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WELCOME ... Jazz lovers from around the world.

           We are about information and serious artists seeking NEW MATERIAL.

 

 

 

 

 

Hey ... you can enjoy todays' jazz, that's fine.                                                    But when you need to take a trip back in time,                                                 we've got the ticket.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                      The Cy Green JAZZLIST

                                                                       (1935 - 1990)                 

 

 

 

 

 


   

              

                                             The Keepers of the Jazz Flame

 

 

                                                                        

 

                                    " When you've heard the best, it's hard to listen to the rest."

 

 

 

                                                                                                     

 

                                                                                   1959

                                                            

                                                                           NOW PLAYING

 

 

 

 

                         

                                                

                                                                 

                                                                                  

                               Recordings should be something special

                            and lasting ... Not just another day at the gig.

 

 

 

                                                    BEST JAZZ ALBUMS

                                                 

 

                                               

 

                                                                                                                                                                  

                                                                       

 

                                                                                               

 

 

                         

          It's not easy to make a good recording, let alone a GREAT one.                     Those of us who want to get established in the business today are competing against yesterday.                                                           

 
                                                                                                                                                  

                                                             

                                                                                       

                                                                                                

                              

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         Get your moneysworth on REISSUES.

 

                                They're all not worth the cost.

 

 

                                                         

 

 

                                                                                                    

This site was put together by two Chicago born composers, Cy Green & Jim Miller. They were assisted by local Jazz DJ Bill Bohannon. We will give you information about great jazz recordings - the BEST JAZZ CD's TO BUY. It took us a lifetime to acquire this knowledge.You can have it in an instant. We are sincerely asking jazz lovers for help.

Since Cy & Jim are just writers and not performers, it's almost impossible to get their material out there today. They have been through all the normal rejections of their songs. Many times they have been close, but no cigar. They now want to do the real thing - their way.

They are both self taught and have worked together for 25 years. Their education is the school of hard knocks. "We just write man, and dealing with record companies and publishers is flat out futile without someone's help." Their demos were just okay and not enough to impress many people. Perhaps timing has been a culprit when submitting. Artists being busy on tour or they just did a recording.THEY JUST GAVE UP!

 They have recorded instrumental versions of their tunes in San Francisco, 2005. Now they are trying to produce an honest representation of their  work - the VOCAL SIDE. This is where there is nowhere to hide.Chicago has always been very diverse in it's musical output, and they hope to add some NEW JAZZ TUNES to the mix. Donations for the JAZZLIST can help them accomplish this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                              We need YOU ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     For just a small donation, 

 

 

                     our fantastic JAZZ LIST will be in your E-Mail immediately!

 

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   Composer CY GREEN - a student of life and a loser at love.

 

                                         Birthname: James E Scalise

 

 

 

 

 

He never studied music and cannot play an instrument.

Publishers told him he wrote too personal ...

       

                 

                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 But he didn't LISTEN!

 

                                                                                                                          

 

                

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                      With his co-writer JAMES ARTHUR MILLER, he is putting music together .... to fill a void between yesterday and today. Most established stars would rather stay in their 'comfort zone' when they perform and not be challenged by anything new and different. What a loss to music this is.

Compared to the other forms of stagnant music on the planet, this should be a GREAT TIME for Jazz and a larger audience. If you are a working artist who is tired of those old 'standards', and looking for new material - give us a look.                

 

    

 

    

    HERE ARE SAMPLES OF THEIR WORK:

 

 

       Wentworth Park

     Things Ever Splendid

     Night Cabbie  

     Ballad For Chris  

     Clifford's Chant                                                        


 

 

 


 

 

                                                                                        


              

The non-performing songwriter: The most under appreciated person in music,

                                                                         and in today's music world - the poorest.

