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Fernando O. de Urbina
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#Jazz news/history — Jazz: noticias/historia. Colaboro en https://elclubdejazz.com

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Media horita sobre el Cool Jazz, lo arbitrario de la taxonomía del jazz y sendos apuntes sobre Miles Davis y Chet Baker (protagonistas de la velada que presentaba) y, de propina, Gerry Mulligan.
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Cool jazz: Chet Baker y Miles Davis | Fundación Juan March
El crítico y musicólogo Fernando Ortiz de Urbina presenta el cuarto concierto del ciclo Cien años de jazz, con el título "Miles Davis, Chet Baker y el cool jazz". A finales de los años cuarenta, Miles Davis y Gil Evans sentaron las bases del cool jazz, un estilo caracterizado por su sonido refinado, armonías sutiles y una atmósfera contenida.
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Complete studio and live recordings of Bill Evans with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian, as available, including 3 tracks with Tony Scott on clarinet plus,as a coda, the Evans-LaFaro 22-minute rehearsal on "My Foolish Heart".

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November 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
October 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Complete recordings of Miles Davis with John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb as per Peter Losin's online discography. May 26, 1958 to April 22, 1959.

On Qobuz: open.qobuz.com/playlist/391...
October 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hoy es el 💯 de BB King. Lo del enlace es de hace diez años.
El Rey ha muerto; larga vida al <i>blues</i>
BB King por Naiel Ibarrola BB King ha muerto y da la sensación de que hemos llegado al fin de una era. Hay músicos que parecen haber e...
jazzofftherecord.blogspot.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
On Oscar Peterson's 💯, the >10< LPs he recorded with the trio between July 14 and August 9, 1959, with drummer Ed Thigpen having replaced guitarist Herb Ellis just a few months back.

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August 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It's Oscar Peterson's 💯
Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)
YouTube video by Oscar Peterson - Topic
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August 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
RIP Sheila Jordan. She was 96.
www.npr.org/artists/9631...
Sheila Jordan
Sheila Jordan artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
www.npr.org
August 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
📱🔊🎶

The fantastic guitar of Earl Hooker.

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August 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Dice la RAE que la palabra del día es "cotón" y yo me acuerdo de esto:
Golpes Bajos - Malos Tiempos para la Lírica (Audio Oficial)
YouTube video by Nuevos Medios
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July 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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July 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
One way to check whether a song works is to reduce it to the bare minimum.

RIP Brian Wilson, kudos to Howard Jones for the beautiful rendition, and tip of the hat to my worthy constituent, @reedmanmatt.bsky.social

youtu.be/xV6M9EawDmc
God Only Knows In memory of Brian Wilson
YouTube video by howardjonesmusic
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June 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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(I admit I'm here for Jimmy Wyble.)

www.freshsoundrecords.com/bob-harringt...
June 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
💿🔊🎶 🤯

Louis Stewart 🎸
John Taylor 🎹
Sam Jones 🎻
Billy Higgins 🥁

liviarecords.com/product/i-th...

liviarecords.bandcamp.com/album/i-thou...
June 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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(I put this together during the pandemic.)

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May 31, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I've only begun reading this, but it looks like exactly my kind of book: succint, meaty, and well edited. The essay on the short-lived Transition label is superb.

Info: editions1989.com/everybodys-h...
May 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Conte Candoli, Buddy Childers, Bud Shank, Gary Foster, Warne Marsh, Bill Perkins, Larry Bunker...
May 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Media horita sobre el Cool Jazz, lo arbitrario de la taxonomía del jazz y sendos apuntes sobre Miles Davis y Chet Baker (protagonistas de la velada que presentaba) y, de propina, Gerry Mulligan.
canal.march.es/es/coleccion...
Cool jazz: Chet Baker y Miles Davis | Fundación Juan March
El crítico y musicólogo Fernando Ortiz de Urbina presenta el cuarto concierto del ciclo Cien años de jazz, con el título "Miles Davis, Chet Baker y el cool jazz". A finales de los años cuarenta, Miles Davis y Gil Evans sentaron las bases del cool jazz, un estilo caracterizado por su sonido refinado, armonías sutiles y una atmósfera contenida.
canal.march.es
May 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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May 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
💿💿💿💿🔊🎶

Against absurdity.
May 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Shuffling the Monday blues away...

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April 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
April 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
RIP Francis Davis. A favourite of mine from his writings: "Why is it always raining in jazz films?" (www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...)

Davis at The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/author/franc...
Davis at the Village Voice: www.villagevoice.com/author/franc...
April 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Reposted by Fernando O. de Urbina
RIP Francis Davis (1946-2025)
Francis Davis, a figurehead of jazz criticism, has died
His wife, Fresh Air host Terry Gross, said the longtime contributor to The Village Voice and NPR had been living with emphysema and Parkinson's disease.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Regular big band line up + four mellophoniums, arranged by Gene Roland (x10) and Lennie Niehaus (x5).
April 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Expanded, purged of duplicates and with tracks in chronological order. Same link as below.
April 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM