Ted Nash – Rauschenberg In Jazz: Nine Details.

The ultimate collection of jazz recordings perfectly suited for a relaxing evening at home. Whether you're entertaining company over a candlelit dinner or simply kicking off your shoes with a glass of wine after a long day, this compilation finds the perfect balance of intrigue, tranquility, and sonic brilliance. Sit back, relax, and let some of the greatest names in Jazz put you at ease

This unusual set has Jimmy Giuffre (on clarinet, tenor and baritone) in a pianoless quartet with trumpeter Jack Sheldon, bassist Ralph Pena and drummer Artie Anton. The music (all but one of the ten numbers are by Giuffre) puts an emphasis on cool tones and relaxed improvising, hinting at folk themes but sounding quite modern for the time.

"O Holy Night" (original title: Cantique de Noël) is a sacred song about the night of the birth of Jesus Christ, described in the first verse as "the dear Saviour", and frequently performed as a Christmas carol. Based on the French-language poem Minuit, chrétiens, written in 1843 by poet Placide Cappeau, it was set to music by composer Adolphe Adam. The English version, with small changes to the initial melody, is by John Sullivan Dwight.

Bill Evans Trio - Portrait In Jazz (1959) {2008 Riverside} [Keepnews Collection Complete Series] (Item #26of27)
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© 1959, 2008 Concord / Riverside | 0888072306783
Jazz / Post Bop / Modal Music / Piano

Orrin Keepnews' commentary (from his new liner notes): “This turned out to be the easiest Bill Evans record session I was ever involved in. The trio's initial working repertoire consisted entirely of material that he wanted to record but had not yet attempted; I probably would have preferred having more than two originals, having not yet fully realized that his ability to reconstruct and revitalize old and often over-familiar standards was one of his more important contributions to the jazz vocabulary.”

To celebrate the memory of John Lennon, rediscover all the greatest songs of the leader of the Beatles in a tribute from the Jazz scene. A selection of the finest covers ever made : from Imagine to Jealous Guy or even Come Together by such talented artists as Curtis Stigers, Lucky Peterson, Joe Jackson…

John di Martino is a jazz pianist, arranger and producer, based in New York City. He has been described as a "shape-shifter", for his creativity across musical genres. For this tribute to the King of Pop, John and his Romantic Jazz Trio perform some of Michael Jackson's best-loved songs.