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Good friends @TheDaveHolland & Anthony Braxton back in the day, Anthony with his monster #contrabass #saxophone #jazz

Bands played four sets nightly back then, each over an hour long.. "During our breaks we'd go out the back door to the alley, stand around drinking, smoking weed, chewing bennies - anything to keep going because the gig was so long" Quote from bassist Red Callender #jazz #Harlem

@spyjazz Great share of the #history at the time! A very sad day for #Birdlandjazz...

Miles Davis beaten by police outside Birdland the week Kind of Blue was released! 1959 #shame #policebrutality #jazz

Keir Starmer is to announce the introduction of digital IDs (to reduce illegal migration) at the Labour party conference this month. This will be manipulatively framed as ‘for safety and security’. But digital id is a huge government overreach of control. No one voted for this.

Dizzy Gillespie.. momentos..🙏🏼

@kittylaroar Kitty you’re back!!

On the street of dreams 🧡

Just checked Herbie’s famous story which I’ve heard before and it references Stuttgart but the video you posted is supposedly from Milan but whatever (unless you refer to another story) Herbie calls it a “mistake” to make a point to non-musicians but it’s not really a mistake as he is playing on So What which only has two chords, so he is adding myriad improvised harmonies throughout. What he is saying is that the one he played didn’t sound the way he wanted: this happens all the time on the bandstand But Miles wouldn’t have been angry, he’s probably just got resting bitch face lol Anyway no offence, love your work 🤝

@slaughter_won Bad times make good music

Before the Hip-Hop police, there was the Jazz Police. They fucked over Thelonious Monk over an expired “cabaret card”

Arrested along with Ella were Dizzy Gillespie and saxophonist Illinois Jacquet Police had raided the dressing room alleging “dice being played” Promoter Norman Granz (also arrested) had demanded the concert be non segregated, later branding this as police retaliation..

@slaughter_won Agreed

@spyjazz I’ll take the latter

Miles vibing Herbie’s “mistake”? Or just regular bandstand intensity?

@hodloff @TheMonologist Good analysis as any jazz musician would probably agree. There’s same clip on YouTube calling Miles angry, probably where he got the idea from SMH

Thelonious Monk "Rhythm-A-Ning" live in Brussels, 1963 #jazzisdead

Miles Davis smoking a cigarette under the marquee of the jazz club Cafe Bohemia in New York City (1956)

Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk (Norway, 1966) #Jazz

Miles Davis Quintet, Stockholm 1967 #Jazz Miles Davis:tp Wayne Shorter:sax Herbie Hancock:p Ron Carter: bs Tony Williams:ds

Hey y’all I’m back at Ronnie Scott’s @officialronnies June 1st, who’s coming? It’s Sunday lunchtime and I’m with the quartet.. 💋 ronniescotts.co.uk/find-a-show/ki…

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