Jazz

Even though Chicago has nearly an equally rich Jazz history, I am A LOT less versed than I am in Blues. We have a shit ton of really bad ass Jazz rooms in Chicago. I thought I'd share a few older things that I like that are Jazz them I'm going to do a post of current artists. The thing with Jazz is that I only mostly know instrumental artists where vocals take a backseat. I like swanky trios, quartets, and quintets. Especially the live recording with participating audiences like Ramsey Lewis, who may be the artist I respect the most. He's nearly a god in my mind.

Astrud Gilberto - Samba de minha Terra
This is non existent on the internet for some reason. Maybe I have it labelled wrong, please click thru and listen to it because I just uploaded it specifically so you can hear it. If you are only going to listen to one out of all the others, please let it be this one. It actually involved a few minutes work for me.

Astrud Gilberto - Fly me to the Moon


Astrud Gilberto - Take me to Aruanda


Ramsey Lewis (Still WILDLY active in the Chicago scene, but I've never seen him) - Wade in the Water (Live Recording)

Ramsey Lewis - Hang on Sloopy (live)
Ramsey Lewis - The "In" Crowd (This is live video, but the actual live released recording is my absolute favorite Jazz song ever)


Tommy Dorsey - I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
A vinyl recording complete with lots of crackle (for Kerry). This is a song I'd use in a movie if I wrote one, but a better recording. Enoch Light has a really fantastic recording, but it is absent on the interwebs and I can only upload one audio file/day at Tumblr. This is really light jazz but VERY emotional, which is my kinda bag.


Louis Prima - I've got you under my skin
I know that everyone recognizes his voice and most people can't exactly place it. He was the Orangutang in Jungle Book. I always thought he was the inspiration for Desi in Lucy too, but that is my own speculation.