Friday, November 29, 2013
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Friday, November 8, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Mark Douglas - Trading in the Zone
"Accepting the risk means accepting the consequences of your trades without emotional discomfort or fear. This means that you must learn how to think about trading and your relationship with the markets in such a way that the possibility of being wrong, losing, missing out, or leaving money on the table doesn't cause your mental defense mechanisms to kick in and take you out of the opportunity flow."
Excerpt:
A probabilistic mind-set pertaining to trading consists of five fundamental truths.
1. Anything can happen.
2. You don't need to know what is going to happen next in order to make money.
3. There is a random distribution between wins and losses for any given set of variables that define an edge.
4. An edge is nothing more than an indication of a higher probability of one thing happening over another.
5. Every moment in the market is unique.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Joe Pass - An Evening With Joe Pass (2004)
Chapters:
01. Opening [5:29]
02. Rehearsal [8:03]
03. Interview With Joe [4:22]
04. Right Hand Technique [:50]
05. Accompanying Other Musicians [6:08]
06. Playing With Piano Players [4:46]
07. The Concert [1:31]
08. "Satin Doll" [7:37]
09. "You Don't Know What Love Is" [5:55]
10. "Stella by Starlight" [2:46]
11. A Lesson With Joe [18:23]
12. "Joe's Blues" [8:30]
13. "All the Things You Are" [6:50]
14. "Solo Piece" [3:00]
15. Conclusion [2:33]
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Miles Davis - Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (2004)
Tracklist
01. So What
02. Call it Anything
03. Jungle Strut
04. Moja Pt.1
05. Woodstock
06. Bitches Brew
07. Miles Runs the Voodoo down
08. Spanish Key
09. Pharaoh's Dance
10. Black Satin
11. On the Corner
12. On the Corner
13. What I Say
14. Shut off the Light
15. Machine Gun
16. He Was a Big Freak
17. Right Off
18. Willie Nelson
19. Life
20. Bordello Blues
Personnel: Isle of Wight performance by: Miles Davis (trumpet), Gary Bartz (soprano saxophone), Chick Corea (piano), Keith Jarrett (organ), Dave Holland (electric bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums), Airto Moreira (percussion)
Featured interviews with the band plus Carlos Santana, James Mtume, Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, Stanley Crouch, Dave Liebman, Joni Mitchell, Paul Buckmaster, Bob Belden, Pete Cosey
Friday, October 4, 2013
Gary Moore & The Midnight Blues Band - Live At Montreux 1990
Tracks (1990)
1. Oh Pretty Woman
2. Walking By Myself
3. The Stumble
4. All Your Love
5. Midnight Blues
6. Don't Love Me
7. Still Got The Blues
8. Texas Strut
9. Moving On
10. Too Tired
11. Cold, Cold Feeling
12. Further On Up The Road
13. Stop Messing Around
14. Blues Is Alright
15. The Messiah Will Come Again
Bonus tracks (1997)
1. Out In The Fields
2. Over The Hills And Far Away
3. Parisienne Walkways
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Jazz Crusaders - New Morning The Paris Concert
Artists
- Wayne Henderson: Trombone, Vocals
- Jean Toussaint: Sax
- Tony Remy: Guitar
- David Huges: Bass
- Christian Vaughn: Piano
- Tony Mason: Drums
- Jean Carne (guest): Vocals
Tracklist
1. Stomp & Buck Danse [16:15]
2. Eleanor Rigby [16:42]
3. Keep That Same Old Feeling [12:51]
4. What You Won't Do for Love Way Back Home - Outro [1:32]
5. Always There [4:37]
6. Street Life [11:20]
7. Don't Let It Go to Your Head [2:44]
8. Closer Than Close [14:51]
9. Way Back Home - Finale [18:31]
George Benson - Live At Montreux 1986
Tracklist
01. Feel Like Making Love
02. Off Broadway
03. Weekend In L.A.
04. Omar's Tune
05. Lady Love Me (One More Time)
06. Love Ballad
07. Moody's Mood
08. Beyond The Sea
09. Affirmation
10. My Latin Brother
11. Love x Love
12. In Your Eyes
13. The Greatest Love Of All
14. 20/20
15. Never Give Up On A Good Thing
16. Turn Your Love Around
17. Take Five
18. On Broadway
John Coltrane / Ben Webster / Sonny Rollins / Charles Lloyd - Four Tenors
Artists
John Coltrane Quartet:
- McCoy Tyner: Piano
- John Coltrane: Tenor Sax
- Jimmy Garrison: Bass
- Elvin Jones: Drums
