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29 Dec 2023
OUT TODAY on Cleveland Time!
"Wanton Imbibement" from saxophonist Matthew Alec feat. pianist C.J. Briggs!
A Thelonious Monk-fueled spoken word odyssey on the perils of alcohol abuse. A MUST LISTEN for hard bop and stride piano fans!
Stream or purchase:
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ma…
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A big "Happy Birthday" shoutout to renowned trombonist/multi-instrumentalist, Blues Brothers bandmember and sometime Cleveland Time Records collaborator Tom "Bones" Malone who turns 79 today!
Catch our 2022 interview with Tom via YouTube here:
youtube.com/watch?v=JBVYcWVL…
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Happy birthday to American tenorist and former Jazz Messenger Javon Jackson who turns 61 today, born June 16, 1965 in Carthage, MI 🎷🎂
#javonjackson #saxophone #jazz
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Saxophonist Oliver Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) release six albums under his own name for Prestige before striking gold on the Impulse! label with the landmark album “The Blues and the Abstract Truth”
#olivernelson #saxophone #jazz
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Happy birthday to legendary jazz and funk bassist Marcus Miller who turned 67 yesterday, born June 14, 1959 in New York, NY
#marcusmiller #bass #jazz #funk #happybirthday
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Known for his sophisticated accompaniment with a light touch, pianist William “Red” Garland (May 13, 1923 – April 23, 1984) came to prominence in the mid-1950s when he joined the famous Miles Davis Quintet alongside John Coltrane, Paul Chambers, and “Philly” Joe Jones
#jazz
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A pioneering force in the jazz fusion movement of the late 1960s, virtuosic pianist and composer Armando “Chick” Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) formed the one of the quintessential fusion acts Return to Forever in 1972
#chickcorea #piano #jazz #returntoforever
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Despite citing heavy influence from horn players like Charlie Parker, Blue Note recording artist and guitarist Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) performed bebop without heavy chromaticism drawing from a background rooted in rhythm and blues
#grantgreen #guitar #jazz
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Happy birthday to American funk and jazz drummer Bernard Purdie who turns 87 today, born on this day in 1939 in Elkton, MD
#bernardpurdie #drums #jazz #funk #happybirthday
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Prolific jazz trombonist Bill Watrous (June 8, 1939 – July 2, 2018) recorded numerous albums as a leader and played sideman to the likes of Quincy Jones, Paul Desmond, Maynard Ferguson, Kai Winding, and many other jazz greats.
#billwatrous #trombone #jazz
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Cleveland Time Records retweeted
Now streaming via YouTube 😎
The all-new music video for the live rendition of "Baby You Got Me" live at Akron's Rialto Theatre - filmed in 2023
From the latest album "A Bad Rep in the Rubber City" on @CLETimeRecords
full video:
youtube.com/watch?v=bbbaBJdS…
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Virtuosic clarinetist Arthur Arshawsky, known as “Artie Shaw” (May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004), scored a major hit with “Begin the Beguine” in 1938 which made his big band one of the most popular groups of the swing era
#artieshaw #clarinet #clarinetist #jazz
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Happy birthday to the highly prolific pianist Kenny Barron who turns 83 today, born June 9, 1943 in Philadelphia, PA
#kennybarron #piano #jazz #happybirthday
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Clarinetist Benny Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was heralded as the “King of Swing” as bandleader for the most popular big band of the swing era. His polished orchestra was beloved by audiences, although musicians found him to be a difficult and demanding leader
#jazz
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Happy birthday to Jamaican-American pianist Monty Alexander who turned 82 this weekend, born June 6, 1944 in Kingston, Jamaica
#montyalexander #piano #jazz
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Cleveland Time Records retweeted
AKRON - Going down this Wednesday evening at The Rialto Theatre!!
Swing dancers come for lessons at 7pm and join my group and I for live swing music at 8pm (and you don't have to dance if you just want to catch the tunes) 🎷🎷
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therialtotheatre.com/calenda…
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Cleveland Time Records retweeted
Dexter Gordon - Blues Up and Down (Denmark, 1971)
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Cleveland Time Records retweeted
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Happy #FlashbackFriday this week to my very first album as a bandleader: #Where? Recorded in June 1961 at #VanGelderStudio.
I was lucky enough to be joined by #EricDolphy, #MalWaldron, #GeorgeDuvivier & #CharliePersip.
Listen here: ow.ly/39xb50OEttQ
#roncarterbassist
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Happy birthday to the iconic, smooth jazz saxophone legend "Kenny G" Gorelick who celebrates his 70th birthday, today born June 5, 1956 in Seattle, WA 🎷🎂
#kennyg #sax #saxophone #smoothjazz
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Happy birthday to celebrated fusion drummer Peter Erskine who turns 72 today, born on this day in 1954 in Somers Point, NJ 🎂🥁
#petererskine #drums #jazz #happybirthday
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