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#swing

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"For a vintage American cultural practice to spread overseas and thrive there more robustly than at home is a story at least as old as jazz. Not in every case, though, does the transplanted form evolve into a local variant. That’s what has happened in Korea."

nytimes.com/2025/07/11/arts/da

Andy Seo, left, K-Swing Wave’s artistic director, with Nalla Kim, the group’s project director, at the Korean Cultural Center in New York, where the group will perform on Sunday.
The New York Times · The Joys of K-Swing, Korean Swing Dancing, Come to New YorkBy Brian Seibert

Cosimo & The Hot Coals

Hot, indeed!

This was my favorite scene in "The Talented Mr. Ripley," and while it ain't Jude Law & Matt Damon, it's just as much fun.

Check out the expressions on the faces of the drummer, piano player & a Very Talented Cosimo.

Enjoy, y'all!

youtube.com/shorts/9eHQTVWlIEA

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#TuneTuesday #LegendaryGuitarWork

Charlie Christian - Swing to Bop (1941).

"This recording was made during a sound check, turned jam session held by members of the Goodman Orchestra while waiting for Benny Goodman’s arrival in the studio.
The engineers did the sound check while the group was warming up and recorded it, capturing this amazing session."

youtube.com/watch?v=_W2FZmKs_r

#jazz#guitar#swing

La Roulotte à Swing à Rians aujourd’hui pour le Festival Mom’en Théâtre, c’était énorme…! Une petite brise suffisante pour faire du swing tranquille devant un public chillou, avec des jeux, des barbes à papa, des crêpes, des échassiers, des bulles … et plein d’autres artistes musiciens, danseurs et magicien. Un grand merci au Théâtre Bambino c’était une super journée 😁🌸😘#musiquederue #jazzmanouche #swing #jazz #guitaremanouche #laroulotteaswing #musiciensdepoitiers #animationmusique

Hampton Hawes - Four!

This lively 1958 release finds Hawes (piano) joined by Barney Kessel (guitar), Shelley Manne (drums), and Red Mitchell (bass).

A combo of swing, blues, bop, standards, all well recorded, re-released by Craft with QRP doing the pressing. Not engineered by RvG (Lester Koenig produced, Roy DuNann engineered) so the piano sounds great. ;-)