The Major Scale gets into a sentimental mood as we weave together the melodic with a sense of the melancholic, looking back at the legacies of a trio of musical greats.
The wild and dark life of Chet Baker gets some reflection as we ponder his music and his mysterious demise that happened one fateful night over 30 years ago in Amsterdam. Next is Grady Tate, prolific drummer and an elegant soul singer. Countless are his sessions, eternal is his talent, and immortal the music he left us. Lastly is Bob Dorough, one of the most idiosyncratic voices to grace the field of music – be it with his own work, with Miles Davis, interpreting Charlie Parker, or making School House Rock.
The Major Scale – Kaia Kater & a Cannonball Adderley Tribute
The Major Scale – Delvon LaMarr Organ Trio & Brother Jack McDuff
The Major Scale – Rez Abbasi & the Psychedelic Edges of Charles Lloyd and Gabor Szabo
The Major Scale – African-American Art in the 20th Century – Civil Rights, the African-American Experience, and Rallying Cry
The Major Scale – St. Paul and The Broken Bones & Gilles Peterson w/ Hillary Donnell
The Major Scale – Abdullah Ibrahim & Jazz Africa