Jazzy D's Soul Notes

A selection of easy listening and exotica for yer hifi

Francis Lai - Samba Saravah



The Kirby Stone Four - Baubles, Bangles, and Beads



Jeanne Black - You Don't Know Me



Jose Feliciano - She's A Woman



ENJOY

More music for the night stalkers.

Patty Waters - Moon, Don't Come up Tonight



Jeanne Lee - Sometimes I feel like a motherless child



Julee Cruise - Into the Night



Zbigniew Preisner & Stina Nordenstam - For You



Vangelis with Stina Nordenstam - Ask The Mountains




ENJOY

This is a shelf of music in my collection. From left to right we have Stravinsky, a Bessie Smith collection, jazz from the French BYG Actuel label, three Nick Drake albums, The Stanley Brothers, two by Matanta Roberts, a Fela Kuti album, a box set of jazz singer Karin Krog, a John Coltrane box set and finally Wagner's Ring Cycle.


So, here are four tracks from a selection of this shelf.

Igor Stravinsky - Ragtime



Arthur Jones - Brother B.



From the album Scorpio (recorded 1969, released 1971). Musical members: Arthur Jones (sax), Beb Guerin (b), Claude Delcloo (ds). And on the Jazzactuel 4CD box set in the picture above.

Karin Krog - I'm Beginning to See the Light



From both this album and on the 10 CD compilation Many Faces Of Karin Krog.

Bessie Smith - Chicago Bound Blues



ENJOY.

Time for some jazz flavours -

John Abercrombie – Timeless



John Abercrombie – guitar
Jan Hammer – organ, synthesizer, piano
Jack DeJohnette – drums

Paul Bley - Love Lost



Chet Baker & Paul Bley - You Go To My Head



Helmut Newton Photography

Chet Baker - Trumpet
Paul Bley - Piano

From the album "Diane" (1985)

Bobby Timmons trio - So Tired



Piano - Bobby Timmons
Bass - Ron Carter
Drums - Al "Tootie" Heath
Album - The Bobby Timmons Trio In Person (1961)

Enjoy
Da jazz

Hi groovy folks - jazz for them up late at night -

Mark Murphy - Stolen Moments



Eddie Jefferson - Jeanine



Grover Washington - Mr.Magic



Enjoy.

Some sophisticated mature jazz from the jazzmeister-

Mark Murphy - What If



From the album "Love Is What Stays", and this is a chilling jazz version of the Coldplay song!

Abbey Lincoln - Bird Alone



Both artists were in their 70's when they recorded these albums.

Chet Baker - Autumn Leaves



Chet Baker - Trumpet, Vocals
Gianni Basso - Tenor Sax
Jacques Pelzer - Flute, Soprano Sax
Bruce Thomas - Piano
Lucio Terzano - Bass
Giancarlo Pillot - Drums
Ruth Young - Vocals


Enjoy.

I know, I must be an old romantic at heart. That Jo Stafford Cd is so quite lovely despite some bummers - and very much of a time. Anyway, there is a track which I doubt be aired on the radio these days. So I am going to light up and salute you Jo.

Jo Stafford - Smoke Dreams




Enjoy.

I dug out two other albums by June Christy in my collection. I just go all melt face over her voice. Known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals she is best known for her album Something Cool. So for your delectation here is that title track.

June Christy - Something Cool



I just love this tune.

Christy semi-retired from the music business in 1969, in part due to her battle with alcoholism. She was an inveterate drinker by all accounts.

I must admit, I seem to be going through a period of discovery with all these classic fifties jazz standards.

Last night I watched a classic film starring the wonderful Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast At Tiffany. I have also read the book the film is based on by Truman Capote. From that film is the wonderful Moon River.

Audrey Hepburn - Moon River



I am an old romantic at heart.

Okay here is the sassy bunch -

Julie London - Why don't you do right



Peggy Lee - Black Coffee



Holly Cole Trio - Don't Smoke In Bed



Sarah Vaughan - Misty



Man, these are TOOOOONNNNNSSSSS!

Enjoy.

Two females of the jazz chops -

Sophie Milman - My Baby Just Caes For Me



After emigrating from Russia in the early 1990s, Milman, who is Jewish, spent most of her childhood years in Israel where she listened extensively to jazz. Milman,who now lives in Canada, graduated from the University of Toronto in 2011 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
Thanks to realbesamemucho for alerting is to this jazz singer.

And one of my faves -

Karin Krog - A Fool For You



Rue Gustavson on guitar.

Enjoy.