Aspen Winter Jazz Poster

the object: Aspen Winter Jazz poster
the artist : Roy Lichtenstein
the date: 1967 

Django Reinhardt - In a sentimental mood

the musician : Django Reinhardt
the tune : In a sentimental mood
the artist : Corey Adams

Harry James and Helen Forrest - I've heard that song before

the musician : Harry James and Helen Forrest
the tune : I've heard that song before
the artist : Lee Tisdall

Album cover - Duke Ellington

the musician : Duke Ellington
the tune : Anatomy of a murder
the artist : Saul Bass
the date : 1959

Les Baxter - Voodoo Dreams

the musician : Les Baxter
the tune : Voodoo Dreams
the artist : Joanie Stone

Phil Robson for a solo

the musician : Phil Robson
the tune : solo
the artist : Jonathan Cusick

Laetitia Sadier - The Rule of the Game

the musician : Laetitia Sadier
the tune : The rule of the game
the artist : Alice Rutherford

Album cover - The Goodman style

the musician : Anders Burman
the album : The Goodman style
the artist : Stig Söderqvist
the date : 1955

Metronome Records was founded in Stockholm 1949 by the jazz drummer Anders Burman, his brother Lars and a friend, Börje Ekberg. A Danish division was founded in 1950 and a German in 1954. Starting with 78s, the first 10" jazz LP was issued in 1951. Another about 10 LPs followed, before the first EP-album was released in 1953. This format was dominated into the early 1960s then the 12" LP broke through.Then, in the 1960s, Metronome more and more went to pop music.

Stig Söderqvist was the house designer at Metronome. He was also known as a top jazz musician, playing trumpet and valve trombone with Bernt Rosengren and others. Söderqvist created hundreds of covers for the label, sometimes with excellent liner drawings which shows affenity to the works of David Stone Martin.

Esperanza Spalding - Ain't Nothin' But Soul

the musician : Esperanza Spalding
the tune : Ain't nothin' but soul
the artist : Tze-Chiang Lim

Jazz in New Orleans

the musician : Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band
the tune : High Society
the artist : Scott Brundage

Archie Shepp - Alone Together

the musician : Archie Shepp
the tune : Alone together
the artist : Joanna Gniady

Joanna was kind enough to share with us a still from a clip she created together with the film group Karuzela for the jubilee, 50th edition of the festival Jazz Nad Odra 2014. It's one of the most important Jazz festivals in Poland (it took place in April). Here is the full animated film.

Keiko Matsui - Forever,Forever

the musician : Keiko Matsui
the tune : Forever, Forever
the artist : Nancy Liang

Mathias Eick - Sommeråpent

the musician : Mathias Eick
the tune : Sommeråpent
the artist : Marcus Marritt

Marcus just uploaded this new trumpet print on his e-shop and he was kind enough to offer Jazz and Draw followers a discount. All you have to do is visit his store and enter JAZZ10 at the checkout. You'll receive 10% off of your order. Thanks Marcus.

John Scofield plays the blues

the musician : John Scofield
the tune : blues improvisation
the artist : Serge Dehaes

Album cover - East of the sun by Zoot Sims

the musician : Zoot Sims and Rosolino - Person Sextett
the tune : East of the sun
the artist : Stig Söderqvist
the date : 1954

The label Karusell was started by the Swedish bassplayer and bandleader Simon Brehm in 1952. Mostly a label for pop music, but also jazz. Worth mention is the co-operation with Norman Granz. Among other things it came to some recordings by American musicians in Sweden. Simon Brehm died in 1967 and Karusell was sold to Polygram.