 

                         They are just taken for granted - What a shame. It's still about the tune, man!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    The song itself will outlast

 

                                                                                          any band or singer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Non-performing songwriters often have a level of                                                                                          craftmanship that is higher than of their performing peers.                                                                        Performing songwriters with bands create great productions                                                                              from an okay song and make it great.                                                                                                      Non-performing writers don't have this option."

 

Michael Kosser/ American Songwriter Mag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                         JOHNNY MERCER (1909 -1976)

                                                                    

                                                                        Song Lyricist

 

 

 

                                           The words are the hardest part to get right in a song.

                                                             This man was the most prolific. 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 CY's other places on the net

He has co-written two songs to God, that only                                                                                                 sensitive jazz oriented artists can do justice.

 

 

 

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  JAZZ ARTISTS and VOCALISTS

 

                            

                                                                                  Cy Green

                                                                                 New Jazz Tunes

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  CY GREEN @ My Space.Com

  CY GREEN @ The Jazz Network      Click on "MY PAGE"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He once had a dream: 

                                                                                                                                              "to shake the dust off the world and write songs to stand up alongside" ...

 

 

 

    PORTER, GERSHWIN, BERLIN, RODGERS & KERN  and maybe a

       new "BODY AND SOUL" .... 50 years later. 

   These people wrote some of the greatest songs ever, yet Gershwin was the    

    only real musician. Nearly all of the past elite writers did not perform in public.

 

 

 

                                                           They just wrote!

                                  


                                                             

 

 

                     

 

 

Even the BEATLES were basically musical illiterates. They couldn't read it or write it, and had an angel in George Martin who put it all together for them.

                

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   CY & JIM made the great City of Chicago their home for many years.

 

                 First Chicago JAZZ FEST 1979 - Grant Park

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                       

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                             This WEBSITE resides in Lisle, IL (near Chicago)

 

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 The JAZZ WORLD has plenty of musicians and singers -

  it needs LISTENERS!

 

 

 

 

 The TUNES have become secondary - It's all about the Artist today.

 

 

                                    These two vocalists lived much of what they sang about.

                               I personally believe they are the two greatest storytellers ever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

 

                           

   

                     What's happen in the last 30 years?

 

     There are no performers bigger than life anymore.

 

                                           Personally, we think MUSIC is at an all-time low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                   RIP Harry Abraham

                                                                       (1944 - 2009)

                                                                

 

                                                This guy could light the night with his great

                                                sounds for half the U.S. from 1969 to 1978.

                                       

 

 

 

 

 

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 If you need to BUILD (or improve) a GREAT record collection,

 you're on the right page. The past is where it's at.

 

 

                           This JAZZ GUIDE is a  DJ's DELIGHT!

                                               A quick reference list of great past recordings.

 

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                        You may find it odd to promote two non-performing songwriters.
                                    But they are extremely rare in the artist/writer world we live in today.

                                    And the fact they can come up with memorable melodies is a real plus.

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             Cy & Jim write World Class Music, but

 

                            no one knows about it  . . . Yet!

 

 

 

                 

                                DEAD AT 25!

                     

                                (1930-1956)     

                       

   Would he have gone on to be the GREATEST TRUMPET of them all?

    The real tragedy is all the tunes he never got to do.

 

 

 

 

 

               We have many tunes ready to record and need your help to do it.

                      This includes an ode to the immortal trumpet giant, CLIFFORD BROWN.

 

 

                                                             Original Jazz Tune w/ LYRICS

                                               "CLIFFORD'S CHANT"

 

                  50 years later, there is no upside to Cliffords' death, but this tune takes a different slant

                       than " I REMEMBER CLIFFORD" written by Benny Golson & Jon Hendricks in 1957.

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

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                       The serious collector is never satisfied.

                    He's always seeking and searching.                          

 

 

                 

 

 

 

   Any TOP 100 LIST of the greatest jazz cd's will probably have            the same 25 to 30 choices

 

   over and over and deservedly so, but our JAZZLIST will take you much deeper with a wider variety.

 

 

 

                                          We LIST over 1,200 Jazz Goodies

                                                                all in the SAME PLACE!


