Search results for "Tal Farlow"

Tal Farlow: Meteor (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music February 19, 08

Before he became the reclusive sign painter of Sea Bright, NJ, and before his comebacks in the late 1960s and mi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JAZZ GUITAR

          The Guitarist, artwork by Suzanne Cerny They say t...

Tal Farlow: Taking a Chance on Love (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

This strange drum-less trio produces some of the most bouncing and joyous music of the 1950s. It's no wonder that Far...

Tal Farlow: Fascinating Rhythm (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 23, 08

Tal Farlow must not have received many Christmas cards from drummers. After establishing himself as a member of the d...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TRACKS BY PIANO TRIOS WITH GUITAR AND BASS

                  Nat King...

Charlie Byrd/Herb Ellis/Tal Farlow: Embraceable You (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music June 18, 09

Even though this version of George and Ira Gershwin's "Embraceable You" is credited to the guitar trio of Byrd/Ellis/...

Charlie Byrd/Herb Ellis/Tal Farlow: Jumpin' at the Woodside (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music June 18, 09

Featured on a DVD entitled Great Guitars of Jazz, this version of "Jumpin' at the Woodside" pays its respects to the ...

Red Norvo: Night and Day (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 03, 08

Red Norvo was a fascinating jazz musician. On the one hand, he primarily played the out-of-fashion and limited xyloph...

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...

Sonny Criss: Sunny (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 23, 08

It was a shock to the many loyal fans of Sonny Criss when he took his own life at age 50 in 1977, just as he was abou...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE SONNYS OF JAZZ

Jazz Quiz: What do these names have in common? Saul Berman Herman Blount Conrad Yeatis Clark William Criss C...

Artie Shaw: The Chaser (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music June 18, 09

Shaw was a conflicted, restless perfectionist who did not equate fame and fortune with artistic achievement, but ofte...

Wilkins, Jack posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Wilkins, Jack, guitar, teacher; b. Brooklyn, NY, 3 June 1944. His father is Jack Rivers Lewis. His mother was Mary Ge...

Kramer, Mark (Steven) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Kramer, Mark (Steven), pianist, recording engineer; b. Philadelphia, PA, 3 November 1945. Kramer was born into a fami...

Mancuso, Roger (John Roger Mancuso) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Mancuso, Roger [John Roger Mancuso], drums; b. Bayonne, NJ, 13 1941. His mother, Helen Marie Ladzinski Mancuso, was b...

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, ...

Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 17, 08

A few days ago, jazz.com published its 2,000th review – pretty good for a web site that only opened its doors on Dece...

Hank Jones at Ninety posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 30, 08

Hank Jones celebrates his 90th birthday tomorrow. Tonight he is (no surprise) working on the road . . . at the Ho...

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...

Petersen, Milo (Christian Milo) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Petersen, Milo (Christian Milo), guitarist, drummer, composer, educator. b. Renton, WA, 23 June 1953. Spent his child...

Gagnon, Sylvain posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Gagnon, Sylvain, bassist, composer; b. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 9 May 1961. In 1975, Sylvain started playing elect...

Ineke, Eric (Alexander) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ineke, Eric (Alexander), drummer, educator. b. Haarlem, Netherlands, 1 April 1947. His father was Hermanus Ineke (190...

Leahey, Harry posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Leahey, Harry, guitar; b. Plattsburg, NY, 1 September 1935, died 12 August 1990. Harry started playing guitar in 1949...

Capon, Mark posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Capon, Mark, guitar: b. New York City, 29 May 1958. His father was Abe Capon (6/26/1921-10/8/2001) and his mother, Do...

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