“…it bugs me when people try to analyze jazz as an intellectual theorem. It’s not. It’s feeling.” — Bill Evans Share...
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What did Joni Mitchell, Jaco Pastorius, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Don Alias and Lyle Mays have in common? They all performed together on Joni Mitchells fantastic record “Shadows and...
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Naima is a ballad composed by John Coltrane in 1959, and named after his then-wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs. It first appeared on the album Giant Steps, and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords...
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Here is one of my favourites on bass, Marcus Miller. The first time I heard Marcus was with Lenny White (drummer) on the record Streamline from 1978 (it’s worth a separate post later). Share...
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The man above is Mr John Coltrane, one of my heroes! When I was a kid (early sixties), my parents listened a lot to jazz and one of the records I listened to through the years is “Giant Steps” by John...
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