The Galaxy Playlist

March 5th, 2007

Jazz, and a few other things

This week, we move from the beautiful choral works we heard last week to some classic jazz. Of course, what better way (at least as far as I'm concerned) to hear jazz than to hear it from a slightly different perspective? Latin jazz has a huge big band feel and a slightly different instrumental emphasis, but is still some fine jazz nevertheless. Let's remember that Dizzy Gillespie was so inspired by this style that he wrote quite a bit of latin jazz compositions himself, including such

Composer's name is listed where notable (i.e. Classical Performance, Jazz Performance).

For more information on any of the rock, pop and Jazz music featured on this program, I frequently utilize AllMusic , an excellent free database holding a huge plethora of information about music and the artists that make it.

Composer Performer Title Genre Label Notes
Machito
Relax and Mambo
Mambo, Latin Jazz, Afro-cuban
1995, Polygram
 This material was recorded in the late 40s or early 50s, but I cannot find solid release information on this that suggests when it was actually recorded. That is a shame, since this is some really important stuff - Machito helped revolutionize the afro-cuban scene, and had such luminaries as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Buddy Rich playing and soloing on his sides.
Christopher Columbus
Sentimental Mambo
Tito Puente
Latin Flight
 
Mambo Gallego
 
Para Los Rumberos
 
Ran Kan Kan
 
Charles Mingus
Haitian Fight Song
Jazz, Post-bop, Avant Guarde, '50s
Atlantic, 1957
 
Ornette Coleman
John Coltrane (ts), Don Cherry (trumpet), Charlie Haden (b), Ed Blackwell (d)
Focus on Sanity
Jazz, Post-bop, Avant Guarde, '60s
Atlantic, 1960
 
Miles Davis
Move
Jazz, Post-bop, "Cool"
Capitol, 1957
Recorded live at the Royal Roost, NYC, September 4, 1948. This was the opening salvo of what would eventually be referred to as "cool jazz", and would later be recorded and eventually released as the "Birth
Why Do I Love You
Godchild
Etta James
A Sunday Kind of Love
R&B, Classic
Argo, 1960
 
At Last
Argo, 1960
Ray Charles
Drown In My Own Tears
R&B, Soul, Classic
Atlantic, 1956
Different sessions, same great results.
Ain't That Love
Bob Wills
Patsy Cline
San Antonio Rose
Country, Classic
MCA, 1961
 
Mel Tillis/Fred Burch
Strange
Bob Nolan
Sons of the Pioneers
Tumbling Tumbleweed
Country/Western, Classic
Decca, 1934
The first song features the lead vocals of Leonard Slye, who later went by the stage name Roy Rogers (you remember him, he rode Trigger!!!!)
Gene Autry/Fred Rose
Hang My Head and Cry
Decca, 1943
Dave Brubeck Quartet (Brubeck on p., Paul Desmond on as, Eugene Wright on b, Joe Morello on d.
Blue Rondo a la Turk
Jazz, Cool
Columbia, 1959
 
Ratt
Round and Round
Metal, "Hair"
Atlantic, 1984
 
Staind
King of All Excuses
Metal, non-Hair
Atlantic, 2005
 
Quicksand
Blister
Metal, hardly any hair at all! (ok, hardcore, early emo)
Polygram, 1994
 

 

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