- The late, great Al Jarreau will be immortalized Saturday at the American Jazz Walk of Fame in Kansas City, Mo.
- Five albums Pat Metheny can’t live without
- Book Review: Beneath Missouri Skies: Pat Metheny In Kansas City 1964-1972 at AllAboutJazz
- “Thank you, Earl Klugh: The soundtrack of our meeting and marriage” – a reminiscence by Ralph E. Moore Jr. on AFRO
Top Contemporary Jazz Albums – June 20, 1996
These were the top selling contemporary jazz recordings 25 years ago this week, as reported by Billboard magazine.
Quincy Jones, Q’s Jook Joint- Kenny G, Breathless
- The John Tesh Project, Discovery
- Russ Freeman & the Rippingtons, Brave New World
- Randy Crawford, Naked and True
- Jerald Daemyon, Thinking About You
- George Howard, Attitude Adjustment
- Will Downing, Moods
- Fourplay, Elixir
- Boney James, Seduction
- Richard Elliot, City Speak
Lee Sklar on Tim Weisberg
Legendary bassist Lee Sklar has a YouTube channel where he talks about the legion of musicians he’s worked with. He also plays his bass line on the Phil Collins videos I’ve watched.
Last week, he posted a video about a recording he played on that the audience of this site will especially appreciate. It was the 1989 album by flute player Tim Weisberg, Outrageous Temptations. According to his website, Tim is “is widely considered one of the pioneers in rock/jazz fusion.” On this recording, you’ll hear a lot of great flute and also a lot of David Benoit (who Sklar keeps pronouncing Ben-OY instead of Ben-WAH) and Russ Freeman of the Rippingtons. In addition to playing, Benoit and Freeman wrote and arrange much of the music. It’s a great throwback to their sound then.
Happy International Jazz Day!
25 Years!
I just realized that this is the 25th year that this site has existed! Hopefully I’ll find time to sit down and reflect on a quarter century of sharing contemporary jazz news, reviews, and such! Wow.