Search results for "Freddie Hill"

Gerald Wilson: Watermelon Man (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music April 03, 08

Gerald Wilson always included new compositions of artists he respected. His was the first big band besides Duke Ellin...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GERALD WILSON

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Andrew Hill: Euterpe (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music November 10, 08

This one burns. Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson were dealing at a really high level in this post-bop context. Super...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: VIJAY IYER SURVEYS THE MUSIC OF ANDREW HILL

In 1995, Vijay Iyer, then a 24-year-old Berkeley PhD candidate in Physics with an interest in the neurobiology of ...

Andrew Hill: Compulsion (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music November 10, 08

“Compulsion” is one of my all-time favorites. I can say right now that the whole album, and particularly this piece, ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: VIJAY IYER SURVEYS THE MUSIC OF ANDREW HILL

In 1995, Vijay Iyer, then a 24-year-old Berkeley PhD candidate in Physics with an interest in the neurobiology of ...

Andrew Hill: Monkash (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music October 19, 07

This recording, which adds a string quartet to the conventional tenor-and-trio jazz combo, did not surface in store...

Andrew Hill: Erato (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music April 07, 09

“Erato” is a masterpiece, one of many by Andrew Hill that I could have chosen for this list. It’s named for the Gree...

This track review is included in: DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: FRANK KIMBROUGH

Not many jazz musicians have had a stronger revitalizing and sustaining impact on the everyday NYC jazz scene over ...

Bobby Hutcherson: Idle While (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music June 16, 09

Although Bobby Hutcherson's earlier date, The Kicker, has since been released on CD, Dialogue, at the time of origin...

Hill, Andrew posted in Encyclopedia June 18, 08

Pianist Andrew Hill’s challenging compositional style puzzled many jazz fans during his lifetime. Despite this, many...

Freddi, Guido posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Freddi, Guido, bassist, film-music composer, filmmaker, b. Rome, Italy, 23 November 1965. His mother (born Mariana Po...

Lafayette Gilchrist: Between Us (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music August 28, 08

Lafayette Gilchrist has said that the first record he bought was Money Jungle, featuring the trio of Duke Ellington, ...

Gerald Wilson: Nancy Jo (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music April 03, 08

Named for one of Gerald Wilson's daughters, this track is a blues with a major difference: every chord change is an a...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GERALD WILSON

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A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

Clarke, Kenny "Klook" (Kenneth Spearman) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

"That man is modern!" exclaimed Louis Armstrong in 1940 when drummer Kenny “Klook” Clarke joined his band. But Clarke...

Henderson, Joe posted in Encyclopedia July 17, 08

Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson's playing has a distinctively tender sense of swing, which can be heard on dozens of ...

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

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In Conversation with Rudy Van Gelder posted in Features and Interviews April 11, 09

By Andy Karp        Rudy Van Gelder and Alfred Lion by Francis Wolff,  &...

Shaw, Woody (Herman) posted in Encyclopedia December 16, 08

      Woody Shaw, artwork by Suzanne Cerny A vital link in the chain of modern...

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...

101—Count 'Em!—Classic Tracks posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 20, 09

I give you some credit. Every day you take your vitamins, go to the gym for a workout, take the dog for a walk, ...

THE DOZENS posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 01, 07

In African-American tradition, "the dozens" is an informal exchange filled with ribaldry, taunting and clever put dow...

Reid, Rufus (L.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Reid, Rufus (L.), bass, educator, author; b. Atlanta, GA, 10 February 1944. His mother, Sylvia Reid, and his father, ...

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