Six For Saturday - The International Appeal of Brubeck's "Take Five"

Sachal Jazz"This is the most interesting and different recording of "Take Five" that I've ever heard..." - Dave Brubeck

There's buzz on the Web regarding a new interpretation of Mr. Brubeck's seminal Take Five (written by Paul Desmond) by Sachal Studios in Pakistan. As with most buzz I don't allow myself to get too excited, lest I be in for a big disappointment. :)

Hooray! This time I wasn't. The Sachal Studios Orchestra did a fresh rendition of Take Five! Check it out below: 

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Seven for Saturday - 7 Tito Puente Videos

"Seven for Saturday" is a great way to see some of the legendary men and women of jazz in action.

This time around it's Tito Puente, Sr., (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000)!

A dynamic percussionist, veteran bandleader, masterful arranger and an irrepressible showman, Tito Puente Sr. is forever remembered as El Rey — the King of Latin Music. In more than 50 years of fusing American jazz with Afro-Cuban rhythms, Puente was central to the ongoing popularity of Latin music in the U.S.

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