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CéU: Rainha (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music November 09, 07In the old days, you made your name on the Ed Sullivan show. Today singers dream about counter space at Starbucks. ...
CéU: Vira Lata (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 13, 09It's been a comedown for CéU. Her last CD enjoyed a cross-promotion with a Starbucks coffee bean sub-brand, and her ...
Allan Holdsworth: Where Is One (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music June 02, 08I.O.U. became Holdsworth's first touring group. They made quite an impact upon many artists and proved to be commerci...
Henry "Red" Allen: Ain't She Sweet (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music May 27, 08Henry "Red" Allen spent his life in Louis Armstrong's shadow, usually figuratively but sometimes literally. Like his ...
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington: Duke's Place (aka C Jam Blues) (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music January 06, 09If you ever get the Blues in Paris, a visit to Duke's Place ("love that piano sound") will drop you off in Harlem, wi...
The State of Jazz Vocals Today (Part 2) posted in Features and Interviews February 18, 08The type of emotional immediacy we encounter with Karrin Allyson or Diana Krall or Norah Jones is much harder to fi...
Vax, Mike (Michael N.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Vax, Mike (Michael N.), trumpet; b. Oakland, CA, 30 October 1942. He attended Oakland High School from 1956-60. Wh...
Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...
Dick Wellstood: Fast as a Bastard (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music April 29, 08Exhibit A: A disturbing photograph on the back of this CD's jewel case. The tuxedoed Mr. Wellstood stands next to a p...
Stiles, Joan (Lillian Silver). posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Stiles, Joan (Lillian Silver), pianist, arranger, teacher; b. Brooklyn, NY, 1 June 1954. Studied piano as a ...
Dizzy Gillespie: St. Louis Blues (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music October 26, 07Dizzy Gillepsie, photo by Herb Snitzer W.C. Handy wrote "St. Louis Blues" after witnessing the British bombardme...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HARMON-IZED TRUMPETS
"It has heretofore been a great annoyance for the neighborhood if a person commences to practice on a brass inst...
Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong: St. Louis Blues (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music November 21, 07We apologize for joking in our review of Dizzy Gillespie's 1959 cover that W.C. Handy wrote "St. Louis Blues" amidst ...
Jazz Vocals in the New Millennium: Selected Listening posted in Features and Interviews February 13, 08NOTE: Here are links to track reviews of a representative sampling of jazz vocal performances released since the star...
Giovanni Moltoni: Mystery Box (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music October 27, 08There are many ways to analyze music, the most academic being to observe how the melodic lines of a piece fit into th...
DiGregorio, Anthony Christopher (Tony) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07DiGregorio, Anthony Christopher (Tony), guitarist, composer; b. Brooklyn, New York, 1 June 1958. He was raised ...
The Best Tracks of the Month posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 31, 09Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an oustanding recent track as part of its Song of the Day feature. The ...
Hopps, Jimmy (James Edward Hopps Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Hopps, Jimmy [James Edward Hopps Jr.], drummer; b. Washington, DC, 18 June 1939. His mother, Louella T.W. Hopps, was ...
The Best Jazz Web Links: March 2008 posted in Miscellaneous Pages March 19, 08Changes coming at IAJEThe organization is retrenching and looking for a new leader. Rememb...
Jazz's Most Iconic Photo Is Half a Century Old posted in Features and Interviews August 11, 08by Alan Kurtz "When I found out there was going to be this big meeting for a picture in Esquire," Dizzy Gilles...
Jazz.com's Best Visitor Comments of 2008 posted in The Jazz.com Blog December 15, 08Instead of selecting his favorite jazz CDs of 2008, Alan Kurtz decided to pick his favorite Visitor Comments from...
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