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Serge Chaloff: A Handful of Stars (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music December 23, 08The best baritone saxophonist most listeners have never heard of: Serge Chaloff, whose rather incredible talents comb...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSENTIAL BARITONE SAX PERFORMANCES
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Serge Chaloff: The Goof and I (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music November 11, 07A study in tragedy, Serge Chaloff’s life was cut short just as a promising career was taking off. A tremendously gift...
Woody Herman: The Goof and I (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 04, 09Woody Herman’s second of his many herds was the most bop-oriented of all of them, and when we take into consideration...
Chaloff, Serge posted in Encyclopedia June 18, 09The bebop upheaval which swept through jazz in the 1940s empowered baritone saxophonist Serge Chaloff to expand the e...
Woody Herman: Four Brothers (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music October 26, 07Long before Three Tenors meant an operatic trio of overweight males belching overblown arias in a stadium while the l...
Miller, Mulgrew posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09Pianist Mulgrew Miller performs with truthful invention, harmonic intellectualism and a keen sense of sophistication ...
Twardzik, Dick (Richard Henryk) posted in Encyclopedia February 01, 09Richard Henryk Twardzik was born on April 30, 1931 in Danvers, Massachusetts. His first words were reportedly “n...
The Tragedy of Richard Twardzik (Part Two) posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 01, 09Below is the second (and final) installment of my article on Richard Twardzik, and the recent biography of the pianis...
Stitt, Sonny (Edward) posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09Saxophonist Sonny Stitt combined bebop, blues, and swing into a sound that took chances. A versatile player of alto, ...
A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...
Jazz Classics That Aren't Kind of Blue posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 23, 09Did you hear that there was an anniversary for Miles Davis's Kind of Blue? Of course you did. The jazz world ...
Twenty Jazz Lives posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 03, 09Unless you dig into the deep recesses of this web site, you might miss the Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. This pr...
Gelb, Larry posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Gelb, Larry, composer-lyricist, jazz pianist-teacher, author; b. Scranton, PA, 25 February 1952. Aside from albums, h...
Steve Kuhn: The Island (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music March 08, 08Steve Kuhn has had the fortune of working intimately with some of the greatest bass players of his time. Over his car...
Peralta, Marcelo (Eduardo Marcelo Peralta Roset) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Peralta, Marcelo [Eduardo Marcelo Peralta Roset], saxes, piano, accordion, Latin American woodwinds, teacher, compose...
Wetmore, Dick (Richard Byron) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Wetmore, Dick (Richard Byron), violin, cornet, baritone horn, double bass, composer; b. Glens Falls, NY, 13 January 1...
Israels, Chuck posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Israels, Chuck, composer, arranger, bassist; b. New York, 10 October 1936. He was raised in a musical family in Green...
Freedman, Bob (Robert Morris) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Freedman, Bob (Robert Morris), arranger, conductor, pianist, saxophonist, educator; b. Mount Vernon, NY, 23 January 2...
Getz, Stan (Stanley) posted in Encyclopedia March 04, 08Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz’s distinctive sound and precise phrasing stand out in some of the best jazz recordings of...
Rivers, Sam (Samuel Carthorn) posted in Encyclopedia April 07, 08Multiinstrumentalist and composer Sam Rivers has amassed a distinct and varied body of work linked by a devotion to i...
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