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Part 2: Chick Corea: Documentary of Legendary Jazz Great, Pianist and Composer, Chick Corea (pt. 2)

Jazz Time Machine — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:34:33 +0000

www.chickcorea.com Part 1: www.youtube.com Featuring Sting, Bobby McFerrin, Bela Fleck, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Stanley Clarke, Gary Burton, Steve Gadd An NEA Jazz Master, 15-time Grammy winner, prolific composer and keyboard virtuoso, Chick Corea has attained living legend status for 4 decades of unparalleled creativity and artistic output. Innovator Since 1966, Corea has been at the forefront of jazz & fusion, w/ acoustic jazz bands, Return to Forever and the Elektric Band. Extensive discography boasts numerous essential albums, beginning with 1968s classic, Now He Sings, Now He Sobs. Recent Activity Corea has entered into a new era of creativity as evidenced by 2007s Grammy-winning The Enchantment (w/ Bela Fleck), 2008s The New Crystal Silence (w/ Gary Burton), 2009s Returns (documenting Return To Forevers 2008 reunion tour) and 2009s Grammy-winning Five Peace Band Live (w/ John McLaughlin, Christian McBride, Kenny Garrett & Vinnie Colaiuta).

Body and Soul (Alternative) – Jazz Piano (Trio)

Jazz Time Machine — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:19:14 +0000

Here an other my version of the nice standard jazz song “Body & Soul” I hope you enjoy If you wont, you can Download the Piano solo version of this song in “High Audio Quality” just go here: available by Apple iTunes, here: www.apple.com Thank you all for your support. More about the song: Body and Soul is a popular jazz song, music written in 1930 by Johnny Green “Body and Soul” is a popular song written in 1930 by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton and Johnny Green. It was introduced by Libby Holman in the revue Three’s A Crowd and used as a soundtrack theme in the 1947 film named for the song. “Body and Soul” became a jazz standard, with hundreds of versions performed and recorded by dozens of artists. The most famous of these is the take recorded by Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra on October 11, 1939 at their only recording session for Bluebird, a subsidiary of RCA Victor. Hawkins’ solo on this take is considered to be “one of the finest examples of pure, spontaneous creative artistry in the history of jazz.”[citation needed] It was one of the first straight jazz records (as against swing) to become a commercial hit. This was unusual, as the song’s melody is never directly stated in the recording; saxophonist Hawkins two-choruses’ worth of improvisation on the tune’s chord progression constitute almost the entire take.[1] In 2004, it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. About …

The Necks-”The Royal Family”

Jazz Time Machine — Sun, 16 May 2010 02:30:54 +0000

A very early film of The Necks performing in a film studio for the Australian film Beyond El Rocco by Kevin Lucas. Shot in 1989 in Sydney. An out-take, never before seen by the public. The music was used in the film but not the visuals. ..so …very rare! until now.!!!

Easy Living – Jazz Piano Solo

Jazz Time Machine — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:31:19 +0000

Easy Living (1937) is a screwball comedy film, directed by Mitchell Leisen, written by Preston Sturges from a story by Vera Caspary, and starring Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, and Ray Milland. Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin composed the song “Easy Living” for the film, and it has since become a jazz standard, made famous by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and many other jazz singers. For Stereo Piano Sound Just Go Here: www.youtube.com More Information: Leo Robin (6 April 1900 29 December 1984) was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and studied at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and Carnegie Tech’s drama school. He later worked as a reporter and as a publicist. Robin’s first hits came in 1926 with the Broadway production By the Way, with hits in several other musicals immediately following, such as Bubbling Over (1926), Hit the Deck, Judy (1927), and Hello Yourself (1928). In 1932, Robin went out to Hollywood to work for Paramount Pictures. His principal collaborator was composer Ralph Rainger, together they became one of the leading film songwriting duos of the 1930s and early 1940s, writing over 50 hits. Robin & Rainger worked together until Rainger’s untimely death in a plane crash on 23 October 1942. Robin continued to collaborate with many other composers over the years, including Vincent Youmans, Sam Coslow, Richard Whiting, and Nacio Herb Brown. Leo Robin collaborated with Rainger on the 1938 Oscar-winning …

Take The ‘A’ Train – Roy Ingram’s Jazz & Blues Band

Jazz Time Machine — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:57:05 +0000

Take The ‘A’ Train – Played by Roy Ingram’s Jazz & Blues Band – A UK Midlands Jazz & Blues Band – Jazz @ The Westwood – A ‘MidNiteSun’ Music Video 2008 – www.midnitesun.co.uk – Take the “A” Train – From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – This article does not cite any references or sources – Music by Billy Strayhorn, 1939 – Lyrics by Joya Sherrill, 1944 – Original artist Duke Ellington – Recorded by Ella Fitzgerald – “Take the ‘A’ Train” is a jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn that was the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra – History – The use of the Strayhorn composition as the signature tune was made necessary by a ruling in 1940 by ASCAP. When ASCAP (American Society of Composers and Publishers) raised its licensing fees for broadcast use, many ASCAP members, including Ellington, could no longer play their compositions over radio, as most music was played live on radio in those days. Ellington turned to Billy Strayhorn and son Mercer Ellington, who were registered with ASCAP competitor BMI to “write a whole new book for the band,” Mercer recalled.” ‘A’ Train” was one of many songs written by Strayhorn, and was picked to replace “Sepia Panorama” and the band’s signature song. Mercer recalled that he found the song in a trash can after Strayhorn discarded because it sounded too much like a Fletcher Henderson arrangement. The song was first recorded on January 15, 1941 as a standard transcription for radio broadcast. The first (and most famous) commercial …