Shorty Rogers - Godfather of West Coast Jazz

Here is a flashback to a mentor and wonderful friend, Shorty Rogers :)

The first two videos below are from Frankly Jazz, a half-hour television program produced in Los Angeles in the early 1960s. Each program featured one or more prominent West Coast Jazz performer of the day. Frankly Jazz was hosted by Frank Evans, a leading jazz disk jockey of the day. Enjoy!

Shorty Rogers plays 'Martian Bossanova' (Live on Frankly Jazz)

Shorty Rogers 'Time Was' (Live on Frankly Jazz)

Shorty Rogers and His Giants - Time Was (1962)
Band: Gary Peacock-bass, Lou Levy-piano, Larry Bunker-drums, Gary Lefebvre-woodwinds, Shorty Rogers-flugelhorn.

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The Stepkids - Suburban Dream (Live)

via the fabulous Kimbra today on FB :)



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Willoughby

Came across Elliot Glass on YouTube a while back and immediately loved his films of LA indie bands shot in what seems to be various living rooms. He has amassed a bunch of great recordings. His crew at Little Videos records the sound beautifully and the photography/video work is pretty darned good and always fits. Here is another cool shoot of local Echo Park/Los Angeles band, Willoughby.

Willoughby - "This Will Be Your Drink"


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Sound: Gus Seyffert
Camera: Elliot Glass & Dave Smallen

Nina Simone - Ain't Got No...I've Got Life

One of the greatest artists and civil rights activists in the history of modern music, also known as The High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone was a true original.

This live concert footage, captured in the summer of 1969 when she performed at the Harlem Cultural Festival in Harlem's Mount Morris Park, is a treasure. Enjoy!

Nina Simone - Ain't Got No...I've Got Life (Live in Harlem 1969)

Here is some more live concert footage shot in London in 1968, where she performs the same song, for a audience in Europe, at a slightly slower tempo and cops a subdued groove than the take above. Enjoy!

Nina Simone - Ain't Got No...I've Got Life (Live in London 1968)

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Gary Clark Jr.

Since the mid 1990's, Gary Clark Jr. had been activly woodshedding and gigging hard and had developed a strong organic fan base. In 2010, a mix of preparation and fate landed him at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival where Gary Clark Jr. was introduced to a wider source of new fans that includes this network. Thank you, EC!

Just below is his song titled Bright Lights, performed live at the Crossroads Guitar Festival.

Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights - (Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010)

Gary Clark Jr. - Don't Owe You A Thing (Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010)

Gary Clark Jr. - If You Love Me Like You Say (Live At The Foundry)

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