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           If you are new to JAZZ, you are guaranteed

        to find your future favorite artists and recordings

      on our JAZZLIST. 

 

 

      JAZZHEADS  & MUSICIANS will find essentials they missed the first time around.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starting with about 8,000 Recordings (their own),                                                                       Cy Green and Chicago Jazz DJ Bill Bohannon, painstakingly                                                              went thru their combined collections.To compile this LIST                                                              was no easy task. It took a lot of time and thought.                                                                    They chose only the cream and whittled it down to about                                                            1,200 Highly Recommended Recordings any true jazz                                                           enthusiast would enjoy and want to buy.

  


 

                                                                   

 

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            The BEST JAZZ OF ERAS that are long gone.

                                                                    (1935 - 1990)

 

                                      IT'S NOW HARD TO IMAGINE THEY WERE EVER HERE ON THIS EARTH.

 

                                Their recordings keep getting better and better with the passage of time.

 

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    We're about TIMELESS ALBUMS for the discriminating jazz collector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 WE NEED YOUR

 

 

 

                                                         

 

 

 

                                                                                            AND SUPPORT

 

 

 

 

                    to produce our Chicago VOCAL PROJECT

          of all ORIGINAL tunes. This can be very

                    expensive. Nobody is pulling our strings.

                    We are calling all the shots with our own

                     singers, arrangers and musicians.                                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                 

 

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   If you have a little extra cash to spare ....

 

 

 

                                                PLEASE Read On!  

 

 

 

 

Join us and be a supporter of Cy & Jim's music. They have worked together since 1983 and have come up with NEW JAZZ TUNES to add to the mix. They are not common, formula type writers and have something different to say. I don't believe there's a chance for them to be considered pop writers, and they would probably prefer a cult following. It's taken many years and re-writes to arrive at the point they now are. I personally believe their time has come and is right around the corner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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               YOU CAN ALSO HELP THE CAUSE BY BUYING THEIR

               DEBUT CD recorded in San Francisco May, 2005

                                         ALL INSTRUMENTALS!

 

 

       MITCH MARCUS QUINTET                                                           

    "PLAYS THE MUSIC OF JIM MILLER & CY GREEN"

      The Time Is Now 

Taking on original material from unknown writers is a risk.                                                                                                                             Given only a short time to prepare, the gentlemen in the                                                                                                                                      Mitch Marcus Quintet take on this task quite admirably.                                                                                                                                      This is not the norm for this saxophonist leader. This CD has                                                                                                                                   a spontaneously fresh feel to it unlike anything he's ever done.                                                                                                                             

There are some very creative solos from all members.                                                                                          "Night Cabbie" is a standout. Guitarists will take note of                                                                                          Mike Abraham on this cut. "Portrait" comes across as a                                                                                                 penchant and beautiful work reminiscent of the blue                                                                                                side of Monk. Then there is bassist David Ewell - what a                                                                                              wonderful player he is! Mitch along with altoist Sylvain Carton,                                                                             weave their magic througout this CD. Their solos on                                                                                            "Clifford's Chant" seem real heartfelt.

It is my wish that you do yourself a favor and purchase                                                                                          this. You will not be disappointed. I am personally looking                                                                                         forward to the vocal side of these writers, and so should you.

 

Sincerely,

Bill Bohannon, WBEE  Jazz DJ                                                                            

 

 

                                                              Mitch Marcus, tenor sax & piano

                                                              Sylvain Carton, alto sax

                                                              Mike Abraham, guitar

                                                              David Ewell, bass

                                                              Sameer Gupta, drums

 

                                                              Recorded in San Francisco

                                                              May 3, 4  2005

                                                                

 

                                         This has not been released to the public.

