The slow-jam “The Joint” positively simmers with funky intensity, and Hargrove cuts loose on an effects-laden solo that walks the line between hard-bop and G-funk.
Song of the Day
Song of the Day: Thelonious Monk – “Humph”
On this day (October 15) in 1947, pianist Thelonious Monk pressed his first recordings as…
Song of the Day: Lisa Addeo – “Listen To This”
Lisa Addeo is a pianist, vocalist and composer whose music is in constant rotation on…
Song of the Day: Thelonious Monk – “Straight, No Chaser”
Thelonious Monk, the visionary jazz pianists whose elegantly simple compositions and idiosyncratic harmonies made him…
Song of the Day: Kenny Clarke feat. Cannonball Adderley – “Bohemia After Dark”
Bohemia After Dark, released on the Savoy label in 1955, marks one of the earliest recorded appearances of saxophonist Cannonball Adderley.
Song of the Day: Ginger Baker with Cream – “Sunshine of Your Love”
Ginger Baker, who died last week at the age of 80, was responsible for pioneering…
Fusion Friday: Tony Williams – “Emergency”
It’s Fusion Friday, jazz fans. Brace for the weekend with “Emergency! the face-melting opening track…
Song of the Day: Stevie Ray Vaughan – “Voodoo Chile”
Stevie Ray Vaughan, the blues guitarist whose brushfire voice, lightning-fast guitar work and gunslinger stage…
Song of the Day: Sting – “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free”
Remember back in 1985 when Sting released his first solo album, The Dream of the…
Song of the Day: Amy Winehouse – “October Song”
Crisp, breezy chords. A melody like a falling leaf. A glowing, amber-hued voice. There’s nothing…
Song of the Day: John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman – “They Say It’s Wonderful”
John Coltrane didn’t record with many vocalists in his lifetime, which is why his 1963 album with ballad specialist Johnny Hartman is such a treat.
Song of the Day: Bud Powell – “Un Poco Loco”
Pianist Bud Powell, who together with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie would be enshrined as…
Song of the Day: Frank Sinatra – “September Song”
It’s amazing that we’ve made it this far into the month of September without posting…
Song of the Day: Robert Glasper Experiment – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Nirvana’s Nevermind — the album that set the grunge-rock revolution on its course — was released on…
Song of the Day: John Coltrane – “Giant Steps”
John Coltrane was born on this day (September 23) in Hamlet, North Carolina, in 1926.…
Song of the Day: Erroll Garner – “Concert by the Sea”
On this date (September 19) in 1955, pianist Erroll Garner appeared at the Sunset School…
Charlie Parker – “Parker’s Mood”
On this date (September 18) in 1948, saxophonist Charlie Parker recorded the tune “Parker’s Mood”…
Song of the Day: Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach – “Money Jungle”
On this day (September 17) in 1962, three titans of jazz — Duke Ellington, Charles…
Jon Hendricks – “Freddie Freeloader”
Jon Hendricks, an originator of the singing style known as vocalese and one of the…
Song of the Day: Mel Tormé – “P.S. I Love You”
Mel Tormé, a pop and jazz crooner whose smooth delivery and wooly timbre earned him…
