Search results for "Chuck Wayne"

George Shearing: In a Chinese Garden (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 20, 07

Like Albert W. Ketèlbey's 1925 "In a Chinese Temple Garden," one of the staples of British light music, "In a Chinese...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ EXOTICA

Exotica is armchair tourism. We experience foreign strangeness without the hassles of leaving home. No passports, imm...

Dizzy Gillespie: Blue ‘N’ Boogie (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music April 14, 09

This vital track from early 1945 captures the various levels of bebop sophistication during its prime years of formul...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: DEXTER GORDON

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Woody Herman: Woodchopper's Ball (1946) (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 21, 07

Woody Herman's "Woodchopper's Ball" (1939) was a natural hit for the native of Wisconsin, which even today is nearly...

George Shearing: East of the Sun (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 26, 07

In 1949, pianist George Shearing committed jazz's cardinal sin: popularity. Building an appealing formula around clos...

George Shearing: Conception (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 01, 07

The luminous Shearing Quintet of 1949-51 shone most brightly on refashioned standards taken at medium or slow tempos,...

Woody Herman: Ebony Concerto (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

Emigrating to the U.S. during World War II, the world's foremost composer found himself financially strapped. Gratefu...

George Shearing: I'll Remember April (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music December 04, 07

"The fire will dwindle into glowing ashes," goes the lyric. "For flames and love live such a little while." Depressin...

Gil Evans: Struttin' With Some Barbecue (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music July 10, 09

This arrangement is a wonderful lesson in the art of building excitement. Gil opens simply and in the low register, ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MARIA SCHNEIDER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GIL EVANS TRACKS

In 2006, during a “listening session” with New York Times music writer Ben Ratliff, Maria Schneider compared Gil Evan...

Steely Dan (featuring Wayne Shorter): Aja (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music January 22, 09

Steely Dan's claim to fame is high-minded jazz-rock presented in a radio-ready format. "Aja," the title cut from thei...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: WHEN JAZZ CATS MEET ROCKERS

Jazz musicians performing sidemen roles on recording dates of non-jazz performances is a practice nearly as old as ja...

Steely Dan: Aja (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

Wayne Shorter, along with the other founding members of Weather Report, put fusion on the map in the early 1970s. The...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS

Early stints with Horace Silver and Maynard Ferguson introduced Wayne Shorter’s riveting sound to the jazz community ...

Wetmore, Dick (Richard Byron) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Wetmore, Dick (Richard Byron), violin, cornet, baritone horn, double bass, composer; b. Glens Falls, NY, 13 January 1...

DeRosa, Richard (Jerome) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

DeRosa, Richard (Jerome), composer, arranger, drummer, university professor; b. Huntington, NY, 25 November 1955. His...

OctoJAZZarian Profile: Barbara Carroll posted in Features and Interviews February 15, 09

For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their 8th decade. OctoJAZ...

Shearing, George (Albert) posted in Encyclopedia February 18, 09

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DiGregorio, Anthony Christopher (Tony) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

DiGregorio, Anthony Christopher (Tony), guitarist, composer; b. Brooklyn, New  York, 1 June 1958. He was raised ...

Elf, Mark posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Elf, Mark, guitarist, composer, educator; b. Queens, NY, 13 December 1949. He lived in Queens and Long Island, NY unt...

Leonard, Alex (Alexander Balagurchik) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Leonard, Alex [Alexander Balagurchik], pianist, vocalist, composer; b. Staten Island, NY, 20 May 1961. His mother Jea...

Smoker, Paul (Alva) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Smoker, Paul (Alva), trumpet, composer, educator; b. Muncie, IN, 8 May 1941. His father, Arlus Smoker (1908-1985), an...

McKusick, Hal (Harold Wilfred McKusick, Jr) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

McKusick, Hal [Harold Wilfred McKusick, Jr], saxes, clarinets, flutes, composer (also Keyboard knowledge and orchestr...

Meyers, Paul (Clarke) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Meyers, Paul (Clarke), guitarist (electric and acoustic), composer, educator; b. New York City, 28 June 1956. His fat...

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