pm
Joplin’s Java and Ragtime Cafe, Waukegan

Green Mill Quartet Jam Session
Friday, June 27; 1:30 to 4 am
Green Mill, Chicago

Patricia Barber Quartet
Friday, June 27; 9 pm to 1 am
Green Mill, Chicago

Bruce Oscar/Nick Schneider Duo
Friday, June 27; 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Wildwood Steakhouse and Lounge, Geneva

Jeannie Tanner Quartet
Friday, June 27; 8 pm to 12:30 am
Pete Miller’s – Wheeling, Wheeling

Zvonimir Tot Quartet
Friday, June 27; 9 pm
Pops for Champagne, Chicago

Typhanie Monique & Neal Alger Trio
Friday, June 27; 5 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

Kimberly Gordon with Tom Hope on piano
Friday, June 27; 6:30 to 9 pm
Katerina’s, Chicago

Chuck Hedges Swingtet
Friday, June 27; 9:30 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

Tatsu Aoki’s Miyumi Project
Friday, June 27; 9:30 pm
Velvet Lounge (new location), Chicago

Bobby Lewis R&B Quartet
Friday, June 27; 9 pm to 1 am
Pete Miller’s – Evanston, Evanston

Bobby Lewis R&B Quartet
Saturday, June 28; 9 pm to 1 am
Pete Miller’s – Evanston, Evanston

Patricia Barber Quartet
Saturday, June 28; 8 to midnight
Green Mill, Chicago

After Hours Jazz Party with Sabertooth
Saturday, June 28; midnight to 4
Green Mill, Chicago

Zvonimir Tot Quartet
Saturday, June 28; 9 pm
Pops for Champagne, Chicago

Tatsu Aoki’s Miyumi Project
Saturday, June 28; 9:30 pm
Velvet Lounge (new location), Chicago

Vocalist Petra van Nuis with the Andy Brown Trio
Saturday, June 28; 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Andy’s, Chicago

Chuck Hedges Swingtet
Saturday, June 28; 9:30 pm
Andy’s, Chicago

BLUES

June 27, 2008
40 Miles to Chicago
Farenheit Bar and Grill, Homer Glen

June 28, 2008
Sammy Fender Blues Band
Bill’s Blues Bar, Evanston

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