On TV today, Oscar Peterson on ‘Jazz 625’ (1964)
October 1, 1964 - if in England, you do not want to miss the Oscar Peterson Trio - that is Oscar Peterson (p), Ray Brown (b), Ed Thigpen (d) - at "Jazz 25" on the BBC, hosted by Flora Purim
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Flora Purim records ‘500 Miles High’ live at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1974)
Flora Purim's '500 Miles High' is a live album recorded on July 6, 1974 at the Montreux Jazz Festival and released the same year by Milestone.Track Listing : 1.O Cantador (Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta) - 05:09 . 2.Bridge (Flora Purim) - 01:45…
Three Concerts with Anthony Jackson
Bassist (and contra bassist) extraordinaire, Anthony Jackson, who turns 69 today - Happy Birthday - has been for almost 50 years a "top session bassist".Very much in demand, Anthony has played on numerous albums and behind the greatest…
Flora Purim records her sixth album ‘Encounter’ with Airto Moreira, Hermeto Pascoal et…
Flora Purim's 'Encounter' is her sixth album recorded between April 1976 and February 1977 and released in 1977 By Milestone.Track Listing : 1.Windows (Chick Corea) - 05:37 . 2.Latinas (Hermeto Pascoal) - 03:42 . 3.Uri (The Wind) (Googie…
George Duke records ‘A Brazilian Love Affair’ with Flora Purim, Milton Nascimento and…
George Duke's 'Duke' is an album released on March 29, 2005 by Bizarre Planet Entertainment.Track Listing : 1.Trust (George Duke) - 05:04 . 2.I Wanna Know (George Duke) - 05:32 . 3.Superwoman (Stevie Wonder) - 05:59 . 4.No One (George…
Airto Moreira records ‘Free’ for CTI with George Benson, Keith Jarrett et al (1972)
Airto Moreira's 'Free' is an album recorded March 23 and April 12, 13 & 20, 1972 with among others George Benson and Keith Jarrett and released the same year by CTI.Track Listing : 1.Return To Forever (Chick Corea) - 10:17 . 2.Flora'S…
This week In Jazz Legends 12/52
Antonio Sanchez, Chick Corea, Jack De Johnette, Herbie Hancock , Eliane Elias, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Gil Evans, Dave Holland, IrakereThey are the "Jazz Legends" performers selected among…
This week In Jazz Legends 10/52
Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham, Sonny Rollins, Ernestine Anderson, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Buddy Rich & His Orchestra, Freddie Hubbard, Les Mccann & Eddie Harris, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Stan…
Happy Birthday Flora Purim. ‘Pure Rhythm’
This day (March 6, 1942), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is born Flora Purim a Brazilian jazz singer.Tracklist : w/ Airto Moreira Live . w/ United Nation All Star Orchestra Esquinas . w/ Airto Moreira @ Telluride Jazz Festival . w/ Elaine…
Flora Purim records with Joe Henderson, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Airto Moreira et al,…
Flora Purim's 'Butterfly Dreams' is her second album recorded in December 1973 with Joe Henderson, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Airto Moreira & more and released in 1974 by Milestone.Track Listing : 1.Dr. Jive (Part I) (Stanley…
This week In Jazz Legends 49/52
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Abdullah Ibrahim, Carlos Ward, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Stan Getz, Flora Purim, Dave Brubeck, Benny Goodman, Wes Montgomery, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Miroslav Vitous, Thelonious…
Happy Birthday Miroslav Vitous. ‘Vitous’Virtuosity’
This day (December 6, 1947), in Prague, Czechoslovakia, is born Miroslav Vitousa Czech jazz bassist.Tracklist : My Romance (2019) . w/ Adam Pieronczyk (2018) . w/Jiří Stivín - Jazzinec (2016) . improvisation #1l (2015) . w/ Project Q -…
Columbia publish Santana’s fifth album : ‘Welcome’ featuring John McLaughlin,…
Santana's 'Welcome' is the fifth studio album by . Released on November 9, 1973 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Going Home (Antonín Dvorák, Alice Coltrane, Santana Band) - 04:11 . 2.Love, Devotion & Surrender (Richard Kermode, Carlos…
Polydor publish Return to Forever’s second album : ‘Light as a Feather’ (1972)
Return to Forever's 'Light as a Feather' is their second studio album, led by pianist Chick Corea and released in November 1972 by Polydor.Track Listing : 1.You'Re Everything (Chick Corea, Neville Potter) - 05:11 . 2.Light As A Feather…
Dizzy Gillespie plays in Berlin (1980)
November 4, 1980 - Dizzy Gillespie plays with Claudio Roditti (flh), James Moody (ts), Arturo Sandoval (tp), Pablo Watkins (tb), Paquito d'Riviera (as, cl), Danilo Perez (p), Airto Moreira (perc), Flora Purim (voc) and more at the…
CBS publish Santana’s sixth studio album : ‘Borboletta’ (1974)
Santana's 'Borboletta' is their sixth studio album released in October 1974 by CBS.Track Listing : 1.Spring Manifestations (Airto Moreira, Flora Purim) - 01:05 . 2.Canto De Los Flores (Tom Coster, Santana Band) - 03:39 . 3.Life Is Anew…
Openings (and Closings)
From 'Open Your Eyes You Can Fly' to 'Open Up The Doghouse' , we have mixed 19 'Jazz and Latin' tunes around the theme of 'Openings (and Closings)'. It has Joanie Sommers, Dean Martin, Paulo Fresu, Richard Galliano & Jan Landgren,…