Ben Webster Quartet:
- Ben Webster: Tenor Sax
- Vince Guaraldi: Piano
- Monty Budwig: Bass
- Colin Bailey: Drums
- Jimmy Witherspoon: Vocals
Sonny Rollins Quartet:
- Sonny Rollins: Tenor Sax
- Bob Cranshaw: Bass
- Jim Hall: Guitar
- Ben Riley: Drums
Charles Lloyd Quartet:
- Keith Jarrett: Piano
- Charles Lloyd: Tenor Sax
- Ron McClure: Bass
- Jack DeJohnette: Drums
Tracklist
John Coltrane Quartet:
01. Afro Blue [9:06]
02. Alabama [5:55]
03. Impressions [14:00]
Ben Webster Quartet:
04. Times Getting Tougher [2:08]
05. 'Tain't Nobody's Business [3:54]
06. Cottontail [4:15]
07. Chelsea Bridge [5:14]
08. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town [2:45]
09. Roll 'Em [2:15]
10. Ben's Little Scheme [2:41]
Sonny Rollins Quartet:
11. The Bridge [5:16]
12. God Bless the Child [5:54]
13. If Ever I Would Leave You [10:50]
Charles Lloyd Quartet:
14. Love Ship [6:36]
15. Tagore / Passing Through [12:00]
16. Forest Flower [8:26]
Norman Granz` Jazz In Montreux - Tommy Flanagan Trio `77
Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie - Ella Meets Count Live
Tracklist
01. Introduction
02. Please Don`t Talk About Me When I`m Gone
03. Sweet Georgia Brown
04. Some Other Spring
05. Make Me Rainbows
06. After You`ve Gone
07. Round Midnight
08. Dindi
09. Fine & Mellow
10. (I Don`t Stand) - A Ghost Of A Chance With Yo
11. Flying Home
12. You`ve Changed
13. Honeysuckle Rose
14. St. Louis Blues
15. A Tisket, A Tasket
16. I`ve Got A Crush On You
17. The Lonesome Road - Duet with Andy Williams
18. In Harmony Together (Instrumental)
Earth Wind & Fire - Funky Wonderland
DeJohnette, Metheny, Holland, Hancock - Parallel Realities Live
Artists
Jack DeJohnette - cymbals, drums, keyboards, bass
Herbie Hancock - piano, keyboards
Dave Holland - alectric and acoustic bass
Pat Metheny - acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, orchestration
Tracklist
01. Shadow Dance: Written by Dave Holland [15:30]
02. Indigo Dreamscapes: Written by Jack DeJohnette [7:03]
03. 9 Over Reggae: Written by Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny [7:35]
04. Solar: Written by Miles Davis [13:09]
05. Silver Hollow: Written by Jack DeJohnette [8:25]
06. The Good Life: Written by Ornette Coleman [6:08]
07. Blue: Written by Jack DeJohnette [7:02]
08. Eye Of The Hurricane: Written by Herbie Hancock [15:30]
09. The Bat: Written by Pat Metheny [8:25]
10. Cantaloupe Island: Written by Herbie Hancock [9:42]
Dee Dee Bridgewater Live In Antibes And Juan-Les-Pins
Charles Mingus - Epitaph
Tracklist
01. Introduction [7:06]
02. Main Score: Part One [7:28]
03. Percussion Discussion [8:45]
04. Main Score: Part Two [5:12]
05. Started Melody [11:57]
06. The Soul [3:25]
07. Ballad (In Other Words, I Am Three) [9:51]
08. Moods in Mambo [4:31]
09. Self Portrait/Chill of Death [11:35]
10. O.P. (Oscar Pettiford) [2:28]
11. Please Don't Come Back From the Moon [9:49]
12. Monk, Bunk & Vice Versa (Osmotin) [3:18]
13. Peggy's Blue Skylight [4:10]
14. Wolverine Blues [6:23]
15. The Children's Hour of Dream [9:25]
16. Freedom [7:28]
17. Interlude (The Underdog Rising) [5:31]
18. Better Get It in Your Soul [9:50]
19. Noon Night [4:42]
20. Main Score Reprise [6:31]
David Murray & Black Saint Quartet - Live In Berlin
Gary Moore - Blues For Jimi 2007
Personnel
Gary Moore - Guitar,Vocals
Dave Bronze - Bass
Darrin Mooney - Drums
SPECIAL GUEST:
Billy Cox - Bass,Vocals
Mitch Mitchell - Drums
Tracklist
1. Purple Haze 4:16
2. Manic Depression 3:47
3. Foxy Lady 6:14
4. The Wind Cries Mary 4:19
5. I Don't Live Today 5:57
6. My Angel 0:53
7. Angel 5:15
8. Fire 5:38
9. Red House 11:29
10. Stone Free 5:45
11. Hey Joe 9:35
12. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 10:13
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Art Farmer - Jazz At The Smithsonian
All-Star Swing Festival
Featuring Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Hackett, Earl Hines, and Arvell Shaw
1. OH! LADY BE GOOD Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie
2. C JAM BLUES Duke Ellington
3. IT DON'T MEAN A THING Duke Ellington
4. GOODY, GOODY Ella Fitzgerald
5. BODY AND SOUL Ella Fitzgerald
6. JUMPIN' AT THE WOODSIDE Count Basie
7. AVALON Benny Goodman Quartet
