Jazz from the attic

Close your eyes and take a deep breath.

Now let go.

You’re in a familiar place now, a place that brings back blurry childhood memories, mixed feelings of tranquillity and fear when you were standing alone in that particular space, filled with dust and cobwebs.

A few sunrays made their way through the roof window, contrasting with the prevailing darkness.

You’ll have to make your way through the old furniture to get it: that old vinyl crate that belonged to your grandfather… his old jazz collection.  

Tracklist:

1.     Like Sonny (AKA simple life): John Coltrane:

2.     Level Seven: Charles Mingus

3.     April rain: Eric Dolphy and the Latin Jazz Quartet

4.     Nuages: Michel Legrand

5.     Home at last: Dave Brubeck

6.     Blue Spirits: Freddie Hubbard

7.     Glad to be unhappy: Eric Dolphy

8.     Wild is the wind: Ray Bryant

9.     Shadowland: Elvin Jones

10.  Darn that dream: John Laporta

11.  Chelsea bridge: Billy Strayhorn

12.  Island Girl: Eden Ahbez

13.  Shades of blue: Michael Garrick

14.  Cunningbird: The Jimmy Knepper Quintet & Charles Mingus

15.  Time to go: James Spaulding

16.  Polka Dots and moonbeams: Donald Byrd

17.  Diane: Charles Mingus

18.  Heartstrings: Milt Jackson

19.  Like it is: Yusef Lateef

20.  St Tropez Shuttle: Steven Kuhn & Gary McFarland

21.  Adoration: Yusef Lateef

22.  I have a dream: Herbie Hancock

23.  Tenth Lament: Sahib Shihab

24.  Ballade: Kenny Drew

25.  Sydenham square: Lamont Johnson

26.  Duke’s last soliloquy: Dizzy Gillespie

27.  Love’s walk: Clare Fischer

28.  Fragments: Andrew hill

29.  My favourite things (live): John Coltrane

30.  New girl: Duke Pearson

31.  Misty highbridge dawn: Lamont Johnson

32.  Indisde story: Prince Lasha

33.  Bedouin; Duke Pearson

34.  Extension: Clare Fischer

Full list on Spotify: Jazz from the attic 

Youtube links (whenever available)