Great Live Moments - Roy Hargrove

April 1, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

Add new comment | Filed under: ballad, Great Jazz Moments, Iridium, jazz, Jazz Alive, Listening Post, Live Music, Never Let Me Go, roy hargrove, wbgo blog

In 1996, trumpeter Roy Hargrove could hardly be called The Waco Kid. By this time, the Texas native was a fully-fledged gunslinger in the jazz tradition. Most musicians will tell you that playing a ballad is one of the hardest things to do...especially when you're playing to an audience. But when Roy Hargrove draws from the emotional wellspring, he's tapping a fairly deep reserve.
Check out his take on the classic "Never Let Me Go," one of my all-time favorite ballads. Twas the week before Christmas, 1996, and Roy's quartet was stirring the house at the old Iridium location, near Lincoln Center. The quartet features pianist Allen Farnham, the late Dennis Irwin on bass, and drummer Karriem Riggins. And for those of you who like to sing the words, follow along:

Never let me go
Love me much too much
If you let me go
Life will lose its touch
What would I be without you?
There's no place for me without you

Never let me go
I'd be so lost if you went away
There'd be a thousand hours in a day without you
I know

Because of one caress my world was overturned
at the very start
All my bridges burned by my flaming heart
You'd never leave me would you?
You couldn't hurt me could you?

Never let me go
Never let me go

© 2008 WBGO

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Great Live Moments - James Moody

March 31, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

Add new comment | Filed under: antonio carlos jobim, bassist, bossa nova, harold mabern, james moody, jazz blog, Listening Post, Live Music, Masters, michael carvin, pianist, quartet, rufus reid, showcase, sweet basil, wave, wbgo, wbgo blog

Welcome to Great Live Moments, a showcase for WBGO's live recordings.
First up - James Moody, who recently celebrated his 83rd birthday.
On November 20th, 1982, Moody and his quartet played Sweet Basil.
The quartet featured pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Rufus Reid, and
drummer Michael Carvin. WBGO was there to broadcast the performance.
Moody played flute on a bossa nova classic, Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Wave."
Hear it now.
-Josh

© 2008 WBGO

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