Night In Tunisia.

February 28, 2015November 13, 2022 Arvin da BrghaLeave a comment

Night in Tunisia composed: Dizzy Gillespie & Chano Pozo.

Trumpet: Dizzy Gillespie

Alto Saxophone: Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker

Bass: Charles Mingus

Piano: Bud Powell

Drums: Max Roach.

It begins and ends with Dizzy!

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Mood Indigo.

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Duke Ellington and Orchestra.

Nothing like some Ellington after a truly sublime dream. These are our high-priests. Happy Black History Month!

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Corner Pocket.

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Various artists. I dare you listen to this without hitting the repeat button at least twice. Music is life – what in the hell do you know about living talking jive ’bout “Jazz has its roots in klezmer.” Shit is so not cool!

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Butterfly.

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Fender Rhodes/Clavinet/Arp Synths: Herbie Hancock

Bass: Paul Jackson

Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute: Benny Maupin

Drums: Mike Clark

Percussion: Bill Summers

A brief lover of mine, in Vancouver, always played this album when he was in the mood. Such memories!

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Groovin’ High.

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Alto Saxophone: Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker

Trumpet: Herbie Williams

Bass: Jimmy Woode

Piano: Rollins Griffith

Drums: Marquis Foster

Bebop is where it is at. Bird knows how to fly-without-moving.

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Maple Leaf Rag.

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1899 Maple Leaf Rag, Scott Joplin

Piano: Scott Joplin.

This is such a favourite of mine. I include here as it is not traditional Jazz; however, as Scott Joplin would be reincarnated and be even more famous, I have chosen to include him here. That, of course, is because the reincarnated Scott Joplin is the performer, Prince with whom Merlin was completely and utterly besotted and obsessed – the only performer about whom he felt this way.

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