Search results for "Grachan Moncur III"

Grachan Moncur III: Thandiwa (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music January 29, 09

The only chord change-based tune on an album of otherwise free-form pieces, "Thandiwa" is an angular waltz made up of...

Archie Shepp: Mama Too Tight (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music January 14, 08

Though often considered – in the '60s – as one of the most politically oriented intellectuals of the free jazz moveme...

Wayne Shorter: Mephistopheles (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

Equally rich in inspired performances and brilliant arrangements, The All Seeing Eye is a standout in Wayne Shorter’s...

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 ...

Moncur III, Grachan posted in Encyclopedia May 20, 09

"Whenever I have a conversation about what's wrong with the jazz business, I always start out by saying, 'Where is G...

Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 05, 09

Jazz.com published its 6,000th article yesterday—a total which includes more than 4,000 track reviews contributed by...

Wilson, Cassandra (Marie Fowlkes) posted in Encyclopedia March 20, 09

Singer Cassandra Wilson has combined her experiences in jazz, folk and rhythm 'n' blues into an appealing and succe...

The Lives of the Jazz Greats posted in The Jazz.com Blog May 28, 09

Hidden behind the scenes of jazz.com, a team of writers has been working on building the world’s biggest on-line ja...

Rudd, Roswell posted in Encyclopedia December 16, 08

Few have what it takes to rise to the top of the jazz avant-garde even once, much less twice - but trombonist Roswell...

Davis, Steve (Stephen Kimball) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Davis, Steve (Stephen Kimball), trombonist, composer, educator; b. Worcester, MA, 14 April 1967. As a young child liv...

Robinson, Perry (Morris) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Robinson, Perry (Morris) , clarinetist (Bb soprano and Eb sopranino), composer; b. New York City, September 17, 1938 ...

Bley, Carla (Lovella May Borg) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Bley, Carla [Lovella May Borg], composer, pianist; b. Oakland, CA, 11 May 1936. Her father Emil Borg (1899 - 1990) wa...

Short, Damon (Riley) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Short, Damon (Riley), drummer, percussionist, composer, b. Moline IL, 28 February 1954. Grew up in Rock Island IL, wi...

Swell, Steve (Stephen David) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Swell, Steve (Stephen David), trombonist, composer, poet, painter; b. Newark, NJ, 6 December 1954 (Presbyterian Hospi...

Hutcherson, Bobby (Robert) posted in Encyclopedia July 18, 08

Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson has helped bring his instrument's sound to new generations of jazz listeners since the ...

Williams, Tony (Anthony Tillmon) posted in Encyclopedia September 21, 08

"Four-limb independence," the ability to sustain four rhythmic ideas at once, has become an essential skill for moder...

Ornette: The Blue Note Years posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 21, 08

Ornette Coleman’s stint as a Blue Note recording artist was short-lived, and his recordings for the label often given...

Archie Shepp: Hipnosis (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music July 03, 09

This writer has never been clear on the malady that caused Archie Shepp's musical decline in the 1980s. Apparently de...

Brown, Lawrence posted in Encyclopedia July 17, 09

Lawrence Brown rounded out Duke Ellington's innovative trombone trifecta in the 1930s and 1940s, and he played in a ...

Shorter, Alan posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

Alan Shorter, like, his younger brother, Wayne Shorter, started out on the saxophone, then switched to the trumpet an...

Cyrille, Andrew (Charles) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Cyrille, Andrew (Charles), drummer, composer; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 10, 1939. He was born to Haitian parents and w...

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