You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. May 16, 20 download billy higgins drum transcription on dexter gordons benjis bounce. Mantillas jam bobby watson rai mantilla jazz tribe 2. Introducing gabriel latchin trio by gabriel latchin, released 15 september 2017 1. Accompanied by vincent herring heard on tenor sax, but just on the first two songs, bassist david williams, and drummer joe farnsworth, the pianist revisits two of his earlier compositions, one flight down and the rubber man, that are among his very best. Strayhorn joined ellingtons band in 1939, at the age of twentytwo. Walton grew up in dallas, texas, also home to jazz luminaries such as charlie christian and red garland. Original jazz classics ojc6002, ojccd60022 cedar walton plays cedar walton. Oct 16, 2009 john pizzarelli, cyrus chestnut, cedar walton and more celebrate 30 years of piano jazz. One flight down one flight down is an album by american pianist cedar walton which was recorded in 2006 and released on the highnote label.
Could not miss noticing the appearance of that album on jazz ball with a cover like this. Straightahead jazz piano doesnt get much better than this. Il est ici en trio avec le contrebassiste leroy vinnegar et le batteur billy higgins, formidable en particulier sur my ship. Duke ellington and his orchestra originally recorded lush life written by billy strayhorn and duke ellington and his orchestra released it on the album carnegie hall, november, 1948 in 1991.
Thomas cunniffe discusses the curious circumstances of the recording session and the events of the time that may have inspired the music. Recorded by richard alderson in new york july 10, 1967. Ellington liked what he saw in billy and took this shy, talented pianist under his wing. John pizzarelli, cyrus chestnut, cedar walton and more celebrate 30 years of piano jazz.
In addition, walton is noted as a leader of rhythm sections and trios throughout the new york club and recording studio circuit. Cedar walton trio plays billy strayhorn cedar walton piano andy simpkins bass billy higgins drums. Pianist cedar walton has been a powerful influence on the development of post bop since the 1960s. John pizzarelli, cyrus chestnut, cedar walton and more. Composer, lyricist, arranger and pianist billy strayhorn s career was inextricably linked to that of the great duke ellington. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avantgarde jazz. Strayhorn worked for ellington for the next quarter century as an arranger, composer, occasional pianist and collaborator until his early death from cancer. He remains a working member of both a jazz trio and sextet, the latter of which also features harold land. They are encouraged to research repertoire from many of the important historic groups and composers such as, miles davis, horace silver, art blakey, thelonious monk, benny golson, john coltrane, duke ellington, billy strayhorn, cedar walton, joe henderson, chick corea, charles mingus, antonio carlos jobim, and others. Cedar walton has been a firstcall hard bop pianist for almost as long as theres been hardbop.
He frequently toured with a trio featuring the gracefully inventive billy higgins on drums, an inspiration that helped. Find cedar walton trio discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Billy strayhorns life story and signal accomplishments will also serve as an inspiration for future generations of youth who will benefit from the billy strayhorn scholarship in jazz studies. He came to prominence as a member of drummer art blakeys band before establishing a long career as a bandleader and composer. Cedar walton trio plays billy strayhorn cedar walton, cedar. The rhythmic interplay between mcbride and cobb is particularly strong since it comes on the heels of cheskys recent new york time release, which featured those two musicians along with cedar walton and javon jackson. The material brian decided to play features tracks from a selection of his musical influences, heroes and friends including chelsea bridge by one of. Listen to your favorite songs from cedars blues by cedar walton, bob berg, curtis fuller, david williams, billy higgins now. Set iii the anniversary concert featured offerings by randy. Hes also been one of jazzs leading soloists and bandleaders. Donald brown is one of my favorite accompanists with the jazz messengers since cedar walton and walter bishop, jr. Hank jones, christian mcbride, jimmy cobb west of 5th.
Born on november 29, 1915, in dayton, ohio, billy strayhorn was the fourth of nine children. A rare recording of billy higgins, talking with rudy van gelder and don sickler about the great tenor. Blues for billy gabriel latchin piano tom farmer bass josh morrison drums recorded in london at red gables studio on the 20th. Find cedar walton discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Find cedar walton trio discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic new releases.
