Jo Bar & Rotisserie

05/26/2026

Newk has left the planet. RIP Mr Rollins.
"Sonny plays with intelligence, warmth, humor and an expressive technique that seems to know no bounds." --Fred Hersch

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupI Can't Get Started (Live At The Village Vanguard/1957) · Sonny RollinsA Night At The Village Vanguard℗ 2024 Capi...

04/29/2026

Remembering McCoy Tyner
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04/28/2026

The man behind Blue Note, Alfred Lion. Born April, 21, 1908 in Berlin. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HBMR18c55/

Alfred Lion was born on this day April 21, 1908 in Berlin. A jazz concert he attended as a teenager sparked a lifelong passion for the music that would eventually lead him to NYC where he founded Blue Note Records in 1939.

"Alfred & Frank were more like jazz musicians than record executives," Bobby Hutcherson once said. "They loved to hang out and have a great time. They loved the music and had a real feel for it."

Stream our playlist "Blue Note: The Finest In Jazz" https://bluenote.lnk.to/BlueNote-TheFinest

04/24/2026

Thanks to Ron Carter. Happy Birthday to Charles Mingus.
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Today would have been Charles Mingus's 103rd birthday. I saw him play “I Can’t Get Started” at the old Five Spot in New York in the 60s… He played it so differently from how I’d heard others do it. It really inspired me to do my own solo take on the song.

Listen to one of my renditions here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76S6uSJRkCk

Happy birthday, Mr. Mingus.

📸: Don Hunstein for Columbia Records