Jazz Listening Session - Thanks to attendees and teachers!

We just finished the first Jazz Listening Session - checked out "Each Side Of The River," from the rare LP "The Soul Of Jazz," and the classic "Stolen Moments" by Oliver Nelson. Good crowd of 14-15 people, with students from Centennial MS, Snohomish HS, and Glacier Peak HS in attendance, plus a number of interested grownups. There were a couple of students who weren't already listening to anything just yet - this was a good way to get their feet wet, and to start talking about HOW you listen to jazz music as a young player.

Thanks to the local JH/HS teachers for helping publicize the Session. Hopefully we've generated enough interest to set up more sessions over the rest of this year. And thanks to my wife Melanie for helping get the house ready!

Some particulars on the music:

"The Soul of Jazz" is not in print, and unavailable at iTunes and apparently not at Amazon either. Recorded in 1958 and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder, the label number is World Wide MGS-20002, and it's part of the Savoy Records Catalog. Personnel:

• Joe Wilder - tpt
• Bill Harris - trb
• Bobby Jaspar - tenor
• Pepper Adams - baritone
• Eddie Costa - piano
• George Duvivier - bass
• Art Taylor - drums
• Billy Ver Planck - arranger

"Stolen Moments" is from Oliver Nelson's 1961 recording "Blues and the Abstract Truth," available from iTunes or Amazon. Personnel:

• Fredddie Hubbard - tpt
• Eric Dolphy - alto, flute
• Oliver Nelson - arranger, alto/tenor
• George Barrow - baritone
• Bill Evans - piano
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Roy Haynes - drums

So...what are you listening to?