bluenoter wrote: 

Thanks, Rita!

Moldy Fig, I have had the same experience (I blame Yosemite program on Mac). Hang in there!

Hampton Hawes "All Night Session" with Jim Hall, Red Mitchell, Bruz Freeman (rec. Nov. 1956), still mighty fine, a joy to hear...

Can't remember about Ron, but I think he's younger than I am. Val's got me by one year.

Mike Schwartz wrote:

Scott Dolan wrote:Not entirely sure if Ron is older than Hoppy.

Hoppy is 80!

moldyfigg wrote:81 8/12th

Celebrate all week! Listen to some Bill Evans? Cheers, David

I go back to the first one that knocked me out. It was after the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958, a Newport All-Stars package, including Thelonious Monk and Lennie Tristano. The singer was Anita O'Day and she blew my mind. There have been many since but that first 'live' experience was one I'll never ...

I find it quite beautiful, too.

Bassist Don Prell leads a band the first Friday of every month at Bird & Beckett. I just discovered his great playing on a Claude Williamson trio side from the '50s. He went on to be bassist with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. http://www.birdbeckett.com/don-prells-seabop-ensemble-1st-fri...

Check out Ethan Iverson's blog DO THE MATH for an assemblage of staggering quotes on Charlie from musicians who worked with him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHNIKd1LJWY


and if you like Nino Rota's tunes from Fellini films, there's FELLINI JAZZ: Enrico Pieranunzi, Chris Potter, Kenny Wheeler, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian!

I remember it was a lovely place to hear music (and Pete was quite a character).

bluenoter wrote:

I heard this group play at the 'old' Yoshi's in Berkeley. Amazing!

A more 'daring' date is DOORWAYS, duets with Paul Motian (and 3 tracks including Chris Potter).

Perhaps he'd like Dream Dance with Marc Johnson and Joey Baron, or Special Encounter with Charlie Haden and Paul Motian?

Recently, I saw that Ron Thorne was a fan, so I thought I'd start a thread of appreciation. His range of skill (and vision) is enormous, from project to project. I only had the pleasure of hearing him 'live' once, solo, opening for duo of Enrico Rava/Stefano Bollani in San Francisco ("Italian&q...

Right now Diana Krall is singing (broadcast on SiriusXM on Ch. 67 live) accompanied by Marc Ribot among others. She did a wonderful Neil Young medley (A Man Needs A Maid/Heart of Gold) followed by Fats Waller. Just her piano on the Waller.

(nearly) 73

David Gitin wrote:Impossible for me to say, but I am enjoying other people's responses. Keep 'em coming!

Ok. in 2014, Bill Evans.

Impossible for me to say, but I am enjoying other people's responses. Keep 'em coming!

Miles Davis w Wayne Shorter at Village Vanguard (just after Miles had been sidelined for a while with illness; this was his 'return' gig) Louis Armstrong in Buffalo 1960 or 1961 (at times in these years he was great; this night he just soared) Dave Douglas with Chris Potter, Monterey Jazz Festival (...

on numerous occasions:

Cecil Taylor

Marilyn Crispell

Thelonious Monk

John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy, Carnegie Hall, New Year's Eve 1961

Ornette Coleman, Village Vanguard, the Tuesday after Coltrane died 1967

(too many more, from Coleman Hawkins to Rova, for me to select a third)

Happy 1st birthday!

Thanks to Ron for getting me back 'on' here and happy 1st year birthday to Jazztalk!

Hard to say. As far as listening to full albums, so far this morning I've listened to Cedar Walton Plays, Ron Carter Stardust, and it's only 8 A.M. Late last night I listened to early Betty Carter Round Midnight...