8. MOONGLOW Benny Goodman Quartet
9. DING DONG DADDY Benny Goodman Quartet
10. SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH Doc Severinsen
11. BLUEBERRY HILL Bobby Hackett
12. BASIN STREET BLUES Dizzy Gillespie
13. STRUTTIN' WITH SOME BARBEQUE Ensemble
14. MACK THE KNIFE Ensemble
15. HELLO DOLLY (revised) Ella Fitzgerald
16. ONE O'CLOCK JUMP (end titles) Ensemble
Ahmad Jamal Trio - Live At The Munich Philharmonie
Charles Mingus - Mingus In Greenwich Village
Artists
- Charles Mingus: Bass
- Dannie Richmond: Drums
- Walter Bishop: Piano
- John Gilmore: Sax
- Charles McPherson: Sax
- Lonnie Hillyer: Trumpet
Tracklist
01. All The Things You Are
02. Take The A Train
03. Secret Love
Bobby Womack - Soul Seduction Supreme
Bonnie Raitt - Live at Montreux 1977
Tracklist
Live At Montreux 1977:
1. Under the Falling Sky [5:06]
2. Walk Out the Front Door [4:12]
3. Good Enough [3:22]
4. Nothing Seems to Matter [5:57]
5. Love Me Like a Man [6:15]
6. Give It Up, or Let Me Go [6:05]
7. Women Be Wise [4:17]
8. I Thought I was a Child [4:27]
9. Home [3:28]
1. Sugar Mama [5:33]
11. Runaway [5:51]
Live At Montreux 1991:
1. Papa Come Quick [2:39]
2. Good Man, Good Woman [4:36]
3. Three Time Loser [5:09]
3. Think [5:47]
Dave Brubeck: Take Five In A Quarter
David Murray Quartet - Live At The Village Vanguard
Lena Horne - An Evening With Lena Horne
Artists
- Lena Horne
- Count Basie & His Orchestra (guest)
- Lena Horne Quintet:
Donald Harrison Jr./ Tenor Saxophone
Mike Renzi/ Piano, Synthesizer
Rodney Jones/ Guitar
Ben Brown/ Bass
Akira Tana/ Drums
Tracklist
01. Come Runnin' [3:10]
02. I'll Always Leave the Door a Little Open [3:45]
03. I've Got to Have You [4:24]
04. Maybe [2:50]
05. Something to Live For [5:14]
06. Just Squeeze Me [2:27]
07. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me [4:14]
08. April in Paris [3:34]
09. Jumpin' at the Woodside [3:09]
10. I've Got the World on a String [5:00]
11. Yesterday, When I Was Young [5:38]
12. How's Your Romance? [1:51]
13. Why Shouldn't I? [2:58]
14. Ours [2:54]
15. Just One of Those Things [3:26]
16. We'll Be Together Again [4:59]
17. Hey, Old Friend [3:03]
18. Watch What Happens [3:13]
19. Lady Is a Tramp [3:46]
Grover Washington, Jr in Concert - Standing Room Only 1990
Masters Of Jazz: Sarah Vaughan - The Divine One
The Jazz Channel Presents - Earl Klugh
Tracklist
01. Introduction; Wiggle [8:40]
02. Living Inside Your Love [6:36]
03. Wind And The Sea [5:08]
04. Rayna [5:07]
05. Midnight In San Juan [5:19]
06. Take It From The Top [4:19]
07. Private Affair [4:34]
08. Whispers And Promises [5:27]
09. Tropical Legs [5:36]
10. Mount Airy Road [7:07]
11. Last Song [4:38]
12. Dr. Macumba [10:23]
Stanley Turrentine - In Concert
Artists
- Stanley Turrentine: Tenor Sax
- Bob Fox: Keyboards
- Scott Ambush: Bass
- Dave Stryker: Guitar
- Scott Peker: Drums
Tracklist
01. Sugar [9:48]
02. Oop Bop Sh'bam (excerpt) - James Moody With Dizzy Gillespie [1:32]
03. La Place [6:02]
04. Indian Summer (excerpt) - Coleman Hawkins [5:36]
05. My Romance [7:08]
06. Salt Song [12:28]
07. Gibraltar [3:59]
08. Impressions (excerpt) - John Coltrane With McCoy Tyner [1:50]
09. Impressions [9:08]
10. Credits [:55]
Norman Granz Jazz In Montreux - Milt Jackson & Ray Brown '77
Norman Granz Jazz In Montreux: Oscar Peterson - Solo '75
Tracklist
01. Presentation by Nat Hentoff [2:40]
02. I Wished on the Moon [4:16]
03. Mirage [2:50]
04. The More I See You [4:56]
05. Indiana [4:23]
06. At Long Last Love [4:16]
07. Medley: Take the A Train/Don't Get Around Much Any More/In a Sentimental Mood/I'm Beginning to See the Light/Satin Doll/Lady of the Lavender Mist/Caravan [9:48]
08. Cubano Chant [5:28]
09. Eight Bar Boogie Blues [6:03]
10. If I Had You [5:30]
Norman Granz Jazz In Montreux - Roy Eldridge '77
Artists
- Roy Eldridge: Trumpet
- Oscar Peterson: Piano
- Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen: Bass
- Bobby Durham: Drums
Tracklist
1. Nat Hentoff Presentation [1:00]
2. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea [9:25]
3. Blues [6:58]
4. I Surrender Dear [10:51]
5. Dale's Wail [9:02]
6. Perdido [8:25]
7. Bye Bye Blackbird [8:20]
Stan Getz And Chet Baker - Live In Stockholm 1983
Artists
- Stan Getz: tenor sax
