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The Ugetsu Project at
Courtesy of Anton Schwartz | Posted on November 15, 2013
When
Sun, December 15, 2013
5:00 PM
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Musicians
Anton Schwartz
saxophone, tenorMike Olmos
trumpetAdam Shulman
organ, Hammond B3Greg Wyser-Pratte
drumsJohn Gove
tromboneAbout
In 1963, Art Blakey‘s sextet, having recently returned from a tour of Japan, played a concert at the world-famous Birdland in New York. The concert was recorded and issued as the album Ugetsu (which means “fantasy” in Japanese). It is one of the finest recordings Blakey ever made, featuring brilliant performances and compositions by the legendary members of the band, which included Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton and Freddie Hubbard. The recording was produced by legendary producer (now 90 years old) Orrin Keepnews.
To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the concert and the album,...