Search results for "Charlie Mariano"
Toshiko Akiyoshi-Charlie Mariano Quartet: Deep River (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music June 23, 09The group that Toshiko Akiyoshi co-led with her first husband Charlie Mariano in the '60's should be better known and...
Charlie Mariano: Parvati's Dance (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music February 07, 09Saxophonist Charlie Mariano is an admirer of the South Indian musical tradition and is a gifted player of the Indian ...
Charlie Mariano: Avoid the Year of the Monkey (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music February 07, 09Had it not been for a mailing snafu, Charlie Mariano's Helen 12 Trees may have been one of the most renowned fusion a...
Charlie Mariano: Thorn of a White Rose (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music February 07, 09The record company MPS has come to our rescue by continuing to release a series of fusion and jazz classics out of Eu...
Charlie Mariano: Helen 12 Trees (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 07, 09"Helen 12 Trees" is what you would get if you took a pinch of Return to Forever, a dash of Larry Coryell's Eleventh H...
Charlie Mariano: Neverglades Pixie (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music February 08, 09"Neverglades Pixie" begins with a typical, lyrical Chick Corea Return to Forever electric keyboard intro. This is str...
Shelly Manne: Bernie's Tune (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 06, 071950s West Coast jazz often got a bum rap for being overly arranged and effete. Tracks like this one put the lie to ...
Bill Holman: You Go to My Head (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music March 30, 08By 1958, Bill Holman was a composing/arranging heavyweight, and the second album of big band music under his own name...
Stan Kenton: The Opener (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music January 27, 08Kenton may not have been entirely comfortable with Bill Holman's musical direction, but he bought everything that Bil...
Charles Mingus: Track A - Solo Dancer (Stop! Look! and Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney) (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music June 10, 09The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is one of Charles Mingus’ true masterpieces, highlighting his incredible control ...
Quincy Jones: King Road Blues (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music October 31, 07The original Go West, Man! featured Quincy Jones-managed recording sessions by four trumpets and rhythm, four alto sa...
Frank Rosolino: Frank 'n Earnest (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 02, 07Frank Rosolino emerged during his 1952-'54 stint with Stan Kenton as one of jazz's most exciting trombonists. Here th...
Stan Kenton: Hav-a-Havana (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music January 09, 08From a jazz standpoint, the ensemble Kenton led that featured the music of Willis Holman is the highpoint of Stan’s c...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL STAN KENTON PERFORMANCES
Stanley Newcomb Kenton led one of the most controversial big bands in the history of American music. People either lo...
Charlie Parker with Stan Kenton: My Funny Valentine (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music January 20, 09Yes, Charlie Parker actually recorded with Stan Kenton! And unlike the electronically created collaborations that are...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MY FUNNY VALENTINE
My Funny Valentine, artwork by Suzanne Cerny ...
Remembering Charlie Mariano (1923-2009) posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 22, 09Saxophonist Charlie Mariano, who passed away in Germany last week at age 85, was one of the most expansive player...
Mariano, Charlie (Carmine Ugo) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Mariano, Charlie, alto sax; b. Boston, MA, 12 November 1923. d. Cologne, Germany, June 16, 2009 The altois...
Ilg, Dieter (Josef) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Ilg, Dieter (Josef), bassist; b. Offenburg, Germany, 30 September 1961. His father is Werner Ilg, born in Offenburg, ...
A Batch of Track Reviews posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 06, 09As regular visitors to the site know, jazz.com reviews individual tracks not entire CDs. A team of more than 50 writ...
Haurand, Ali posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Haurand, Ali, bass; Viersen, Germany, 15 November. His mother is Louise, born in Viersen , Germany June 12th 19...
A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...
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