Sonny Rollins Quartet - Moritat (MackThe Knife)

Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out this Sonny Rollins Quartet....with a cut called Moritat...or street ballad in German...also can be a murderous deed....

..so...in essence the definition covers this song either way...its a smooth street ballad...plus Sonny and the crew are killing it!! 

...it's also  known as  "Ballad of Mack the Knife" (Die Moritat von Mackie Messer) the original smooth criminal, not the one mentioned by Michael Jackson!!

...anyway...the Sonny Rollins Quartet are Sonny Rollins (tenor sax), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), Max Roach (drums) ...that's a nice crew!! check this out!!

Roy Haynes Quartet featuring Roland Kirk – Fly Me to the Moon

Sunday Jazz Continues!! We’re checking out some of this classic jazz from the Roy Haynes Quartet featuring Roland Kirk with their version of Fly Me to the Moon. Check out the players and the track. Let’s Go!!

• Bass – Henry Grimes
• Drums – Roy Haynes
• Piano – Tommy Flanagan
• Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone [Manzello, Stritch], Flute – Roland Kirk

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Coleman Hawkins -Desafinado

Digital Crate Digging Continues during this Jazz Appreciation Month; we're checking out this classic jazz from Coleman Hawkins  with a track called Desafinado.Check out the players and the track...

• Bass – Major Holley Jr.
• Claves – Tommy Flanagan
• Drums – Eddie Locke
• Guitar – Barry Galbraith, Howard Collins
• Percussion – Willie Rodriguez
• Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins