Compiling a list of the greatest works of the last ten years is an inherently difficult proposition. The first complication lies in the fact that so many of my musical memories from the last decade are tied to recordings released prior to the period. Some of my best memories include the Charlie Parker song from 1950 that played at my wedding, the New Year’s Eve I first stumbled … [Read more...]
Wayne Shorter Quartet At The Stockholm Jazz Festival (Full Concert Video)
At the tender age of 81, Wayne Shorter is incontestably a true living jazz legend. Having honed his chops with masters such as Horace Silver, Art Blakey, and Miles Davis, Shorter then proceeded to record one of the richest jazz discography in history for Blue Note records. Miles Davis said of him: “Wayne is a real composer…he knew that freedom in music was the ability to know th … [Read more...]