Dakota Beacon

Jazz is the music of America.  Today I’m going to indulge myself by sharing some performances of America’s greatest jazz artists and also some great balladeers!  There isn’t much I can add to the magic of these performances. Disclaimer: There is no way I can even include a fraction of the great musicians who have enriched our culture, so this is barely scratching the surface!  Sit back and listen! 

On the 88s

Errol Garner:  

“Lullaby of Birdland”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1QUZV-O_oU&list=RDB1QUZV-O_oU&start_radio=1&t=112

“The Man I Love”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zso9QlNMCT4&list=RDB1QUZV-O_oU&index=4

“The Shadow of Your Smile”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymi41HTmC3I&list=RDB1QUZV-O_oU&index=7

Hazel Scott:

“Takin’ a Chance”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmujUkwU19I

Oscar Peterson”

“C-Jam Blues”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTJhHn-TuDY&list=RDB1QUZV-O_oU&index=5

Jelly Roll Morton:

"Hesitation Blues"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n20U8hWHSE

Red Garland:

"All Mornin' Long"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVa2u6d-p3g

Thelonious Monk:

“Don’t Blame Me”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KshrtLXBdl8

Fats Waller:

“I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZZRAU3DeOo

“Ain’t Misbehavin’”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtfXnwi_Njo

The String Box:

Wes Montgomery:

“Here’s that Rainy Day”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iVgONy8kMY

“Round Midnight”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOm17yw__6U

Lonnie Johnson:

“Another Night to Cry”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8fyb9vpIc0

Some Great Bands:

Count Basie:

“Basie Boogie”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhfygIZSr5M

Duke Ellington (did you know Duke Elllington wrote 3,000 songs?):

“I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTQHsO6N7NU

“Sophisticated Lady”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brqxEdwsTQs

More Legendary Instrumentalists:

Charlie Parker:

“My Old Flame”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOwEr4UaqzM

“Out of Nowhere”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBrcY6svyWE

Louis Armstrong:

“A Kiss to Build a Dream On”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHjZQb-kGek

Great Voices:

Lena Horne:

“Stormy Weather”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzLkXdkuhX8

Ella Fitzgerald:

“Cry Me a River”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gn9A-kdsRo

“These Foolish Things”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJZOUXtDCn0

Nat Cole:

“Stardust”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfzA_IeaKz0

“That Sunday, That Summer”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVpHLmZDs0o

Bessie Smith:

“A Good Man Is Hard to Find”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZVD8QqNoak

Sarah Vaughn:

“Misty”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJXLqAutql4

Nancy Wilson”

“Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDHhFi5eX2c

Dinah Washington:

“What a Difference a Day Makes”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmBxVfQTuvI

Johnny Mathis:

“Chances Are”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfzA_IeaKz0

“It’s Not for Me to Say”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3QENGRc0F4

Billie Holliday:

“Gloomy Sunday”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUCyjDOlnPU

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