c. 1934 Ray Noble – Music & Lyrics
© 1958 Nat ‘King’ Cole, Capitol Records
Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra.
Perfection.
_______________________________________________________________________
© 2013-2026 Arvin da Brgha. All Rights Reserved.
Category: Stage performers
Giant Steps.
© 1960 John Coltrane, Giant Steps, Atlantic Records
Tenor Saxophone: John Coltrane
Piano: Tommy Flanagan
Bass: Paul Chambers
Drums: Art Taylor
This has been the leap off point for many a flying dream and it has also been the way to best ground after truly momentous dream experiences. Sheer genius!
_______________________________________________________________________
© 2013-2026 Arvin da Brgha. All Rights Reserved.
Cleo Laine at the 625.
© 1964 Cleo Laine at the 625
A truly gifted shaman and what a voice!
____________________________________________________________________________
© 2013-2026 Arvin da Brgha. All Rights Reserved.
St. Thomas.
© 1964 Sonny Rollins – Now’s The Time – RCA Victor
© 1968 Live performance.
Tenor Saxophone: Sonny Rollins
Piano: Kenny Drew
Bass: Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Drums: Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath
One of my favourite Sonny Rollins compositions.
____________________________________________________________________________
© 2013-2026 Arvin da Brgha. All Rights Reserved.
I Can Explain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjEsQWoBU_o
© Rachelle Ferrell Live Studio Session.
Piano/Vocals: Rachelle Ferrell.
La voix. The most extraordinary griot. No instrument surpasses the emotive strata of the human voice.
________________________________________________________________________
© 2013-2026 Arvin da Brgha. All Rights Reserved.
I’m Beginning to See the Light.
© 1994 Natalie Cole Live in concert.
Lady knows how to scat!
________________________________________________________________________
© 2013-2026 Arvin da Brgha. All Rights Reserved.
The Mooche.
© 2011 Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, leader Wynton Marsalis
1928 Duke Ellington and Irving Mills
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!
___________________________________________________________________________
© 2013-2026 Arvin da Brgha. All Rights Reserved.
Here’s to Life.
© 1992 Shirley Horn – arranged by Johnny Mandel – Verve Records
Vocals/Piano: Shirley Horn
Profound.
_____________________________________________________________________________
© 2013-2026 Arvin da Brgha. All Rights Reserved.
Epistrophy.
© 1942 Thelonius Monk and Kenny Clarke – composition
© 1957 Live at Carnegie Hall – Blue Note
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.
__________________________________________________________________________
© 2013-2026 Arvin da Brgha. All Rights Reserved.
Going to Chicago.
© 1981 Count Basie Live Carnegie Hall featuring Joe Williams.
Vocals: Joe Williams
One of Merlin’s favourite singers, to say nothing of mine.
_______________________________________________________________________
© 2013-2026 Arvin da Brgha. All Rights Reserved.
