Tag: Peter Batten

1 March 2018

Pete Recommends…Peggy Lee – Black Coffee

Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library.   Peggy Lee Black Coffee       There were many great albums by singers in the 1950s as the era of the long playing record began: Billie Holiday Lady in Satin, Mel Torme with the Marty Paich […]

1 February 2018

Pete Recommends…Ahmad Jamal – Poinciana

Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library.   Ahmad Jamal Poinciana       In the early 1960s I decided to listen to much more Miles. To start I went in search of his recordings from the early 1950s. This was a difficult time for […]

1 October 2017

Pete Recommends…Stephane Grappelli – Parisian Thoroughfare

Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library.   Stephane Grappelli Parisian Thoroughfare     My recent recommendations keep bringing back memories of the critic Alun Morgan. When I acquired this CD, quite recently in a sale, my memory took me back to an evening in […]

1 September 2017

Pete Recommends…Lennie Tristano – Quintet Live at Birdland

Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library.   Lennie Tristano The Lennie Tristano Quintet Live at Birdland 1949 +  Lennie Tristano Solos 1945       When I wrote my recommendation for last month it brought back many memories. Both Mike Shera and Alun Morgan […]

1 August 2017

Pete Recommends…Stan Getz – Tempus Fugit

Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library.   Stan Getz Tempus Fugit       While I was a university student, in the 1950s, my jazz education progressed very rapidly. I arrived with a record collection dominated by Jelly Roll Morton and Bunk Johnson. My […]

1 July 2017

Pete Recommends…Oscar Peterson – My Favorite Instrument

Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library. Oscar Peterson My Favorite Instrument       Like several of my musician friends, I started out feeling rather uneasy about Oscar. I heard some very impressive work on record, especially a concert version of “Tenderly”, but, in […]

1 June 2017

Pete Recommends…Clark Terry – Out of Nowhere

Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library. Clark Terry with Horace Parlan and Red Mitchell Out of Nowhere       This is a rare item from my vinyl collection. It was recorded in 1978 at Jacques Loussier’s famous studio at Miraval in Provence. I […]

1 May 2017

Pete Recommends…Buddy de Franco and Sonny Clark

Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library.   Buddy de Franco and Sonny Clark       Anybody remember these recordings? Are there any young players working hard on the clarinet these days? Buddy De Franco could be a great inspiration.     Over 60 years, from […]

1 April 2017

Pete Recommends…Bud Powell – Bud Powell Plays

Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library. Bud Powell Trio Plays     Recently I was chatting with a friend who hears quite a lot of contemporary jazz live: Keith Jarrett solo, for example. He had attended a recital of recordings by Bud Powell. “I […]

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