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New York Swing: Till Tom Special (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music February 24, 08"I was hurrying homeward that holiday afternoon," wrote S.J. Perelman in The New Yorker of May 15, 1937, referring to...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TRACKS BY PIANO TRIOS WITH GUITAR AND BASS
Nat King...
Kenny Davern & Ken Peplowski: Careless Love (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music November 17, 07While the two reed players are the focal point of this session it sounds much like a group effort. Bunch plays a jour...
Harry Allen: I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music July 18, 08Harry Allen was born around the time John Coltrane gave up playing changes. But you would never guess it from listen...
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Kids Are Pretty People (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music July 17, 08Don't dare call the Vanguard orchestra a ghost band! That said, some powerful spirits from the past float around the...
Wayne Shorter: Moto Grosso Feio (Rating: 79/100) posted in Music April 15, 08As Monty Python's Flying Circus used to say, "… and now for something completely different." That was pretty close to...
Nat King Cole: Ballerina (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music December 03, 07The first 30 seconds are given over to fanfares (including kettledrums) introducing "Mister Nat King Cole!" Kettledru...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RING-A-DING-DINGS: TWELVE 1960S MALE VOCAL HIPSTERS
Sinatra named them, Sinatra claimed them. Frank's album Ring-a-Ding Ding! (1960) christened a boatload of actual and ...
Russ Spiegel: The Rub (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music May 12, 09I love the way this track starts off, with a bunch of horns sort of swaying back and forth, mashing and melting a sin...
Pizzarelli, Bucky (John Paul) posted in Encyclopedia June 17, 09Guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli's superior range of harmonic qualities has made him equally effective as a soloist as with...
Hinton, Milt (Milton John) posted in Encyclopedia June 18, 09Bassist Milt Jackson advanced the role of the bassist in a jazz ensemble by performing with a keen rhythmic intellect...
In Conversation With John Scofield posted in Features and Interviews March 29, 09By Stuart Nicholson ...
In Conversation with John McLaughlin posted in Features and Interviews May 06, 08by Walter Kolosky John McLau...
Jazz Stars Come Out to Celebrate 30 Years of NPR's Piano Jazz posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 20, 09Jazz.com’s arnold jay smith covers the OctoJAZZarian beat for us. His contributions here (as you may have figu...
Milli-men March on Washington posted in The Jazz.com Blog January 25, 09Last week, after watching history unfold on live TV, jazz.com's resident curmudgeon was shocked, SHOCKED to disco...
Mondlak, Drori (Victor) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Mondlak, Drori (Victor), drummer; b. in Mexico City, 12th of April, 1958. He began his involvement with music stud...
West, Adrienne posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07West, Adrienne, vocalist, actress, lyricist, educator; b. Brooklyn, NY, 17 November 1951. Her mother is Henrietta Wes...
Rich, Buddy (Bernard) posted in Encyclopedia July 16, 09Drummer Buddy Rich's combined his dexterous use of difficult rhythmic devices with an ability to accompany any melody...
Miner, Neal posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Miner, Neal, bassist, composer, band leader; b. New York City, NY, 3 February 1970. Raised on the Upper East Side of ...
Grimes, HenryAlonzo posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Grimes, Henry Alonzo, bassist, violinist, poet, educator, b. Philadelphia, PA, 3 November 1935. His twin brothe...
Mopsick, Don posted in Encyclopedia January 22, 08San Antonio-based acoustic jazz bassist Don Mopsick is well known to fans of Public Radio International's weekly sho...
The King of Swing at 100 posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 01, 09Don't be fooled by the lower case name. Everything else about arnold jay smith deserves to be in all caps and bo...
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