"His improvisations were definitely on a par with Charlie Parker. If you’re thinking of the bebop style, Bud Powell was supreme. In fact, some people put him above Charlie Parker.”-Sonny Rollins
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Bud Powell Trio - Get Happy
Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, talks with Bill Evans, with Connie Kay and Percy Heath (both from The Modern Jazz Quartet), listening and looking on, at Control Room of Bell Sound, New York, 1961.
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John Coltranes “Giant Steps “ 300 BPM mistakes an all in honor of John Coltranes birthday . #libranation Playing Monterey Jazz festival 8pm Sept 23rd on Coltranes bday !!
Remembering the great Vi Redd who was born on this day in 1928. The first female instrumentalist to headline at a jazz festival, Redd was a gifted saxophonist and singer.
Her saxophone style was mellow with a bright, effortless swing. She demonstrated intentional melodic phrasing to accommodate the rapid chord progressions while maintaining swing within the songs. She created emotional swells through emphatic phrasing, carefully adding just enough embellishment to subtly, but definitively, convey the meaning of the songs.
In spite of the fact that she became an accomplished saxophonist who performed with well-known artists such as Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, and Max Roach, she only had two commercially recorded albums. This was at least in part due to the assumption that female musicians wouldn't be commercially successful. Even though she only had two albums recorded, they are excellent illustrations of her mastery of jazz music. Redd’s dedication to and mastery of jazz music has paved the way for many other talented ladies.
Here, she is performing “Stormy Monday Blues” with the Count Basie orchestra live in France, 1968.