- Chet Baker: trumpet, vocals
- Jim McNeely: piano
- George Mraz: bass
- Victor Lewis: drums
Tracklist
01. We'll Be Together Again (Fisher-Laine) 8:03
02. I'll Remember April (DePaul- Johnston-Raye) 11:41
03. Just Friends (Klenner-Lewis) 8:42
04. My Funny Valentine(Rodgers-Hart) 8:33
05. Sippin' At Bells (Miles Davis) 9:04
06. Blood Count (Billy Strayhorn) 5:25
07. Milestones (Miles Davis) 9:44
08. Airegin (Sonny Rollins) 9:04
09. Dear Old Stockholm (Traditional) 5:50
10. Line For Lyons (Gerry Mulligan) 2:04
Blue Note - A Story Of Modern Jazz
Artists
- Bob Belden
- Joachim Ernst Berendt
- Art Blakey
- Ron Carter
- John Coltrane
- Bob Cranshaw
- Lou Donaldson
- Dexter Gordon
- Lorraine Gordon
- Johnny Griffin
- Herbie Hancock
- Freddie Hubbard
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- J.J. Johnson
- Taj Mahal
- Gil Melle
- Brigitte Mira
- Thelonious Monk
- Bud Powell
- André Previn
- Max Roach
- Sonny Rollins
- Carlos Santana
- Horace Silver
- Jimmy Smith
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Cassandra Wilson
Chapters:
01. Founding Blue Note Records [8:57]
02. Escaping Pre-War Germany [4:50]
03. Building up the Label [7:33]
04. "It Must Schwing!" [9:48]
05. Jazz Visionaries [6:38]
06. Producing Records [6:47]
07. Sampling Blue Note [5:41]
08. Jazz Photography [6:39]
09. Development Over Decades [8:42]
10. The Characteristic Artwork [3:02]
11. Europe's Recognition of Jazz [8:25]
12. The Black "Sound" [8:16]
13. An Era Ends [1:57]
14. Credits [3:13]
Celebration Of The Blues - The Stars Singing Blues
1. Angelique Kidjo: Zelie
2. Mavis Staples: See That my Grave Is Kept Clean
3. David "Honeyboy" Edwards: Gambli' Man
4. Keb Mo: Love In Vain
5. Odetta: Jim Grow Blues
6. Natalie Cole: St.Louis Blues
7. James "Blood" Ulmer et Alison Krauss: Sittin' On The Top Of The World
8. Ruth Brown,Mavis Staples et Natalie Cole: Men Are Like Street Cars
9. Buddy Guy: Can't Be Sastified
10. India Arie: Strange Fruit
11. Macy Gray: Hound Dog
12. Larry Johnson: Hear The Angles Singing
13. John Fogerty: Midnight Special
14. Clarence "Gatemounth" Brown: Okie Dokie Stomp
15. Bonnie Raitt: Coming Home
16. Steve Tyler et Joe Perry: I'mA King Bee
17. David Johansen: Killing Floor
18. Shemekia Copeland: I Pity The Floor
19. The Neville Brothers: Big Chief
20. SalomonBurke: Down In The Valley
21. Buddy Guy: Red House
22. Buddy Guy et Angelique Kidjo: Voodoo Child
23. Churk D.: Boom Boom
24. B.B.King: StweetSixteen
25. B.B.King et Bonnie Raitt: Paying The Cost To Be The Boss
Charles Lloyd - Live In Montreal
Artists
- Charles Lloyd: Tenor Saxophone, Flute
- Geri Allen: Piano
- John Abercrombie: Guitar
- Marc Johnson: Bass
- Billy Hart: Drums
Tracklist
01. Miss Jessye
02. The Monk and The Mermaid
03. Sweet Georgia Bright
04. Lotus Blossom
05. Lady Day
06. Little Peace
07. Zoltan
08. The Water is Wide
09. Georgia
10. The Prayer
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Eric Dolphy: In Europe 1961-1964
Artists:
Eric Dolphy Quintet
- Eric Dolphy: Alto Sax
- Benny Bailey: Trumpet
- Pepsy Auer: Piano
- George Joyner: Bass
- Buster Smith: Drums
Charles Mingus Sextet (guest)
- Charles Mingus: Bass
- Dannie Richmond: Drums
- Eric Dolphy: Alto Sax, Clarinet
- Clifford Jordan: Keyboards
- Johnny Coles: Trumpet
- Jaki Byard: Piano
Tracklist
Messenhalle, Berlin, August 30, 1961
01. Geewee [Eric Dolphy Quintet]
02. God Bless the Child [Eric Dolphy Quintet]
03. Blues in the Closet [Eric Dolphy Quintet]
04. Blues Improvisation [Eric Dolphy Quintet]
University Aula, Oslo, Norway, April 12, 1964
01. So Long Eric [Charles Mingus Sextet]
02. Orange was the Colour of her Dress, then Blue Silk [Charles Mingus Sextet]
03. Ow! [Charles Mingus Sextet]
04. Take the A Train [Charles Mingus Sextet]
Duke Ellington - London Concert 1964
Tracklist:
Recorded Live In London, February 20, 1964
01. Perdido
02. Caravan
03. Isfahan
04. The Opener
05. A Tone Parallel to Harlem
06. Take the
07. Banquet
08. Skillipoop
09. Little African Flower
10. Kinda Dukish & Rockin' in Rhythm
Recorded Live In Zurich, Switzerland, September 1959
01. Satin Doll
02. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
03. Basin Street Blues
04. Diminuendo in Blue
Herbie Hancock Trio - Hurricane!
