Jazz drumming legend Paul Motian died last Tuesday at age 80 due to complications of a bone marrow disorder. My first exposure to Motian was through his output with Bill Evans in the late ’50s
OK, so I’m cheating a bit on this one. I can’t think of very many jazz numbers written specifically about the Thanksgiving holiday, so it pretty much all comes down to the titles. Still,
Because it’s never a bad time to play Louis Armstrong, here’s a handful of my favorite Satchmo tunes. (Spotify users — you can listen to these and other featured Sunday Jazz songs by