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Oct 6, 2020
3 min

Zwee Dot: “The Father” by Gregory Dudzienski

0:01 And the cut begins 0:06 It’s a vamp 0:13 Gives the drummer a lot of freedom to do a lot of stuff 0:20 Saxophone comes in—nice piano par

Sep 8, 2020
2 min

Zwee Dot: “Endangered Species” by Wayne Shorter/Joseph Vitarelli

0:02 And the cut starts 0:04 Two chords, and into a groove, part funk, part Latin 0:10 Now a real funk groove 0:19 A new key 0:23 The bass l

Jul 31, 2020
2 min

Zwee Dot: “The Bishop” by Garry Dial

0:04 And the cut begins 0:06 That’s a great intro 0:08 It’s very powerful—it is actually a string of triplets in fourths 0:16 And the melody

Jun 30, 2020
2 min

Zwee Dot: “Disillusion Blues” by Leon Thomas

0:03 And the cut starts, with two snare quarter note pickups 0:08 What a powerful intro 0:16 Boy, did Leon come in strong 0:20 The guitar pl

May 28, 2020
3 min

Zwee Dot: “Yearning” by Oliver Nelson

Kelly Sill talks us through the Oliver Nelson composition "Yearning," performed on Johnny Hodges' last CD, "3 Shades of Blue."

Apr 30, 2020
2 min

Zwee Dot: How Kelly Sill Listens to Music – Nascimento & Brant’s “Tarde”

0:02 And the cut starts 0:04 It’s an intro 0:07 Beautiful organ 0:11 And up a minor third 0:19 A magic chord, melody stays the same 0:28 Tur

Mar 31, 2020
3 min

Zwee Dot: How Kelly Sill Listens to Music – McCoy Tyner’s “Passion Dance”

Kelly Sill talks through McCoy Tyner's "Passion Dance" from his 1967 album, The Real McCoy.

Mar 2, 2020
2 min

Zwee Dot: How Kelly Sill Listens to Music – Warren’s/Gordon’s “The More I See You”

Chicago Jazz Magazine contributor Kelly Sill talks through a recording of Alyssa Allgood's vocal performance of "The More I See You."

Jan 31, 2020
2 min

Zwee Dot: How Kelly Sill Listens to Music – Mal Waldron’s “Soul Eyes”

Kelly Sill gives his listening notes to Mal Waldron's "Soul Eyes" from the album, Coltrane.

Dec 31, 2019
2 min

Zwee Dot: How Kelly Sill Listens to Music – Herbie Hancock’s “Dolphin Dance”

Bassist Kelly Sill talks through a 2012 recording of "Dolphin Dance" on the Ben Paterson CD Blues for Oscar

Dec 2, 2019
4 min

Zwee Dot: How Kelly Sill Listens to Music –Kocour/Spencer/Sill Trio’s “The Shadow of Your Smile”

Bassist Kelly Sill talks through a 2005 recording of "The Shadow of Your Smile" on the Mike Kocur CD High Standards.

Nov 1, 2019
3 min

Zwee Dot: How Kelly Sill Listens to Music – Wayne Shorter’s “Prince of Darkness”

In this month’s “Zwee Dot” Kelly Sill shares his listening notes to Wayne Shorter’s “Prince of Darkness” from the 1967 Columbia release, Sor

Oct 2, 2019
2 min

Zwee Dot: How Kelly Sill Listens to Music – Matt Ulery’s “The Air We Breathe”

Bassist Kelly Sill shares his thoughts while listening to Matt Ulery's "The Air We Breathe."

Aug 3, 2018
2 min

ZWEE DOT : How Kelly Sill Listens to Music - Steve Million "Eisenbleu"

by Kelly Sill “Eisenbleu" From the recording Million to One - Palmetto Records Steve Million – 1995 Steve Million - piano Randy Brecker -...

Jul 9, 2018
2 min

ZWEE DOT : How Kelly Sill Listens to Music - Frank Russell Band

by Kelly Sill In this column Kelly Sill takes a listen to a cut by Frank Russell entitled "The Days of Wine and Roses". It was recorded...

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