This Sunday Music Muse Day, find us celebrating Mother's Day. (I posted a tribute to my late mom, on Facebook, so I won't repeat it here). My first selection is special, but a better late than never one. Ella Fitzgerald The Moment of Truth - Ella at the Coliseum. This is a previously unreleased recording of live date featuring Ella accompanied by members of the Duke Ellington orchestra, with a core trio of Jimmy Jones on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and my father, Sam Woodyard on drums. Sam, also famously played with Duke. I had for years known that Sam played with Ella, but never came across any recordings, except ones she did with Duke. When the CD was announced, I planned to buy several copies to donate to the Jazz90.1 radio station to use for their fund drive. But the CD's didn't arrive in time, but I will still donate copies to the station to use as they please. I admit I'm not a big jazz vocals fan, but who doesn't love Ella. I'm really proud to share this with everyone.
Next is Sylvain Luc Joko. This is the second CD I have of this French jazz guitarist, who unfortunately died March 14, 2024, at the age of 58.. Ironically, I only found a CD of his when I picked it up while my friend Dev Ramsaran in Ottawa, Canada, in July 2024. This CD, Joko has an pleasant, eclectic feel to it, spanning styles. It's worth checking out.
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