Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Billy Cobham - Walkin'

Digital Crate Digging Continues...checking out these champion jazzmen Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass and Billy Cobham on drums with a cut called Walkin'...

David S. Ware Quartet / The Stargazers

Digital Crate Digging Continues. It's a Tuesday evening..but I'm in a Sunday Jazz mood. Checking out the David S. Ware Quartet  with a track called The Stargazers. Check out the players and the track..

David S. Ware (tenor saxophone)
Matthew Shipp (piano)
William Parker (bass)
Susie Ibarra (drums)

Gary Bartz ‎– Ju Ju Man

Digital Crate Digging Continues...checking out Gary Bartz ‎– with his classic tune Ju Ju Man...from his album of the same name. Check out the players and the track... 

• Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Synthesizer, Vocals – Gary Bartz
• Drums – Howard King
• Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass – Curtis Robertson
• Piano – Charles Mims

Joe Henderson Quartet / Isotope

Digital Crate Digging Continues...in a "chilled out" mood..listening to some of this classic jazz..."trying to get my mind right" 

We're checking out the Joe Henderson Quartet ...with a track called Isotope...check out the players and the track...


Joe Henderson (tenor sax); McCoy Tyner (piano); Bob Cranshaw (bass); Elvin Jones (drums).

Paul Chambers / Bass Region

Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out some classic / soul jazz from Paul Chambers  with a track called  Bass Region ..these cats are laying it down! ...check out the players and the track...

• Bass – Paul Chambers
• Drums – Lex Humphries
• Piano – Wynton Kelly
• Tenor Saxophone – Yusef Lateef
• Trombone – Curtiss Fuller
• Trumpet – Tommy Turrentine

Abdullah Ibrahim / Mandela

Digital Crate Digging Continues...R.I.P. to the great  Nelson Mandela...who passed away today at the age of 95...

Checking out this tune from Abdullah Ibrahim called Mandela ..check out the players and the track..

• Double Bass – David Williams 
• Drums – Ben Riley
• Piano – Abdullah Ibrahim
• Producer – Sathima Bea Benjamin
• Saxophone – Charles Davis , Ricky Ford
• Saxophone, Flute – Carlos Ward
• Trombone – Dick Griffin

NEXT Collective / Fly Or Die

Digital Crate Digging Continues...checking out the NEXT Collective as they perform Fly Or Die (originally by N*E*R*D) 

I had a previous episode where they performed Kanye West's No Church In The Wild....Check out the players and the track..... 

• Electric Bass – Ben Williams 
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Gerald Clayton 
• Guitar [Guitars] – Matthew Stevens 
• Tenor Saxophone – Walter Smith III
• Trumpet, Siren – Christian aTunde Adjuah
•  Drums – Jamire William  

Courtney Pine / Beyond The Thought Of My Last Reckoning

Sunday Jazz Continues....hip hopping it earlier...leaning towards some more traditional style jazz this time with a track by Courtney Pine  called Beyond The Thought Of My Last Reckoning ..check out the players and the track.. 

• Double Bass –  Paul Hunt
• Drums – Mark Mondesir
• Piano –  Julian Joseph
• Producer – Delfeayo Marsalis
• Saxophone [Tenor] – Courtney Pine 

Rahsaan Roland Kirk ‎– Blacknuss

Digital Crate Digging Continues...checking out this classic track from Rahsaan Roland Kirk ‎– called Blacknuss....B-L-A-C-K-N-U-S-S ....whatcha know about it? its even got Cissy Houston...Whitney's mother singing background vocals!! check out the players and the track...

• Bass – Henry Pearson 
• Congas – Richard Landrum
• Drums –  Khalil Mhdri
• Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion [Police Whistle, Gong], Saxophone [Manzello, Stritch], Arranged By – Rahsaan Roland Kirk
• Guitar – Billy Butler 
• Percussion – Joe Habad Texido
•  Sonelius Smith
• Vocals – Rahsaan Roland Kirk* 
• Vocals- Cissy Houston

Eternal Triangle -Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie

Sunday Jazz Continues....checking out some classic / traditional jazz from some pioneers in the game...

Checking out the song Eternal Triangle by Sonny Stitt,  Sonny Rollins, and Dizzy Gillespie. This is from the classic album  Sonny Side Up....in reference to the Sonny's playing

..They also had some "prime time players" rolling with them..these cats are playing!! check out the players and the track...

