The ability to play jazz to me is remarkable, but the ability to hear jazz is just as remarkable.
When I began to like jazz more than all other genres of music, I thought I was some kind of freak because everybody else liked some other genre of music; but now I know that it takes a remarkable mind to appreciate jazz, and those are in the minority.
Without a doubt, the best jazz was created in the 50's and the 60's. Fortunately for us, there was so much created by different artists, we wont live long enough to hear it all. Today I would like to feature an excellent artist we haven't touched on; "Horace Parlan".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Parlan
"Speaking My Piece" featuring the Horace Parlan Quintet;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5A6_8sG6LU