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A nice microascending riff from carroll her alds the head counterweighted with monkish seesaws from carrothers, who quotes monks bemsha swing during the somewhat kenny garrettlike vehi cle double whammy. Whatever the setting with musicians like kenny dorham trumpet, junior cook tenor sax, leroy vinnegar bass, and billy higgins drums in the studio things are. Music profile for cedar walton, born 17 january 1934. Billy strayhorn lush life volume 66 steve davis, hal galper. The music, which is comprised of seven jazz standards plus a tenordrums on a blues called blue lou not the swing standard, is spontaneous, full of energy, and superbly. Explore releases from cedar walton trio at discogs. Captain marvel full album captain marvel a jazz lbum by xhnt stn gtz released n 1974 on th clumb rrd lbl.
The brian auger piano trio little sunflower live youtube. As ellington described him, billy strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brain waves in his head, and his in mine. On our website you can always find and download the best albums of your favorite artists in the most popular formats dvdaudio, dts 5. For nearly thirty years, the small, diffident guy with the goldrimmed spectacles nicknamed sweepea by band members, after a comic book character served as ellingtons closest confidante and collaborator. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Stryker, michael, marshall university music department presents a jomie jazz visiting guest artist, dr. Oct 23, 2009 cedar walton, arturo ofarrill, karrin allyson and more celebrate 30 years of piano jazz. Billy strayhorn new songs download billy strayhorn mp3 songs list and latest albums, songs download, all best songs of billy strayhorn to your hungama. The site contains a selection of highquality archive. Marshall university music department presents a jomie. For this high quality hard bop set, veteran drummer louis hayes put together an accurately titled super quartet that features tenorsaxophonist javon jackson, pianist kirk lightsey and bassist essiet essiet. Hes built up a strong songbook of original material which explores both modal writing and unorthodox chord progressions. The acclaimed new york saxophonist javon jackson leads a celebration of the music of duke ellington and billy strayhorn, whose collaboration began in 1938 and continued until strayhorns death in 1967. Unt recording services archive downloads by ensemble.
Cedar walton trio plays billy strayhorn 2009, cd discogs. Cedar walton, arturo ofarrill, karrin allyson and more. Aug 23, 20 cedar walton on stage at the bimhuis concert hall in amsterdam in 1987. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Cedars blues by cedar walton, bob berg, curtis fuller, david. Il joue surtout en quartet soit avec le trompettiste kenny dorham, ou soit en sadjoignant le saxophoniste tenor junior cook. Few would debate pianist cedar waltons significance in jazz. And an albumending softly, as in a morning sunrise brings the moody and mellifluous horns of trumpeter kevin turcotte and tenor saxophonist perry white into the picture.
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Benny golson, john coltrane, duke ellington, billy strayhorn, cedar walton, joe. As a bonus, three more trio tracks recorded live in baltimore, and two extra songs from the plays strayhorn session, on which clifford jordan joins the trio on sax. The one and only billy strayhorn himself sings and plays his own masterpiece lush life live performance 1964 enjoy this and other gems by bill. Download cd preorder form download pdf download production sponsor form. Billy strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine. Billy strayhorn songs download billy strayhorn new songs list. Washington inherits the chair once held by the late drummer billy higgins.
Original jazz classics ojc462, ojccd4622 the cedar walton trio, quartet and quintet cedar. Billy strayhorn jazz scholarship music institute of chicago. Albums include eastern rebellion, mobius, and cedar. You can buy album one flight down 2006 cedar walton. He is a graduate of perkins school of theology, southern methodist university, and has served as an associate editor for parables, etc. Our site is dedicated to the new music industry a surround music. Here you can buy and download music mp3 cedar walton. Set ii a flurry of pianists and guitarist john pizzarelli put an exclamation point on the allstar concert. Strayhorn serves as pastor of first united methodist church, joshua, texas.
Cedar walton one flight down full album 2006 bernies. He has published a number of sermons and articles in preaching magazine, dynamic preaching. The albums highlight, however, is a threesong medley of billy strayhorn tunes on which walton displays the full depth of his artistry and subtle command at the keyboard, even adding a touch of lightness to the melancholy lush life. Gravely ill at birth and born into an impoverished family, he wasnt expected to survive. Find cedar walton discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. January 17, 1934 august 19, 20 was an american hard bop jazz pianist. Set iii the anniversary concert featured offerings by randy weston, karrin allyson, cedar walton and more. Cedar walton follows with a favorite recorded by mcpartland on more than one occasion, billy strayhorns daydream. If you are familiar with the jazz composition, take the a train, then you know something about not only duke ellington, but also billy sweet pea strayhorn, its composer. The pentagon is an album by pianist cedar walton recorded in 1976 and released on the japanese east wind label. Il joue surtout en quartet soit avec le trompettiste kenny dorham, ou. Leon konitz october, 1927 april 15, 2020 was an american composer and alto saxophonist.