Muniini K. Mulera

Pete La Roca: Basra is an essential Blue Note Jazz recording

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of Music Jazz MusicFebruary 16, 20210 comments

#Pete #La #Roca #Basra #Blue #Note #Malaguena #Joe #Henderson #Steve #Kuhn #Steve #Swallow

I was bawled over when I first heard this music on the Music Matters Jazz 45 RPM reissue of this classic Blue Note in 2012. The opening track – Malaguena – immobilized me with a dropped jaw and a smile. It immediately reminded me of the North African ...

Byrd in Flight by Donald Byrd celebrated Ghana’s independence

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of Music Jazz MusicFebruary 15, 20210 comments

#Donald #Byrd #Byrd #in #Flight #Ghana #Jazz #Blue #Note #Tone #Poet

I have spent the evening enjoying some of the great Jazz music reissues by Blue Note in its Tone Poet Series. This one is another masterpiece by Donald Byrd. To my ears, one of the best among his recordings. This one is special because of its celebration of Ghana which had become ...

Donald Byrd (1932-2013) – CHANT: swinging post-bop Jazz

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of Music Jazz MusicFebruary 15, 20210 comments

#Donald #Byrd #Chant #Pepper #Adams #Herbie #Hancock #Doug #Watkins #Teddy #Robinson #Blue #Note

Donald Byrd – Trumpet Pepper Adams – Baritone saxophone Herbie Hancock – Piano Doug Watkins – Bass Teddy Robinson – Drums Label: Blue Note (Tone Poet Series) Recorded: Monday, April 17, 1961 Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder Location: Van Gelder ...

Chic Corea: Now He Sings, Now He Sobs

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of Music Jazz MusicFebruary 13, 20210 comments

#Chick #Corea #Tone #Poet #Blue #Note

Chick Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was one of the most popular musicians of the late twentieth and early twenty first centuries. His work with Miles Davis at the end of the 1960s and with his own Return to Forever earned him great international acclaim. His ...

Dexter Gordon (1923-1930) on Blue Note

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of Music Jazz MusicJanuary 30, 20210 comments

#Dexter #Gordon #Blue #Note

Dexter Gordon (1923-1990) My top ten jazz tenor saxophonists are (in alphabetical order): Tina Brooks, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Coleman Hawkins, Hank Mobley, Wayne Shorter, Buddy Tate, Ben Webster and Lester Young. If asked to choose ...