Avalon Arms. Ft. Myers downtown. By Paul Goldfinger. March, 2015. ©
DUO GADJO and their hot friends. From the album Meet Me in Paris
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Old Florida, downtown #3
Posted in Blogfinger Jazz Corner, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Photography by Paul Goldfinger, tagged Avalon by Duo Gadjo on March 11, 2015|
Early Autumn
Posted in Blogfinger Jazz Corner, Jersey Shore gallery, tagged Early autumn in Monmouth County on September 17, 2014|
Monmouth Battlefield State Park. Manalapan, NJ. September 17, 2014. Paul Goldfinger photo © Click to enlarge.
COLEMAN HAWKINS, PHIL WOODS, ZOOT SIMS AND FRIENDS:
Have a seat.
Posted in Blogfinger Jazz Corner, tagged Have a seat on Blogfinger on July 16, 2014| 1 Comment »
Fort Myers, Florida. 2013. By Paul Goldfinger ©
AARON WEINSTEIN (violin). “After You’ve Gone.” From his album A Handful of Stars.
East 89th Street
Posted in Blogfinger Jazz Corner, Photos: New York City street series, tagged The upper east side of NYC on May 23, 2014|
East 89th St in NYC. By Paul Goldfinger ©
DJANGO REINHARDT: (trouble with the music? Click on comments below and try the music player that comes up)
“I’ve Got a Crush on You” by George and Ira Gershwin, Played by the Magnificent Thad Jones
Posted in Blogfinger Jazz Corner, Blogfinger Presents, tagged Barbara, I've got a crush on you on April 8, 2014|
By Lee Morgan of Ocean Grove, jazz writer @Blogfinger
It was October, 1971 in Paris when I got a crush that remains to this very day.
“I’ve Got A Crush On You”, composed by George Gershwin in the 20s, has been covered by scores of musicians/singers from Sara Vaughan to Brian Wilson. Thad Jones’s (1923-1986) trumpet on this cover is accompanied by Billy Mitchell (tenor), Barry Harris (piano), Percy Heath (bass), and Max Roach (drums). The ease with which Thad’s trumpet conveys the sentiment is convincing.
This recording from the album The Magnificent Thad Jones (1956) is but one of a few where he is a leader. In addition to being a noted composer and arranger, he is known for his playing with Count Basie and later with Mel Lewis, I feel Mr. Jones stands out as much a contributor to jazz as his brothers Elvin (drums) and Hank (piano) do to their respective instruments.
Listen to Thad’s big and colorful sound.
J’ai immédiatement eu le béguin pour elle, et quarante ans après nous sommes toujours mariés.
Oh, and yes, Je suis fou de toi toujours, Barbara.
THAD JONES:
Editor’s note: It is totally fitting that Lee Morgan expressed this personal sentiment in French. But he didn’t translate it for us. Probably because French is the language of l’amour and a dose of English translation could spoil the effect as you read his words while listening to Thad Jones (above ) perform that Gershwin love song.
However, whatever romance was in Thad’s soul when he made this recording, he didn’t think it would be spoiled by cutting the record in Hackensack instead of on the Left Bank. So here I go with a translation, based on my futile efforts in college to speak French:
“I immediately had a crush on her, and forty years after, we are still married. Oh, and yes, I am still crazy about you forever, Barbara.”
Note: It was a cold day recently when Eileen and I met Lee on the OG pier. He was patiently watching their little dog while Barbara was doing something, somewhere on the beach below. But it was clear that Lee would stay waiting for her in the cold, no matter how long she would take (Right, Lee? ) We spent a few minutes with him and then scurried off to someplace warm. He just stayed put, smiling.——-Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger
Oscar Peterson at Karen and Tom’s
Posted in Blogfinger Jazz Corner, Photography: Nocturnal Ocean Grove, tagged Oscar Peterson, Victorian Christmas in Ocean GRove on December 23, 2013|
Karen and Tom live in this Ocean Grove Victorian. Photo by Paul Goldfinger 2009. © Click left
OSCAR PETERSON
JAZZ CORNER. “Yesterdays.” Clifford Brown plays Jerome Kern, with strings
Posted in Blogfinger Jazz Corner, Guest DJ, tagged Clifford Brown--jazz trumpeter on September 23, 2013|
Clifford Brown. Internet photo c.1955
Lee Morgan of Ocean Grove suggested this jazz selection by the late Clifford Brown. Ironically there was a jazz trumpet player named Lee Morgan, but it’s not the same guy. This is Lee’s comment about the song below:
“As I walked through the car show today, I kept hearing Clifford Brown’s trumpet soaring above the strings of the oft-covered “Yesterdays.” One of many geniuses of the jazz trumpet, Clifford Brown, with a great rhythm section in 1955, covered “Yesterdays” (by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach) with a string orchestra conducted by Neil Hefti.
A rising star, Clifford died in a car accident at age 25. His influence on later jazz trumpeters is well known.
Editor’s Note: There was an era in jazz when all the greats, including Ella and Louis, recorded with strings, often with full orchestras. I never liked that much because the strings just didn’t seem to fit with classic jazz. I do however enjoy jazz violin, bass and cello.
Lee points out how unique Clifford Brown was, and because he died so young, everything he left is very precious; only four years of recordings remain.
This album is called, “Clifford Brown with Strings.”
Subsequent to this note, Lee sent us a link to a web site (All About Jazz) which explains the jazz with strings phenomenon. After reading that, I will have to take another listen. The link is below .
Orchids in the Moonlight
Posted in Blogfinger Jazz Corner, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, tagged Orchids in the Moonlight---a tango on September 10, 2013|
Bronx, New York. Orchids. By Paul Goldfinger ©
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA AND HIS ORCHESTRA: “Orchids in the Moonlight.” From his album Evening in Buenos Aires
BLOGFINGER JAZZ CORNER: Chris Anderson (piano) and Charlie Haden (bass)
Posted in Blogfinger Jazz Corner, Guest DJ, tagged Jazz Corner: Chris Anderson and Charlie Haden on September 9, 2013|
Chris Anderson on piano and Charlie Haden on bass
How fitting: Summer is over but lingers for awhile into fall. Lee Morgan of Ocean Grove has chosen a lovely memory in the form of this duet by the late pianist Chris Anderson and the bassist Charlie Haden. It’s called “The Things We Did Last Summer.”
It was written in 1946 by the renowned song writers Jule Styne (music) and Sammy Cahn (lyrics). Chris Anderson is deceased, but Charlie Haden is still performing and is considered to be one of the great jazz bass players.
—-Paul Goldfinger