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 Street or on the GRP Reissue titled Soulero
If You Could see Me Now on Tin Tin Deo

Jimmy Smith/Kenny Burrell

They Can’t take that Away From Me on Lotus Blossom
Last Night when We Were Young from Guitar Forms

Asphalt Canyon Suite

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This gentleman left an indelible stamp in the world of jazz. Pates Place pays tribute to Miles Davis.

So What! and
Blue In Green both on Kind of Blue

Miles Ahead the title track, of course, on Miles Ahead

The Duke on Miles Ahead

It Ain’t Necessarily So
Summertime
There’s a Boat That’s Leavin’ – all on Porgy & Bess

The Meaning of the Blues and Lament both on Miles Ahead

New Rhumba on Miles Ahead
Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? on Porgy & Bess

All Blues on Kind Of Blue

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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 originally titled Have You Tried To Forget and recorded on Taste of Freedom
Slappin’ on Live at the Iridium

Stand Up on The River
Lauren on 80th Birthday Celebration

Seven Come Eleven on Triple Treat, vol. 2
Smile on Reunion in Europe

My Man Monty on 80th Birthday Celebration

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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 I See You on For My Lady

C to G Jam Blues on Footprints
For My Lady on For My Lady
Smile on Toots Thielemans & Kenny Werner

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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 we posted last December.

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington has often been called a genius and a number of fine biographies will illuminates the whys and where fors. Here’s a very short list:

(1) Duke Ellington’s autobiography Music Is My Mistress; (2) Beyond Category: The Life And Genius Of Duke Ellington by John Edward Hasse; (3) The World of Duke Ellington by Stanley Dance, and (4) for children, Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra by Andrea Pinkney and Brian Pinkney.
 
 
 



Take the “A” Train by Pete Petersen and the Collection Jazz Orchestra recording Playin in the Park.
Prelude To A Kiss on The Overwhelming Joe Williams.

Day Dream by Phil Kelly on My Museum.

Isfahan on Duke Ellington’s The Far East Suite.
Main Stem – Duke on At The Hurricane 1943 or on The Golden Years of Duke Ellington.
 

Johnny Come Lately – Duke on Black Beauty or on C Jam Blues .
It Don’t Mean A Thing – Sarah Vaughan on The Ellington Songbook, vol 2 .
After All – Duke on Complete Standard Transcriptions.

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Pate’s Place pays tribute to Herbie Hancock, one of the real giants in the world of jazz. 
 

Watermelon Man on the Best OfCD.

 
 
Driftin’ also on Herbie’s Best Of CD.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Just Enough / Canteloupe Island The first features Herbie and Eliane Elias on her CD titled Solos & Duets, and the second is from Herbie Hancock Jazz Profile 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Stitched Up / Yams The first features John Mayer on a CD titled Possibilities, followed by another selection from Jazz Profile 
 
 
 
 

Dolphin Dance / Speaks Like A Child. The first is from the self-titled Toots Thielemans & Kenny Warner CD, followed by Jon Faddis track on his Remembrances CD.

 
Maiden Voyage on Herbie’s Best Of.

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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 recording, and the duet by James Ingram & Patti Austin is on Body + Soul Duets.

Something New In My Life sung by Johnny Mathis
on How Do You Keep the Music Playing.

Watch What Happens / What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? – First is an instrumental by Phil Woods from his American’s Songbook II recording. The Barbra Streisand vocal is from The Way We Were.

You Must Believe In Spring – played by Johnny Griffin on his Chicago, New York, Paris recording.

Papa, Can You Hear Me ? / The Way He Makes Me Feel – sung by Barbra Streisand from Yentl.

Summer Me, Winter Me / I Will Say Good-Bye – Johnny Mathis singing from How Do You Keep the Music Playing, and Sarah Vaughan from her With Michel Legrand recording.

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And read Michel Legrand: Birdland (2008) A report by Marc Myers on his Jazzwax blog, a wonderful source for jazz history, interviews, and inciteful commentary.

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 Dinah Washington on Vol 4 of Mercury’s The Complete Dinah Washington. (The box set is pricy but you can download individual tracks for 99-cents.)

Matt Dennis (pictured) is the composer of “The Night We Called It A Day”, played here by Oscar Peterson recorded At the London House.

Josef Myrow composed “You Make Me Feel So Young” sung here by Frank Sinatra on Songs For Swingin’ Lovers (lyrics by Mack Gordon).

Bronislaw Kaper (L) composed “Green Dolphin Street” and “Invitation”. Sung here by Sarah Vaughan (lyrics by Ned Washington an Paul Francis Webster, respectively), bot are on her CD titled You’re Mine You.

Burton Lane (R) wrote the music to “You Won’t Forget Me” (lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner). Shirley Horn sings it on You Won’t Forget Me.

Matt Dennis composed “Angel Eyes”. It is a bonus track on Oscar Peterson’s Pastel Moods recording.

Harold Arlen composed “Blues In the Night” and “Violets For Your Furs”. The first is on Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Johnny Mercer, followed by Phil Woods’ instrumental performance of Violets from Groovin’ To Marty Paich.

Burton Lane’s “On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) is from Oscar Peterson’s On A Clear Day recording and in the UK on My Personal Choice.

“As Time Goes By” was composed by Herman Hupfeld. Peggy Lee sings it on her If You Go recording available on CD combined with The Man I Love.

Harold Arlen’s “Come Rain Or Come Shine” is played here by David Sanborn on his Pearls CD (also available as a single track).

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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 Night in Tunisia

on Long Road Home

Pianist Renee Rosnes

playing With A Little Help From My Friends

on Art & Soul with her Trio in 1999

Nan Schwartz’ arrangement of

Don’t You Love Me Anymore? on Ray Charles’

Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection

Ali Ryerson, on flute, playing Joy Spring on an album titled Alto: Joe Beck & Ali Ryerson

Bassist Kristen Korb playing her own composition Mac on Where You’ll Find Me

Guitarist Emily Remler’s original composition Blues For Herb on her East to Wes recording

Natalie Cole singing to

Nan Schwartz’ arrangement of

Here’s That Rainy Day

on Still Unforgettable

Sherri Maricle, again leading of DIVA, this time playing her arrangement of one of her own compositions 80 Chestnut Street on Something’s Coming

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