"Bird and Diz" was one of the very first albums I bought, naturally it's long gone, but I will replace it if possible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajj9Sv3HQvw
Jazz for aficionados
"Bird and Diz" was one of the very first albums I bought, naturally it's long gone, but I will replace it if possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajj9Sv3HQvw |
Jimmy Smith, "The Sermon" ; this is definitely one of the top tunes in jazz. It's best savored like expensive brandy or scotch; meaning the important contributions of each individual artist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IKC2BW4pxc Tracks 1, 3 Jimmy Smith – organ Lee Morgan – trumpet Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone (lays out on 3) Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone (lays out on 3) Kenny Burrell – guitar Art Blakey – drums Track 2 Jimmy Smith – organ Lee Morgan – trumpet George Coleman – alto saxophone Eddie McFadden – guitar |
frogman I appreciate your perspective in poInting out the evolutionary process of jazz from swing to bebop. Nothing happens in a vacuum. I had forgotten about the AFOM strike but now remember reading about it. IF there had been recordings from 1942-1944 perhaps this evolutionary process would have been further documented on record(s). And you did not say that either the 1939 or 1944 Coleman Hawkins recording was THE first bebop recording. But to try and answer pjw's question (which is not easy) would you go with musician's such as Parker & Gillespie , who had a fully developed bebop style or the earlier 1944 recording which had elements of bebop but not the full rhythm style as Hawkins was a swing player who, as we discussed previously , never fully broke out of that earlier style ?Tough choice.And I am sure there were other guys working in this new jazz style at that time who did not have the opportunity to get it down on record. |
I can't add anything to the discussion of the earliest bebop recording, but I have I believe a related question I'll tag on here. I'm also a bit of a movie buff so when Robert Altman's "Kansas City" was released I saw it. The setting was the 1930s in KC and featured a club with a house jazz band in several scenes. I remember thinking at the time watching the film the music was too modern, some too close to bebop for the '30s. But that has never been an area of particular exposure or knowledge for me. I jumped from the Armstrong/Teagarden style to post bop NYC and west coast jazz of the '50s. Here's a link to the film - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116745/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1 And the soundtrack - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyVNApGCeWE&list=PLA14E2CCB19AEBA3B So my question: did Altman get it wrong and place 40's jazz (early bebop) in his setting for the '30s? Not sure, I might feel different watching it today. |