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Joe Henderson: Blue Bossa (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 10, 08As the title advertises, "Blue Bossa" is bossa nova with blues overtones. An eminently catchy tune (even non-jazz fan...
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Dexter Gordon: Three O'Clock in the Morning (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 23, 07Originally a follower of Lester Young, Dexter Gordon emerged in the 1940s as a major bebop tenor saxophonist, becomin...
Joe Henderson: Blue Bossa (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 23, 07Joe Henderson was developing a personal approach at a time when many tenor saxophonists were emulating John Coltrane....
Donald Byrd: Cristo Redentor (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 23, 07A New Perspective was unique at the time in that it featured a jazz combo in conjunction with a small gospel choir. O...
Herbie Hancock: Watermelon Man (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 23, 07Appearing on Herbie Hancock’s first album as a leader, the catchy “Watermelon Man,” with its strong backbeat and eart...
Herbie Hancock: Driftin' (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 24, 07Recorded approximately one month after his 22nd birthday, Takin’ Off marks Herbie Hancock’s first album as a leader f...
Kenny Dorham: Una Mas (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music November 08, 07“Una Mas” is a testament to Dorham’s singular approach to mixing bossa and bop. His breathy articulations also add sp...
Dexter Gordon: Love for Sale (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 16, 07The man called “Long Tall Dexter” possessed a tone as striking and unforgettable as his 6’5” frame. He commanded the ...
Dexter Gordon: You Stepped Out of a Dream (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 07, 07Part of a jazz lover's impossible mission, should you decide to accept it, is to champion artists forsaken in fashion...
Jackie McLean: A Fickle Sonance (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 03, 08This is an interesting performance that takes place, both musically and chronologically, in a transitional zone betwe...
Joe Henderson: Recorda Me (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 10, 08Like its more recognizable album mate "Blue Bossa," "Recorda Me" is bossa nova at its core. However, this Joe He...
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Herbie Hancock: Empty Pockets (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music March 15, 09It's hard to believe that at the tender age of 22, Herbie Hancock stormed onto the jazz scene with his debut release ...
Dexter Gordon: Cheese Cake (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music April 14, 09Once asked which of his own Blue Note albums his personal favorite was, Gordon rather surprisingly offered a response...
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Count Basie: Cheek to Cheek (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music December 31, 07Count Basie did not have a pleasant 1949. He'd already disbanded, put together a new group, and was scraping for gigs...
Hart, Billy (William W.; Jabali) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Hart, Billy (William W.; Jabali), drummer; b. Washington, DC, 29 November 1940. His grandmother was a concert pianis...
Hank Mobley: No Room For Squares (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 16, 09No Room for Squares is comprised of two ’63 sessions that both feature the definitive hard-bop styling of Hank Mobley...
Sims, Peter “La Roca” posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09Drummer Pete “La Roca” Sims' smooth groove, sense of swing and fantastic four-limb coordination made him ideally suit...
The Best Jazz Web Links: June 2008 posted in Miscellaneous Pages July 01, 08Ronnie Matthews dead at age 72 The pianist succumbs to pancreatic cancer. Dave Carpenter dead...
Dorham, Kenny (McKinley Howard) posted in Encyclopedia February 18, 09Kenny Dorham has been scandalously undervalued in the jazz trumpet lineage. His breathy tone was not the immediate wa...
In Conversation with Steve Kuhn posted in Features and Interviews September 11, 09By Ted Panken ...
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