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We have always believed the greatest jazz never recorded went up in smoke in a club about 2AM. We've got the next best thing- a window to

 

 

 

                                   Classic Jazz Recordings

                                   1935-1990

                                                

               The Best in Romantic Jazz, Straight-Ahead Jazz & Avant Garde Jazz

 

 

 

 

       It's not easy to make a good recording - let alone a GREAT ONE!

 

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           WE LEAN TOWARDS AMERICAN PRODUCED JAZZ ...

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          The Best Jazz artists of all-time are on it at their EXCITING BEST. 

 

 

 

 

 

                                          

     Benny Goodmans' rival            Be-Bop Giant                      Larry Young                      Groove Herbie!

 

 

 

 

 









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JAZZ!   There is nothing on earth like it.        

 

 

  THE WORLDS' UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.

 

 

 

 

                      We live it, love it and wish we could make a living from it.

 

 

                                       It's only for the select few and you know who you are -

                               the most passionate listeners on the planet!

 

 

 

                                                                              

                                                                                   

 

 

 

                               

                     The Famous Paul Gonsalves Solo                                           w/ Carl Fontana 1963

 

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 CDs are EXPENSIVE!

 

 

We are dedicated to recommending   CLASSIC JAZZ RECORDINGS

The BEST REISSUES to put your money on from

 

 

                                        PEPPER ADAMS to DENNY ZEITLAND

                                                                 

 

 

The JAZZLIST is also a great resource for knowing what to Download.

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 It zeroes in on the years 1935 - 1990 and takes no prisoners.

 

 

 

 

 

                                             Beautiful JAZZ

 

                                                          from the past.

                                                      

 

 

 

 

 

             No one cut wonders here - the entire album is solid listening

 

 

                                          

 

 

      

 

                         V A R I E T Y is the S P I C E!

 

 

 

                                                       Our JAZZLIST goes out to countries

                                                                           all over the world.

 

 

 

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   We cover 300 Group Leaders ....

    Separate listings for JATP Concerts, Jazz Festivals & JAM Sessions!

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                  Swing/ Bop/ Cool/ Free/ Modal/

                                   Soul/ Hard-Bop /Big Bands

 

 

 

 

                                 and one "KILLER" Vocal Section 

 

 

                                             
                                               



 
                                    

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You will no longer have to look in a thousand places for suggestions to BUY.We've put it all in the same place and it's concise and precise. No Box-Sets, No Compilations - the Original Titles.

 

 

 

 

              Their Best Ever?                                                                   Cy Greens' Personal Favorite

                                                                                                                                                  Unbelievable Dizzy Gillespie!

 

                                                                             The Swinger

                                                                    

 

 

                             Late Prez '56                                                   Perennal POLL WINNER on Baritone Sax

                                       

                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 WE CUT TO THE CHASE - the bottom line is the recording.

 Not the pretty LP covers or liner notes - the music itself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         No waste - just the Facts!

 

 

 

            CD - LP TITLE/ ARTIST NAME/ MUSICIANS/  YEAR/ LABEL                   

 

                                 over 1,200 Jazz Gems - 1935 to 1990

                                            Everything on the LIST is highly recommended.

 

 

 

 

                                            

 

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Ia recording made our LIST, and you like the artist, then it is a must-have.       

 

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                                                                 One of COUNT BASIES'S Best!

                                                                                                       

 

 

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                     Don't let your CD's gather dust.

 

                        These are the one's you'll play!

 

 

 

   Truly Timeless                         Pure Genius                          Bird 'n Diz                               Horace Silver

                                

 

 

There is something here for for the aficionado as well as the newbie alike. This is much more than someones' TOP 100 which are basically many recordings that would overwhelm a newbie, and knowledgeable collectors would know. We believe records should be special and not just another day at the gig. The JAZZ LIST has many buried treasures waiting to be discovered.

 

 

 Musically yours.

 Bill Bohannon & J Arthur Miller

 

 

 

 

 

Cy Green gave up everything to write music,                                                                                                        and could never take care of the business end.

He is now indigent and struggling to pay his rent.

 

                                    

                                                

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