Name: "Portrait" By Charles Mingus by Harley White Jr.
Duration: 5 min 27 s
Description: "Portrait " by Charles Mingus - Arr. by H.White Jr - Bobby Blackmon Vocals - from the Horns of the Golden Ram produced by Nick Brunner for "Blue Dog Jam" Capitol Public Radio Earth Day 2014

Steve Reich - III: Fast (Pat Metheny), from Electric Counterpoint (1987)

Contemporary Noise Sextet - Zero Gravity

"Portrait " by Charles Mingus - Arr. by H.White Jr - Bobby Blackmon Vocals - from the Horns of the Golden Ram produced by Nick Brunner for "Blue Dog Jam" Capitol Public Radio Earth Day 2014

"Portrait" By Charles Mingus

Bluette was composed by Dave Brubeck as a slow waltz in the style of the 12 bar blues. Bluette was included in the record album, Time Further Out, released in 1961. I have included the Bluette theme, two of the four improvisations, and the theme's reprisal.

Dave Brubeck - Bluette

Jez Nelson presents a documentary on one of jazz's most sacred recordings – saxophonist John Coltrane's masterpiece, A Love Supreme. This programme was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004 and features interviews with Elvin Jones, Ashley Kahn, McCoy Tyner, Steve Reich and Alice Coltrane. 

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This week on Jazz on 3 the Enlightenment Ensemble perform their own dedication to A Love Supreme, marking 50 years since the album's original release. Hear the performance on Monday 2 February at 11pm on BBC Radio 3, or online for 30 days after broadcast here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b050xkb1



DOCUMENTARY: John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Broadcast 2004)

Artist: Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet
Album: Family First

Mark Guiliana - drums
Chris Morrissey - bass
Shai Maestro - piano
Jason Rigby - saxophone

Written by Mark Guiliana (HEERNT Music, BMI)

Copyright 2015 Beat Music Productions

Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet - "Long Branch"

Brad Mehldau Trio – Si tu vois ma mère (Sydney Bechet)

Warsaw Summer Jazz Days 2015
10.07.2015, Warsaw (Poland)

Brad Mehldau – piano
Larry Grenadier – bass 
Jeff Ballard – drums

photo by Oleksii Karpovych

"Portrait" By Charles Mingus

Harley White Jr.

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