Saturday, August 15, 2026

 Best Of Jazz Vol 127 - Mainline To The Soul Vol 01 - Two Bass Hit (1936-1973)

01. Miles Davis - Two Bass Hit (1958)
02. John Coltrane - You're A Weaver Of Dreams (1959)
03. Billie Holiday - I Love My Man (1936)
04. Red Garland - Blues In The Closet (1961)
05. Sonny Stitt - Black Vibrations (1971)
06. Elvin Jones - Champagne Baby (1969)
07. Chet Baker - Lush Life (1954)
08. Lee Morgan - Ballad Medley (1956)
09. Ray Charles - Black Coffee (1957)
10. Charlie Parker - Parker's Mood (1948)
11. Stan Getz - Wild Wood (1952)
12. Gerry Mulligan - Demanton (1962)
13. Jackie McLean - Eco (1966)
14. Sonny Rollins - Funky Hotel Blues (1973)
15. Bennie Green - Soul Stirrin' (1958)
16. Jimmy Raney - Stella By Starlight (1954)
17. Elmo Hope - St. Elmo's Fire (1953)
18. Mal Waldron - One By One (1957)
19. Paul Quinichette - I'll Always Be In Love With You (1952)
20. Wardell Gray - Twisted (1949)
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12 comments:

  1. Bob MacAugust 15, 2026 at 6:31 AM

    If You Download And Enjoy This Then Your Comments/Feedback/Thanks Are Most Welcome

    https://pixeldrain.com/u/jDg8jUw3

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  2. PatrickAugust 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM

    Thanks, Bob for this compilation... I can't pass this up! (Great photos of Miles.)

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    1. Bob MacAugust 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM

      There's a common theme in this compilation Patrick, have you guessed it?

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  3. PatrickAugust 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM

    Bob, I think all the musicians here—from John Coltrane to Wardell Gray—played with Miles Davis. But I’m not sure about Billie Holiday and Chet Baker. There was certainly a friendship between Miles Davis and Billie Holiday, but as for whether they played together... it would be great if you had any documentation on that!

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    1. Bob MacAugust 16, 2026 at 6:20 AM

      The clue's in the title "Mainline" and "Hit", they were all heroin addicts at some stage.

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  4. PatrickAugust 16, 2026 at 3:28 PM

    I wasn't thinking about heroïn (only Music!). Obviously—a direct line to the soul...

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    1. Bob MacAugust 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM

      I found the imfamous "heroin" photo of Miles online a couple of years ago and wanted to use it for a cover, so that gave me the idea of a jazz volume of various artists who had been into heroin at some stage of their musical careers. There were the easy obvious people like Miles, Ray Charles, Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, but I did Google searches for others, and some surprised me, like Lee Morgan, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Jimmy Raney, Wardell Gray. However, I haven't read much about the lives of those artists.

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  5. PatrickAugust 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM

    Of course, jazz musicians didn't wait for the likes of Keith Richards or Eric Clapton. Back in the 1920s—if you’ve read *Really the Blues* by Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow and Bernard Wolfe, which covers the jazz scene of that era—figures like Louis Armstrong were already heavy drug users.
    What matters is the music they all recorded—music that touches us all deeply, speaking directly to the soul.

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  6. RMstormAugust 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM

    Thanks Bob - Billie did lover her 'man'

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    1. Bob MacAugust 18, 2026 at 5:43 AM

      Yep, she did have a few from what I've read.

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  7. mjlAugust 19, 2026 at 7:55 PM

    Thanks Bob, great music.

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    1. Bob MacAugust 20, 2026 at 11:12 AM

      Hi Mike, yes lots of good people here, that old needle sure brought out the best in many musicians.

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