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Jazz Classics

This was recorded at Joshua's recital in November 2012.

Band:
Aaron - Drums
Alex - Guitar
Joshua - Piano
Mattheus - Bass

So Tender - Keith Jarrett

Album Sleeve Notes

Dexter Gordon: Tall Tales on Tenor Sax

Long tall Dexter was indeed a tall man. On stage at Copenhagen’s famed Jazzhus Montmartre, his head would barely miss the artistic low ceiling over the stage, and a single office lamp would give enough light for us to see the changes in his facial expression during his long, long solos, from smile to intense concentration, his light green eyes tightly closed. When he opened them it was like he came back from a long trip and had to re-orientate himself. In all his years in Copenhagen – from 1962 to 1976 - that little stage was his home away from home and the club was synonymous with the name DEX. Gordon was a handsome, sexy and graceful man. The women would swoon when he looked directly at them, maybe through a smoke ring from his cigarette – he smoked two packs a day. He oozed a kind of exotic super charm in then-so-innocent little Denmark.

Born in 1923, Dexter began playing clarinet, but joined Lionel Hampton’s band just a few months after picking up the tenor sax at the age of 17. After that it was Fletcher Henderson, Louis Armstrong and Billy Eckstine. In Eckstine’s band he developed his powerful bebop and ‘invented’ the long tenor battles with Gene Ammons, a trademark he would nourish throughout his entire career with anyone who had the guts to challenge him. Gordon had a special way of wobbling his knees while playing, and he would say, “You have to keep your wobbling in shape if you play the tenor.”

This recording will give you a comprehensive impression of Gordon’s mastery in his artistic trajectory.

The reason for Dexter Gordon’s lusty playing in the three numbers here – the hardest bop, the swingiest Afro-inspired music, the most tender of ballads – is without doubt that his stay in Copenhagen brought out the best and most powerful playing of his whole career. Gordon himself acknowledged this several times publicly in radio and TV interviews. Just recently (2014) DRTV (Danish Public Television) aired four 40-minute programmes dealing specifically with Dexter Gordon and Ben Webster in Copenhagen, with several quotes by a bright and optimistic Gordon about his wellbeing, as well as the known and dreaded picture of a man trying hard to escape his addiction. His ‘crime’ gave him a ton of legal problems with work permits and no access to France or Great Britain for a long while, but a group of jazz intelligentsia – if there is such a label – convinced the Danish Justice Department that Gordon was an important cultural figure in Denmark and thus fixed his permit, etc. As payback, Gordon offered to bring his knowledge of music out to schools and music institutions with small live sessions, teaching in his broken-but-charming slow Danish.

The media was friendly to Gordon - and to all jazz in those days, for that matter. Two years of direct weekly radio transmissions from the Montmartre club was a natural. Dexter was also the main character and soloist in at least seven TV specials and features – very much like the other expatriate, Ben Webster. Dexter knew he was the beloved ‘Lord Mayor of Jazz in Copenhagen’ and the mutual respect with the media resulted in rewards like the session on this record.

Magleaas is an old school in the tradition of what we call ‘højskole’, a special Danish invention from around 1900, a place for people who seek further input or wisdom in artistic, musical, literary or gymnastic pursuits. Once a year in the summer there is – still - a good week for professional or semipro jazz musicians to meet and have mostly American ‘stars’ as teachers. Enter Dexter Gordon and his quintet in August 1967 before an enthusiastic crowd of young musicians-to-be. Bam! It was a bull’s-eye on a bright afternoon, the Danish TV was there and the sound is now on your vinyl. The group came from almost two months at the Montmartre in the unusually hot summer of ‘67. Pictures show Tootie Heath topless behind the drums, and I have solid memories of those nights that never seemed to end. Dexter would play from 9 pm to 3 am if the feeling was there – and it often was. Johnny Griffin had gigs at the Montmartre as well, and he told me once: “Oh God, do I have to climb this mountain again tonight?”, meaning that Dexter would come for Griffin’s last set and destroy him in a tenor battle, with ‘The Blues Up And Down’ as the favoured duelling grounds. Gordon’s towering tremendous solo on the B-side of this album explains why Griff dreaded going against the tallest of all tenor players. Here you have a five-minute exhilarating solo where everybody gets a bite before Dex re-enters for a stunning chase with Heath.

