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Les Brown: Rock Me To Sleep (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music December 24, 08

This was one of Les Brown's last sides for Columbia Records before he signed a contract with the Decca subsidiary, Co...

Les Paul: Lover (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music November 21, 07

In 1941, applying modern technology to the venerable One-Man-Band idea, Sidney Bechet overdubbed himself playing "She...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT LOVERS

Jazz has always relied on popular songs to connect quickly with an audience. In return, jazz has helped keep alive ...

Jazz at the Philharmonic: Blues (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music December 02, 07

"Blues," composed by legendary linotypist Etaoin Shrdlu for the first Jazz at the Philharmonic concert, exposes every...

Dave Brubeck: Audrey (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond at Birdland, photo by Marcel Fleiss At the 26th Annual Academy Awards in March 195...

Guitarist and Inventor Les Paul Passes Away at 94 posted in Features and Interviews August 13, 09

New York, NY…August 13, 2009…Les Paul, acclaimed guitar player, entertainer and inventor, passed away today from ...

Remembering Les Paul (1915-2009) posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 13, 09

The music world is mourning the loss of guitarist Les Paul, who passed away earlier today at age 94. Jazz.com’s arno...

Les Paul (Age 92) Upstages the Music Writers posted in The Jazz.com Blog December 13, 07

I am in New York for the ASCAP – Deems Taylor Award ceremonies, which concluded a short while ago at the Frederick P....

Pizzarelli, John (John Paul Pizzarelli, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Pizzarelli, John [John Paul Pizzarelli, Jr.], vocalist, guitarist, songwriter; b. Paterson, NJ, 6 April 1960. He was ...

Pizzarelli, Bucky (John Paul) posted in Encyclopedia June 17, 09

Guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli's superior range of harmonic qualities has made him equally effective as a soloist as with...

Motian, Paul (Stephen Paul) posted in Encyclopedia March 04, 08

Paul Motian is an American jazz drummer who splits his time evenly and effectively between the postwar styles of bebo...

Breaking Jazz News & Opinion: August 2009 posted in Miscellaneous Pages September 01, 09

Twenty-somethings on a jazz mission They want to build the jazz audience with money borrowed from mom. Re...

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, ...

John Pizzarelli at Tanglewood posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 10, 09

Owing either to the weather (gorgeous); the format (pleasant and amusing); his music (engaging, solid and...

The Once and Future Strings (Part Two) posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 12, 09

Bill Barnes continues his three-part article on the role of guitar in jazz below. For the first installment, click h...

Three Jazz Piano Masters on DVD posted in The Jazz.com Blog December 22, 08

Thomas Cunniffe, who recently looked at Sonny Rollins’s work on DVD in this column, now turns his attention to some r...

Revisiting Classic Jazz Tracks posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 11, 08

Jazz.com highlights two tracks every day. The Song of the Day aims to focus attention on the best of recent release...

Erroll Garner: Lover (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music November 21, 07

Fans of post-1960 jazz piano trios might be shocked to find that previously such groups weren't wildly egalitarian gy...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT LOVERS

Jazz has always relied on popular songs to connect quickly with an audience. In return, jazz has helped keep alive ...

Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis & Barney Kessel: Lover (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 28, 07

Without resorting to the manic metronome marking of quarter note = 5280 that for "Lover" had become de rigueur, th...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT LOVERS

Jazz has always relied on popular songs to connect quickly with an audience. In return, jazz has helped keep alive ...

Jacquet, Illinois ( Jean-Baptiste) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09

Illinois Jacquet’s full-bodied sound expanded possibilities for the modern saxophonist. The original "Texas Tenor," J...

Peterson, Billy posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Peterson, Billy, bass player, composer, arranger; He is a member of a famous family of musicians that includes brothe...

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