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Random Acts of Roach, Knoel Scott, Jimmy Rowles

By David Brown | The Jazz Continuum
January 16, 2024
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This week, we'll kick off our celebration of the Max Roach Centennial with a weekly set titled Random Acts of Max Roach; the show will also include a pair of tunes featuring saxophonist Knoel Scott of the Sun Ra Arkestra, jazz interpretations of Neil Young songs, and a set showcasing pianist Jimmy Rowles. Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective.

Playlist

Thelonious Monk

piano
1917 - 1982

" data-original-title="" title="">Thelonious Monk "Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 00:30

Duke Ellington

piano
1899 - 1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Duke Ellington "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" from At the Piano (Xandu) 01:30

Knoel Scott

saxophone, alto
b.1956

" data-original-title="" title="">Knoel Scott,

Marshall Allen

saxophone, alto
b.1924

" data-original-title="" title="">Marshall Allen "Les Funambules" from Celestial (Night Dreamer) 05:27

Sun Ra

piano
1914 - 1993

" data-original-title="" title="">Sun Ra Arkestra "Somebody Else's Idea" from Living Sky (Omni Sound) 12:27

Charlie Parker

saxophone, alto
1920 - 1955

" data-original-title="" title="">Charlie Parker,

Dizzy Gillespie

trumpet
1917 - 1993

" data-original-title="" title="">Dizzy Gillespie,

Bud Powell

piano
1924 - 1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Bud Powell,

Max Roach

drums
1925 - 2007

" data-original-title="" title="">Max Roach, {Charles Mingus}} "Wee" from Jazz At Massey Hall: The 10-Inch LP Collection (Debut Records) 19:48

Max Roach

drums
1925 - 2007

" data-original-title="" title="">Max Roach "Tender Warriors" from Percussion Bitter Sweet (Impulse!) 26:32

Gil Melle

saxophone
1931 - 2004

" data-original-title="" title="">Gil Melle "Mars" from Gil Mellé Quintet/Sextet (Blue Note) 33:24

Thad Jones

trumpet
1923 - 1986

" data-original-title="" title="">Thad Jones "Get Out of Town" from Thad Jones (Debut Records) 37:12

Max Roach

drums
1925 - 2007

" data-original-title="" title="">Max Roach,

Anthony Braxton

woodwinds
b.1945

" data-original-title="" title="">Anthony Braxton "Dance Griot" from Birth and rebirth (Black Saint) 45:55

Cannonball Adderley

saxophone
1928 - 1975

" data-original-title="" title="">Cannonball Adderley and His Orchestra "African Waltz" from African Waltz (Original Jazz Classics) 51:00

Dizzy Gillespie

trumpet
1917 - 1993

" data-original-title="" title="">Dizzy Gillespie "Manteca" from At Newport (Verve Records) 54:12

Darcy James Argue

composer / conductor
b.1975

" data-original-title="" title="">Darcy James Argue's Secret Society "Your Enemies Are Asleep" from Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch Records) 1:01:23

Michelle Lordi

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Michelle Lordi "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" from Two Moons (Imani Records) 1:10:40

Sarah Manning

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Sarah Manning "On the Beach" from Harmonious Creatures (Posi-Tone Records) 1:17:32

Thumbscrew

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">Thumbscrew "The Peacocks" from Theirs (Cuneiform Records) 1:25:55

Jimmy Rowles

piano
1918 - 1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Jimmy Rowles Sextet "The Blues" from Let's Get Acquainted With Jazz (For People Who Hate Jazz) (V.S.O.P. Records) 1:32:48

Jimmy Rowles

piano
1918 - 1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Jimmy Rowles "Blood Count / Isfahan" from Jazz is a Fleeting Moment (Jazz Records) 1:38:41

Sarah Vaughan

vocals
1924 - 1990

" data-original-title="" title="">Sarah Vaughan "What Am I Here For" from Duke Ellington Song Book Two (Pablo Records) 1:44:50

David Virelles

piano
b.1983

" data-original-title="" title="">David Virelles With

Ben Street

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Street And

Eric McPherson

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Eric McPherson "NYChepinsón" from Carta (Intakt Records) 1:47:09

Aymée Nuviola

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Aymée Nuviola "El Jamaiquino" from Havana Nocturne (Worldwide Entertainment) 1:54:41

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