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Willie Bobo: Haitian Lady (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music February 16, 09

Mambo fans will get off on Willie Bobo's "Haitian Lady," a Latin-flavored cha-cha featuring some riveting improvisati...

Cal Tjader: Soul Sauce (Guachi Guaro) (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Quite possibly the most famous non-Latino Latin jazz musician, vibraphonist Cal Tjader recorded a very popular remake...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE LATIN JAZZ CLASSICS

         Percussionist,  artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's n...

Herbie Hancock: Jackrabbit (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music April 07, 09

This track is taken from Inventions and Dimensions, one of Herbie’s earliest recordings as a leader for Blue Note in ...

This track review is included in: DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: FRANK KIMBROUGH

Not many jazz musicians have had a stronger revitalizing and sustaining impact on the everyday NYC jazz scene over ...

Gabor Szabo: Spellbinder (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 01, 07

From his 1961 debut with Chico Hamilton, Hungarian émigré Gabor Szabo was an iconoclast. At a time when most jazz gui...

Herbie Hancock: Succotash (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music March 20, 09

One doesn’t normally think of Herbie in this context, but on Inventions and Dimensions, playing with a group you woul...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: URI CAINE SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL HERBIE HANCOCK TRACKS

Few jazz-related artists are busier these days than pianist-composer Uri Caine, whose international career transpires...

Cal Tjader: America (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music May 08, 09

Immigrants have been coming to America's shores for a millennium, and some witty reflections on that fact can be foun...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MUSICAL AMERICANA

         Jazz Americana, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Shortly ...

Cal Tjader: Maramoor Mambo (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 03, 08

Cal Tjader fell in love with Latin music early in his career, and from 1954 to his death in 1982 primarily led Latin ...

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...

Tracks 'r Us: A Sampler of 25 Recent Reviews posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 19, 09

What a crazy idea! But somehow we got started on this project of reviewing all the great (and many not-so-great) t...

Tillman, Eric (David E.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Tillman, Eric (David E.) piano, keyboards, percussion, vocalist, composer; b. Chicago, IL, 19 July 1949. His father w...

Johnson, Art (N. Arthur) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Johnson, Art (N. Arthur), guitarist, composer, violinist; b. San Diego, CA, 18 October 1945. He started taking acc...

Leviev, Micho (Isaacov) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Leviev, Micho (Isaacov), keyboardist, composer, educator; b. Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 19 December 1937. His mother was Nade...

Franklin, Henry (C.) "Skipper" posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Franklin, Henry (C.) "Skipper"; bass; b. 1 Oct. 1940, Los Angeles. His father was Sammy Franklin, a well known trumpe...

In Conversation with Steven Kroon posted in Features and Interviews July 19, 08

By Tomas Peña Congratulations on a fine recording. Getting (radio pioneer, activist, writer and keen observer of...

In Conversation With Chick Corea posted in Features and Interviews June 30, 09

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Barone, Gary (Anthony) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Barone, Gary (Anthony), trumpeter; b. Detroit, MI, 12 December 1941. He began playing trumpet at age 6. Both Gary and...

Bias, Gary (Anthony) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Bias, Gary (Anthony), saxophone; b. 3-14-58. Los Angeles, CA; His parents are Isaac Bias Sr., born 1914 in Crowley, L...

Lawrence, Arnie posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Lawrence, Arnie, alto saxophonist, educator; b. Brownsville Brooklyn, NY; Lawrence began studying clarinet at age 11....

Levine, Mark posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Levine, Mark, pianist, educator, composer, author; b. Concord, NH, 4 October 1938. He grew up in Concord and went to ...

Collett, Frank posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Collett, Frank, piano; b. 3 May 1941. Joseph and Mary Taglieri became the proud parents of their first child, Frank.&...

Corea, Chick (Armando Anthony) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Corea, Chick (Armando Anthony), pianist, composer, drummer, percussionist (he also plays trumpet avocationally); b. C...

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