Music Choice: Double Exposure by Hank Mobley
Hank Mobley recorded with little-known saxophonist Curtis Porter and Bill Hardman in June 1957 to record “Double Exposure”…
Tag: jazz
When Sunny Gets Blue: by Mel Torme and George Shearing
Mel Torme and George Shearing recorded this tune in 1987…
Tootsie Roll: by Stan Getz
Stan Getz recorded “Tootsie Roll” in 1950…
Ladybird: By Hank Mobley & the Jazz Messengers
Our Music Choice is “Ladybird” by Hank Mobley and the Jazz Messengers. Ladybird was composed by Tadd Dameron (1917-1965) in 1939….
Blue Bossa: by Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson (1937-2001) recorded Blue Bossa on the album Page One in 1963. Also on the recording are Kenny Dorham…
River’s Invitation: by Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine (1934-2000) was a master of the tenor saxophone, whose big sound, gospel-style phrasing and gift of improvisation, enabled…
How High the Moon: by Ella Fitzgerald
Our Music Choice is Ella Fitzgerald singing ‘How High The Moon’. This great song was written in 1940 by Morgan…
Up: By Jackie McLean
In 1956, Jackie McLean (1931-2006) recorded the album Lights Out! with Donald Byrd (trumpet), Elmo Hope (piano), Doug Watkins (bass),…