Louis Armstrong > No One Else But You
Composed by Don Redman
I suppose if one hasn’t thought about it too much leading off a “Greatest Singers Week” with a voice like Louis’ would seem oxymoronic. But, I’ve thought about it a lot.
Charlie Haden & Don Cherry > Out of Focus
Composed by Charlie Haden & Don Cherry
Both Charlie and Don proved for at least 30 years that my tagging them as “Legends of Avant-Garde Jazz” is truly narrow minded. Though this track by two old friends and bandmates is happily in the pocket of that ‘tradition.’
(Check out Rend It for a sweet look at the album source for this track, The Golden Number.)
Charlie Haden Duets Week #2
Legends of the Bass #2
Legends of the Trumpet #4
Legends of Avant-Garde Jazz #5 & #6
Duet #3
Miles Davis > Black Satin
Composed by Miles Davis
melanyouth:(via measart):
black satin-miles davisLove this era of Miles. And I still have my original vinyl copy of On The Corner. I love it that there is just nobody that sounds anything like he does….
Ballads #7
Legends of the Trumpet #2
Standards #5
Miles Davis > When I Fall in Love
Composed by Victor Young & Edward Heyman
Miles made his penchant and talent for muted ballads clear early in his career, so I thought it was fitting to end our informal Ballads Week with his masterful 1956 version of a hit popularized by Doris Day and, beautifully, by Nat “King” Cole.