Personnel:
Sonny Stitt - Tenor
Sonny Rollins - Tenor
Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet
Ray Bryant - Piano
Tommy Bryant - Bass
Charlie Persip - Drums

Bobby Hutcherson - Mtume

Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out  vibes  player Bobby Hutcherson  with his track called Mtume. This is from his Head On album. 

Trumpeter/flügelhornist Oscar Brashear, saxophonist Harold Land, electric pianist William Henderson, drummer Stix Hooper, and bassist Reggie Johnson,  are among the many others who helped him on this project. Check it out! 

Milt Jackson Poom-A-Loom

Digital Crate Digging Continues...checking out some classic jazz from Milt Jackson wth a song called Poom-A-Loom. 

This is on that smooth tip!! Check out the players and the tracks...

 Milt Jackson -- vibes
Kenny Dorham, - trumpet
Tommy Flanagan - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Connie Kay - drums

Doktor Pitt - Pharoah Sanders

Sunday Jazz Continues....checking out Doktor Pitt from  Pharoah Sanders. This is from his Journey To The One album. 

Pianist John Hicks, bassist Ray Drummond and drummer Idris Muhammad. were the main players Mr Sanders has on this album. Chris Hayes  on guitar, Eddie Henderson on Flugelhorn and Babatunde  on Congas, Percussion, Shekere also came through. 

Of course Mr. Sanders was playing the hell out of those saxophones!! check this out!!

Michel Camilo / Nardis

Digital Crate Digging Continues....checking out pianist Michel Camilo  and his cut called Nardis. 

This is from his Spirit of the Moment album. Mr. Camilo likes the trio setting...check out the players and the track...
 
Michel Camilo: piano; Charles Flores: bass; Dafnis Prieto: drums.

Horace Silver Quintet - Nutville

Digital Crate Digging Continues...checking out so more jazz...this time from the Horace Silver Quintet -with a cut called Nutville!! from the The Cape Verdean Blues album. ....I feel that's what Atlanta is..anyway..check out the players and the track.. 

• Horace Silver - piano
• Woody Shaw - trumpet
• Joe Henderson - tenor sax
• J.J. Johnson - trombone (joining the quintet on this and one other track )
• Bob Cranshaw - bass
• Roger Humphries - drums

Charles Earland - Betty's Dilemma

Digital Crate Digging Continues....still on some "other other" 

...checking out Charles Earland with his cut  called Betty's Dilemma!! its hot!! check out the players and the track...

 Gary Chandler (trumpet)  .....Jimmy Vass (flute, alto sax, soprano sax)

Houston Person (tenor sax)....Charles Earland (organ, vocal)

Maynard Parker (guitar).....Jesse Kilpatrick Jr. (drums).....Buddy Caldwell (congas, tambourine)

Milt Jackson Quartet @ Jazz Baltic 99 - The Prophet Speaks

Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out the Milt Jackson Quartet at Jazz Baltic Jazz Festival with one of their classic cuts called The Prophet Speaks. 

The Milt Jackson Quartet consists of Milt Jackson on the vibes.. Mike LeDonne on piano

 Mickey Roker on drums.... Pierre Boussaguet on bass....check them out....

Oliver Lake Quintet - Fire Waltz

Sunday Jazz Continues....checking out the Oliver Lake Quintet with their classic called Fire Waltz....its smoking!! check out the players and the track..

Oliver Lake (alto saxophone), Freddie Hendrix (trumpet), John Kordalewski (piano), Wes Brown (bass), Yoron Israel (drums)

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers- Dat Dere

Sunday Jazz Continues..checking out Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers...with a cut called Dat Dere!! 

• Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone   Lee Morgan — trumpet, flugelhorn

• Bobby Timmons — piano  Jymie Merritt — bass and of course  Art Blakey — drums

Stanley Turrentine - Sunny

Sunday Jazz Continues....summer is over with....Labor Day holiday just passed...I tell you...the summer of 2012 was hot...hot hot!! Sunny..per Stanley Turrentine...check this out!! on this track the players are;

Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone * Blue Mitchell - trumpet * Julian Priester - trombone * James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute * Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone * McCoy Tyner - piano *  Bob Cranshaw - bass, electric bass * Mickey Roker - drums * Joseph Rivera - percussion  * Duke Pearson - arranger...enjoy!!