Insanely Beautiful Intro by Shai Maestro (LOTW #152)
If you haven’t already listened to Shai Maestro, this track will blow your mind! Shai came up in Avishai Cohen’s trio and is known for
June 24, 2019
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Bud Powell’s Scorching Intro to “All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm” (LOTW #151)
Bud Powell lays down a scorching intro to his burning original tune, “All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm.” He ends the intro with an altered line
June 17, 2019
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Eric Reed’s Nasty Triplet Solo on Monk’s “Evidence” (LOTW #150)
Eric Reed comes out swinging on his album “The Baddest Monk.” Listen how he interprets Thelonious Monk’s classic tune “Evidence” with a relentless triplet feel.
June 10, 2019
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Bill Evans’ Opening Line from “Peri’s Scope” (LOTW #149)
Hear how Bill Evans opens up his solo from this classic track off of “Portrait in Jazz” (1960). Once he drops into the solo, he
June 3, 2019
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Classic Sonny Clark Lick (LOTW #148)
Sonny Clark opens up the track “Softly as in a Morning Sunrise” from his album Sonny Clark Trio (1957) with this short but sweet lick.
May 27, 2019
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The Must-Know Freddie Freeloader Piano Solo (LOTW #147)
This is one of those solos that all jazz pianists NEED TO KNOW. It comes off of Miles Davis’ iconic album, “Kind of Blue” (1959).
May 20, 2019
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Keith Jarrett Shreds on “The Meaning of the Blues” (LOTW #146)
Keith Jarrett takes it to another level in the second chorus of his solo on “The Meaning of the Blues” from his iconic trio record
May 13, 2019
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The Oliver Nelson Lick (LOTW #145)
This week’s lick comes to you from an Oliver Nelson record called “More Blues and the Abstract Truth.” It is an iconic pattern from Oliver
May 6, 2019
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Some Burning Modal Melodic Action by David Kikoski on Charlie Parker’s “Cardboard” (LOTW #144)
This week we’re coming at you with a burning post-bop solo by David Kikoski on his tune “Cardboard,” off of a 2009 album with Jeff
April 29, 2019
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