In last night’s Night Owl Chat, I included a clip of the genius that was Bill Evans. As I am wont to do, I then went and viewed some more videos, and came across this one, comprised of two sessions he did for the BBC program “Jazz 625” in the 1960s. I think that after the ugliness which has spewed forth these past two days, a bit of beauty is in order.
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Stay frosty, night owls.
Welp, it’s been a hell of a good day. Time to send you off with some good vibes.
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Bill Evans - My Foolish Heart
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For our redoubtable isonprize, a bit of jazzy Christmas, in my third of my series of Christmas music.
Ella Fitzgerald - The Christmas Song
Duke Ellington - Jingle Bells
Continue reading ‘Chat Away - Ho Ho Ho with Jazzy Xmas Tunes’
And the holidays have begun! Some music to get them started.
Charlie Parker and Coleman Hawkins - Improvisation
Dizzy Gillespie with Arturo Sandoval - Night in Tunisia
Continue reading ‘Some cool jazz to start a warm Thanksgiving’
“#Jazz is the most outstanding contribution to the #art of modern #music.” D C DowDell
— A Passion for Jazz!® (@APassion4Jazz) April 14, 2025
I was fortunate enough to grow up with a brother who was/is a jazz fanatic. Although I resisted for many years, I’ve come to embrace what some people have called “America’s classical music.”
First, the inestimable Keith Jarrett…
Now, one of the great jazz bassists: Charlie Haden…
Dizzy Gillespie, the one and only…
And my lodestar, John Coltrane…
This is your late night open thread.
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