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Gerald Clayton: Two Heads One Pillow (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 10, 09

“Two Heads One Pillow” is one of the highlights of Gerald Clayton’s Two Shade, a must-hear debut release from the tal...

Clayton Bros.: Where Is Love? (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music January 01, 09

Part of me, the part that detests musicals, says that there's just no way I should be enjoying this tune. However, th...

Roy Hargrove: I'm Not So Sure (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music August 05, 08

Gerald Clayton introduces this track with a funky burst of solo piano that gives the whole band an inspiring kick in ...

Frank Wess: Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music March 13, 09

During his tenure with Count Basie in the 1950s and '60s, tenor saxophonist/flutist Frank Wess probably had occasion ...

Herbie Hancock & Gerald Clayton in Italy posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 20, 08

Ted Panken continues to report on exciting happenings at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy. Below is his fourth upd...

Roy Hargrove: Strasbourg / St. Denis (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music January 30, 09

Introduced by Danton Boller's bass groove, "Strasbourg/St. Denis" is a refreshingly simple but catchy track. After a ...

In Conversation with Roy Hargrove posted in Features and Interviews September 18, 09

By Ted Panken                 ...

The Best Tracks of the Month posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 30, 09

Five times every week, jazz.com features an outstanding recent track on its home page as the Song of the Day. ...

Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07

The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...

The Jazz Party in Vail posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 08, 09

For his Labor Day weekend getaway, Thomas Cunniffe traveled to Vail for the 15th annual Jazz Party. During this mara...

In Conversation with Roberta Gambarini posted in Features and Interviews February 03, 09

By Eugene Marlow                &...

Abadey, Nasar (John Malcolm Mabry) posted in Encyclopedia December 03, 07

Abadey, Nasar [John Malcolm Mabry], drummer and composer; b. Pittsburgh, PA, 26, April 1947. His parents are Robert M...

Jazz Update from Umbria posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 14, 08

Ted Panken, a regular contributor to jazz.com, sends in this dispatch from Perugia, Italy. Panken reports on th...

Roy Hargrove Brings It On Home posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 07, 08

That’s what Roy Hargrove did, once again, at Boston’s Sculler’s Jazz Club last weekend. In a set of straight-ahead...

Day Two at Monterey posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 21, 09

Pamela Espeland, who writes on jazz for MinnPost.com and her own blog Bebopified, continues her coverage of the 52n...

Callender, Red (George Sylvester) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

Red Callender could lay down a huge walking bass line as easily as he made his upright sing like a violin. An incredi...

Nepus, Ira posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Nepus, Ira, trombonist; b. Los Angeles, CA, 5 September 1945. Nepus was raised on the jazz heritage of his father,...

Stewart, Slam (Leroy Elliot) posted in Encyclopedia September 17, 09

The most recorded jazz bassist of the 1940s, Slam Stewart had perfect pitch and intonation, impeccable time, and a sw...

Lewis, Mel (Sokoloff, Melvin) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

Drummer Mel Lewis set a new standard for the modern big band as co-leader of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in th...

Walker, Michelle (Anne) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Walker, Michelle (Anne), vocalist, educator, analyst; b. Bohmholder, Germany, 9 January 1967. While she was an infant...

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