Search results for "Bobby Bryant"

Gerald Wilson: Out of This World (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music April 03, 08

It says quite a bit when an arrangement written in 1945 sounds just as contemporary today. Gerald Wilson wrote his ve...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GERALD WILSON

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DuPre, Bryant (Williams) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

DuPre, Bryant (Williams), drums, saxes (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) and flutes, singer and historian; b. New Orleans,...

Gerald Wilson: Lomelin (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music April 03, 08

Gerald Wilson's band had not made an album for 12 years when Albert Marx asked him back to record for his new label, ...

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Gerald Wilson: Triple Chase (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 04, 08

Only distortion on the original recording detracts from this up-tempo showcase for the Wilson orchestra's tenor saxop...

Horace Silver: Kissin' Cousins (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music August 27, 08

Tom Harrell and Bob Berg were Horace Silver's bright lights in the mid-1970s, and here they were part of an unusual p...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HORACE SILVER

Perceptive commentators such as Martin Williams and Bob Blumenthal have written about the creative craftsmanship of...

Reid, Rufus (L.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Reid, Rufus (L.), bass, educator, author; b. Atlanta, GA, 10 February 1944. His mother, Sylvia Reid, and his father, ...

Carter, Betty (Lillie Mae Jones) posted in Encyclopedia September 16, 09

Betty Carter's performances juxtaposed scat singing with animated syncopations, which gave her a unique sound amongst...

Miller, Mulgrew posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09

Pianist Mulgrew Miller performs with truthful invention, harmonic intellectualism and a keen sense of sophistication ...

Fefer, Avram (Klane) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Fefer, Avram (Klane), saxophonist, composer, teacher; b. San Francisco, CA, 9 June 1964. His family lived in Californ...

Scott, Stephen posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09

Pianist Stephen Scott’s polished tone, impressive articulation and elegant phrasing have drawn attention since his ar...

Bass, Mickey (Lee Oddis Bass III) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Bass, Mickey [Lee Oddis Bass III]; bassist, composer, arranger; b. Pittsburgh, PA, 2 May 1943. He studied under the g...

Simon, Edward posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Simon, Edward, pianist; b. Punta CardUn, Venezuela, 27 July 1969. His mother is Daisy Morillo Garcia, born 7/30/1942,...

Turner, Kevin (Phillip) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Turner, Kevin (Phillip), guitarist and electric bassist; b. Columbus, OH, 5 April 1961. My father, Hubert Turner, ...

A Conversation With Mike LeDonne posted in Features and Interviews February 27, 09

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OctoJAZZarian Profile: Joe Wilder posted in Features and Interviews June 03, 09

For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their eighth decade. Octo...

Junior Mance: Happy Time (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 08, 09

Julian C. Mance, Jr., better known as Junior Mance, was the pianist in Cannonball Adderley's first quintet in 1956-57...

White, Rodric (John) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

White, Rodric (John), pianist, composer/arranger, vocalist; b. Sydney, NSW, Australia, 26 April 26, 1965. From 1972 t...

Gertz, Bruce (David) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Gertz, Bruce (David), bass; b. Providence, RI, 15 December 1952. He grew up in Cranston, RI. His parents Minnie (b. J...

Golson, Benny posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Golson, Benny, tenor saxophonist, composer, arranger; b. Philadelphia, PA 26 January 1929. Golson's first instrument ...

Rosewoman, Michele (Donna Michele) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rosewoman, Michele (Donna Michele), pianist, composer; b. Oakland, CA, 19 March 1953. Her father Louis Roseman was a ...

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