Artists
- Herbie Hancock: Keyboards
- Ron Carter: Bass
- Billy Cobham: Drums
Tracklist
01. "Eye of the Hurricane" [:26]
02. Piano Solo [2:52]
03. Piano/Drums Interplay [:30]
04. Drum Solo [1:54]
05. End Melody [:48]
06. "First Trip" [1:18]
07. Piano Solo [3:49]
08. Bass Solo [2:03]
09. Piano Solo [:32]
10. Drum Solo [:32]
11. End Melody [1:30]
12. "Willow Weep for Me" Solo Bass Introduction [1:05]
13. Bass Melody [1:55]
14. Bass Solo [2:44]
15. End Melody & Cadenza [1:52]
16. "Dolphin Dance" Solo Piano Introduction [2:03]
17. Piano Main Theme [1:43]
18. Piano Solo [1:58]
19. Melody & Solo [2:28]
20. End Melody & Cadenza [2:04]
21. "Ili's Treasure" Drum Solo: Brushes [:48]
22. Sticks [1:21]
23. Cymbals [:41]
24. Snare & Toms [1:18]
25. "Princess" [3:08]
26. Bass Enters [5:57]
27. Finale [3:21]
28. "Walking" [:28]
29. Piano Solo [2:34]
30. Bass & Drum Solo [:51]
31. Bass Solo [1:49]
32. Trio Interlude [:36]
33. Drums & Piano [:51]
34. End Melody [:32]
35. End Credits [1:12]
36. V.I.E.W. VVCC Message [1:44]
One Night with Blue Note - All-Star Reunion Concert
Tracklist
1. Cantaloupe Island (Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams)
2. Recorda-me (Hubbard, Henderson, Hancock, Carter, Williams, Bobby Hutcherson)
3. Little B’s Poem (Hutcherson, Hancock, Carter, Williams, James Newton)
4. Bouquet (Hancock, Carter, Hutcherson)
5. Jumpin’ Jack (Stanley Jordan)
6. Summertime (Grover Washington Jr., Kenny Burrell, Reggie Workman, Grady Tate)
7. Moanin’ (Hubbard, Johnny Griffin, Curtis Fuller, Walter Davis Jr., Workman, Art Blakey)
8. Sweet and Lovely (McCoy Tyner)
9. Appointment in Ghana (Woody Shaw, Jackie McLean, Tyner, Cecil McBee, Jack DeJohnette)
10. Tone Poem (Charles Lloyd, Michel Petrucciani, McBee, DeJohnette)
11. Blues Walk (Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Smith, Burrell, Tate)
12. Jumpin' the Blues (Stanley Turrentine, Smith, Burrell, Tate)
13. Scratch My Back (Turrentine, Smith, Burrell, Tate)
14. Pontos Cantados (Cecil Taylor)
Louis Armstrong - Live in Australia 1964
Artists:
- Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet)
- Jewel Brown (vocals)
- Joe Darensbourg (clarinet, percussion)
- Trummy Young (trombone, vocals, percussion)
- Billy Kyle (piano)
- Arvell Shaw (bass)
- Danny Barcelona (drums)
Tracklist:
01. When It's Sleepy Time Down South [3:33]
02. Now You Has Jazz [6:18]
03. High Society [2:56]
04. Basin Street Blues [6:33]
05. Perdido [3:20]
06. Blueberry Hill [3:28]
07. How High the Moon [6:56]
08. Mack the Knife [3:47]
09. Sweet Georgia Brown [4:03]
10. Did You Hear About Jerry [5:04]
11. I Left My Heart in San Francisco [3:37]
12. When the Saints Go Marching In [4:33]
Monday, September 30, 2013
Hank Jones & Ron Carter – Great Jazz In Kobe ’96
Artists:
Hank Jones - Piano
Jimmy Smith - Drums
Santi Debriano - Bass
Shigeko Suzuki special guest - Vocal
Ron Carter - Bass
Lewis Nash - Drums
Stephen Scott - Piano
Steve Kroon - Percussion
Tracklist:
Dream Duo
01.`Round Midnight
02.Polka Dots And Moonbeams
Great Jazz Trio Again
03.Blue Monk
04.A Night In Tunisia
Hank Jones Trio
05.Speak Low
06.On Green Dolphin Street
07.Body And Soul
08.What's New
Hank Jones Trio With Suzuki
09.It's All Right With Me
Ron Carter Quartet
10.Blues For D.P.
11.Mr.Bow-Tie
12.Cut And Paste
13.Bag's Groove
Session Greats
14.Satin Doll
15.Take The 'A' Train
16.(All Members Session)
Sonny Rollins Quartet - Jazz Jamboree 1980
Artists:
- Sonny Rollins: Tenor Sax
- Mark Soskin: Piano
- Jerome Harris: Electric Bass
- Al Foster: Drums
- Walter Davis Jr.: Piano
- Yoshiaki Masuo: Guitar
- Bob Cranshaw: Bass
- David Lee: Drums
Tracklist:
01. Keep Hold of Yourself [19:34]
02. Little Lu [19:05]
Live in Laren, Netherlands, 1973
01. There's No Greater Love [15:59]
02. Don't Stop the Carnival [6:23]
03. Alfie's Theme [11:08]
04. St. Thomas [4:10]
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Eric Dolphy - Stockholm 1964 & Antibes 1960
Artists:
Eric Dolphy
Charles Mingus Sextet:
Charles Mingus: Bass
Booker Ervin: Tenor Sax
Dannie Richmond: Drums
Eric Dolphy: Alto Sax, Clarinet
Clifford Jordan: Tenor Sax
Johnny Coles: Trumpet
Jaki Byard: Piano
Ted Curson: Trumpet
Bud Powell: Piano
Tracklist:
Filmed In Stockholm, Sweden, April 13, 1964
01. So Long Eric (First version)
02. So Long Eric (Second version)
