Oscar Peterson passes away…

http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jHmwZg6Hw3ruhihwI70mI_6Lafog

He was a legend in Montreal. The auditorium at Con U. was named after him. His music was inescapable in that city. I couldn’t do a jazz show in that town without someone requesting one of his tunes. I’ll be doing two straight hours of Oscar as soon as I get back to the station.

Mal Waldron 5 – The Quest (live at the Village Vanguard, late-80’s)

Mal Waldron 5

Mal Waldron – Piano / Charlie Rouse – tenor / Woody Shaw – trumpet / Reggie Workman – bass / Ed Blackwell – Drums

Bop and Beyond On Holiday Hiatus until 01/09/08

In the meantime, I’ll be posting some videos.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Carmell Jones!

EDIT~! Here is the download for this program:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9OOUBA7N

“After listening to jazz all my life, it is amazing to listen to a reissue from many decades ago and realize I’m listening to a major jazz artist who is totally unknown to me.”

The above quote is from a customer review of the Mosaic Select: Carmell Jones set collecting all of Carmell’s dates as a leader and sideman for Pacific Jazz in the early 1960’s. Since ordering this set three months ago, I have tracked down every single session, currently available, that Carmell Jones performed on. Why? Because, without question, Carmell Jones is one of the greatest jazz trumpeters to ever have existed. A musician “beyond category” as Duke Ellington would say. Someone whose name deserves to be spoken in the same breath as a Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, or Lee Morgan. In fact, Carmell’s style excapsulates the best elements of those three while still cultivating a voice that is distinctly his own.

I am dedicating the entirety of my program on Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 to the recorded legacy of Carmell Jones. From his early work for the Pacific Jazz label to his session work with Horace Silver, Gerard Wilson, Jimmy Woods, and Harold Land, I hope to paint as complete a picture of man as I can. Carmell Jones, a name that should no longer belong to obscurity.

Bop and Beyond / Weds, 6pm to 8pm

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