The Quarantined Jazz Voyager
Willow Weep for Me is a jazz album recorded in 1965 by guitarist Wes Montgomery and was posthumously released in 1969. The arranger and conductor on the session was Claus Ogerman.
The album reached number 12 on the Billboard Jazz album chart in 1969. At the 1970 Grammy Awards Willow Weep for Me won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group.
After Montgomery’s death in 1968, Verve Records used recordings from the sessions that produced Smokin’ at the Half Note and the label hired arranger Claus Ogerman to write string and brass arrangements for “Willow Weep for Me”, “Portrait of Jennie,” “Oh! You Crazy Moon,” and “Misty.” Subsequent reissues erased the new backing arrangements.
Track Listing | 41:09- Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell) – 7:42
- Impressions (John Coltrane) – 5:01
- Portrait of Jenny (Burdge, Robinson) – 2:45
- The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (Rodgers, Hammerstein II) – 5:20
- Oh, You Crazy Moon (Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 5:27
- Four on Six (Wes Montgomery) – 9:29
- Misty (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) – 6:45
- Wes Montgomery – guitar
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
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The Quarantined Jazz Voyager
The Quarantined Jazz Voyager’s next selection for your listening pleasure comes from pianist Kenny Barron who released his Spirit Song. It is an album recorded in Brooklyn, New York at System Two between May 16–17, 1999 and released on the Verve Record label on February 8, 2000. Barron put together a stellar lineup of musicians on this date that was produced by Joanne Klein. All the compositions were composed by Kenny Barron except Billy Strayhorn’s Passion Flower and McCoy Tyner’s Passion Dance.
Track Listing | 64:56
1. The Pelican ~ 4:12 | 2. Spirit Song ~ 5:42 | 3. Um Beijo ~ 7:31 | 4. Passion Flower ~ 9:54 | 5. Passion Dance ~ 6:12 | 6. Sonja Braga ~ 6:25 | 7. The Question Is ~ 5:21 | 8. The Wizard ~ 7:59 | 9. Cook’s Bay ~ 7:05 | 10. And Then Again ~ 4:35 Personnel
- Kenny Barron – piano
- Eddie Henderson – trumpet (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
- David Sánchez – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–9)
- Regina Carter – violin (tracks 3 & 4)
- Russell Malone – guitar (tracks 2, 8 & 10)
- Rufus Reid – bass (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
- Billy Hart – drums (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
- Michael Wall Grigsby – percussion (track 2)
Remain diligent my fellow voyagers in staying healthy, continue practicing social distancing, and don’t be so anxious to rush back to the new normal. It has been said that music soothes the savage beast, so listen to great music. I share that music to give you a little insight into the choices this voyager has made over the years during this sabbatical from jet setting investigations of jazz around the globe.
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The Quarantined Jazz Voyager
The Quarantined Jazz Voyager has pulled from his stacks his latest selection to place on the turntable is another timeless classic, At The Great American Music Hall by Carmen McRae. It is a 1976 live album recorded in San Francisco, California and released in 1977 on the Blue Note Record label.
The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 19th Annual Grammy Awards for her performance on this album. The band on the date was Carmen McRae – vocals, piano, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, pianist Marshall Otwell, double bassist Ed Bennett, and drummer Joey Baron.
The concert was 1:20:54 and consisted of nineteen songs ~ Them There Eyes, Paint Your Pretty Picture, On Green Dolphin Street, A Song For You, On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever), Miss Otis Regrets (She’s Unable To Lunch Today), Too Close For Comfort, Old Folks, Time After Time, I’m Always Drunk In San Francisco, Don’t Misunderstand, A Beautiful Friendship, Star Eyes, Dindi, Never Let Me Go, ‘Tain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do, Only Women Bleed, No More Blues (Chega de Saudade), and The Folks Who Live On The Hill.
Remain diligent my fellow voyagers in staying healthy, continue to practice social distancing, and don’t be so anxious to rush back to the new normal. It has been said that music soothes the savage beast, so listen to great music. I share that music to give you a little insight into the choices this voyager has made over the years during this sabbatical from jet setting investigations of jazz around the globe.
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The Quarantined Jazz Voyager
The Quarantined Jazz Voyager is placing Mode For Joe on the turntable and is another timeless classic that influenced my listening in the Eighties and has since been a part of my collection. Recorded and released in 1966 box tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, it would be the last Blue Note album to feature Henderson as a leader in the classic era. The session was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder on January 27, 1966, and produced by Alfred Lion for Blue Note Records.
It is a concept album combining modal and hard bop modes aimed at creating an oceanic atmosphere. Many of the track titles refer to marine biology or the sea, and the musicians develop the concept through their use of space. The album was presented with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.
A Shade of Jade, Mode for Joe, Black, Caribbean Fire Dance, Granted, and Free Wheelin’ are the six compositions that make up the hard-bop album. The personnel on the date are tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, trumpeter Lee Morgan, trombonist Curtis Fuller, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Joe Chambers.
So stay diligent my fellow voyagers in being healthy, continue to practice social distancing, and don’t be so anxious to rush back to the new normal. It has been said that music soothes the savage beast, so listen to great music. I share that music to give you a little insight into the choices this voyager has made over the years during this sabbatical from jet setting investigations of jazz around the globe.
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The Quarantined Jazz Voyager
The Quarantined Jazz Voyager is pulling down from the shelves a timeless classic that has been a part of my collection since 1971. Maiden Voyage is the fifth album led by jazz musician Herbie Hancock and was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder on March 17, 1965, for Blue Note Records.
It is a concept album combining modal and hard bop modes aimed at creating an oceanic atmosphere. Many of the track titles refer to marine biology or the sea, and the musicians develop the concept through their use of space. The album was presented with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.
The five compositions that comprise the album are Maiden Voyage, The Eye Of The Hurricane, Little One, Survival Of The Fittest and Dolphin Dance. The personnel on the date are pianist Herbie Hancock, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, tenor saxophonist George Coleman, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams.
Stay diligent my fellow voyagers in being healthy, continue to practice social distancing, and don’t be so anxious to rush back to the new normal. It has been said that music soothes the savage beast, so listen to great music. I share that music to give you a little insight into the choices this voyager has made over the years during this sabbatical from jet setting investigations of jazz around the globe.
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