A very beautiful and unusual sound from a great American Jazz Quartet.
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What a contrast in these two version’s of Caravan, made famous by Duke Ellington’s band and written by a band member. Which one do you prefer? Why?
Here is footage of the excellent Scottish pianist Dave Milligan from the Edinburgh Jazz Festival. It is song which Robert Burns at least adapted. Worth a watch. The poem goes like this: Fareweel to a’ our Scottish...
Busby Berkeley would be impressed by this combination of melody, lyrics and choreography. You need to watch the film at least four times to catch all the excellent contributions. Hugh Jackman played P T Barnum in the film and is...
Here is one of the best male voices of this era. One mic, one take and no accompaniment!
Ella started as a dancer in talent competitions. She became of the outstanding singers in the history of Jazz. You can apprecaite her range and control from this clip. The band are pretty sharp too!
A Christmas treat from Gregory Porter and some very impressive friends.
If you can find a better duo offering Silent Night I would love to hear them. Kathleen was a top opera star and Wynton was possibly the best Jazz trumpet in the world at that point in time.
An old Carol The Carol of the Bell to a bright exciting new arrangement.
This is a great city of music as we can hear in this clip. It can also be a city of creative dance, even on the main streets. How does he do that?