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50th Anniversary Blue Notes for June

By Marc Cohn | Gifts & Messages
June 12, 2020
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Blue Note 50th anniversaries from June 1970, just two though:

Horace Silver

piano
1928 - 2014

" data-original-title="" title="">Horace Silver (That Healin' Feelin') and

Lou Donaldson

saxophone
1926 - 2024

" data-original-title="" title="">Lou Donaldson (Pretty Things). There was also a

" data-original-title="" title="">Reuben Wilson session, but it was never released, and only the 'vault gods' know if it was any good. But you know there's more (don't you?). 21st century music from the Posi-Tone Swingtet,

Poncho Sanchez

bongos
b.1951

" data-original-title="" title="">Poncho Sanchez,

Akiko Tsuruga

organ, Hammond B3
b.1850

" data-original-title="" title="">Akiko Tsuruga,

Sebastien Ammann

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Sebastien Ammann's Color Wheel,

Randy Brecker

trumpet
b.1945

" data-original-title="" title="">Randy Brecker,

Gregory Porter

vocals
b.1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Gregory Porter and

Tony DaGradi

saxophone
b.1952

" data-original-title="" title="">Tony DaGradi. Also another R&B compare and contrast with

Ruth Brown

vocals
1928 - 2006

" data-original-title="" title="">Ruth Brown vs.

Houston Person

saxophone, tenor
b.1934

" data-original-title="" title="">Houston Person (from the neglected out-of-print classic, Soul Dance!). From deep in the vault, there's Blue Note 23, as well as Bechet, Hines and

Ethel Waters

vocals
1896 - 1977

" data-original-title="" title="">Ethel Waters. And

Blue Mitchell

trumpet
1930 - 1979

" data-original-title="" title="">Blue Mitchell, just because. Enjoy the show!

Playlist

Posi-Tone Swingtet "Extraction" from One For 25 (Posi-Tone) 00:00
Poncho Sanchez "Soul Bourgeoisie" from Trane's Delight (Concord Picante) 5:25
Akiko Tsuruga "Moment's Notice" from Equal Time (Capri) 11:11
Sebastien Amman's Color Wheel "Untangled" from Resilience (Skirl) 16:16
Ruth Brown "Tearsdrops from My Eyes" from Miss Rhythm, Greatest Hits & More (Atlantic) 29:13
Houston Person "Tearsdrops from My Eyes" from Soul Dance! (Prestige) 32:20
Horace Silver "Permit Me to Introduce You to Yourself" from That Healin' Feelin' (Blue Note) 37:25
Horace Silver "Wipe Away the Evil" from That Healin' Feelin' (Blue Note) 41:07
Horace Silver "There's Much to Be Done" from That Healin' Feelin' (Blue Note) 45:17
Randy Brecker "Above and Below" from Randy Brecker Rocks (Jazzline) 50:15
Blue Mitchell "Sweet Pumpkin" from Blue's Moods (Riverside) 57:39
Lou Donaldson "Curtis' Song" from Pretty Things (Blue Note) 1:02:09
Lou Donaldson "Love" from Pretty Things (Blue Note) 1:08:10
Lou Donaldson "Sassie Lassie" from Pretty Things (Blue Note) 1:14:17
Gregory Porter "Painted on Canvas" from Be Good (Motema) 1:20:52
Tony Dagradi "Heart to Heart" from Oneness (Astral Music) 1:26:25
Josh White
guitar, acoustic
1914 - 1969
" data-original-title="" title="">Josh White "Careless Love Blues" from Complete Blue Note Recordings of Sidney Bechet (Mosaic) 1:33:14
Josh White
guitar, acoustic
1914 - 1969
" data-original-title="" title="">Josh White "Milk Cow Blues" from Complete Blue Note Recordings of Sidney Bechet (Mosaic) 1:37:17
Sidney Bechet
saxophone, soprano
1897 - 1959
" data-original-title="" title="">Sidney Bechet, Earl Hines "Ain't Misbehavin'" from Classic Earl Hines Sessions (1928—1945) (Mosaic) 1:41:47
Earl Hines
piano
1903 - 1983
" data-original-title="" title="">Earl Hines "Ole Miss" from Four Jazz Giants (Solo Art) 1:45:09
Ethel Waters "Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night" from 78 rpm single (Columbia) 1:51:02

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