In Montmartre Dexter had what he called “the best rhythm group in Europe”, which included old friend and dope compatriot Kenny Drew, who also chilled out and went clean in ‘Copenheaven’, as he called it. Add to this the now legendary – then almost adolescent (21 years old) – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (in non-Danish jazz media known has NHOP), plus the eminent drummer, Alex Riel, forever young and still playing with everybody at the Montmartre. But it got even better. Dexter often mentioned that he needed a New York drummer to kick his behind, a different attitude than the European drummers’ very schooled and maybe polite, polished way of playing. Enter Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath, who also settled in Copenhagen for a while and saw to it that everybody had a ball. He prescribed Dexter the right medicine, as one can hear on these tracks. He came here to play again in December 2013 and can be seen in Niels Lan Doky’s documentary ‘Between a Smile and a Tear’, reminiscing with Johnny Griffin about the old Montmartre.

According to NHOP, Kenny Drew was one of the finest - but often underrated – pianists in the world. Listen to his beautiful solo on ‘The Shadow’ and you’ll know what he meant. NHOP himself was right on the spot every time. Dexter Gordon used this ballad often. “It seems like a plain ballad, but it has some challenging changes. And it’s a good song with catchy lyrics,” Dexter explained about this tune by Johnny Mandel, from the film, ‘The Sandpiper’.

My personal friendship with Dexter was not tight; few people came too close for comfort, except, of course, his Danish family. We partied and socialized often, before and after hours. When we talked about music, he had his heroes ready: Billy Eckstine and Duke Ellington. Style and elegance meant a lot to Dexter, and now and then he would try his vocal baritone on ‘Hello Baby’ and other Eckstine imitations. It was fun when experienced live, but not for recording, and one is spared Dex’s singing on this session. Perhaps surprisingly, Gordon’s personal guru was Basie’s grand tenor, Herschel Evans, and not Lester Young, as one might think. Evans was a compassionate teacher for Gordon during the formative years in Los Angeles and Dex never forgot him. Still, he named his son Benjie, after Ben Webster.

These selected live recordings bring back Dexter Gordon in full flight, like we want to remember him: the elegant, concentrated tenor, the wobbly knees and the will to express a world of feelings from deep inside.

Henrik Wolsgaard-Iversen,
Jazz writer, radio commentator
Chairman of the Ben Webster Foundation, DK.

Dexter Gordon: tenor saxophone
Kenny Drew: piano
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen: double bass
Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath: drums

Recorded on August 5, 1967, live at Magleaas High School, by Danish TV. 
Producer: Jørgen Nissen

Dexter Gordon - The Shadow Of Your Smile

Acoustic accompaniment: Albiz Verceles @flightoftheidlebees
Words by:  Sammy Cahn
Popularized by (The men I adore): Frank Sinatra/Dean Martin
Inspired by: @a-fine-frenzy

The Things We Did Last Summer (Cover)

Orchestra diretta dal maestro Luca Rizzo al Viva Sporting di Bracciano  - 23 luglio 2014

Lake Jazz Orchestra - The Lady Is A Tramp

Ben Webster - Autumn Leaves

Chet Baker & Ruth Young - Autumn Leaves

@skajdawaidah

from "Galt MacDermot - Coffee cold"

Skaj Da Waidah - Chillax (Galt Macdermot - Coffee Cold)

Bye-Ya (Thelonious Monk)

Kenny Dorham - Alone Together Copy

Solid Steel in association with Serato (2nd October) Mainstay of the Swedish electronic scene HNNY has released prolifically across Sweedish labels Local Talk, the Alex Boman affiliated Studio Barnhus, and his own Puss (run with Kornél Kovács). Also known for his popular ‘Music For Listening’ mix series he turns in a Solid Steel mix that follows in the same vein, a laid-back selection with music from Sufjan Stevens, Matthew Halsall, Four Tet, Linda Perhacs and Aphex Twin. 

The Solid Steel website http://solidsteel.net/ for track lists and archive shows.
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Go to Hour 2 here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-2102015-hour-2-decka


Hour 1 - HNNY 
1. Sufjan Stevens "Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run" (Asthmatic Kitty)
2. Matthew Halsall "The Sun In September" (Gondwana)
3. Harold Budd "Rub With Ashes" (Cantil Records)
4. Four Tet "0181" (Text)
5. Secos & Molhados "O Patrão Nosso De Cada Dia" (Polysom)
6. José González "What Will" (Imperial Recordings)
7. Joki Freund Sextet "Aisha" (Bellaphon Records)
8. Peter Davidson "Glide V" (Avocado)
9. Sam Prekop "A Cloud To The Back" (Thrill Jockey)
10. Aphex Twin "Aisatsana" (Warp)
11. Lý Hoài Nam "Dân Ca Bình Tri Thiȇn" (Dihavina)
12. Merit Hemmingson "Jag Vet En Dejlig Rosa/Visa Från Medelpad" (Columbia)
13. Linda Perhacs "Dolphin" (Kapp Records"
14. Emmylou Harris "Before Believing" (Reprise Records)

