Benny Goodman was a young man from the slums who had a talent that was more than his playing - he was one of the first white musicians to lead a multiracial band.
https://youtu.be/DJi5DhoO9hQ
Louis Armstrong became a sensation playing in Southside clubs
Playing 100 years of Chicago over the next few nights.
From Jazzwax
" Hampton began his recording career in 1924, and played and recorded with Louis Armstrong before joining Benny Goodman in 1936."
https://youtu.be/zBs9gZQX7lQ
Herbie Hancocks -
"Watermelon Man" on Soul Train
https://youtu.be/Qt8agHeK1as
Tonight Mongo Santamaria -
Doin Herbie Hancocks "Watermelon Man"
https://youtu.be/Z3A1wi1zwHc
Good night and "Cast your fate to the wind"
- Vince Guaraldi
https://youtu.be/SUluoTpO8mc
And last but not least - one of the most beloved musicians of the sixties who got his big chance with Tjader -
Vince Guaraldi
https://youtu.be/DtUcoNRtsMI
Cal Tjader was a mentor to quite a few young musicians - Poncho Sanchez is one.
https://youtu.be/HuvFwOzU5pI
Another Cal Tjader Quintet - Poinciana
Here is one of the Greatest Latin Jazz Quintets ever - The Cal Tjader Quintet featuring the great Mongo Santamaria -
https://youtu.be/vn4GW8C1yUU
a little extra - NIU Steelband
And I'll leave it with a song from the musical family called Earth, Wind, and Fire:
Mhsheikh
boosted
Celebrating - damn autocorrect
And since I am still calibrating the election...
https://youtu.be/rxLCIsbmnUU
Carlos Santana also reintroduced this song to throngs of his fans in 1971 - the Fabulous Tito Puente
https://youtu.be/nFwWbUpDaEg
And to blow the minds of the great Carlos Santana, as a young man Santana introduced a new generation of Americans to Latin Jazz - Willie Bobo with is groups Fried Neckbone an Home fries
https://youtu.be/gDLRpQ0ABoI
How about the first recording of Evil Ways by the great Willie Bobo - Bet you guys thought this was a Santana song. Check out the sax solo. 🙂
https://youtu.be/k-kmTrOpN38
Mhsheikh
retired Engineering prof
Joined Apr 2018