Full Moon Hacksaw
December 6, 2018
Minimal, fragmented and with a lot of open space we begin, a première bassist of our day Christian McBride. Next is not a tricky new jazz composition, but the musicians playing words in unity led by pianist Yelena Eckemoff, the first of two meditation pieces, the other by the great John Coltrane. For a total reboot and reset we call on Charlie Christian and Benny Goodman, Antonio Hart solos with Alto Summit and we continue our tribute to the late trumpeter Roy Hargrove. Liz Wright adds feeling to her soul as does JD McPherson if the world calls it a different genre. Big band starts hour # 2, Detroits Scott Gwinnell. Two in medium Latin tempo are played by Charlie Palmieri and Chucho Valdez respectively, more piano with the Iron Man, Harold Mabern. For blues of all colors we turn to Steve Turres trombone, Carlos Johnsons take on Jimmy Reed, and George Russells Living Time Orchestra makes a composition out of a Miles Davis trumpet solo. A reminder to wrap, Its You of No One by Long Tall Dex, as in Gordon. Jazz is a lens thru which we view the holidays, Hacksaw Jazz.