Trumpet solo by Yuliesky Gonzalez. Transcription by the hip cats at SharpElevenMusic, Jorre Reynders and Timothy Pedone.
The Mambísimo Big Band is 16 piece band is based in the Netherlands. Their goal is to bring the golden age of Latin Big Band to life.
Sounds like a good goal to me. How about those horns?
“Sofrito” (Mongo Santamaria), conducted by Michael Mossman
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Warsaw, Poland. October 26, 1984. The band was still a relatively new venture. I like this footage because you can see Michele playing and leading the band.
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He was revered by giants of the keyboard like Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum.
His music probably had more TV airtime than any other jazz musician in history.
I’m going to guess not 1 out of 100 jazz fans can name him.
If want to hear some incredible piano work, get the Mr. Roger DVDs and listen to the beginning and end of every show.
It’s always different and always amazing.
A smart jazz record label would make a multi-CD package out of it.
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Here he is at a house party with some students and friends.
I could complain about the camera work, but a 10 carat diamond in a paper bag is still a 10 carat diamond and I have boundless gratitude to the person who captured and shared this.
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What was Barry up to
If you’re a jazz musician or a piano player. A very clear introduction to Barry’s highly evolved approach to the piano.
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