03. Meditations
Filmed At The Juan-Les-Pins Jazz Festival, Antibes, France, July 13, 1960
01. I'll Remember April
Dinah Washington - Swing Era
Artists:
- Dinah Washington
- Martha Davis (guest)
- Ruth Brown (guest)
- Faye Adams (guest)
- Dorothy Dandridge (guest)
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe (guest)
- Mabel Lee (guest)
- June Richmond (guest)
- Vanita Smythe (guest)
- Edna Mae Harris (guest)
Tracklist:
01. Dinah Washington: Only a Moment Ago [3:03]
02. Dinah Washington: Such a Night [2:32]
03. Dinah Washington: I Don't Hurt Anymore [2:30]
04. Dinah Washington: My Lean Baby [1:24]
05. Martha Davis: Martha's Boogie [2:56]
06. Martha Davis: We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye [2:21]
07. Martha Davis: Vipity Vop [2:27]
08. Martha Davis: Goodbye [3:06]
09. Ruth Brown: Oh What a Dream/Raining Teardrops From My Eyes [5:58]
10. Ruth Brown: Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean [1:55]
11. Ruth Brown: Have a Good Time [3:09]
12. Faye Adams: Everyday [1:56]
13. Faye Adams: Somebody Somewhere [2:28]
14. Dorothy Dandridge: Zoot Suit [2:41]
15. Dorothy Dandridge: A Jig in the Jungle [2:25]
16. Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Lonesome Road [2:29]
17. Mabel Lee: Chicken Shack Shuffle [2:29]
18. Mabel Lee: The Cat Can't Dance [2:36]
19. June Richmond: Hey Lawdy Mama [2:31]
20. June Richmond: Mr. Jackson From Jacksonville [2:22]
21. Vanita Smythe: They Raided the Joint [2:42]
22. Edna Mae Harris: Taint No Good [2:56]
Swing Era Dizzy Gillespie - Jivin' in Be-Bop
Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
- Dizzy Gillespie
- John Lewis
- Milt Jackson
- Ray Brown
- Helen Humes
- Kenny Hagood
Tracklist:
01. Salt Peanuts [3:17]
02. Be Bab A Lee'ba [2:34]
03. Oop Bop Sh'bam [5:07]
04. Shaw 'Nuff [2:47]
05. I Waited for You [2:52]
06. Hubba-Hubba Blues [2:20]
07. Night in Tunisia [2:47]
08. Crazy About a Man [2:28]
09. One Bass Hit [2:40]
10. Boogie in C [2:32]
11. Dynamo A [2:36]
12. Ornithology [2:33]
13. He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped [2:50]
14. Grosvenor's Square [2:32]
15. Things to Come [2:42]
16. Ray's Idea [2:20]
17. Bag's Boogie [2:26]
18. Hubba-Hubba Blues [2:42]
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Keith Jarrett Trio - Live At Open Theater East
The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock
1. Fascinating Rhythm
2. St. Louis Blues
3. Cotton Tail
4. Blueberry Rhyme
5. The Man I Love
6. Here Come De Honey Man
7. Cantaloupe Island
8. One Finger Snap
9. Maiden Voyage
Oscar Peterson - A Night In Vienna
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Ulf Wakenius – guitar
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass
- Martin Drew – drums
- Intro – 0:58
- Night Time – 8:35
- When Summer Comes – 7:10
- Cakewalk – 8:31
- Requiem – 8:49
- Wheatland – 9:19
- The Backyard Blues – 8:13
- Satin Doll – 9:48
- Sweet Georgia Brown – 8:23
- Hymn to Freedom – 7:56
Oscar Peterson Trio - The Berlin Concert
Piano - Oscar Peterson
Bass - Niels-Henning Oersted Pedersen
Drums - Martin Drew
1. Salute to Bach (J.S. Bach / Oscar Peterson)
2. Who Can I Turn To (A. Newley)
3. Blues Etude (Oscar Peterson)
4. Yours Is My Heart Alone (Franz Lhar)
5. Falling In Love With La Belle Province (Oscar Peterson)
6. Nigerian Marketplace (Oscar Peterson)
7. Cakewalk (Oscar Peterson)
8. Skylark - My Foolish Heart (Oscar Peterson)
9. Perdido (Duke Ellington)
10. Caravan (G. Trull)
Jazz Icons: Cannonball Adderley - Live in '63
Herbie Hancock/Ron Carter/Billy Cobham - World Of Rhythm Live In Lugano 1983
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Jazz Icons - Dexter Gordon Live In '63 & '64
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - Live in Montreux 1977
Ella Fitzgerald - First Lady Of Jazz (1974)
Tommy Flanagan - piano
Roy Eldridge - trumpet
Eddi "Lockjaw" Davis - sax
Joe Pass - guitar
Keter Betts - bass
Bobby Durlam - drums
1. (I Can Give You) Anything But Love
2. It Don't Mean a Thing
3. White Chick
4. The Man I Love
5. Mr. Paganini
6. How High is the Moon
7. Like A Soft Wind
8. Some of these Days
9. Baby Ain't I Good To You
10. C-Jam Blues
Ella Fitzgerald - Live At Montreux 1969
Ella Fitzgerald, vocals;
Tommy Flanagan, piano;
Frank De La Rosa, bass;
Ed Thigpen, drums.
