Dave Brubeck – R.I.P.

Dave Brubeck on the cover of Time magazine in 1954.

1959. A monumental year.

Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
Giant Steps - John Coltrane
Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus
The Shape of Jazz to Come - Ornette Coleman
Blowin’ the Blues Away - Horace Silver
Anatomy of a Murder - Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
Portrait in Jazz - Bill Evans

…and of course Dave Brubeck’s Time Out.

May you rest in Peace Mr. Brubeck.

 

Ben Ratliff’s write-up for the New York Times can be found here.

 

 

Samuel Blais – “Blaisa”

A fun listen by Samuel Blais and co.

The saxophone quartet features Samuel Blais, Donny McCaslin, David Binney and David Liebman. Recorded on October 17, 2012 at the Université de Montréal by Claude Thibault of sortiesJAZZnights.com

 

The Players:

Samuel Blais (baritone)
Donny McCaslin (tenor)
David Binney (alto)
David Liebman (soprano)

 

Courtesy of  Claude Thibault over at sortiesJAZZnights.com

Robert Moog, doodled.

Robert Moog, doodled.

Just in case you haven’t already heard or seen…

In honour of Bob Moog‘s 78th birthday, some Google doodlers (illustrators) and engineers have designed an ingenious replica of the Moog Synthesizer. The scope of the Doodle design as well as the workings of Moog’s invention are explained here by Moog Music Chief engineer, Cyril Lance.

A couple of visual guides for you.

Doodle Quick Start Guide

Courtesy of Moog Music Inc.

Keyboard controls for Moog Synthesizer Doodle

Courtesy of The Christian Science Monitor