St. Thomas.

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Tenor Saxophone: Sonny Rollins

Piano: Kenny Drew

Bass: Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

Drums: Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath

One of my favourite Sonny Rollins compositions.

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I’m Beginning to See the Light.

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Lady knows how to scat!

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The Mooche.

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1928 Duke Ellington and Irving Mills

http://www.jazz.org/JLCO/

This evening – Wednesday, February 11, 2015, I went to the hallowed temple, Massey Hall and got my soul good and besotted on the masterful soulfulness that is the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra led by Wynton Marsalis. Boy, did I come undone when the Cuban balladeer not only danced but scatted like it was nobody’s business. Now if this concert does not prove the leap off point for some truly poetic dreams then lord help me…

Happy Black history month! Sweet dreams as ever!

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Here’s to Life.

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Vocals/Piano: Shirley Horn

Profound.

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Epistrophy.

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Piano: Thelonius Monk

Tenor Saxophone: John Coltrane

Bass: Ahmed Abdul-Malik

Drums: Shadow Wilson

Genius is such a beautifully rare flower… Genius always wears Black.

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Django.

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Piano – John Lewis

Vibraphone – Milt Jackson

Bass – Percy Heath

Drums – Kenny Clarke

No better music for reflecting on awaking from a lucid flying dream.

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I Put A Spell On You.

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Vocals & Piano: Nina Simone

Lyrics: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins

Tickles the very soul every time!

Music is the release; it is the place we go to, to find and ground ourselves in our escape from the ugliness that is the racial predator and his big fat lies. Sorry, can’t take away the music. Not having it!

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