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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

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

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

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

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."

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

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.

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."

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.

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

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.

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

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."

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 -...

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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