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The Blues And The Abstract Blues is an album by jazz composer/arranger and saxophonist Oliver Nelson recorded in 1961 for the Impulse label. Rudy Van Gelder was the recording engineering, Chuck Stewart took the photograph and Pete Turner designed the cover.
The albums length is a mere 36 minute and 33 seconds long but remains Nelson’s most acclaimed album. It is an exploration of the mood and structure of the blues, though only some of the tracks are structured in the conventional 12-bar blues form.
All the songs are composed by Nelson Stolen Moments, Hoe-Down, Cascades, Yearnin’, Butch and Butch and Teenie’s Blues. The musicians on the session were Oliver Nelson on alto and tenor saxophone, Eric Dolphy on flute and alto saxophone, George Barrow on baritone saxophone, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, pianist Bill Evans, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Roy Haynes.
The most famous composition from the album, Stolen Moments, is also his most recorded and performed, both instrumental and vocal, by numerous artists such as Phil Woods, J.J. Johnson, Carmen McRae, Betty Carter, Frank Zappa, Mark Murphy, Ahmad Jamal, Booker Ervin, New York Voices, the United Future Organization and the Turtle Island Quartet, to name just a few.
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The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager is back in New York City heading to Murray Hill to an Intimate little spot for Jazz at Kitano. Located at 66 Park Avenue 10016, the Kitano Hotel boasts live music Monday through Saturday nights with legends and the next generation, eclectic contemporary American fare with Pan Asian influences and a Sunday jazz brunch.
The club offers up a versatile array of music each night from jam sessions to piano solo series and more. Cover charges vary from evening to evening but approximately range between $0.00 Monday and Tuesday to $32.00 on the weekend, with food and beverage minimum from $15.00 to $20.00 per person. So ask when you call to make reservations at 212-885-7119. Dress is casual but suggest you be chic. It is Eastside New York. #wannabewhereyouare
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Les McCann Ltd. in San Francisco is a live album recorded in 1960 by the pianist and released on the Pacific Jazz label. He is joined by bassist Herbie Lewis and drummer Ron Jefferson.
On this project McCann contributed four original compositions and completed the seven track album with three classic tunes. The tracks offered are: Oh, Them Golden Gaters, Red Sails in the Sunset by Hugh Williams and Jimmy Kennedy, Big Jim, I Am in Love by Cole Porter, Jeepers Creepers by Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer, Gone On and Get That Church and We’ll See Yaw’ll After While, Ya Heah. #forthecollectorinyou
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The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager has embarked passage to the Mediterranean coast of Israel to check out the jazz scene at Beit HaAmudim, which has been instrumental in helping keep jazz in full bloom for quite some time now. Located in an old house decorated with columns and painted floors, it is situated right next to the Carmel Market, this club is the meeting point of the city’s jazz aficionados.
Musicians hang out here, people come for the music and it is a quiet place to listen. My kind of place. because it is really quiet as the bassist plays acoustically without an amp. For the adventurers seeking new destinations for jazz and a killer vegetarian menu, the address is Rambam 14, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel and you can make a reservations the number is 03 5109228. #wannabewhereyouare
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The Jazz Voyager
Istanbul, Turkey is my next destination for this Jazz Voyager to see what the happening at Nublu, often described as an Eastern New York melting pot of bursting creativity. Located under the Gradiva Hotel at Sıraselviler Cad. No:55, 34134, just 200 meters from the Galata Bridge, it’s only natural that it shares a jazz club with New York City.
The original club was established by the ingenious Swedish-Turkish sax player Ilhan Ersahin, it opened in New York’s Lower East Side in 2002, when the area was healing from the September 11 attacks. Soon, the place became a hub for innovative musicians, creating a sound of its own: an urban blend of of Afro-Caribbean-electro-dance-jazz-funk with a Brazilian tinge. Ten years later in 2012, the Nublu sound traveled to Istanbul. Today, the club has a third location in Sao Paulo, Brazil. #wannabewhereyouare
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