Mike Post, one of the most successful composers in TV history, first met Ray Charles when he was the Musical Director of the Andy Williams Show. Ray liked a chart Mike wrote, and invited him to do another for his 1972 release, "A Message from the People." Bret Primack's Filmmaker's Blog from the series, Ray Charles, Genius

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From the series, Ray Charles, Genius, a look at the 1972 release "A Message From The People."

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http://www.billytaylorjazz.com presents the Billy Taylor Trio performing Billy's composition "His Name Was Martin" dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, recorded on "It's A Matter of Pride."

Billy Taylor - Piano
Chip Jackson - Bass
Steve Johns - Drums

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Filmmaker Bret Primack presents a portrait of the Jazz scene in Detroit, featuring trumpeter/teacher Marcus Belgrave, with Congressman John Conyers, bassist Marion Hayden, and percussionist Gayelynn McKinney.

Marcus Belgrave is featured on the video series, "Ray Charles, Genius"

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http://www.marcusbelgrave.net presents the flugelhorn of Marcus Belgrave, at a Mother's Day Brunch at Bert's Historic Eastern Market in Detroit. on May 10, 2009, with Gayelynn McKinney on drums, Marion Hayden on bass, Bill Meyer on keyboards and Charlie Gabriel on tenor.

Detroit's legendary master jazz trumpeter was born in Chester, PA. He is best known for his longtime association in playing with Ray Charles. More recently, at the request of Wynton Marsalis, and The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, he represented Detroit as part of the Lincoln Center Motor City Jazz Masters tribute which Included Yusef Lateef, Curtis Fuller, Charles McPherson, and Ron Carter.

A true musical Renaissance man, there isnt much trumpeter, composer, arranger, educator, recording
artist and producer, Marcus Belgrave cant boast is on his curriculum vitae. He is a professor of music at Oberlin University, in Oberlin Ohio, is the co-founder of the Jazz Studies Program at The Detroit Metro Arts Complex and the Jazz Development Workshop in Detroit.

His career as a player has intersected with an unparalleled variety of musicians across several musical generations including Ray Charles, with whom he collaborate extensively, Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Mingus, McCoy Tyner, Dizzy Gillespie, Eric Dolphy, Aretha Franklin, Wynton Marsalis and Joe Henderson.

He has mentored and recorded with pianist Geri Allen, bassist Bob Hurst alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett, and percussionist/composer Lawrence Williams. This list of musicians only scratches the surface of his many musical collaborations.

The collective impact of Belgraves mind, music and vision is felt across the spectrum of identities for which he has become rightfully recognized both within and outside of the jazz community. His tribute to Louis Armstrong is unparalleled and is enthusiastically received by audiences all over the globe.

Marcus is featured in the video series, "Ray Charles, Genius."

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http://www.billytaylorjazz.com presents a Tribute to Oscar Pettiford featuring Billy Taylor's Trio and Billy's composition, "One for the Woofer," featuring Chip Jackson on bass.

Oscar Pettiford

In 1942 he joined the Charlie Barnet band and in 1943 gained wider public attention after recording with Coleman Hawkins on his "The Man I Love." He also recorded with Earl Hines and Ben Webster around this time. He and Dizzy Gillespie led a bop group in 1943. In 1945 Pettiford went with Hawkins to California, where he appeared in The Crimson Canary, a mystery movie known for its jazz soundtrack. He then worked with Duke Ellington from 1945 to 1948 and for Woody Herman in 1949 before working mainly as a leader in the 1950s.

As a leader he inadvertently discovered Cannonball Adderley. After one of his musicians had tricked him into letting Adderley, an unknown music teacher, onto the stand, he had Adderley solo on a demanding piece, on which Adderley performed impressively.

Pettiford is considered the pioneer of the cello as a solo instrument in jazz music. He first played the cello as a practical joke on his band leader [Woody Herman] when he walked off stage during his solo spot and came back, unexpectedly with a cello and played on that. In 1949, after suffering a broken arm, Pettiford found it impossible to play his bass, so he experimented with a cello a friend had lent him. Tuning it in fourths, like a double bass, but one octave higher, Pettiford found it possible to perform during his rehabilitation (during which time his arm was in a sling) and made his first recordings with the instrument in 1950. The cello thus became his secondary instrument, and he continued to perform and record with it throughout the remainder of his career.

