In loving memory of Jack DeJohnette. This concert from Lugano Estival Jazz (1985) lets us discover Jack DeJohnette’s multiple talents, which are never hidden but too often downplayed. Although the drummer may no longer need an introduction, we know less about his other sides: the pianist with a delicate touch, the composer with abstract thought patterns, the fine colorist with a personal writing style (somewhere between assumed modernity and ostentation-less avant-garde), without forgetting the

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🥁 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – “Moanin’” (Live in Belgium, 1958 | Jazz Icons Series) A cornerstone moment in hard bop history. Art Blakey, the powerhouse of jazz drumming, leads his legendary Jazz Messengers in an electrifying live performance of “Moanin’” — one of the most iconic and soulful jazz compositions ever written, and the title track from their most successful and influential album. Recorded live in Belgium, 1958 — this concert captures the fiery interplay, swing, and intensity