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Violin Works For Jazz, Coltrane Between Miles And Sheets Of Sound

By David Brown | The Jazz Continuum
June 27, 2023
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In week's edition we visit vivacious violin works in jazz from

Ray Nance

cornet
1913 - 1976

" data-original-title="" title="">Ray Nance of the Ellington Outfit, Billy Bang & His Quartet, Jennifer Curtis with Tyshawn Sorley and a new release form NYC-based South Korean violinist Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim. We'll also check in on some post Miles, pre-Atlantic/Impulse recordings from John Coltrane. Teddy Wilson the king of swing piano gets a shout out, and much more.

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Thelonious Monk

piano
1917 - 1982

" data-original-title="" title="">Thelonious Monk "Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 01:00

Les McCann

piano
1935 - 2023

" data-original-title="" title="">Les McCann "Burnin' Cole" from Much Les (Atlantic) 01:45

Donald Byrd

trumpet
1932 - 2013

" data-original-title="" title="">Donald Byrd "Black Byrd" from Live: Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux (Blue Note) 08:23

Thad Jones

trumpet
1923 - 1986

" data-original-title="" title="">Thad Jones Eclipse "Honky Punk" from The Danish Radio Big Band & Eclipse (Storyville Records) 16:34

David Murray

saxophone, tenor
b.1955

" data-original-title="" title="">David Murray Brave New World Trio with

Brad Jones

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Brad Jones and

Hamid Drake

drums
b.1955

" data-original-title="" title="">Hamid Drake "If you Want Me to Stay" from Seriana Prometha (Intakt Records) 20:58

Alice Coltrane

piano
1937 - 2007

" data-original-title="" title="">Alice Coltrane "Walk With Me" from Translinear Light (Impulse!) 27:50

Billie Holiday

vocals
1915 - 1959

" data-original-title="" title="">Billie Holiday,

Teddy Wilson

piano
1912 - 1986

" data-original-title="" title="">Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra "Why Was I Born" from Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (Columbia) 36:25

Benny Goodman

clarinet
1909 - 1986

" data-original-title="" title="">Benny Goodman Quartet "Moon Glow" from All Star Jazz Quartets 1928-1940 (JSP Records) 39:47

Teddy Wilson "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)" from In Tokyo (Sackville) 43:14

Tadd Dameron

piano
1917 - 1965

" data-original-title="" title="">Tadd Dameron "Soultrane" from Mating Call (Prestige) 47:35

John Coltrane

saxophone
1926 - 1967

" data-original-title="" title="">John Coltrane "Dakar" from Dakar (Prestige) 53:35

Ray Draper

tuba
1940 - 1982

" data-original-title="" title="">Ray Draper "Filidia" from The Ray Draper Quintet Featruing John Coltrane (New Jazz) 1:01:08

Thelonious Monk

piano
1917 - 1982

" data-original-title="" title="">Thelonious Monk Septet "Ruby My Dear" from Monk's Music (Riverside) 1:02:22

Duke Ellington

piano
1899 - 1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Duke Ellington "Limbo Jazz" from Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Sessions (Atlantic) 1:14:48

Duke Ellington

piano
1899 - 1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Duke Ellington "Autum Leaves" from Duke Ellington Indigos (Columbia) 1:20:13

Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim "Sitting with It" from Starling (Self Released) 1:28:22

Jennifer Curtis,

Tyshawn Sorey

drums
b.1980

" data-original-title="" title="">Tyshawn Sorey "II" from Invisible Ritual (Tundra) 1:33:34

Billy Bang

violin
1947 - 2011

" data-original-title="" title="">Billy Bang Quintet "New York After Dark" from Rainbow Gladiator (Soul Note) 1:42:02

Tim Berne

saxophone, alto
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">Tim Berne,

Craig Taborn

piano
b.1970

" data-original-title="" title="">Craig Taborn,

Tom Rainey

drums
b.1957

" data-original-title="" title="">Tom Rainey"Heavy Mental (For Wayne Krantz)" from The Shell Game (Thirsty Ear) 1:50:22

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