Search results for "Charles Tolliver"

Gerald Wilson: Paper Man (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music April 03, 08

Charles Tolliver had played with Jackie McLean, Art Blakey and Sonny Rollins before moving to the West Coast and join...

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Max Roach: Effi (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music July 06, 09

Roach's saxophone-trumpet front lines certainly rivaled those of Art Blakey over several decades. Max's pairings inc...

Horace Silver: Serenade to a Soul Sister (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 16, 09

I have to be honest, there's not a single Horace Silver song that I don't like. So now that my biases are out front, ...

Hopps, Jimmy (James Edward Hopps Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hopps, Jimmy [James Edward Hopps Jr.], drummer; b. Washington, DC, 18 June 1939. His mother, Louella T.W. Hopps, was ...

In Conversation With Jack DeJohnette posted in Features and Interviews June 15, 09

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Queen, Alvin posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Queen, Alvin, drummer, producer; b. Bronx, NY, 16 August 1950. His family relocated to Mt. Vernon when he was 2 years...

Hunter, Stafford posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hunter, Stafford, trombone & shell seas; b. Atlantic City, NJ, 28 March 1969. He grew up in Philadelphia, PA. ...

Thomas, John (D.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Thomas, John (D.), guitarist; Appearing with some of the greatest names in jazz, his professional gigs since 1972 ...

Ervin, Booker (Tellefero Ervin II) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 08

Saxophonist Booker Ervin’s hard-edged tone, drawn from his roots in rhythm and blues, were matched with a peerless a...

Moran, Jason posted in Encyclopedia May 19, 09

Pianist Jason Moran has demonstrated an ability to strike a delicate balance between musical tradition and innovati...

Gayton, Clark posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Gayton, Clark, trombone and tuba player, composer; b. Seattle, WA, 18 January 1963. He's the son of Carver Gayton and...

Heath, Jimmy (James Edward) posted in Encyclopedia July 15, 09

Jimmy Heath has made substantial but often overlooked contributions to the sound of the modern saxophone. Starting wi...

White, Chris (Christopher Wesley) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

White, Chris (Christopher Wesley), bass, educator; b. Harlem, NY, 6 July 1936. He grew up in Brooklyn. Attended P.S. ...

di Castri, Furio posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

di Castri, Furio, bassist, composer, educator; b. Milano, Italy, 12 September 1955. His parents are Luigi (b. 5.4.192...

Workman, Reggie (Reginald) posted in Encyclopedia July 16, 09

Bassist Reggie Workman has cultivated an advanced understanding of hard bop and avant-garde jazz through his many yea...

Reece, Dizzy (Alfonso Son) posted in Encyclopedia August 19, 09

An immensely gifted trumpeter and composer, Dizzy Reece's career in jazz is a puzzle. Also a writer, painter and phil...

Romano, Aldo posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Romano, Aldo, drummer, composer and ensemble leader; b. Belluno, Veneto, Italy, 16 January 1941. The Romano family mo...

Lillos, Brian (Martin) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Lillos, Brian (Martin), alto saxophone and clarinet; b. Toronto, Canada, 20 March 1949. Moved, while an infant, with ...

Cowell, Stanley (Allen) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Cowell, Stanley (Allen), pianist, composer, educator; b. Toledo, Ohio, 5 May 1941. His mother was born Willie Haz...

D'Andrea, Franco (Francesco) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

D'Andrea, Franco (Francesco), keyboard player; b. Merano, Italy, 8 March 1941.An only child, his father was Emilio D'...

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