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United States and Cuba
Saturday November 25th, 2023, 10:00 PM – JazzNotJazz. Today eight pieces with a slightly longer playing time. The double CD “Live In Cuba” provides two. Live in Cuba is a concert recording by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in the capital Havana, in 2015. Artistic leader of the big band is trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. The program consisted of a mix of – and cross-pollination between – American jazz and Afro-Cuban music. Sold out halls full of enthusiastic Cubans. Marsalis’ son, Simeon: “The crowd clapped, cried and laughed, clearly recognizing a sound that resonated deeply, although it had not been heard live for decades.” 2/3’s Adventure opens with Afro-Cuban rhythms, accompanying percussion, and then transitions seamlessly into bebop style. Then goes back to…. and so forth. Long solo by bassist Carlos Henriquez, the composer of the piece. The Sanctified Blues-From Congo Square takes us back in time, to the elemental blues and polyphony of New Orleans. With a real finale. Dizzy Gillespie (trumpeter/composer/bandleader) played an important role in introducing Cuban influences into American bebop. His composition “Things to Come” is also part of the Live in Cuba album. The actions of the Americans in Cuba were a direct result of President Obama’s relaxation of bilateral relations between the two countries. The Chicago Tribune wrote that this trip by the jazz orchestra has done more for American-Cuban relations than politics has done in sixty years. The full programme is in the Guide. JazzNotJazz – Jan Pieter Overmars
Strolling with Rollins (2)
Saturday November 18th, 2023, 5:00 PM – House of Hard Bop. This is part 2 of a series of live trio recordings by tenorist Sonny Rollins.*) Today the final set of A Night at the village Vanguard  (1957), with bassist Wilbur Ware and drummer Elvin Jones. It is Rollins’ first live recording as a band leader. Critic Scott Yanow included the album in his 17 Essential Hard Bop Recordings, and The Penguin Guide to Jazz writes: “These are recordings which demand a place in any collection.” Rollins announces the first song of the evening, the Cole Porter standard “What Is This Thing Called Love”. That piece was on the set list a year earlier during a studio recording by the Clifford Brown/Sonny Rollins/Max Roach Quintet. It then had an exceptionally long intro of one minute. In that intro, Rollins rehearsed the first two notes of the theme – a descending minor third. Here in the Vanguard, drummer Jones is allowed to join first, taking his time, after which Rollins joins in with the same opening motif. Further on, a four-by-four between sax and drums transitions seamlessly into a four-and-a-half-minute drum solo. With a finishing time of almost fourteen minutes, this is the longest piece of the evening. Bassist Wilbur Ware keeps the listener focused by undisturbedly articulating the chord progression – and thus the form – clearly. The program is a mix of standards and Rollins’ own work. His “Sonnymoon For Two” is a relaxed 12-part blues. The four-part theme is repeated twice, and moves between a high and a low Bb (B flat). Also in the improvisation part the sax seems to be constantly drawn back to that low Bb. This time the bass participates in the four-on-four game. Beautiful work from drummer Elvin Jones! Here we already hear something of his free-flowing style, which he would develop to great heights a few years later in John Coltrane’s quartet. Max Gordon was the owner of jazz club The Village Vanguard. In his memoirs (1980) there is the following passage: “(…) Sonny never hired a musician he didn’t fire at least once, and often right in the middle of a number. He once fired Elvin Jones, probably jazz’s greatest drummer.” 1 What Is This Thing Called Love  (Cole Porter) 2 Sonnymoon For Two                  (Sonny Rollins) 3 I Can’t Get Started                     (Vernon Duke) 4 I’ll Remember April                      (Gene De Paul) 5 Get Happy                                   (Harold Arlen) 6 Striver’s Row                               (Sonny Rollins) 7 All The Things You Are                 (Jerome Kern) A very good evening! “Sonny Rollins: Rollins in Holland” In May 1967, Rollins made a small tour of the Netherlands, organized by Jaap van de Klomp. He gave concerts in Hilversum, Arnhem and Loosdrecht, assisted by bassist Ruud Jacobs and drummer Han Bennink. Indeed, a strolling occupation. He played standards and his own Sonnymoon For Two. The recordings have been released on a double CD, co-produced by Resonance Records & the Dutch Jazz Archive. The included booklet, about 100 pages, is a treasure trove of very wide-ranging information and photo material. House of Hard Bop – Eric Ineke *) Click for the newsletter for part 1 *) Click for the broadcast of part 1 Photo: Sonny Rollins during the recording of A Night at the Village Vanguard Francis Wolff/Blue Note Records
Imogen Ryall sings Joni Mitchell/Charles Mingus
Saturday Nov 11th, 6:00 PM – Vocal Jazz. No fewer than five female vocalists in this programme. From Brazil, America, Germany and England. We zoom in on the British Imogen Ryall (photo). She recently published her remarkable Imogen Ryall Sings the Charles Mingus – Joni Mitchell Songbook. Its a tribute to Joni Mitchell’s Mingus, from 1979. That album was a key work for Ryall: “A door opener for me.” In 1979, Charles Mingus’ muscular disease ALS was in an advanced stage. He could no longer play. His wife continued to make efforts to pique his interest. She contacted singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, who was increasingly interested in jazz. This led to a special form of collaboration. Mingus sang melodies into a tape recorder, Sy Johnson provided the chords. Mitchell wrote the lyrics and arranged recording sessions with musicians from Weather Report. Mingus did not live to see the release of the Mingus record. The result achieved cult status, after an initially lukewarm reception from both Mitchell and Mingus fans. Back to Imogen Ryall. The extensive text of Sweet Sucker Dance revolves around the protagonist’s relationship with a loved one. ‘Dance’ is an oft-repeated term. This is just a dance – It’s only a dance. This is reflected musically in sections with an increased tempo, while the basic tempo is slow. The quartet accompaniment remains ‘restrained, with beautiful solo work by saxophonist Julian Nicholas. With The Dry Cleaner Cleaner From Des Moines we wind up in lighter emotions. The story takes place in the gambling palaces of Las Vegas. ‘Luck’ and ‘lucky’ are recurring and repetitive words. A cheerful blues. Listening to and comparing it with Mitchell’s Mingus from 1979 is highly recommended! Her band, with leaders such as Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and Jaco Pastorius, is somewhat more extensive. The group is placed forward in the sound image, while the individual band members also make themselves heard more. There are other differences. In The Dry Cleaner… the finale, and Pastorius’ bass work, deserve a special mention. Click for Mitchells Sweet Sucker Dance and click for her Dry Cleaner. Click for the lyrics of Sweet Sucker Dance and click for the lyrics of Dry Cleaner. Also in this programme Anette von Eichel – Belonging Gabrielle Cavassa – Where are We (by Joshua Redman) Michelle Lordi – Two Moons Luciana Souza – Cometa Details in the Guide Vocal Jazz – Ineke Heijliger ​ Feedback sturen Zijvensters Geschiedenis Opgeslagen Bijdragen