Search results for "Jimmy Heath"

Chet Baker & Art Pepper: Picture of Heath (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 26, 07

Chet Baker came to prominence as the trumpeter in the Gerry Mulligan Quartet, but later became a much-recorded leader...

Ted Heath: Ladybird (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music July 18, 08

By this time in its history, the Heath band's schedule was made up of tours, BBC broadcasts, recordings for U.K. Decc...

Ted Heath: Henry IX (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music July 18, 08

Ted Heath's Sunday Night London Palladium concerts gave him a chance to introduce new members of the band (vocalists ...

Heath Brothers: Nostalgia (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music September 10, 09

Percy Heath is a musical titan whose work has graced countless albums. Percy replaced Ray Brown in the Modern Jazz Qu...

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

Can the cello swing? Can the cello be as melodically sophisticated as traditional jazz instruments? Is the cell...

The Heath Brothers: The Rio Dawn (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music August 16, 09

The title of this CD (Endurance) pretty much sums up the state of jazz these days, especially for elder statesmen suc...

J.J. Johnson (with Clifford Brown): Turnpike (alternate take) (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 03, 09

June of 1953 was a very busy and prolific month for Clifford Brown. Having recently left the Blue Flames, he was wor...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: AL HOOD SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL CLIFFORD BROWN TRACKS

                    &#x...

Gerald Wilson: Viva Tirado (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music April 03, 08

It was inevitable that someone would ask Gerald Wilson to record many of his classic arrangements with an all-star Ne...

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

                    &#x...

Mark Elf: Tea Cup (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music February 01, 08

"We are living on a conducting globe surrounded by a thin layer of insulating air, above which is a rarefied and cond...

J.J. Johnson: Turnpike (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music October 31, 07

Apart from single-handedly inventing the modern jazz trombone and becoming its foremost exponent, being a first-rate ...

Blue Mitchell: Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music May 23, 08

Blue Mitchell assembled a stellar hard-bop band for his Blue Soul LP. But there is not much soul or bluesiness on th...

Dizzy Gillespie: You Stole My Wife, You Horsethief (Rating: 70/100) posted in Music November 07, 07

"Every generation of blacks since slavery," asserted Dizzy Gillespie, "has had to develop its own way of Tomming, of ...

Ted Heath: Father Knickerbopper (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music March 16, 08

The Ted Heath band's exploration of the modern jazz repertoire ended at about this time, when Heath realized that mos...

Elvin Jones: Gingerbread Boy (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music August 03, 08

In just about as contrasting a gig as one can get, Elvin Jones spent two weeks touring Europe with Duke Ellington aft...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ELVIN JONES

     Elvin Jones, artwork by Michael Symonds While Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Roy Haynes...

OctoJAZZarian Profile: Jimmy Heath posted in Features and Interviews July 05, 08

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

Jimmy Heath Still On the Trail at 82 posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 24, 09

Roanna Forman covers the Boston jazz scene for jazz.com. Her most recent review focused on Brad Mehldau's Harvard pe...

Nina Simone: I Loves You Porgy (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 08, 07

Nina Simone, photo by Herb Snitzer Nina Simone's first hit coincided with a full-blown 1958 fad for P...

Nina Simone: Mood Indigo (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 19, 07

A classically trained pianist, Nina Simone kicks off Ellington's "Mood Indigo" with a two-fisted display that sounds ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: FIFTIES FEMMES FATALES

In 1958, as evidence that love's fever is a long-running malady, singer/lyricist Peggy Lee alluded to Romeo & Julie...

Heath, Jimmy (James Edward) posted in Encyclopedia July 15, 09

Jimmy Heath has made substantial but often overlooked contributions to the sound of the modern saxophone. Starting wi...

Heath, "Tootie" (Albert) posted in Encyclopedia September 21, 08

Albert “Tootie” Heath's clean, self-assured interactions and impeccable swing feel made him a first-call drummer amon...

Heath, Percy posted in Encyclopedia February 19, 09

Bassist Percy Heath brought a fresh perspective to his instrument and advanced the melodic and rhythmic functions of ...

Previous Page | Next Page