![]() ![]() All four singers of accomplishment, working in different but related genres. I hit on two recent releases, from Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones, and from Matthew and Jill Barber, played together on shuffle. I've been an aficionado of male/female duets for years, across all genres, and was seeking something to listen to this evening, over drinks and dinner. Live At The Embers, 161 East 54th St, New York, NY - December 1952 Joe Bushkin (p), Buck Clayton (tpt), Milt Hinton (b), "Papa" Jo Jones (d) Honeysuckle Rose, also is stunning, provides us with Clayton's beautiful horn and a Jones drum solo that's absolutely amazing. Perhaps the high point is the ballad medley featuring Easy Living, I've Got the World on a String, If You Were Mine and Body and Soul. On this album, which was previously released in 2006 on a different label under Buck Clayton's name, we hear a relaxed Bushkin backed by Hinton and Jones, two gold-standard sidemen. The results on The Joe Bushkin Quartet: Live at the Embers, 1952 is a clean and fascinating recording by the pianist, who began his career with New York dance bands. Grace jones inside story flac portable#Violinist and audio engineer David Sarser had brought in a portable Ampex reel-to-reel tape recorder to preserve what he heard. Grace jones inside story flac plus#Among the great artists who were recorded at the Embers were Art Tatum, Buck Clayton, Teddy Wilson, Dorothy Donegan and many others.Įarly in 1952, pianist Joe Bushkin recorded there over a series of days with bassist Milt Hinton and drummer Jo Jones, plus a special guest, trumpeter Buck Clayton. Artists tended to play swing standards during their runs there so older patrons would feel at home. was home to the Embers, a Midtown Manhattan restaurant and nightclub that routinely featured jazz. I am starting off with the obvious - Kind of Blue - and suggesting also 'Round About Midnight, Milestones, Sketches of Spain, In A Silent Way, Bitches Brew and On The Corner.Īnybody have any other ideas please shout.īack in 1952, 161 E. We have had some fun listening to obscure ROIO Pink Floyd this week but now I am trying to educate him into the world of Jazz and specifically Miles Davis. Win.Īn old school friend has popped up after 40 years! He was and is heavily into music like me but his breadth of interest isn't as great as mine. I have picked up some brilliant CDs in Charity Shops that I would never have bought otherwise. I agree wholeheartedly that second hand CDs are a great way of buying music. ![]() I bought this album for 0,78 Euro (excluding shipping of course): Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope there are a lot of CD's out here that can be bought secondhand for a tiny price and in very good condition. Good times for us who are still buying CD's. ![]()
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