1. Give Me The Simple Life
2. This Girl's In Love With You
3. I Won't Dance
4. A Place For Lovers
5. That Old Black Magic
6. Useless Landscape
7. I Love You Madly
8. Trouble Is A Man
9. A Man And A Woman
10. Sunshine Of Your Love
11. Well Alright Okay You Win
12. Hey Jude
13. Scat Medley
14. A House Is Not A Home
Dexter Gordon Quartet - Live in Iowa 1979
Jazz Icons: Wes Montgomery - Live In '65 (2007)
Jazz Icons Wes Montgomery - Live In '65_1
Jazz Icons Wes Montgomery - Live In '65_2
Artists:
Holland 1965
- Wes Montgomery (Guitar)
- Pim Jacobs (Piano)
- Ruud Jacobs (Bass)
- Han Bennink (Drums)
Belgium 1965
- Wes Montgomery (Guitar)
- Arthur Harper (Bass)
- Harold Mabern (Piano)
- Jimmy Lovelace (Drums)
England 1965
- Wes Montgomery (Guitar)
- Rick Laird (Bass)
- Stan Tracey (Piano)
- Jackie Dougan (Drums)
Tracklist:
Holland 1965
01. I Love Blues [5:52]
02. Nica's Dream [8:45]
03. The End of a Love Affair (Rehearsal) [6:27]
04. The End of a Love Affair [8:18]
Belgium 1965
05. Impressions [3:31]
06. Twisted Blues [5:27]
07. Here's That Rainy Day [7:09]
08. Jingles [3:57]
09. Boy Next Door [3:52]
England 1965
10. Four on Six [4:44]
11. Full House [5:01]
12. Here's That Rainy Day [6:36]
13. Twisted Blues [3:40]
14. West Coast Blues (Reprise) [1:14]
15. Credits [1:52]
Stan Getz - In Copenhagen
Stan Getz, tenor saxophone
Kenny Barron, piano
Rufus Reid, bass
Victor Lewis, drums
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Bill Evans - The Last Trio Live '80
TrackList:
1. RE: PERSON I KNEW
2. THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES
3. YOUR STORY
4. NARDIS
Players:
BILL EVANS - piano
MARC JOHNSON - bass
JOE LABARBERA - drums
Ron Carter Quartet - Django (1978)
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Friday, August 30, 2013
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
Friday, August 16, 2013
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Friday, August 2, 2013
Someone once said,
Procrastinating is like masturbating, it feels good while you're at it, but at the end of the day, you're only fucking yourself.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Teaching In Taiwan.
"In a merciless race for permanent jobs, Taiwan's teachers find themselves sitting for one exam after another. Island-wide, 130,000 certified teachers are vying for official positions, and only 44 percent will find one."
You know how the teachers in Taiwanese school system is fucked up?
Fully blown.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The myth of currency wars.
"‘Currency war’ is a complete misnomer. What we are talking about is global monetary easing."
"The problem is that many commentators, journalists, economists and policy makers think that exchange rate movements in some way are a zero sum game."
"Monetary easing is not a zero sum game – in fact in an quasi-deflationary world with below trend-growth a currency war is in fact a race to save the world."
"In my view most people fail to understand the monetary aspects of currency moves – both within a floating exchange rate regime and with managed or pegged exchange regimes."
"So to conclude, the most important channels of exchange rate policy is monetary – the velocity effect and the money supply – the competitiveness effect is nearly as irrelevant as interest rates is."
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Monetary Policy.
"I think that at the core of the problem is that people have a very hard
time figuring out what monetary policy is. Most people – including I
believe most central bankers – think that credit policy is monetary
policy. Just take the Federal Reserve’s attempt to distort relative
prices in the financial markets in connection with QE2 or the ECB’s OMT
program where the purpose is to support the price of government bonds
in certain South European countries without increasing the euro
zone money base. Hence, the primary purpose of these policies is not to
increase nominal GDP or stabilise NGDP growth, but rather to change
market prices. That is not monetary policy. That is credit policy and worse – it is in fact bailouts."
Source.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Terence Tao.
"I vividly recall one of my first meetings with Terry when, in my
capacity as President of SAAGTC, I was informally assessing his
mathematical ability for placement in SAAGTC programs. At just under 4,
he was multiplying 2-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers in his head
while I, the 'tester', required pen and paper to check his answers!
Another image springs to mind of Terry, one month before his 5th
birthday, working with a group of gifted 7- to 9-year-olds at an SAAGTC
math workshop. The teacher challenged the students to find the next four
numbers in the sequence 9182736. Terry thought briefly and responded,
"4554." He was, of course, correct. The number sequence consists of
consecutive multiples of 9."
Source.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Monday, May 6, 2013
On China.
"Now while I disagree with a lot of what you wrote, I do agree with
you on one thing, the Chinese people has not found solid footing in a
modern world yet. People are still adapting, evolving to new
lifestyles. Their goals and aspirations will probably also keep
evolving. I do believe the Chinese as a people are too materialistic –
but that’s me speaking making an American wage talking about someone
making on average 1/10 my wave. Many complain of this Chinese
materialism, but it’s probably more about pragmatism. In Taiwan,
parents often want to know how much their children are making, marriages
are often based on wealth… Sounds materialistic. But I believe this is
true of American society too, except it’s taboo to talk about those
things too openly. People in developed societies don’t want to be seen
as too materialist, but if you are pragmatic, you often are.
Truth to be told, the average concern of everyone in the U.S. is
about money. That’s the bottom line. You may find some European
nations where citizens may be less – but that’s because the state
provides a lot of welfare. Are people unethical to care about money
when it’s practical to do so? I would be happy not making any money and
pursue music and writing and inventing things here and full time …
except I have to care about money, or else my family can’t survive.
Perhaps someone from a utopian future where no one ever has to work for a
living would look down on my despicable little life with my narrow
myopic focus on money. But would that contempt be morally justified?
Would such contempt say more about me or them?"
~ a comment from Allen
Sunday, May 5, 2013
A Story.
There Was This Cashier
She moved from the countryside to go to a university in Tokyo. She
joined many extra-curricular activities but always got turned off
quickly . One after another, she jumped from club to club looking for
something better.
When it came time for her to find work, she got a job with a
manufacturing company, but she couldn’t continue working there. Three
months after starting she felt she couldn’t see eye to eye with her
boss. It didn’t take long for her to quit.
The next job she got was for a distribution company. She worked there
for six months but came to realize the job was different than she had
hoped it to be. Shortly after, she quit.
From there she joined up with a company that manages medical statistics and information, but this too didn’t do it for her.
This job just isn’t for me.
As this pattern went on and on her resume
became an ever-growing list of companies that failed to live up to what
she expected from a job. The longer her resume got the more difficult
it became for her to get a job, until finally it was impossible to find
an employer willing to take a chance on someone unwilling to commit to
any job. However, if she couldn’t work then she couldn’t live.
