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Thelonius Monk & John Coltrane...and Dave Brubeck 4 months ago

That’s two different albums from our collection.

I just love listening to jazz in the kitchen.



The Green Leaves of Summer by Hampton Hawes 7 months ago

Beautiful piano jazz with Hampton Hawes on piano, Monk Montgomery on bass, and Steve Ellington on drums.

Recorded at Contemporary Records’ studio in LA, February 17, 1964.

I’ve been listening to this while I’ve been filing my papers this summer morning.



A Flower is a Lovesome Thing 7 months ago

Vince Guaraldi Trio, with Mr. Guaraldi on piano, Eddie Duran on guitar, and Dean Reilly on bass.

Listened to this while cooking in the kitchen a few weeks ago.



Kind of Blue 9 months ago

Last weekend I listened to this favorite of mine by Miles Davis.



Our Health Club 10 months ago

Last night when we were at the health club, a selection of jazz was playing in the pool area. The tunes included the recognizable and popular: “Take Five”, “Kind of Blue”, and “Green Dolphin Street”.



Song for My Father by Horace Silver 10 months ago

Wonderful jazz. Listened to this yesterday while making breakfast.



Compact Jazz by Charlie Parker 10 months ago
The Charlie Parker CD features the following artists:
  • Miles Davis
  • Dizzy Gillespie
  • Thelonious Monk
  • John Lewis
  • Max Roach

I listened to most of this while cooking in the kitchen this morning. Forgot how cool it is.



Female Artists 10 months ago

Last week I had my Marian McPartland on 52nd Street CD playing in the kitchen.

A week or so before that, I was listening to some Dinah Washington.

Lovely.



Soul Station by Hank Mobley, Manhattan Records, 1987 13 months ago

Hank Mobley is one of my favorite tenor saxophonist.

This album includes these musicians:
Wynton Kelly, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Art Blakey, drums



Grant Green: The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark, Blue Note, 1997 13 months ago

A two-disc delight. Grant Green is one of my favorite jazz guitarists.



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