Groovy 4 disc compilation. Listening to disc 4.
The Man.
A very interesting piano trio outing.
24/96 FLAC. What a great artist.
Where Bluegrass and Trad Jazz meet: glorious.
An unsung genius of American music!!
Another unsung American genius.
Ahhh…Sunday morning with great coffee from Costa Rica.
Disc 4. Her voice is so young and beautiful. Really enjoying this set a lot.
A label most don’t associate with county. Bear Family makes the case, we should.
A nice compilation put out by the Country Hall of Fame in Nashville. A nod to the R&B history of the city.
The perfect Sunday night music. Complex and beautiful.
Wanted to hear more Donald Byrd.
The SHM-CD, which features both the original Japanese LP cover and the 2007 US cd cover. What a band!
Paul Chambers holds this hot potato so well, what a bass player he was.
The Solid Records cd reissue of this Bethlehem title.
Short and sweet. Mrs. Sharon is okay as a singer. Mr. Sharon is a great pianist, and this has Eddie Costa on vibes, J.R. Monterose on tenor, Joe Puma on guitar, Milt Hinton on bass and Jo Jones on drums!
Frank Rosolino on Bethlehem, Solid Records cd reissue from Japan.
Recorded in May 1956 in Hollywood, California
Bass – Wilfred Middlebrooks
Drums – Stan Levey
Piano – Sonny Clark
Trombone – Frank Rosolino
Some of my favorite piano work by Lou Levy.
And of course some dynamic Ella who is really “on.” This trio is perfectly capable of supporting her and keeping up!
This is the two cd edition, from the recordings in August, '58.
Ella Fitzgerald - vocals
Lou Levy - piano
Max Bennett - double bass
Gus Johnson - drums
good read and video -
Celebrating the birthday boy