Her parents suggested she move back in with them, but she couldn’t slink back home like a dog with its tail between its legs.
She signed up with a temp agency, but she couldn’t even get through
temporary work. Wherever she went, she would quit if she had the
slightest problem. Her record of former employees grew faster with each
temporary job she dropped.
One day, she received a new job offer through the temp agency. It was
sent to all of the agency’s workers who were a flight-risk like her.
The offer was working the checkout at a supermarket.
In these days supermarkets didn’t use bar codes. The cashiers had to
type in the prices for all the items by hand. It took a bit of training,
but after a week she had already gotten tired of typing into the
register.
This is way too easy. I can’t keep doing this.
This time though, when she got that feeling she realized that she had
already changed work a lot in her life. She had grown to dislike
herself for not having the patience to hold a steady job. She had to
continue working here.
Hang in there. This is your last chance.
However, as much as she tried, she couldn’t continue. She made up her mind to resign. Soon after, she received a phone call.
“It’s time for you to come home,” her mother said.
Hearing the warmth in her mother’s invitation through the receiver,
she made her choice. She began to pack her belongings to return home.
After that she would tell the supermarket she quit.
She had accumulated a lot of things in her long time in Tokyo. While
putting her stuff into a cardboard box she found a notebook in the
drawer of her desk. It was her diary from when she was a young. She used
to always write in it. She remembered looking for it a while ago but
thought it was gone for good.
Flipping through the pages she saw written: “I want to become a pianist.” It was her high school dream.
Back then I used to practice every day to become a pianist.
For some reason practicing piano was the one thing she could continue
doing. Still, somehow, without her noticing, she had given it up. She
compared those days of chasing her dream to her life now, and she became
disgusted with herself.
What happened to the me that used to have hopes and dreams?
Her adult diary had become nothing but a long list of discarded
employers. Rather than recording her dreams she was carrying a record of
her half-hearted attempts and failures. She knew things weren’t going
well but she didn’t realize how low she had sunk until then.
Look at me now, I’m running away from a stupid cashier job.
So she closed her diary and went to call her mother. “I’m going to
stay here a little longer,” she said choking back the tears. She put
aside her resignation and decided to go to work the next day forcing
herself to be happy punching boring numbers into that boring register.
Just a few more days will be good enough to know for sure if I want to continue.
Doubt and excuses would sometimes slip into her thoughts.
When I studied piano, I would make mistakes again and again, but I
kept at it until my fingers memorized the keys. After enough time, I
could play the piano without looking at my hands.
Remembering those days she set a goal for herself.
Alright, I’m going to master that register like I did the Piano.
Alright, I’m going to master that register like I did the Piano.
She studied the button combinations to hit for every item the
supermarket sells. She committed the arrangement of the keys on the
register to memory. Then she practiced.
After a few days she could type fast. Then she didn’t have to look at
the register any more. Her attention began shifting to the customers.
Oh, that customer came yesterday too…
Her hand typed in the price of a dozen eggs by itself.
…only this time she brought her kids.
She could see a lot from her post now. It became her secret pleasure.
Her fingers would dance across the register like a professional
pianist’s would. As her eyes studied the people she began to notice more
and more details about them.
Here’s Ms. Only-Buys-Things-On-Sale.
Well, if it isn’t Mr. Comes-Just-Before-Closing-Time.
Here comes The Honorable Lady Buys-Expensive-Stuff.
One day, ol’ Mrs. Buys-Things-Just-Before-Their-Expiration-Date came
to her register, only this time carrying a fresh and expensive fish.
“What’s the special occasion?” she blurted out to the old lady in surprise.
Mrs. Buys-Things replied, “My grandson won an award for his swimming, we’re going to celebrate. It’s a nice fish isn’t it?”
“Yes, congratulations” she said, unaware she was gently smiling to
Mrs. Buys-Things. This is when she found the pleasure of communicating
with her customers.
After a while she had memorized all the customers’ faces and picked
up some of their names. She started to help them with their shopping.
“Hi Mrs. Tanaka, you’re sure you want to buy this chocolate? We have
some cheaper stuff over in aisle three today.” she said. “Also, you’d be
better off buying chicken rather than fish today.”
And all the customers in her line appreciated it, thanking her as
they went to rethink their choices.
The more she interacted with the
customers the more she enjoyed going to work at the supermarket.
One day, she had a feeling that it was busier than usual, but she
kept to her work and enjoyed talking with all the customers who came
through.
The manager came over the intercom; “We apologize for the crowds. Could customers please move over to the empty registers?”
A little later the speaker repeated, “Again, we ask you to please move to the empty registers.”
After a third announcement she looked up. As her hand typed in the
price of three tomatoes she could see five other cashiers waiting by
empty registers but all of the customers had formed a long line to hers
only.
The manager rushed onto the floor and said to the customers, “Please,
if you would just go to another register, you won’t have to wait.”
“Oh go away,” said Mrs. Ito who only buys milk in glass bottles, “the
only reason I come to this supermarket is to chat with this young lady.
I don’t want another cashier.”
Upon hearing that, she broke into tears.
Mrs. Ito continued “The other supermarket up the street is cheaper
than here, but I come to talk, so if you’d be so kind, I’ll just wait
here.”
At this point, she was crying so hard she couldn’t work the register.
For the first time, she saw how terrific a job could make her feel.
It wasn’t long before she got promoted to checkout manager.
Now she continues to teach new cashiers the joys that are returned to
you by putting care and enjoyment into your work and customers.
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