Tomorrow Is The Question! (1959) — Ornette Coleman

First off, a big thank you to Dan for letting me “sit in” on this gig while he moved to Philly. I hope I can continue the great work he’s doing here and engage you in a close listen of some excellent music. Thanks for reading!

Caleb

Listening

To listen to this album for free, visit Tomorrow Is The Question @ Last.fm. To play a song, click the round play button next to its name.

Munia: The Tale (2003) — Richard Bona

Listening

To listen to this album for free, visit Munia @ Last.fm. To play a song, click the round play button next to its name.

Such Sweet Thunder (1957) — Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Listening

To listen to this album for free, visit Such Sweet Thunder @ Last.fm. To play a song, click the round play button next to its name. Note that the original release of the album was just the first 12 tracks, and that’s what I’ve focused my listening on for this week.

Our Man In Paris (1963) — Dexter Gordon

Listening

To listen to this album for free, visit Our Man In Paris @ Last.fm. To play a song, click the round play button next to its name.

Know What I Mean? (1961) — Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans

Listening

This album can be heard for free on the web at Know What I Mean? @ Last.fm. To play a track, click the round button next to its name.

Free For All (1964) — Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Listening

This album can, once again, be found for free on the web! Listen to Free For All @ Myspace Music. If that doesn’t work for you (Myspace sometimes requires internet plugins), you can at least hear the title track on imeem.

The Harold Arlen Songbook, Volume 1 (1961) — Ella Fitzgerald

Listening

To listen to this album for free, visit Harold Arlen Songbook, Vol 1 @ Last.fm. To play a song, click the round play button next to its name. Sorry that Last.fm is missing two of the songs. I’ve made one of them available for free on Youtube, here.

Night Train (1962) — The Oscar Peterson Trio

Listening

To listen to this album for free, visit Night Train @ Last.fm. To play a song, click the round play button next to its name.

“Goin’ Home” (1964) — Albert Ayler

Happy Fathers’ Day to all! I’ve been thinking about my father as I wrote this weeks blog post. I really hope/think that he will like this album, and I know it will be new to him. He really likes Dixieland music, and I think that this will be, for him, a fresh take on some familiar music.

Listening

To listen to this album for free, click on the links below. If you’re not sure where to start, my favorites are tracks 1, 4, and 6!

1. Goin’ Home

2. Ol’ Man River (Take 2)

3. Down By The Riverside (Take 6)

4. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Take 3)

5. Deep River

6. When The Saints Go Marchin’ In

7. Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen

8. Ol’ Man River (Take 1)

9. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Take 1)

10. Down By The Riverside (Take 5)

Way Out West (1957) — Sonny Rollins

Listening

To listen to this album for free, visit Way Out West @ Last.fm. To play a song, click the round play button to the left of the song name. Despite the strange ordering of track numbers on that website, all of the songs are available. They’ve just left off some alternate takes.