Cab Calloway: Reefer Man

this could not be any faster without instruments catching on fire

Catiela: Ainda Lembro

This Japanese lady, Eri Fujida, has an incredible voice, and she sings this Brazilian song in Portuguese.. guitarist Takaaki Ohnishi isn't bad either, that's some pretty complex rhythms.. these "rehearsal" songs they record have such a clear purity that they blow away the live stuff they've put out..

Jean-Luc Ponty: No Strings Attached (Live)

Jean-Luc Ponty, Live solo, original title "No Strings Attached" (click the song title)

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Miles Davis: So What (live/tv, 1959)

Miles Davis, live on CBS tv, 1959, with John Coltrane - this is historical stuff and as good as Miles ever played.. it's hard to believe that this was a television show!

Vince Guaraldi/Peanuts: Skating

Unreal jazz from Vince Guaraldi, hilariously used as the soundtrack for Snoopy's skating fantasy at Rockefeller Center..

Billy Cobham: Drum Solo II

Cobham is the best drummer I ever heard live, with the Mahavishnu Orchestra.. those jazz drummers don't just go nuts hitting random notes, they understand rhythm.. he really drove the Mahavishnu sound, without him they would have had far less impact.