Frankly Jazz :: West Coast Jazz

Celebrating Dave Brubeck at 90 years. Thanks Jazz FM!

Lance Evans — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:25:46 +0000

Loads of great Dave Brubeck bio info. What a talent. Check it out.

Jazz Profiles … another great jazz blog

Lance Evans — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:16:46 +0000

Don’t you love it when you find a great web source, with lots of good information? Read on. Jazz Profiles.

quintaesencia

Lance Evans — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:03:06 +0000

Found this blog, but can’t read a word of it! I do see lots of Shelly Manne, so it can’t be half bad!

Jazz Shots West Coast – Vol. 1 #jazz video on your iPhone

Lance Evans — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:43:18 +0000

54 minutes of pure West Coast jazz is found here, including Shelly Manne and His Men!

Celebrating Shorty Rogers birthday (a day late). Thanks @jazzbdays!

Lance Evans — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:03:11 +0000

Shorty Rogers was a ‘Giant’ in the jazz world. His appearance on Frankly Jazz is a classic! Here he and His Giants perform ‘Time Was.’

#Jazz Crusaders perform Freedom Sound on #FranklyJazz

Lance Evans — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:54:16 +0000

Miles Davis & The Lighthouse All-Stars discovered here

Lance Evans — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:33:21 +0000

This Blog gives a nice overview of this album featuring Miles and the gang from The Lighthouse. Many of the folks are also featured on an episode of Frankly Jazz.

Miles way out west could be a way to describe this session recorded in 1953. The Lighthouse was a jazz bar in Hermosa Beach south of Los Angeles and had a regular in house band comprisng Rolf Ericson-Trumpet, Bud Skank-Alto Saxophone, Bob Cooper-Tenor Saxophone, Lorraine Geller-Piano, Howard Rumsey-Bass and Max Roach on Drums who had just replaced Shelly Manne. All West Coast Players and good ones at that.Chet Baker was a regular at the club and actually the last track on this album(“At Last”) is Chet with the band and not Miles.

Brian McCoy Examiner article explores West Coast #Jazz

Lance Evans — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:46:29 +0000

I like the Examiner.com articles, and this one is about Oakland Jazz and gives a nice, brief introduction to West Coast Jazz. Frankly Jazz was produced in concert with Pacific Jazz.

Octobop is the place for West Coast #Jazz in December

Lance Evans — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:32:38 +0000

For the past decade, Octobop has been exciting music fans around the globe with its special brand of West Coast Cool. From local venues to retro conventions in Las Vegas, Octobop has brought back and updated the sounds of Gerry Mulligan, Shorty Rogers, Dave Pell, Bud Shank, the Lighthouse All-Stars, and many more who defined the cool sound of west coast jazz in the 1950s and 1960s. In 2007, the group’s 4th CD, Very Early reached number 4 on the national jazz charts and finished the year in the the top 40. Come join Octobop and some special guests from the last 10 years as the group not only provides a retrospective but also a preview into new concepts in cool jazz.

#Android #Jazz Shots West Coast – what is it?

Lance Evans — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:10:17 +0000

I just ran across this download for the Android phone. But does anyone know anything about Jazz Shots West Coast – Vol. 2? Wondering who is featured on the video? Bud Shank, Shorty Rogers …