Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo: Jazz Bromance

This is eine kleine New Year’s music post over at BoFN.

R.I.P. Pat Martino & El Hombre

R.I.P. Pat Martino (August 25, 1944 – November 2, 2021). Title track from El Hombre (1967).

Pat Martino (guitar), Danny Turner (flute), Trudy Pitts (organ), Mitch Fine (drums), Vance Anderson (bongos), Abdu Johnson (congas).

Chick Corea & The Great Pumpkin Waltz

Seasonal reblog:

Chick Corea (piano), John Patitucci (bass), Tom Brechtlein (drums).

John McLaughlin & Binky]s Beam

John McLaughlin, “Binky’s Beam,” from Extrapolation (1969).

John McLaughlin (guitar), John Surman (baritone sax), Brian Odgers (bass), Tony Oxley (drums). I played this album endlessly when I had it on vinyl back in the day.

Just to Say Goodbye & Flora Purim

Flora Purim, “Just to Say Goodbye,” from Stories to Tell (1974).

Auld Lang Syne & Duke Ellington

Happy New Year!

Xmas Time Is Here & Vince Guaraldi Trio

From ye olde Charlie Brown Christmas Special of yore. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965).

Vince Guaraldi (piano), Fred Marshall (bass), Jerry Granelli (drums).

Pulcherrima Rosa & Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble

Pulcherrima Rosa, 15th Century Motet, sung by the Hilliard Ensemble with Jan Garbarek accompanying on tenor sax, Jesus College, Cambridge (1994). There was a whole album with Jan Garbarek and Hilliard called Officium, on ECM records. Youtubes with anything from that label are blocked, but fortunately we have this live performance.

“Pulcherrima Rosa” (The Most Beautiful Rose)

Pulcherrima rosa de spina floruit

Ex flore germinosa lilium genuit

Servans pudorem ex virgineo more

Peperit factura factura factorem.

Virgo singularis te nulla dignior

Fulgens stella maris luna lucidior

Sic succuristi regina mundo tristi

Eve matris sic quae noxam que solvisti.

Esto nobis grata tis aput filium

Mater advocata post hoc exilium

Nos per iuvamen pater natus ac flamen

Tuum mater virgo solvat omnes.

Amen.

Most Beautiful Rose, blooming from a thorn

From the budding flower, a Lily born

Serving modestly and in a Virginal way

The created one bore The Creator

Unique Virgin, no-one is worthy of you

Gleaming Star of The Sea, Light and The Moon

Serving modestly and in a Virginal way

The created one bore The Creator

Such succour Queen of this sad World

And Mother of Eve who lightens our punishment

Serving modestly and in a Virginal way

The created one bore The Creator

Freely for us, beside your Son, Mother and witness

After this Earthly exile

Serving modestly and in a Virginal way

The created one bore The Creator.

Amen.

Barbara Dennerlein & Christmas Song

Continuing our Dennerleinean lineup for this Advent season, “Christmas Song” by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells. From Christmas Soul (2015).

Barbara Dennerlein (organ), Zara McFarlane (vocals), Magnus Lindgren (flutes), Luca Alemanno (bass), Robert Ikiz (drums), Abdissa Assefa (percussion). 

Barbara Dennerlein & Xmas Blues of Barb

It’s beginning to look a lot like a Dennerlein-themed Advent: Barbara’s original “B’s X-mas Blues” from Christmas Soul (2015).

Barbara Dennerlein (organ), Magnus Lindgren (tenor sax, flute, clarinet), Robert Ikiz (drums), Abdissa Assefa (percussion). Arrangement by Magnus Lindgren.