Nat King Cole included Autumn Leaves in the 1955 album re-release of Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love, and used in the 1956 film Autumn Leaves whose title was inspired by the song. Continue reading
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Category: Jazz
9/28/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Branford Marsalis – Long As You Know You’re Living Yours (Live at Kuumbwa)
The Branford Marsalis Quartet’s performance of Long As You Know You’re Living Yours was recorded live at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA, on March 10, 2025. The performance was later released on video and as part of the studio album Belonging. The tune is a Keith Jarrett composition, and the quartet’s album is a tribute to Jarrett. Continue reading
9/20/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Ellington’s Caravan played by Monk (Berlin 1969)
Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Sphere Monk performs the 1936 jazz classic Caravan by Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol in Berlin (1969). Continue reading
9/20/25 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: The Harlem Sandman
That’s Reelblack Entertainment brings us another classic scene of Black entertainment excellence from the 1943 The Harlem Sandman. The venerable cast included Nick Stewart, Count Basie, Jack Williams, Dorothy Dandridge, Ernest Morrison and Pops & Louie as featured in Hit Parade of 1943. Continue reading
8/28/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Stay With Me – Black Violin (Sam Smith Cover)
Black Violin released their cover of Sam Smith’s Stay With Me in July 2014.At the time of the cover’s release, the duo had signed with Universal Music Classics and was preparing for their 2015 major-label debut album, Stereotypes.
8/17/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Art Farmer and Benny Golson Jazztet – Live at North Sea Jazz Festival 1995
Jazztet was a jazz sextet, co-founded in 1959 by trumpeter Art Farmer and tenor saxophonist Benny Golson. In the first phase, the Jazztet lasted until 1962 and helped launch the careers of pianist McCoy Tyner and trombonist Grachan Moncur III.Farmer and Golson revived the group in 1982 and toured again. The Jazztet was “famous for its beautifully structured, precise but soulful pieces and a swinging style”. Continue reading
7/29/25 O&A NYC Tuesday Morning Concert: Yellowjackets Live At Java Jazz Festival 2016
The Grammy Award winning jazz quartet, Yellowjackets performed at the Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 5, 2016. Continue reading
7/27/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ: Mary Lou Williams at Les Mouches, NYC, 1978 Cabaret Show
Legendary jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams performs a one-hour cabaret show at Les Mouches in NYC, 1978. Carline Ray, one of the original Sweethearts of Rhythm, is on bass. Continue reading
7/18/25 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Harold Nicholas – Mister BeeBe from Carolina Blues (1944)
An amazing song and tap routine from Carolina Blues (1944) – with a huge cast of dancers and singers, and headed up by the wonderful Harold Nicholas. Continue reading
7/6/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ: Fela Kuti and Africa 70 – Pansa Pansa
One of the few pro-shot concerts of legendary musician Fela Kuti with his band Africa 70, playing for the Jazz Festival In Berlin, 1978. Fela was a social activist and leader who fought for freedom and justice in Nigeria. He died in 1997. Continue reading
