Confirmation - Sam Most Plays Bird, Bud, Monk And Miles (Bethlehem Records Remastered)

Round Midnight - Sam Most Plays Bird, Bud, Monk And Miles (Bethlehem Records Remastered)

Cool Jazz, Miles Davis Vol..2

Theme

John Coltrane , Stan Getz  - Autumn in New York

"If jazz could be taken into a laboratory and put through a distilling process, two things would remain after everything else had evaporated: the blues and the beat.  The blues would remain because jazz began as the voice of an oppressed people who used music to ease the burden of living.  The beat would still be there because the physical motion of rhythm helps release the whole body from tension, making everything more bearable." ~ Henry Mancini, liner notes on The Blues and the Beat

This quote from the composer of Peter Gunn, The Pink Panther, and Breakfast at Tiffany's seems to speak of the power of music and the bleakness of humanity, however while listening to The Blues and the Beat I feel as though I've entered into a lounge frequented by only the most dashing 60's era spies.  There is a great rendition of "Misty" on side one and, whenever you hear the piano, know that it is the one and only John "Little Johnny Love" Williams, the prolific composer of blockbuster film scores!

Side 1:
The Blues
Smoke Rings
Misty
Blue Flame
After Hours
Mood Indigo

Side Two:
The Beat
Big Noise From Winnetka
Alright, Okay, You Win
Tippin' In
How Could You Do A Thing Like That To Me
Sing, Sing, Sing

Henry Mancini: The Blues and the Beat(RCA Victor 1960)

Ultimate Stat Collection

Fontainebleau Forest

Happy Anatomy, Pt. 1

Circle of Fourths

Happy Anatomy, Pt. 2

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra performing "9:20 Special" taken from AFRS Downbeat 25. Transferred and Digitally Restored by Bob Conrad Copyright © 2013 by Bob Conrad, P.O. Box 1911, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, USA - original broadcast disc from the collection of Bob Conrad - bob07024@yahoo.com

Benny Goodman - Nine-Twenty Special

The Girl From Ipanema

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