In 1957, two giants of music paired up for a Christmas special guaranteed to put you in the Holiday mood. Here are Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby, in their prime, singing “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” and “White Christmas”.
“Marshmallow World” may not be jazz, but it is definitely Christmas … and these two characters are definitely Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra (in a 1967 TV special). You can’t rub them together without making sparks!
When it came to mastering his domain, Max Roach took a back seat to no one! His smooth, energetic style placed him in the constant company of jazz icons like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, and Sonny Rollins, to name just a few.
This is a Max Roach drum solo from “Jazz At Massey Hall” recorded live in Toronto, Canada. A pioneer of bebop, Max worked comfortably in many other styles of music as well, and is generally considered to be one of the most important drummers in history.
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!
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