One of the finest guitarists of our time — the wonderful Kenny Burrell. (Celebrating his July 31st birthday – Happy Birthday, Kenny!) Asphalt Canyon Blues on Asphalt Canyon Suite Breadwinner on Guitar Forms Old Folks on Tin Tin Deo Mood & Sand on Guitar Forms Tenderly on Laid Back Con Alma on Ode to 52nd [...]

Pate’s Place brings you a ‘young’ pianist who will swing you into ‘bad health’ … Monty Alexander. Happy Birthday, my friend. Glory, Glory Hallelujah on Taste of Freedom That’s the Way It Is on Live at the Iridium Mount Zanda on Live at the Iridium What A Friend on The River Someone You’ve Loved was [...]

Close Your Eyes on For My Lady How Long Has This been Going On on For My Lady Bluesette on Verve Jazz Masters 59 or on Bluesette Blues in the Closet on Live in the Netherlands Brown Ballad on Verve Jazz Masters 59 I’m Beginning to See the Light on For My Lady The More [...]

We just learned that Rob McConnell died in Toronto of liver cancer on May 1, 2010. He will be much missed as we continue to enjoy the wonderful music he left for us. Click here to read the notice in the Toronto Jazz Music Examiner Click here to see and hear the Boss Brass show [...]

The brilliance of the extremely talented Michel Legrand. The Summer Knows sung by Johnny Mathis on How Do You Keep the Music Playing. His Eyes sung by Sarah Vaughan on her With Michel Legrand recording. Windmills of Your Mind / How Do You Keep The Music Playing? Windmills is the title track of Grady Tate’s [...]