Solid Steel Radio Show 2/10/2015 Hour 1 - HNNY

I'll Remember April -  Instrumental Demo

Crystal Silence - Chick Corea

Info and Interview at:
http://www.gal-dem.com/guest-mix-003-alex-rita/
https://www.instagram.com/galdemzine/

tracklist:
United Vibrations - intro
Ronald Snijders -Dagoe Sji Jorka
Aka Pygmées - Dikoboda Sombe I
Roland P. Young - Crystal Motions
Eberhard Weber - The Colours Of Chloë
The Pyramids - Queen of the Spirits
The Rationals - Glowin’
Black Star - Brown Skin Lady
Quinteto Ternura - Baby
Edmony Krater - Tijan
Nujabes - Windspeaks (feat Uyama Hiroto)
Milton Banana Trio - Jesus Cristo
Dwele - A Pimp's Dream
Digable Planets - Black Ego
SIlenJay x Jace XL - Rockabye
Duval Timothy - Passing

ALEX RITA 4 GAL-DEM - MIX 003

In Tune (Anniversary Edition) [Remastered]

The Gentle Rain - Oscar Peterson Trio & The Singers Unlimited

1. 00:00:00 Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli Tea For Two
2. 00:03:17 The Ink Spots Java Jive
3. 00:06:23 Benny Goodman Sugar Foot Stomp
4. 00:09:12 Fats Waller & His Rhythm My Very Good Friend The Milkman
5. 00:12:46 Jan Savitt & His Top Hatters Jersey Bounce
6. 00:15:55 Paul Whiteman Happy Feet
7. 00:18:58 Artie Shaw Begin the Beguine (Foxtrot) (Foxtrot)
8. 00:22:15 The Boswell Sisters & Dorsey Brothers Orchestra When I Take My Sugar To Tea
9. 00:25:28 Jimmie Lunceford For Dancers Only
10. 00:28:13 Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra Sugar
11. 00:31:04 Lionel Hampton Flying Home
12. 00:34:02 Frankie Trumbauer, Bix Beiderbecke, Eddie Lang Singin' The Blues
13. 00:37:05 Annette Hanshaw Lovable And Sweet
14. 00:39:59 The Mills Brothers Sweeter Than Sugar
15. 00:41:58 Glenn Miller (I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo
16. 00:45:15 Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli The Lambeth Walk
17. 00:48:02 Benny Goodman Trio China Boy
18. 00:50:37 Fred Astaire Let's Face The Music And Dance
19. 00:53:08 Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
20. 00:56:13 Hutch Moonlight Cocktail
21. 00:59:29 Helen Ward & Benny Goodman & His Orchestra Sing Me A Swing Song
22. 01:01:55 Hoagy Carmichael Rockin' Chair
23. 01:05:23 Fats Waller & His Rhythm Shortnin' Bread
24. 01:08:08 Jack Teagarden & Benny Goodman & His Orchestra Texas Tea Party
25. 01:11:30 Bud Freeman Trio Three Little Words
26. 01:14:35 Sam Costa & Peter Yorke & His Orchestra A Nice Cup Of Tea

Tea Dance - 1920s, 30s, 40s Vintage Tea Party (Past Perfect) Full Album

comin home baby tribute to Herbie Mann

Demo

Everything I Love - Peter Rubie, solo guitar

The Gershwin Project

It Ain't Necessarily So (feat. Charlotte McKinnon)

"Questar" (Keith Jarrett)-Eli Rodriguez(drums)/SDSU Jazz Combo 1 12/02/12

This is a guest mix I made for The Bobby Tempo Show on XL-FM, an online radio station based in my home town.

The mix is split into 2 sections. The first 7 tracks are funk, breaks, jazz and what have you, while the latter 7 are old school electro tunes. I couldn't decide on one particular style for this mix so I decided to do a bit of both.

YouTube video version: -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06UUk5eg17o

Track listing: -

01 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Way We Were (1975)
02 - Joe Pass - A Time For Us (1969)
03 - Gary Pacific Orchestra - Soft Wind (1973)
04 - Serge Gainsbourg - Requiem Pour Un Con (1968)
05 - The Monty Alexander Trio - Monticello (1972)
06 - Standard School Broadcast - Michael Shrieve On Drums (1973)
07 - Les Baxter - Hogin' Machine (1969)
08 - Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock (1982)
09 - Freestyle - It's Automatic (1986)
10 - Cybotron - Clear (1983)
11 - Twilight 22 - Electric Kingdom (1983)
12 - Twilight 22 - Siberian Nights (1984)
13 - Chris "The Glove" Taylor, Dave Storrs & Ice-T - Reckless (1984)
14 - Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) (1983)

Hope you like it!


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