Mark Stryker

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The hidden gem of the Ellington catalogue: just a duo record and on the second half they play more free than Ellington almost ever did elsewhere

Happy 100th Birthday to the inimitable, innovative and imposing bassist Ray Brown, b. 10/13/26 in Pittsburgh. If you don't know his 1972 duet LP with Duke Ellington, "This One's For Blanton," the angels weep for you. One of the greatest records of the '70s. m.youtube.com/watch?v=fIul...

Happy 100th Birthday to the inimitable, innovative and imposing bassist Ray Brown, b. 10/13/26 in Pittsburgh. If you don't know his 1972 duet LP with Duke Ellington, "This One's For Blanton," the angels weep for you. One of the greatest records of the '70s. m.youtube.com/watch?v=fIul...

Jazz in Ann Arbor Craig Taborn, solo piano. Edgefest, Kerrytown Concert House

With the recent death of the universally beloved Dolly Parton, the last thing that unites the overwhelming majority of Americans across all political, cultural, religious, and racial divides is how we all come together in October to root against the Yankees and Dodgers.

With the recent death of the universally beloved Dolly Parton, the last thing that unites the overwhelming majority of Americans across all political, cultural, religious, and racial divides is how we all come together in October to root against the Yankees and Dodgers.

Noted.

Even if I didn't write the liner notes for this release (which, in fact, I did), I would highly recommend it to anyone. Fantastic recording.

Bud Powell (b. 9/27/24; d. 7/31/66) "For Bud,” by Michael Harper Could it be, Bud that in the slow galvanized fingers beauty steeped into bop liked Bird weed and Dizzy clowned -- Sugar waltzing back into dynamite, sweetest left hook you ever dug, baby; could it violate violence Bud, /1

Superb Mark - thank you.

Also in Frank Tiberi's tapes of John Coltrane: "a rare version of Coltrane’s 'Resolution,' which became the second movement of A Love Supreme, taped 10 weeks prior to the iconic studio recording" www.tabletmag.com/sections/art... @markstryker.bsky.social

Beautifully written as always, thank you! Can’t wait to hear this stuff!

For today's John Coltrane centennial, I wrote 2,000 words re: the new archival release The Tiberi Tapes. Here are 19 to whet your appetite: "When I finally heard Tiberi’s tapes, the first words that leapt to mind were “revelatory,” “electrifying,” and “holy shit!” www.tabletmag.com/sections/art...

Great article. I'm usually immediately cynical about claims like "lost masterpiece" or hyperbolic "missing link" or "Holy Grail" labels. But Mark Stryker makes a really good case for why the Tiberi Tapes are worth the hype. It seems like there is some legit new aspects of Trane to hear.

For today's John Coltrane centennial, I wrote 2,000 words re: the new archival release The Tiberi Tapes. Here are 19 to whet your appetite: "When I finally heard Tiberi’s tapes, the first words that leapt to mind were “revelatory,” “electrifying,” and “holy shit!” www.tabletmag.com/sections/art...

Duke Ellington's (first) Concert of Sacred Music premiered 9/16/65 in San Francisco. Jon Hendricks, who was part of the performance, was also celebrating his 44th birthday that day. This miraculous footage exists due to the prescience of journalist Ralph J. Gleason. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8T5...

Closing it out Tribute to John Coltrane with Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Nduduzo Makathini, Linda May Han Oh, Jeff Tain Watts #DetroitJazzFestival

The Maestro killing it at age 89 in his hometown of Detroit. #DetroitJazzFestival

Happening Now Ron Carter Foresight Quartet with Jimmy Greene, Renee Rosnes, Peyton Crossley (opening bow) #JazzFromDetroit

Happening Now Cindy Blackman Santana (backstage view) #JazzFromDetroit

Happening Now Roberta Gambarini and the Detroit Jazz Festival Orchestra #DetroitJazzFestival

Detroit Jazz Festival Day 4 Happening Now: Michigan State University Bebop Spartans directed by Rodney Whitaker with guest soloist (and MSU faculty member) Michael Dease.

An extraordinary document gifted recently to me by a friend: The great poet Michael Harper's rare, cassette only release from 1984, never reissued, featuring Harper reading his work in 1971 at @uofillinois.bsky.social, accompanied by the pioneering cellist Abdul Wadud, then known as Ron DeVaughn.

Happening Now @Vijay Iyer Trio plus special guest Adam O'Farrill, with Matt Brewer and Jeremy Dutton. #DetroitJazzFestival

Happening Now Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap #DetroitJazzFestival

Happening Now Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas Sound Prints with Lawrence Fields, Yasushi Nakamura, Rudy Royston. #DetroitJazzFestival

Happening Now Gabrielle Cavassa with Gabe Schneider, Lex Warshawsky, Eric Harland. #DetroitJazzFestival

Happening Now Kurt Elling singing the music of Weather Report with the Yellowjackets. #DetroitJazzFestival

Happening Now Artemis -- Renee Rosnes, Ingrid Jensen, Nicole Glover, Noriko Ueda, Allison Miller #DetroitJazzFestival

Thank you for posting this Mark. Listening to Sonny Rollins explain his appreciation of free jazz. 🤯

Happening Now! Detroit Jazz Festival. Ravi Coltrane Quartet with David Virelles, Dezron Douglas, Johnathon Blake. Set opens with first two movements from "A Love Supreme."

Rare and essential -- long TV interview in late 1986 with Sonny Rollins, who is clearly comfortable talking with Gil Noble. Sonny also plays a bit too. Thanks to Lewis Porter for unearthing and posting. lewisporter.substack.com/p/sonny-roll...

Rare and essential -- long TV interview in late 1986 with Sonny Rollins, who is clearly comfortable talking with Gil Noble. Sonny also plays a bit too. Thanks to Lewis Porter for unearthing and posting. lewisporter.substack.com/p/sonny-roll...

Happening now: Detroit Jazz Festival opening night. Artist-in-residence Joe Lovano with his Paramount Quartet, featuring Julian Lage, Santi Debriano, Will Calhoun.

Happy Birthday, Charlie Parker! Six years ago, I wrote this piece about Bird's live recordings for @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social's Do The Math as part of a Bird-at-100 packaged he engineered. This music seems more magical and mysterious to me with each passing year. ethaniverson.com/live-bird-is...

Happy Birthday, Charlie Parker! Six years ago, I wrote this piece about Bird's live recordings for @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social's Do The Math as part of a Bird-at-100 packaged he engineered. This music seems more magical and mysterious to me with each passing year. ethaniverson.com/live-bird-is...

Happy birthday to Branford Marsalis, who turns 66 today. That means that I am now age ... oh, fuck. I first interviewed him in spring 1992 when I was working for The South Bend Tribune and he was six weeks away from starting The Tonight Show. This excerpt captures something fundamental.