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The Jazz Disciple retweeted
Jun 15
The one and only Dollar Brand, rest well sir.
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The Jazz Disciple retweeted
Jun 15
I have so many stories to tell about Abdullah. Today we mourn #JazzX @chrisvick3 @Almostconvinced @capemanchris @JCharlesLeonard @thamintuli @EjazzsocMamsie @nothembaujx @De_Molf @RamsByTheHorns @noelndhlovu10 @mmanyike @ShavanaMushwana @Mkhathini72 youtu.be/CMcKrMXzjhg?is=Inml…
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The Jazz Disciple retweeted
#AbdullahIbrahim showed the world that jazz could speak with a South African accent🇿🇦✊🏿
Thank you for the music.
Rest in power maestro🎹
The piano may be silent tonight, but your melody will echo forever.💔🕯️🕊️
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The Jazz Disciple retweeted
KZN Lunch with Basil youtu.be/Gij7ii4EiX0?si=L32h… @Enghumbhini @chrisvick3 @capemanchris @JCharlesLeonard @De_Molf @debbieflorence @nombonisogasa @nothembaujx @EjazzsocMamsie @thamintuli @BrendaSisane @zakheleg @raymondsuttner @mmanyike @RamsByTheHorn @NeilColemanSA
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21 Sep 2025
#SundayNightPianoJazz
We time travel back to 1959 for a beautiful and mellow trio session by Andrew Hill …
w/ Malachi Favors, James Slaughter
youtu.be/oSDTSQT4_XA?si=G1bJ…
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17 Sep 2025
#WednesdaysForBirthdays
A belated birthday to alto virtuoso and jazz royalty Julian “Cannonball” Adderly (born 15th Sep)
SWINGIN’ IN SEATTLE - 1966/67 Live at The Penthouse - Reel to Real
w/ Nat Adderly, Joe Zawunil, Victor Gaskin, and Roy McCurdy
youtu.be/V7j1_Pe2AJQ?si=SPF9…
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16 Sep 2025
#CDTuesdays
South African piano maestro Bheki Mseleku (RIP) recorded this monumental album in 1993 in New York with a star studded line up … an album I strongly recommend …
w/ Pharoah Sanders, Joe Henderson, Abbey Lincoln, Elvin Jones, etc
youtu.be/1EiURN3TREY?si=hgiu…
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The Jazz Disciple retweeted
15 Sep 2025
We are because you are! Our annual pilgrimage!
15 Sep 2025
The first half of ULJ2025 line up is here! 🎈🎷
The BEST of home grown sound; household names and soon to be faves —— all on one stage, over two beautiful days under the Johannesburg summer skies! #ULJFest2025 #umanyanolwejazz
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15 Sep 2025
#MondayTrumpetMood
Another Byrd special on a Monday - this one was recorded in 1958 in Paris …
w/ Bobby Jaspar, Walter Davis Junior, Doug Warkins and Art Taylor
(2010 Sam Records RE)
youtu.be/6Fi47FU5pp0?si=jxc1…
#JazzX
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15 Sep 2025
#MondayTrumpetMood
One of the favourites from Byrd’s discography! A beautiful 1959 date with a stellar lineup.
youtu.be/LrVU-A6Lfvs?si=mwRL…
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14 Sep 2025
#SundayNightPianoJazz
Hampton Hawes Vol.1 : The Trio - 1955
w/ Red Mitchell and Chuck Thompson
youtu.be/S8iSgxAZUtk?si=NJe6…
#JazzX
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10 Sep 2025
#WednesdaysForBirthdays
It’s Wednesday, we catch up with recent birthdays …
Starting with maestro Sonny Rollins who just turned 95
A beautiful 1957 tribute to Bird …
youtu.be/guUnc6MZ1KM?si=7ex_…
#JazzX
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9 Sep 2025
#CDTuesdays
Charles Lloyd - Hyperion With Higgins - 2001 - ECM
A moving dedication to Lloyd’s friend Billy Higgins
w/ Billy Higgins, John Abercrombie, Larry Grenadier, Brad Mehldau
youtu.be/zb0sVDivbmw?si=kmjD…
#JazzX
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8 Sep 2025
#MondayTrumpetMood
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard - The Body & The Soul - 1963
Some serious cats featured here - Wayne Shorter, Melba Liston, Curtis Fuller, Eric Dolphy, Cedar Walton, etc …
youtu.be/7UVsNleQqqE?si=huNY…
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7 Sep 2025
#SundayNightPianoJazz
William McKinley “Red” Garland Jr. - At The Prelude - October 1959 …
w/ Jimmy Rowser, Specs Wright
(Esquire RE 1961, MONO)
youtu.be/4MoADfdT2c8?si=j7tb…
#JazzX
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1 Sep 2025
Some Monday trumpet mood …
Monday trumpet mood …
Recorded in 1956 and released in 1958
(1958 Esquire UK RE)
w/ Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, and John Coltrane …
youtu.be/EjRuA9UzTGU
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