Orrin Keepnews on Wes

Stormy Monday

They call it stormy Moday, but Tuesday's just as bad
They call it stormy Moday, but Tuesday's just as bad
Wednesday's worse, and Thursday's also sad

Yes the eagle flies on Friday, and Saturday I go out to play
Eagle flies on Friday, and Saturday I go out to play
Sunday I go to church, then I kneel down and pray

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy, my heart's in misery
Crazy about my baby, yes, send her back to me

Cotie Stark, in the grand tradition ....

Great video documentary on Piedmont Blues guitarist John Miller, aka Cotie Stark.

Lightnin Hopkins

We are wandering far from jazz .....

It Might Get Loud

Very cool "article" on this movie, here.

Guitar Lesson Heaven

can be found right here .....

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=GtrWorkShp&view=videos

An example:

I Don't Ever Get Tired of the Reverend

David Hamburger Sample Lesson

Very nice sample lesson from David Hamburger on acousticguitareworkshop.com, using Freddie Green chord voicings on slow E chord progression.

Saw Hamburger at guitar show in Boston couple of years ago, and he left a lasting impression. His "New School" finger style blues is sort of a jazzed blues style, from what I have seen. Regardless of what you call it, very nice stuff, and he has a pleasant, clear teaching style that is well produced.

Click on the "New School" tab at bottom of the video screen.

Two fantastic new albums on emusic by Jimmy Raney, "the natural"

http://www.emusic.com/album/Jimmy-Raney-But-Beautiful-MP3-Download/11...

http://www.emusic.com/album/Jimmy-Raney-Raney-81-MP3-Download/1144065...

Joe Pas: All the Things You Are

Birelli the Great (Lagrene)

Nice picture . . . .

from the Free Music Archive

Joe Pass on the early '60's TV show "Frankly Jazz"

A very cool tour of the Gibson Guitar Manufacturing Facility in Nashville

Glenn Gould

Sure, you've heard Glenn Gould. You probably assuming he was overdubbing. Wrong.

Jimmy Raney

Jimmy Raney was a natural. His son has posted several videos where Raney is teaching ....

Birelli

So, you think you're a pretty hot guitarist .... you're maybe 28, 32, you've been playing for almost 20 years, you've been in bands. Then you learn that a kid down the street plays guitar. You suggest that he bring his guitar over so you can "jam." You try not to be condescending, but hey, that's hard to do when you're a local guitar legend.

The kid shows up. He's sixteen, and here's how he plays, with his friend Philip Catherine.

The Story of Jazz Guitar, on All About Jazz

Short but good, with some excellent videos embedded. Here's the ToC with links:

1. The Beginnings: Blind Lemon Jefferson
2. Eddie Lang / Eddie Durham / Lonnie Johnson
3. Django Reinhardt / Charlie Christian / Tiny Grimes
4. Herb Ellis / Barney Kessel / Charlie Byrd
5. Wes Montgomery / Kenny Burrell / Joe Pass / Jim Hall
6. George Benson
7. John McLaughlin / John Scofield / Mike Stern

Ben Ratliff's Top Ten Jazz Albums Since 2002

Andrew Hill: "Time Lines"
Gonzalo Rubalcaba: "Avatar"
Jason Moran: "Modernistic"
Guillermo Klein: "Filtros"
Maria Schneider: "Cerulean Skies"
Wayne Shorter Quartet: "Beyond the Sound Barrier"
Rudresh Mahanthappa: "Kinsmen"
Ravi Coltrane: "In Flux"
Miguel Zenón: "Jibaro"
Branford Marsalis: "Braggtown"

Link to article on nyt.com (subscription likely to be required).

Link to Ratliff's book, The New York Times Essential Library: Jazz: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings.

Kurt Rosenwinkel Live at the Village Vanguard -

Downloads gratis, thanks to Kurt and NPR:

Link

p.s. almost 2 1/2 hours of fantastic music at 192 kbps or higher

A Beautiful Untitled Chord Improvisation by Kurt Rosenwinkel

Mr. Rhythm

Film: Let Yourself Go - The Lives of Fred Hersch

The New Yorker Fred Hersch is one of the best pianists and composers of contemporary Jazz. His musical work is remarkable, and so is his way of life.

Hersch, now 53 years old, has been HIV positive for twenty years. His disease progressed to AIDS only a few years ago. He was one of the first Jazz musicians who 1994 publicly came out as gay and HIV-positive.

Openly and well-humoured, he speaks on this DVD about his life, his career with all its ups and downs and about his music - the vital force that empowers him to live with his illness.

Filmmaker Katja Duregger has followed Fred Hersch over a period of two years. She shot much of the material by herself, which enabled her to produce a very intimate and moving portrait of this exceptional musician.

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AllMusic’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2008

The first ten:




Azymuth - Butterfly




Brian Blade Fellowship - Season of Changes




Anthony Braxton - Beyond Quantum




James Carter - Present Tense






Francisco Mora Catlett - Outerzone




Gerald Cleaver - Gerald Cleaver’s Detroit




Bill Dixon/Exploding Star Orchestra - Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra




Dave Douglas & Keystone - Moonshine





Lisle Ellis - Sucker Punch Requiem




Kenny Garrett - Sketches of MD