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Lionel Hampton: Flying Home (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 11, 07Jazz's most indefatigable showman, legendary vibist Lionel Hampton, routinely whipped "Flying Home" to such a fr...
Lionel Hampton: Flying Home (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music July 02, 08"Flying Home" was Lionel Hampton's signature tune, composed on his first-ever plane trip in 1939, as he, Benny Goodma...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: GREAT VIBES
Vibraphonist Jay Hoggard, in the notes to his 1989 Overview release, made the following observations about his in...
Clifford Brown-Lionel Hampton: Gryce Suite, Brown Skin (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music July 03, 09Brownie met and jammed with some members of the 1953 Lionel Hampton Orchestra in Atlantic City while he was playing a...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: AL HOOD SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL CLIFFORD BROWN TRACKS
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Benny Goodman: Avalon (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 17, 07Benny Goodman Photo by Herb Snitzer In Hollywood's sappy biopic The Benny Goodman Story...
Benny Goodman Sextet (with Charlie Christian): The Sheik Of Araby (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 02, 09This performance by the Benny Goodman Sextet was originally issued as “The Sheik”, as the original melody of “The She...
Benny Goodman (featuring Charlie Christian): Seven Come Eleven (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music January 21, 08Benny Goodman shot to Swing Era superstardom leading a big band, but his small groups were just as important. First c...
Louis Armstrong: Shine (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music November 05, 07Historians still debate what turned a 1920s Jazz Giant into a 1930s vaudevillian. Did profiteering white gangsters co...
Benny Goodman: Moonglow (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 20, 07B.G.'s come-hither clarinet and Hamp's voluptuous vibes make "Moonglow" one of jazz's most romantic encounters. The U...
Benny Goodman: Memories of You (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music December 03, 07Much is made of Goodman the martinet, the stern taskmaster leveling The Ray to tyrannize his minions. Then there's ...
Benny Goodman Quartet: I Got Rhythm (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music September 12, 09If you just heard the record, you might think this performance was taped surreptitiously at some back room jam sessio...
Hampton, Lionel posted in Encyclopedia July 19, 08Vibraphonist Lionel Hampton brought his brand-new instrument into jazz lovers' ears for the first time when he record...
Bob Albanese: Midnight Sun (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music March 04, 09Pianist Bob Albanese duets with saxophonist Ira Sullivan (here playing soprano) on a beautiful version of the Lionel...
Cole, Freddy (Lionel Frederick) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Cole, Freddy (Lionel Frederick), pianist, singer; b. 15 October 1931. Heis the youngest of Edward and Paulina Nancy ...
Jacquet, Illinois ( Jean-Baptiste) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09Illinois Jacquet’s full-bodied sound expanded possibilities for the modern saxophonist. The original "Texas Tenor," J...
Simon, Alan (Joseph) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Simon, Alan (Joseph), pianist, educator, arranger, composer; b. New York City, NY, 11 January 1955. His parents...
Bryant, Lance (DeWitt) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Bryant, Lance (DeWitt), saxophonist, vocalist, composer, arranger; b. Markham, IL, 23 March 1961. His parents a...
OctoJAZZarian Profile: Joe Wilder posted in Features and Interviews June 03, 09For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their eighth decade. Octo...
In Conversation with Johnny Griffin posted in Features and Interviews July 28, 08By Ted Panken Can you recall your impressions when you arrived in New York for the first time in 1945 with Lion...
Carter, Betty (Lillie Mae Jones) posted in Encyclopedia September 16, 09Betty Carter's performances juxtaposed scat singing with animated syncopations, which gave her a unique sound amongst...
Griffin, Dick (James Richard) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Griffin, Dick (James Richard), trombone; b. Fannin, Mississippi, 28 January 1940. He has one child, Jakubu M'Wa...
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