Showing posts with label Billy Higgins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Billy Higgins. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Remembering saxophonist Clifford Jordan on his birthday

Raising a glass to Clifford Jordan with a performance in Oslo alongside Billy Higgins & Cedar Walton and a few recorded gems.  






Thursday, September 2, 2021

Happy Birthday Clifford Jordan!

Remembering saxophone great Clifford Jordan on his 90th birthday with an Oslo performance from July 18, 1975. 


To view some superb otherwise unpublished portrait photos of Clifford Jordan shot by Toronto's own Rick McGinnis, check out Rick's excellent photo blog, Some Old Pictures I Took,  right here

 

Monday, November 18, 2019

Happy Birthday Don Cherry!

Here's some rare live footage of Don Cherry in Rome with Sonny Rollins in 1963 followed by Neneh Cherry's tribute and a Sun Ra duet.  



Sunday, September 2, 2018

Happy Birthday Clifford Jordan!

Remembering the late great Clifford Jordan on his day with a 1975 performance featuring Cedar Walton. 

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Happy Birthday Charles McPherson!

Cheers to Joplin, Missouri-born sax great Charles McPherson who's 79 today – here's a 1966 set at the Five Spot.

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Watch Charles Mingus, Don Cherry & Elvin Jones in Norway 1975

The 50-minute film (below) includes rare interview and performance footage from the 1975 Kongsberg Jazz Festival.