#jazzappreciationmonth — Public Fediverse posts

And finally, here’s KD Lang and the very missed Tony Bennett with “What a Wonderful World” (https://youtu.be/s7rbgNNeEKQ?si=d-Ndtflbbko1ouxn)
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #KDLang #TonyBennett #jazz

It just isn’t Spring Jazz Fest without a version of “April in Paris” so here’s The Manhattan Jazz Orchestra’s take on the Vernon Duke/Count Bassie classic (https://youtu.be/8QAYsSY5Kss?si=ClesZVxy6SHUPLP4) followed by a rendition by The Divine One herself: Miss Sarah Vaughan (https://youtu.be/E6f9FKBdnjI?si=E1EwP3fvQ_HCyIfk)
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #TheManhattanJazzOrchestra #SarahVaughan #Jazz

Multiple Grammy award winner Samara Joy with her take on “You Stepped Out of a Dream” (https://youtu.be/LYSFiz3NQUY?si=NAC-wOLS0n_dlqP0) I‘m really hoping she releases some new music soon
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #SamaraJoy #jazz

One of the finest clarinetists in Jazz history: Mr. Artie Shaw with “Hop, Skip and Jump” (https://youtu.be/W1Do1y7F1pc?si=YMcp6rZARs2Jm0x-)
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #ArtieShaw #jazz

I shouldn’t have to explain to anyone who Judy Garland is. Here she is with “It’s a Good Day” (https://youtu.be/pWU25Lpbupo?si=hBBrPO2pVu0gxgeK)
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #JudyGarland #jazz

The lively “Joy Spring” (https://youtu.be/98CLnPEbCLY?si=FVdXwxCokdpsIl-F) is from Freddie Hubbard’s 1982 album “Born to be Blue (https://youtu.be/GydAIRNbi5o?si=ieexsYVQ6FyHUjI2)
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #FreddieHubbard #jazz

The First Lady of Song Ella Fitzgerald with “Isn’t This a Lovely Day?” (https://youtu.be/kX4Z74i9674?si=sJ7vscmHkVY4_Q1E)
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #EllaFitzgerald #Jazz

It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, “The Peanuts” are always The Vibe™️. Here’s Vince Guaraldi and His Trio with “Oh, Good Grief” (https://youtu.be/xja64Lj2U1o?si=Fedw9ikRb8ERYPBU)
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #ThePeanuts #VinceGuaraldi #Jazz

Wynton Marsalis and His Quintet with “Spring Yaoundé“ live from Havana (https://youtu.be/DZspK5_bOEY?si=Aezqvt3GXtPBI2Ml). This song was originally on his 1993 double album “Citi Movement” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nMBKx4ZhTbmwosTjLcvi1HhGjvyoN__7I&si=9_GGz86lCbSGAOtg)
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #WyntonMarsalis #jazz

Sinatra with “It Happens Every Spring” (https://youtu.be/tUQQiJcP9qU?si=sXhg-zp698iSTLWM) whcih was actually a b-side but overtime it’s become an underrated fan favorite for springtime 
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #FrankSinatra #Jazz

Virtuoso guitarist George Benson with a live version of “Deeper Than You Think” (https://youtu.be/amMqzUvHiUE?si=UT7RbxQrql7-r1lP) which was originally on 2000’s “Absolute Benson” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mcXZgUyO_kwvwHO3vOFf9y8niZ8lo0hEw&si=jaMWqZGrnlOKaKZI)
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #GeorgeBenson #Jazz

My favorite Rat Pack member Sammy Davis Jr with “Spring is Here” (https://youtu.be/ZDS1cZgu5Kc?si=f4phfR4nJFBrAgq8) b/c well.. it’s actually nearly summer
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #SammyDavisJr #Jazz

It may be a rainy week here in Houston but I think “Sunny” from swinging jazz gal Anita O’Day (https://youtu.be/FPSzxR5Bhus?si=DasdmKTluyugf6UZ) will brighten things up for everyone
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #AnitaODay #Jazz

The Eternal Springtime-vibes of the dearly missed Astrud Gilberto… here’s “Rose and Roses” (https://youtu.be/DaCfzKZ_wA8?si=mSCOqroDaAinFQux) from her 965 debut solo album (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL-NbN8uTOij0NZyQc95z8Uj9dKg3IH8Y&si=95dV4yOeVp-Zq3zN)
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #AstrudGlberto #jazz

This is a fun video that features Oscar Peterson’s “Wave” performed by both Bossa Nova stalwart Tom Jobim AKA Antônio Carlos Jobim in 1986 AND by Peterson in 1976 (https://youtu.be/e0mEAo3anwI?si=snTWfmxntNCvxI5P)
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #OscarPeterson #TomJobim #AntonioCarlosJobim #Jazz

From 1957 episode of “The Nat King Cole Show” here’s cool jazz superstar June Christie singing “How High the Moon” with Nat King Cole and Mel Tormé (https://youtu.be/gvfNsZaDk-A?si=jsP2F-cIDVcPpCCI) You can watch the entire episode for free here (https://youtu.be/0JhCPxgIQqU?si=3Lev9VyKFc5Frru4)
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #NatKingCole #MelTorme #JuneChristy #Jazz

Next up is a collaboration between Jazz Harpist & singer Dorothy Ashby and the prolific Jazz saxophonist & flutist Frank Wess. “Pawky” (https://youtu.be/O7OO3KnNpO4?si=P1Pi6gCTJnGY2ivW) is from their second album together, 1958’s “Hip Harp” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_niQCoNOxqT6muit0kpLWgbmGq9ZWLDAOI&si=kE7945prWAjUEFQO)
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #DorothyAshby #FrankWess #Jazz

First up, is vibraphonist and band leader Chuck Redd with the perfect song for spring “Renewal” (https://youtu.be/Mo6nyAQdzo4?si=RHA3j5bZFQ30xvU0) Recently, Redd was in the headlines for outright cancelling the annual Kenedy Center X-Mas Eve Jazz concert b/c of President Shitbag. “Renewal” is from most recent album is 2019’s “Groove City” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ng2i-Y5IpP5tcd6Q6tsEnwYxFHZSEq3QU&si=W-tnjocQhklCAeCX)
#RetroView #JazzAppreciationMonth #ChuckRedd #jazz

Tune in Thursday @ 6:30pm EST/5:30pm CST when #RetroView closes out #JazzAppreciationMonth with our annual Spring #Jazz Fest. Playlist available here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfuE83qGM39Rk0FqjKgzmrFz&si=dYPYNkk3t_H_xY-Y). You can also pre-game w/a megamix of our previous Spring Jazz Fests (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTft3OwJanEf5mLaqfUAKKn_T&si=vYMWw72onxIUZbhD) See y’all then💕
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First up is “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” (https://youtu.be/cJ5331Ki3u8?si=p0ZC_mP2wTX1VBRB) is a combination of the chorale from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Advent cantata “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (BWV 147)” and the psalm melody composed composed by German violinist and composer Johann Schop. This Jazz interpretation is performed by the almost EGOT (missing a Tony award) modern New Orleans Jazz man Jon Batiste.
#BaroqueSun #JohannSebastianBach #JazzAppreciationMonth #Jazz #JonBatiste

@analgesicsleep This is my fave jazz riff on Bach from St Matthew's Passion 🌺 #jazzappreciationmonth https://youtu.be/vc51kT9d9uQ?si=0UKFhu2OaNVjjNCp

⏰45 MINUTES⏰ until I guest host #BaroqueSun THIS EVENING @ 7:30pm EST/6:30pm CST with #Jazz-y interpretations of Bach in honor of #JazzAppreciationMonth. Playlist available here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfsYYUOzS_X_acD1w2XWdHLI&si=4Ek3zsdb242_Yex8) I can’t wait to see y’all then💕

Last but NOT least, I’m guest hosting #BaroqueSun this Sunday @ 7:30pm EST/6:30pm CST (over on Mastodon 🐘) with #Jazz-y interpretations of Bach in honor of #JazzAppreciationMonth. Playlist available here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfsYYUOzS_X_acD1w2XWdHLI&si=4Ek3zsdb242_Yex8) I can’t wait to see y’all then💕
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Having spend his teens playing in Jazz bands and listening to Jazz performances & records, Bernstein (controversially) believed that Jazz was an essential component of American Music. His 1956 CBS Omnibus collection/lecture “What is Jazz” (available for free here: https://youtu.be/To5AcmNCHpg?si=31veOWlwViRl0HFG) was a major turning point in getting a lot of people to appreciate Jazz as an art form
#SymSat #JazzAppreciationMonth #LeonardBernstein #Jazz

And now “Jazz in the Concert Hall” (https://youtu.be/nTETCRtx1pM?si=iDNi9XOBMUCKQjjR) an episode of Leonard Bernstein’s “Young People’s Concerts” series
#SymSat #JazzAppreciationMonth #LeonardBernstein #Jazz

First up is a short 1966 discussion between The Maestro Leonard Bernstein and The “Duke” Duke Ellington (https://youtu.be/Eb-2xSiuG2g?si=Z77aHKPnR-nK_fyp) about the relationship between Jazz and Classical music. You can watch the entire conversation here (https://youtu.be/oXGqbqPlI8w?si=Jjyjz6MkJEOnFMdE)
#SymSat #JazzAppreciationMonth #LeonardBernstein #DukeEllington #jazz

⏰ONE HOUR⏰ until I’m guest hosting #SymSat TONIGHT @ 11:10pm EST/10:10pm CST with a Leonard Bernstein-led #Jazz survey in honor of #JazzAppreciationMonth. Playlist available here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfuylRuNK1sn1gxJcLoJdzJC&si=g4B44azYxbttHefh) See y’all there💕
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Last but not least, I’m guest hosting #SymSat on Saturday night @ 11:10pm EST/10:10pm CST with a Leonard Bernstein-led #Jazz survey in honor of #JazzAppreciationMonth. Playlist available here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfuylRuNK1sn1gxJcLoJdzJC&si=g4B44azYxbttHefh) See y’all there💕
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