Posts by Pete Oberg

Archiving, making playlists, tweeting things, and now blogging things, too. I am ostracized at work for being a Phish fan and ostracized by others for being a hipster; I don’t really get it.

Contributor Archives: Peter Oberg

All Our Colors / Healing the Sacred Hoop

Published: October 10 2011ByPeter Oberg
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Over Columbus Day weekend of 1992, Bill Graham Presents put on two benefit concerts at the Shoreline Amphitheatre to commemorate “500 years of the survival of the indigenous people of the western hemisphere.” On Saturday, October 10th, the “All Our Colors: The Good Road Concert” was held in support of The Traditional Circle of Indian Elders [...]

Newport Jazz: Three Pianos and Two Guitars

Published: September 29 2011ByPeter Oberg
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Recorded at Carnegie Hall on a summer evening in 1978, stream and download four new sets from legendary pianists McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans and Mary Lou Williams, as well as an acoustic duo performance from Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine.

New Jazz Releases: Mose Allison & Art Lande

Published: September 22 2011ByPeter Oberg
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Jazz concert recordings now available for streaming and download include a Mose Allison trio performance highlighting the pianist/composer's witty lyrics and musical mixture of jazz and blues, as well as a solo piano recital where Art Lande extrapolated beautifully on familiar jazz themes.

A Trane Tribute and a Carnegie Afternoon

Published: August 25 2011ByPeter Oberg
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This week's new releases include four sets recorded in 1976: Elvin Jones honoring his old bandmate John Coltrane with A Love Supreme, the George Coleman Septet moving from calm to mayhem and back again, Anthony Braxton stretching the limits of jazz, and the Ted Curson bopping the day away.

Mance and Lightnin’ – Texas Blues at the Ash Grove

Published: August 18 2011ByPeter Oberg
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For a double dose of authentic Texas blues, stream and download these new releases from Mance Lipscomb and Ligtnin' Hopkins recorded on the same night at the Ash Grove.

A Salute to Soul and Jazz

Published: August 11 2011ByPeter Oberg
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Stream and download three new releases recorded on the closing night of the 1975 Newport Jazz Festival: B.B. King, the Cannonball Adderley Quintet and The Stylistics.

Newport ‘75 – Monk, Jarret, Dankworth & Laine

Published: August 4 2011ByPeter Oberg
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Four new releases from the 1975 Newport Jazz Festival are now available to stream and download: dig into sets from the Thelonious Monk Quartet, the Keith Jarrett Quartet, Cleo Laine & John Dankworth, and the Dankworth Orchestra.

Newport Jazz: Freddie Hubbard & Lionel Hampton

Published: July 20 2011ByPeter Oberg
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From the 1972 Newport Jazz Festival, check out Freddie Hubbard's audacious trumpet playing and Lionel Hampton's classic swing, featuring guest appearances from his former Benny Goodman Quartet bandmates.

Jefferson Airplane & the Joy of Cooking

Published: July 14 2011ByPeter Oberg
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New releases by the Jefferson Airplane and the Joy of Cooking recorded at the Fillmore West represent a taste of the cutting-edge music coming from the Bay Area at the dawn of the 1970s.

Jazz Messengers & Piano Diplomats

Published: July 14 2011ByPeter Oberg
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From the 1973 Newport Jazz Festival in New York, hear Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers playing with guests Sonny Stitt and Roy Haynes; then dig on mini-sets from a solo piano program including the impressionism of Bill Evans, the old-school ragtime pizzazz of Eubie Blake, and the three-handed swing of Dave McKenna.