JAM, IV: Gerry Mulligan on "Sunday" + Charlie Rouse/Paul Quinichette on "The Tender Trap"
Every weekday this month I'll be posting new content in observance of Jazz Appreciation Month (J.A.M.) , so-designated by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History beginning in 2001. International Jazz Day , so-designated by UNESCO in partnership with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, is on the last day of April, the 30th; it was first celebrated in 2012. Debating the relative merits of designating specific days or months for celebrating heritages, traditions, and the like aside, Jazz Appreciation Month is at the very least an excuse to dig into some material that I've been interested in for a while on the blog. Friday's installment featured an early solo by Scott LaFaro on "Crazeology" and a transcribed interview with Bill Evans on LaFaro. Tomorrow's will feature Freddie Hubbard playing Wynton off the stage at the Blue Note. †If you enjoy the content on this blog, please consider supporting my band's homegrown effort to get our...