Renee Rosnes has a new CD dropping in February 2016.
Any other new Jazz releases slated for next month?
Jazz for aficionados
Its been said that it in early 60's,' West Coast jazz scene took a more groovy, soulful and harder swinging approach, in a delibrate effort to escape some of the previous cooler, more mellow and polished sounds'. New names came on the scene, one of them was a tenor sax Curtis Amy, who made six albums from 1960-1963 for a Pacific jazz label. Here are some links, from 'Groovin Blue' and 'Way Down', recorded 1961. and 1962. [url]https://youtu.be/McwAoqvvyXk[/url] [url]https://youtu.be/48YVLMsoPkg[/url] If someone decides to listen more his work, there is also his album called 'Katanga' that I have already posted, with 'mysterious' trumpet player Dupree Bolton, and Ray Crawford (played with Ahmad Jamal, J.Smith, etc.) Here is the link again, as I am already mentioning him. [url]https://youtu.be/wLxxeBRqqKw[/url] [url]http://www.jazz.com/features-and-interviews/2009/4/14/in-search-of-dupree-bolton-part-1[/url] Hope you will like it |
Alex, you're bringing some fantastic musicians to my attention that I never heard of. West Coast musicians can make a living without leaving LA, but they discover late in life when they're broke, that wasn't a good idea. A musician has to make all the money he can when he's hot, and going to New York seems to be a necessity. I liked all three records. Was Bobby Hutcherson on vibes on two of the records? Dupree Bolton was original, and he blew as well as any trumpet I've heard; that's why so many people took an interest in him. He was a mysterious person. I've witnessed "Dupree Boltens"; incredible musicians with short musical lives as a result of drugs. There is an uninformed rumor that drugs help jazz musicians play better; it helps jazz musicians not to show up. It's amazing how lies about jazz musicians can become truth as a result of repetition. Although most of the musicians were unknown to me, I still liked the music. Are those records available on CD? Keep up the good work. Enjoy the music. |