Slam Stewart, Red Garland: Good Jazz Guys

This is a tasty fun day so I listened to some old-style jazz swing guys. The man who brightened my day was the elegant bassist, Slam Stewart. In his career his style had such delicious exactness that it enchanted most everyone. I heard his rendition of the good tune called 'Manhattan' and things were so right! Also I heard the very grand jazz piano work of the marvelous Red Garland today. The man's a bit more of a modernist but the guy can make a keyboard come delightfully to life. Enjoyed the Red Garland work on the feisty tune, 'Billy Boy.' The great jazz work of Slam Stewart and Red Garland has made me truly smile today.

Art Pepper's Saxophone Spices Up Saturday

Listened to some great jazz on this Saturday before the beautiful day that is Easter. I enjoyed the great, inspiring saxophone work of the fine performer, Art Pepper. The man can coax some splendid sounds out of the alto saxophone. This set that I dug was the exciting 'Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section.' On this group of selections Pepper was joined by Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on the bass and the feisty Philly Joe Jones on drums. Plenty of good compositions in this batch but my favorite was a smokin' tune called 'Red Pepper Blues' which the guys really swung hard. I find the clever, bit edgy style of Art Pepper so satisfying. Also, there are very few folks who vamp it up real good like the masterful Red Garland on piano. Potent jazz sounds can be so refreshing and they also can rejuvenate one from head to toe. What a great day this has been in the beautiful world that is metro Atlanta.

Falcons, Red Garland and A Fine Evening

What a great day this is! I totally enjoyed the superb artistic performance our Atlanta Falcons mighty unit put on. This kind of jazzy so-right pro football is a joyful experience. Matt Ryan, Roddy White and company slammed the fellas from San Francisco real hard. Sorry, West Coast guys. Atlanta Falcons lookin' good. Yeah, the receiver Roddy White and the clever quarterback Matt Ryan can sure get it done. I celebrated! Wowee, did I sure get down...celebration time everyone. I listened to some powerful main brand piano jazz from the marvelous man, Red Garland. Good one, Paul Chambers on the bass--that was grand. Then there was the clever guy Philly Joe Jones on drums. The sparkling tune by Red Garland and friends ('Billy Boy') remains a big fave of mine. It certainly is a "groove" kind of evening here with this big Atlanta Falcons victory topped off with some shiny, delightful keyboard group jazz.