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February 19, 2008 · 0 comments
Revisiting Jazz Classics
Jazz.com features A Classic Revisited five day per week. This is a significant jazz track from the past, one widely recognized as a masterpiece. The classic performance is highlighted on the jazz.com homepage (in the middle column toward the bottom of the page), where you will find a link to a full review. Each review is accompanied by full recording details, a place for comments by site visitors, and a link for fast (and legal) downloading.
Below are the classic tracks featured on jazz.com over the last several weeks. For a complete list of all the tracks featured as “A Classic Revisited,” click here.
Luiz Bonfá: Manhã De Carnaval
Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong: St. Louis Blues
Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh: Topsy
Dexter Gordon: 'Round Midnight
Max Roach: Valse Hot
Pine Top Smith: Pine Top's Boogie Woogie
Wes Montgomery: Besame Mucho
McCoy Tyner: Impressions
Eric Dolphy: Gazzelloni
Earl 'Fatha' Hines: Cavernism
Art Ensemble of Chicago: Folkus
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew
Vince Guaraldi: Cast Your Fate to the Wind
Gerry Mulligan (with Zoot Sims): Come Rain or Come Shine
John Coltrane: Giant Steps
Herbie Nichols: Applejackin'
Woody Shaw: Theme for Maxine
Ramsey Lewis: The 'In' Crowd
Joe Pass: Have You Met Miss Jones?
Duke Ellington: The Harlem Suite
Dizzy Gillespie: Tin Tin Deo
Artie Shaw: Begin the Beguine
Woody Herman: Apple Honey
John Lewis: Sketch
Ornette Coleman: Embraceable You
J.J. Johnson: What's New
Jim Pepper: Witchi-Tai-To
Lee Morgan: The Sidewinder
Charles Mingus: Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
This blog entry posted by Ted Gioia
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