Shirley Horn – Embers and Ashes/Where Are You Going Reissue
Oh happy day!!! Last month, Shirley Horn’s first album, “Embers and Ashes” recorded in 1960 and her “Where Are You Going” album, which was released in 1972, were reissued on a 2 LP on 1 CD reissue on Fresh Sounds Records. I have been waiting for “Embers and Ashes” to be released on CD since […]
Joe Sample and Lalah Hathaway Reunited
Joe Sample – acoustic piano Lalah Hathaway – vocals Nick Sample – acoustic bass Xavier Breaker – drums Where were you in October 1999 when Joe Sample and Lalah Hathaway appeared together at Yoshi’s Oakland performing song from their The Song Lives On album? I was there in the crowded audience sitting really close to […]
Bandleader Ramsey Lewis To Release Concord Jazz Debut
ICONIC JAZZ PIANIST AND BANDLEADER RAMSEY LEWIS TO RELEASE CONCORD JAZZ DEBUT SEPTEMBER 29TH SONGS FROM THE HEART INCLUDES EIGHT ORIGINAL TRACKS WRITTEN FOR JOFFREY BALLET COMPANY’S PRODUCTION OF “TO KNOW HER” On September 29, Concord Jazz will release Songs From the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, the debut Concord Jazz CD from iconic pianist and […]
Three for Tuesday
It is a good week when three new jazz piano releases are coming out on Tuesday, 8/25. Jazz piano legend McCoy Tyner’s new release, Solo: Live From San Francisco (Dig) [LIVE] was recorded live during the SFJAZZ Spring Season in May 2007. I attended this magnificent concert and am very excited about this album which […]
Frank Jackson Original Compositions – KQED Documentary, “The War: Bay Area Stories”
Here’s something you don’t want to miss, or if you need to, make sure to record to view later. In the recent news are articles on the seven-part series of “The War,” directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, with the first episode, “A Necessary War,” to air Sunday, September 23, at 8 […]
Flashback Friday – Shirley Horn – Embers and Ashes
Shirley Horn – vocals and piano Joe Benjamin – bass Lewis Powers – bass Harry Saunders – drums Herbie Lovelle – drums The year would not be complete without one more Flashback Friday. This album is commonly known as Embers and Ashes but its actual title is Embers and Ashes – Songs of Lost Love […]
Flashback Friday – Shirley Horn – Travelin’ Light
I’m trav’lin’ light Because my man has gone So from now on I’m trav’lin’ light He said goodbye And took my heart away So from today I’m trav’lin’ light No one to see I’m free as the breeze No one but me And my memories Some lucky night He may come back again So until […]
The Shirley Horn Essentials…
“May all your storms be weathered. May all that’s good better. Here’s to life. Here’s to love. Here’s to you.” – Shirley Horn On this date in 1934 in our jazz history, vocalist/pianist extraordinaire Shirley Horn was born in Washington, D.C. Here’s her bio from Allmusic.com: “A superior ballad singer and a talented pianist, Shirley […]
