Bain Smith

Julian “Cannonball” Adderley late night at the Cathouse (photo by Pannonica de Koenigswarter) - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Joe Henderson - Brown’s Town (1964) I puzzle at Kenny Dorham’s relative anonymity even among fans of jazz; his prodigious accomplishments as a player, composer and bandleader beg for a deeper appreciation. This Dorham blues evokes a boxer’s movements, the melody ducking, jabbing and weaving around the beat, hovering for the knockout punch which... - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Bennie Green – Love at last - http://www.last.fm/music...

nprmusic: Watch the massively influential pianist McCoy Tyner perform with Esperanza Spalding and his long-time collaborator Bobby Hutcherson at the brand new SFJAZZ Center. - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Along Came Betty – Hippo - http://www.last.fm/music...

Allen Touissant - Chokin’ Kind (1970) Administering a funk injection into your day. #notjazz - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan captured in various states of unconsciousness by the baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

The Modern Jazz Quartet - La Ronde (1952) From NPR’s Basic Jazz Record Library: [H]ere is someone who has taken the approach that no, we will play the music with dignity that serious music ought to have. And the MJQ was absolutely a dignified and very serious ensemble. There was also the fact that John Lewis was unashamedly interested in European... - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Stanley Jordan - A Child Is Born (1985) My wife and I welcomed our first child (a boy) to the world on January 30th. In honor of his birth, I wanted to share this rendition of “A Child Is Born”. When I was around 10 or so, this was one of the first records I fell in love with, and this has always been a favorite rendition of this Thad Jones tune.... - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Donald Byrd - Here Am I (1959) There are only a few originals left from the golden era of Blue Note Records. Donald Byrd was one of them. A very sad passing. This LP captures Byrd at his best: the gifted compositional chops; the bright, cleanly articulated, bluesy horn lines, and of course, his nose for attracting superb talent to his recording... - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Donald Byrd and Herbie Hancock during the recording session for Byrd’s Tryin’ To Get Home, December 17, 1964 (photo by Francis Wolff) Rest in peace Mr. Byrd. - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

A happy John Coltrane at the Cathouse circa late 1950s (photo by Pannonica de Koenigswarter) - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Thelonious Monk and Charlie Rouse practicing at Nica’s “Cathouse” circa 1960 (photo by Pannonica de Koenigswarter) - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Cal Tjader - There Will Never Be Another You (1955) Sonny Clark Obscurities, cont’d: I’ve never been a Cal Tjader fan, but that comes more of ignorance than anything. If you judge him based solely on the musical company he keeps on this record, it would be difficult to fault his impeccable taste. Appearing with Tjader is what amounts to the Buddy... - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

[left to right] Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Horace Silver, Billy Taylor and Art Blakey in 1956 (photo by Pannonica de Koenigswarter) Four-fifths of the 1956 edition of the Jazz Messengers (minus Doug Watkins) - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Bennie Green - Hop, Skip and Jump (1959) Sonny Clark Obscurities, cont’d: Looking back, it is clear that Bennie Green and Sonny Clark shared a deep musical rapport. Between 1958 and 1962, Clark appeared with Green on five different recordings, four led by Green and one by Ike Quebec. Green’s swinging tendencies needed a sympathetic percussive... - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Lawrence Marable - Marbles (1956) Sonny Clark Obscurities, cont’d: This is the first appearance of this Clark composition; it resurfaces later on the 1962 Jackie McLean Quintet session as Blues In a Jiff. This would be one of Clark’s last west coast studio recordings before heading east to New York City. If you know anything about Sonny Clark’s... - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

behardfreebop: George Morrow, Hank Mobley, Max Roach and Kenny Dorham at one of the December 1957 Max Roach Plus Four Plays Charlie Parker sessions. Happy Born Day to Max Roach! Credit: Scanned from the Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions booklet by Mosaic Records. - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Sonny Clark and Thelonious Monk at Nica’s Cathouse circa late 1950s (photo by Pannonica de Koenigswarter) “What should we wear tonight? Sharp as possible!” - Monk - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

aleisurelybreakfast: abelson: sister rosetta in manchester in 1964. - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

“Thelonious Mink” at the Cathouse circa 1950s (photo by Pannonica de Koenigswarter) - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Charlie Rouse and Sonny Clark lampin’ at the Cathouse circa late 1950s (photo by Pannonica de Koenigswarter) This. Photo. - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Buddy DeFranco - Titoro (1954) Sonny Clark’s pearly obscurities, cont’d. - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Frank Rosolino - Flamingo (1956) Sonny Clark Obscurities, cont’d: Clark crossed paths in Los Angeles with Frank Rosolino—a distinctive trombone voice from the Detroit school—during their stint together with Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars. in the liner notes to Sonny Clark Trio, Leonard Feather quotes Clark on his feelings for west coast... - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Frank Rosolino – Doxy - http://www.last.fm/music...

Miles Davis in 1971 (photo by William Claxton) - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...

Sonny Clark and Art Blakey circa 1958 or 1959 at Rudy Van Gelder’s Hackensack, NJ, recording studio, which doubled as his parents’ home (photo by Pannonica de Koenigswarter) Clark and Blakey only recorded two sessions together from Blue Note’s Hackensack days (pre-July 1959), so this picture is either from Tina Brooks’ Minor Move session or... - http://bainer.tumblr.com/post...