He recorded extensively during the 1950s for the Debut, Bethlehem and ABC Paramount labels among others, and for European companies after he moved to Copenhagen in 1958. Along with his contemporary, Charles Mingus, Pettiford stands out as one of the most-recorded bass-playing ...

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http://www.bobbybroom.com presents the new Origin recording "Bobby Broom Plays Monk" featuring Bobby on guitar, Dennis Carroll on bass, and Kobie Watkins on drums.

Bobby Broom (born January 18, 1961), birthname Robert Broom, Jr., is an American jazz guitarist, composer and educator born and raised in New York City. Broom performs and records with jazz saxophone legend Sonny Rollins as well as his Bobby Broom Trio and the Deep Blue Organ Trio. While versed in the bebop idiom, Broom, like many current artists, draws from a variety of American music forms such as funk, soul, R&B and the blues to create his style.

Bobby Broom is becoming increasingly noted for his personal approach to the jazz legacy that influenced him, which includes the groundwork laid by his childhood jazz-guitar heroes, Wes Montgomery, early George Benson and Pat Martino and others such as Kenny Burrell and Grant Green. Broom's career has included work with Max Roach, Stanley Turrentine, Kenny Garrett, Miles Davis, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Charles Earland, Dr. John, Kenny Burrell, Eric Alexander and Ramsey Lewis, among others.
In the mid 1980s Broom relocated to Chicago where he went on to tour and record with many of the aforementioned musicians. In Chicago, he also formed the Bobby Broom Trio in 1990 and the Deep Blue Organ Trio in 1999.

Among Bobby Broom's recordings as a leader is his trio's 2001 release, Stand!, a recording of unlikely interpretations of 60s and 70s pop and soul classics which received praise for staying true to the creative demands of authentic modern jazz. Jambands online magazine writes: "Stand!"'s theme works well for Broom — it adds accessibility to the set without getting in the way of documenting a skilled trio in its natural element. Further examples of Broom's foray into the developing American Song Book can be found on his other recent recordings as well as on recordings by The Deep Blue Organ Trio (see discography).

As an educator, Broom began his work in 1982 for Jackie McLean, Director of African American Music at Studies for the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford. Over the years Broom has also been a lecturer/instructor at The American Conservatory of Music (19861990), Chicago Musical College — Roosevelt University (19901994) and The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz (1987). He currently teaches at DePaul University and for the Ravinia Festival Organization — Music In The Schools/Jazz Mentor Community Outreach Program.

Broom is once again recording and touring regularly with Sonny Rollins (since 2005) and has recently finished his newest set of recordings. Released on March 20, 2007, Broom's sixth lead album, Song and Dance, explores many different eras of music through the mellow sounds of the jazz guitar. The trio of Broom, bassist Dennis Carroll, and drummer Kobie Watkins seamlessly blend familiar classic rock and r&b pieces such as "Can't Buy Me Love" and "Where Is The Love?" with eight other pieces including three originals. Broom explains on his website[1]:

"Each generation claims its own standards, and these are some of mine. Its no longer the Tin Pan Alley era. Weve moved on and theres more music we can add to the mix of timeless classics from my musical past as a way of adding a personal touch to my jazz experience—and my listeners."

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The story of "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music," the landmark 1962 recording by Ray Charles, is featured in this edition of the podcast series, "Ray Charles, Genius," produced by Bret Primack for Concord Records.

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http://www.sonnyrollins.com presents the tenor saxophone master discussing his music. Also features an excerpt from Sonny's Doxy Records DVD, In Vienne, distributed by Universal Music.

Video: Bret Primack

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http://www.sonnyrollins.com presents Sonny Rollins talking about how he tries to improvise with a clear mind.

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http://www.sonnyrollins.com presents Sonny Rollins talking about how he likes to structure his groups.

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http://www.sonnyrollins.com presents Sonny Rollins, discussing why he has a guitar in his present group, instead of a pianist.

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