This edition of Pates Place we salute a select group of composers who have birthdays in February.

Harold Arlen composed “I’ve Got the World on a String”. Here Lena Horne sings (lyrics by Ted Koehler) and Phil Woods plays on Lena: A New Album.
Harold Arlen also wrote “Ill Wind”. This time Koehler’s lyrics are sung by [...]

This special edition of Pate’s Place is proud to bring you some of the superbly talented ladies in our business.

 
DIVA, an all-female big band headed by drummer Sherri Maricle, playing You Stepped Out of a Dream and If I Should Lose You – both tunes are on Something’s Coming
 

 
Pianist Lynne Arriale with her Trio
playing A [...]

Pate’s Place reaches back to bring you the talent of the great Gene Ammons.
The Twister (on “Greatest Hits-The 50s”) and Exactly Like You (on “JUG”).
Tangerine and Old Man River (both on “JUG”).
Let it Be You (on “JUG”) and Lullaby Of the Leaves [...]

This edition of Pates Place we turn to an almost forgotten instrument in jazz – the Clarinet. Here’s Eddie Daniels.
SAVOY
(on the GRP CD titled Collection)
AJA’S THEME / EAST OF THE SUN
(on Breakthrough and Collection, respectively)
SOON / SICILIANO
(on Dave Grusin’s Gershwin Connection and Breakthrough, respectively)
CIRCLE DANCE
(on Breakthrough)
SOFT [...]

This edition of Pates Place we’re going to delve into the field of different arrangements of the same song.
SURREY WITH THE FRINGE ON TOP as played by
 
George Shearing on How [...]

His jazz compositions will live forever.
Cookin’ At The Continental / Lunceford Legacy (Cookin’ on The Best Of Horace Silver, vol 1 and Lunceford is on It’s Got to Be Funky)
Señor Blues / When You’re In Love (Señor on the GRP All-Stars’ All Blues and Love is from Silver’s It’s Got To Be Funky)
Doodlin’ / [...]

Many entertainers are known by their first names only, but this genius is one of the few known by just his first initial “Q”. Meet the great Quincy Jones.
Stockholm Sweetening / Evening In Paris (both on This is How I Feel About Jazz)
Quince /The Quintessence (on Count Basie’s One More Time and The [...]

The compositions of Benny Golson will live in the jazz world forever. Pates Place is honored to salute him.
Killer Joe (on Quincy Jones’ The Best
Whisper Not (on Dangerous by Marlena Shaw)
Whisper Not (on Stan Getz With Strings)
I Remember Clifford (on Stan Getz With Strings)
I Remember Clifford (on Helen Merrill’s Brownie; A Homage To Clifford Brown)
Along [...]

Today we salute a person who does a lot of work but doesn’t get a lot of recognition. Personal managers play a vital role in building artists’ careers and John Levy is one of the most respected managers in the business. Let’s listen to some tracks by just a few of the many clients [...]

He is one of the most respected musicians in the business, and today is his 87th birthday. PatesPlace is proud to salute the multi-talented Frank Wess.
Order In the Court/Entre Nous (on Entre Nous)
Trying to Make My Blues Turn Green (title song)
I Got it Bad (on Carol Sloane’s Sweet & Slow CD)
Air Mail Special [...]