Freddie Hubbard “I Remember Clifford”
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Freddie Hubbard started playing the mellophone and later the trumpet in his school band. He attended the Jordan Conservatory. As a teenager he worked locally with Wes and Monk Montgomery. In 1958 he moved to New York were he started playing with people like Quincy Jones, Eric Dolphy, Slide Hampton, and [...]
McCoy Tyner “Island Birdie”
McCoy Tyner was born in Philadelphia on December 11, 1938. He started playing the piano when he was 13. His mother encouraged his interest in music and after taking piano lessons for 2 years, music became his primary interest. He loved jazz and was influenced by Bud Powell. At first his family couldn’t afford [...]
Jaco Pstorius “Donna Lee”
John Francis Pastorius III was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on December 1, 1951. His family moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida where he took up the drums. From an early age he love sports and that’s how he got his nickname. It was originally Jocko but he later changed it to Jaco. After breaking his [...]
Oscar Peterson “Carnival”
Oscar Peterson was born in August 15, 1925. He grew up in Montreal where he was trained in classical music, but he always loved jazz. When he was young he used to sneak into the living room and turn on the radio. He’d listen to it very quietly so that he didn’t wake up anyone [...]
Miles Davis “Tutu”
I got up this morning and decided to watch the Miles Davis interview that was featured on 60 Minutes in 1990. I remembered watching it when I was much younger and today just seemed like a Miles kind of day to me–whatever that means.
Here’s a Miles Davis performance of “Tutu” with Marcus Miller, David [...]
Gene Harris “Summertime”
When I was little I thought this was the jam. My father had a recording of it and I used to listen to it all the time. I especially liked the ending. I remember re-winding the tape so that I could hear Summertime over and over again until it snapped. I don’t think my [...]
Keith Jarrett Video
When I was in my late teens, I went with my father to see Keith Jarrett at Carnegie Hall. A friend of his had gotten some tickets to the concert and we went with him. We sat in the balcony. Once Keith Jarrett came out on stage my father’s friend got up and left to [...]
