A Masterpiece at Midnight in Cologne

Keith Jarrett was always superb musician, but this story is quite remarkable of the best selling Jazz piano album of all time.  Best thing is to watch the video and then listen to the album. You will not be disappointed.  

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A Great Day!

A reminder of a “Great Day” when the Spirituals were central and were sung with such aplomb by Jesse Norman and Kathleen Battle. The actual concert was in March 1990 in Carnegie, but has been fondly remembered ever...

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Cream of the crop

This song is called ‘Badge‘ the three musicians, who stopped playing together in the late 1960s produced a marvellous concert series in London 2005. They still make a great sound, just listen and...

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Clark Terry and Bye Bye Blackbird

This is Clark Terry towards the end of his career playing the Fugelhorn. He had been a brilliant player on the trumpet as well as a composer. If you want his CV he played with the best – Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Oscar...

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He can play

Ever heard a sweeter Georgia Brown?

Mark O’Connor on the violin is amazing. Indeed every player on this rendition of a Jazz classic is outstanding. They create a lovely energy and the interplay is simply world class. Who is your favourite soloist?  

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A new take on an old Spiritual

  This is a great song with a long history It is designed to guide slaves to escape recapture from plantations in the brutal period of slavery in the USA. This excellent group are based in London, U.K.

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Ella and Frank

What can go wrong, when these two wonderful singers deliver a racous version of the Lady is a Tramp. Frank and many in the Jazz world reckoned that Ella was the top of the tree for vocalists. Enjoy…    

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