When the prolific composer died in 1974, he left one of his most ambitious projects unfinished. Forty years later, admirers are still trying to fill in the blanks.
Herbie Hancock On Piano Jazz
In a program from 1987, Hancock solos on “Dolphin Dance” and then improvises with Marian McPartland.
Too Much Of A Good Thing? Jane Ira Bloom’s Beautiful Ballads
On Sixteen Sunsets, the soprano saxophonist varies and honors melody like Billie Holiday.
Tootie Heath And Matt Wilson On JazzSet
Fast hands, cymbals that shimmer, drop-kicks on the bass drum; these are two drummers who appreciate each other. Albert “Tootie” Heath performs in a trio with Ethan Iverson (The Bad Plus) and Ben Street (Danilo Perez Trio), followed by Wilson’s Arts & Crafts quartet, in Surround Sound on JazzSet.