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Art Farmer & Benny Golson: Park Avenue Petite (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music October 26, 07

Their debut album was called Meet the Jazztet, and you'd best shake hands fast because all but two founding members s...

Donald Byrd: Cristo Redentor (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

A New Perspective was unique at the time in that it featured a jazz combo in conjunction with a small gospel choir. O...

Dizzy Gillespie: St. Louis Blues (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music October 26, 07

Dizzy Gillepsie, photo by Herb Snitzer W.C. Handy wrote "St. Louis Blues" after witnessing the British bombardme...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HARMON-IZED TRUMPETS

"It has heretofore been a great annoyance for the neighborhood if a person commences to practice on a brass inst...

Benny Golson: Killer Joe (1960) (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 02, 07

At the beginning of the 1960s, The Jazztet was one of the leading hard bop ensembles, due not only to its outstanding...

Benny Golson: Killer Joe (1960) -- alternate review (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 02, 07

“Killer Joe” closes “Meet the Jazztet,” an album co-led by trumpeter Art Farmer and saxophonist Benny Golson. A pop-s...

Yusef Lateef: The Plum Blossom (Rating: 81/100) posted in Music November 19, 07

Master reedman Yusef Lateef was playing “world music” before the genre had a title. As early as the mid-1950s African...

Wes Montgomery: One For My Baby (And One More For the Road) (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 21, 07

Harold Arlen's composition may be the ultimate late-night, brokenhearted, drown-your-sorrows-in-booze song. Sinatra o...

McCoy Tyner: Satin Doll (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music May 23, 08

If you only know McCoy Tyner from his Coltrane and post-Coltrane recordings, this early trio track may surprise you. ...

A Giant’s Steps: John Coltrane on Atlantic (Part One) posted in The Jazz.com Blog January 07, 09

Chris Kelsey, an editor and regular contributor to jazz.com, recently published a smart commentary in this column on ...

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...

Yusef Lateef: The Centaur and the Phoenix (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 16, 08

This album is filled to the brim with noteworthy events – the first recorded composition from a 17-year-old Kenny Bar...

Donald Byrd (featuring Pepper Adams): Jeannine (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music December 23, 08

From 1958-'63, Donald Byrd and Pepper Adams combined to form one of the most appealing hard-bop partnerships. Byrd's ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSENTIAL BARITONE SAX PERFORMANCES

                   Gerry Mulligan, ...

Farmer, Art (Arthur Stewart) posted in Encyclopedia July 15, 09

Art Farmer’s gentle intonation and articulation on the trumpet and flugelhorn brought a welcome contrast to the somet...

Williams, Jessica (Jennifer) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

"Don't ever let anyone stop you," is what Jessica Williams was once told by another relentlessly talented pianist, Ma...

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