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Eric Dolphy performing “Meditations” with Charles Mingus on bass, Dannie Richmond on drums, Jaki Byard on piano, Clifford Jordan on saxophone and Johnny Coles on trumpet live at the Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden in 1964. #NeverGiveUp #NeverGiveIn # YouAreDesignedToWin #Ralphp247 #musicaship (at Los Feliz Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/Clox4Pnv2CR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Bud Powell who was known as a leading figure in the development of modern jazz, Powell was credited for greatly extending the range of jazz harmony. He was among those who did away with most accepted functions of the left hand. His left hand simply played brief, often syncopated, jabs of two- or three-note chords supporting long, single lines by the right hand. This technique became the accepted approach for modern jazz of the next 20 years. In his prime, Powell had the speed and skill to almost keep up with Parker and Gillespie. Although Powell’s technique began to disintegrate as the result of a series of nervous breakdowns in the 1950s, he still turned out creative piano improvisations. Here, he is performing with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen on bass and Jørgen Elniff on drums live in Copenhagen, 1962. #NeverGiveUp #NeverGiveIn #Ralphp247 (at Los Feliz Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjVjvRnrBaD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

When you Love yourself every one else's benefits . #NeverGiveUp #NeverGiveIn #YouAreDesignedToWin #Ralphp247 (at Los Feliz Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjGC5cNrJdC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The great John Coltrane one of the most influential musicians in the history of jazz, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was at the forefront of the free jazz movement. His style encompassed the modal jazz first explored with Miles Davis, the complex chord structures of his own compositions, and ultimately the extremes of timbre, dynamics, and register associated with free jazz. Coltrane’s total mastery of the tenor and soprano saxophones, the rich harmonic density of his compositions, and his clear projection of emotion enabled him to reconcile technical virtuosity with an often spiritual profundity. Here, he is performing “My Favorite Things” with McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass and Elvin Jones on drums live in Belgium, 1965 #NeverGiveUp #NeverGiveIn #YouAreDesignedToWin #Ralphp247 (at Los Feliz Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjBw7dXvoQJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy birthday to the great Wayne Shorter who was born on this day in 1933. Shorter is counted among the most influential hard-bop musicians and was a pioneer of jazz-rock fusion music. He was also the recipient of many Grammy Awards throughout his career. Shorter’s improvising was notable for its great harmonic and rhythmic sophistication. His early tenor saxophone solos, inspired by Sonny Rollins, featured rare formal unity using thematic improvisation techniques, often with drama and humor. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Davis's “Second Great Quintet,” and then co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report. He has recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader. Here, he is performing his composition “Footprints” with Miles Davis on trumpet, Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass and Tony Williams on drums live in 1967.  #NeverGiveUp #NeverGiveIn #YouAreDesignedToWin #RalphSuttonRecordingEngineer #Ralphp247 (at Los Feliz Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/Chsl7FDPx5P/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

William James "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an African-American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. Many musicians came to prominence under his direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison, plunger trombonist Al Grey, and singers Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes, Thelma Carpenter, and Joe Williams. #NeverGiveUp #NeverGiveIn #YouAreDesignedToWin #RalphSuttonRecordingEngineer #Ralphp247 (at Los Feliz Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChiunQ0F34c/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Remembering the great Oscar Peterson who was born on this day in 1925. Best known for his dazzling solo technique, Peterson is regarded as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. He played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years and was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by master composer and fellow pianist Duke Ellington. Peterson released over 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy, and received numerous other awards and honours. Here, he is performing “You Look Good To Me” with Ray Brown on bass and Ed Thigpen on drums live in 1965. #NeverGiveUp #NeverGiveIn #YouAreDesignedToWin #RalphSuttonRecordingEngineer #Ralphp247 (at Los Feliz Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChTKdMvPNxr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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