Sunday Music Muse Day - Dave Burrell & Sam Woodyard, Pat Martino, John Scofield

Here's a quick Post- 2025 Rochester International Jazz Festival.  Although, I didn't get to attend any of the shows, I was there in spirit. In a show of support, I wore the Jazz 90.1 t-shirt to the Public Market yesterday, and got two shout-outs and thumbs up of approval, so the love of jazz was present.

I waited to share this exciting news, so not to be buried in the RIJF posts, that a long-lost recording of my father, Sam Woodyard and pianist Dave Burrell, has finally surface.  My thanks to Jean-Marie Juif for this notice on the Duke Ellington Society facebook page. I had read mentions of this studio session several times online over the year.  I've already ordered two copies of the CD, and plan to donate one to Jazz90.1.  It should arrive in August, hopefully sooner.

Now, for my regular Sunday Music Muse Day selections, first up, Pat Martino Remember - A Tribute to Wes Montgomery.  The title tell you all you need to know. The late outstanding Pat Martino playing the music written by, and associated with the legendary jazz guitarist, Wes Montgomery is a must-have.  I'm not a completist when it comes to collecting music, or anything else, but I'm always willing to pick up a Pat Martino recording I don't have.  You should to.

My second selection is John Scofield Piety Street. This isa fun and enjoyable recording. Scofield states he wanted to make a blues album, but turned to leaning toward gospel which he saw as "the fraternal twin to R&B, and I've been a huge fan of."  Scofield's down home playing hits the right tone.  It's well worth checking this out.

So, that's this week's Sunday Music Muse.  Again, I wait to share Sam's Lost Recording.  Until than, enjoy.

Sunday Music Muse Day - Charles Lloyd, Dizzy Gillespie

This Sunday Music Muse day, find me concerned we're on the verge of a Civil War, with the events in LA, but I still try to push those thoughts away with an afternoon of Jazz. First up, Charles Lloyd and the Marvels, this is a nice collection with some laid back renditions of tradition tunes, like Shenandoah", and a quiet reading of Charles Lloyd's jazz classic "Sombrero Sam", my favorite on the CD. One of the Marvels is Bill Frisell, a favorite guitarist of mine, and a guest player is Willie Nelson, on vocals and guitar. This is an eclectic outing, well worth exploring.

Next up, is Dizzy Gillespie Jazz in Paris. I, of course, know the music Dizzy Gillespie, and his rightfil  place in the history of jazz, but I never owned a Dizzy LP.  I decide to pick up this CD for the cover art design, I liked.  My only other Dizzy stand-alone CD is from the Ken Burns  Jazz anthology. Those cheeks of his and the bent horn are legendary.  (On a personal note, I was told by my grandmother, that it was a letter from Dizzy that informed her of my father, Sam's, illness back in the 1980s, that led to my going Paris, to visit him.) This is nice recording, I'm sure I'll revisit many times to come.

Again, chaos in tin the air, and we have to fight with all we have.  Stay safe, and peace to you all.