Ornette Coleman R.I.P.

Ornette Coleman passed away this morning.

Youtube duet: Miles Davis improvising on LCD Soundsystem

R.I.P. Cabu (1938 - 2015)

R.I.P. Jimmy Scott

Jimmy Scott passed away yesterday, June 12th.

Exclaim has a to the point obituary here.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower's D-Day Speech

D-Day : 06.06.1944 - 06.06.2014

Lest We Forget!

Charles Mingus Interview, 1962

Pocket Book Cover Art : Cornelius Ryan - The Longest Day

John Coltrane on France Musique

This morning, at 11.00 Paris time, France Musique will broadcast a program on John Coltrane and a new book in french dedicated to his music and more in particular focused on My Favourite Things and A Love Supreme.

More info is available here.

Enjoy!

Film Poster Art : Leslie H. Martinson - F.B.I. Code 98 [1963]

Pocket Book Cover Art : Jonathan Latimer - Solomon's Vineyard

Ayrton Senna : 20 years already!!

International Jazz Day

Today, April 30th the globe will celebrate Jazz all over.

There's a special website dedicated for the event here.

Special concerts, lectures, events take place all day.

The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue new postage stamps and a souvenir card to celebrate International Jazz Day on 30 April 2014.3 sheets containing 12 stamps each will be sold in New York, Vienne, Genève.

If you happen to live in one these cities and want to send me a cover with one or more of these stamps, please contact me.

And have a nice jazz day!!!

Pocket Book Cover Art : Jonathan Latimer - Sinners and Shrouds

John Coltrane : Temple University 1966

The recording made in 1966 of which some parts were circulating amongst collectors will be officially released in September more exactly on September 23rd.

More about this release can be read here.

Can't wait to hear this!!

Film Poster Art : Delmer Daves - The Hanging Tree [1959]

Film Poster Art : Rafael R. Merchant - ¿Quién grita venganza? aka Dead Men don't Count [Spain/Italy] [1968]

Don't worry...

Pocket Book Cover Art : Jonathan Latimer - Solomon's Vineyard

Film Poster Art : Mario Amendola - The Thief of Samarkan aka Il ladro di Damasco [1964]