Love For Sale – Mel Torme & Buddy Rich

I never cared much for scat singing … always figured maybe the singer just forgot the words. Then I heard this amazing scat and drum solo from 1979, when Mel and Buddy appeared on the Merv Griffin Show.  Mel made a believer out of me. Give these two legends a big “Amen!”

Moanin’ – Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

This is previously unreleased, rare footage of Moanin’ by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.  It features the great Lee Morgan on Trumpet, Benny Golson on sax, Bobby Timmons playing the daylights out of the piano, and of course Art Blakey on drums.

Intermission Riff – Stan Kenton Orchestra

In music, a riff is an ostinato … a chord progression, pattern or melody that is repeated over and over again.  When pianist, composer Stan Kenton stands in front of his orchestra, a riff is a wall of creative sound that stirs your musical soul from your head right down to your tappin’ toes!

Oleo – Joe Pass & Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen

Joe Pass was an American musician of Sicilian descent … arguably one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century. Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (often called NHOP) was a Danish upright bassist and composer known as The Great Dane with the Never-Ending Name. Together they speak fluent jazz!