Historic music find 'redefines' swing era jazz (BBC video)

[eppur_se_muova]

When it comes to great jazz music you can hardly beat the live recordings from the height of the 1930s swing era.

There has always been chatter about a mysterious treasure trove of unreleased material known as the Savory collection. Recorded by the audio engineer Bill Savory - these live performances filled nearly 1,000 discs.

Now the entire collection has been acquired by the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. The museum's curator, Loren Schoenberg, takes us on a spin through this unique part of jazz history.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/9046352.stm

[klook]

1. Wow! Fantastic news for jazz musicians, fans & scholars

This alone would make this find amazing:

One notable example is a stunning six-minute Coleman Hawkins performance of “Body and Soul” from the spring of 1940; in it this saxophonist plays a five-chorus solo even more adventurous than the renowned two-chorus foray on his original version of the song, recorded in the fall of 1939. By the last chorus, he has drifted into uncharted territory, playing in a modal style that would become popular only when Miles Davis recorded “Kind of Blue” in 1959. - New York Times, 8/16/2010

I hadn't heard about this before, so thanks much for the info.

First The Jazz Loft Project and now this -- this has been a pretty good year for jazz archaeology. :)

[slay]

2. As a jazz fan - this is awesome news

Our local jazz station here - WSHA 88.9 is excellent, listener supported w/no commercials, and has some great blues programs as well.

Listen free streaming here: http://live.wshafm.org/WSHA

Main page here: http://www.shawuniversity.edu/WSHA/home/default.aspx

[malaise]

3. Great stuff

Thanks

[aikoaiko]

4. jackpot!

:applause:

[RainDog]

5. thanks for the link!

[old mark]

6. Rec.-thanks - added to favorites. nt