Search results for "Al Haig"

Al Haig: All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music June 02, 09

Haig was one of the earliest significant bop pianists, playing with Bird and Dizzy in 1945 and even participated in t...

Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker: Bebop (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 02, 07

When record collector Robert Sunenblick purchased seven acetate disks from a dealer in 2004, he found – to the deligh...

Stan Getz: Hershey Bar (studio version) (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

Cool jazz, said Dizzy Gillespie, was "white people's music," played by musicians who, Diz scoffed, "never sweated on ...

Dizzy Gillespie: A Night in Tunisia (Live at Town Hall, 1945) (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

With their landmark first studio session still warm on the shelves, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker treated a New ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL MODERN JAZZ TRUMPET SOLOS

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Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker: Salt Peanuts (1945 studio version) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 26, 07

Dizzy Gillespie, photo by Herb Snitzer In 1978 Dizzy Gillespie stole the show at a White House affair honoring j...

Dizzy Gillespie: A Night in Tunisia (1946) (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music November 06, 07

Here's Diz & Gang back in Manhattan but minus Charlie Parker, who jumped ship after their holiday engagement at Billy...

Charlie Parker: White Christmas (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music November 11, 07

Two turtle doves (an indecisive species; are they turtles or doves?) happened to perch one Christmas night at Manhatt...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RUDY REINDEER'S FAVORITE JAZZ

First, about the name. The whole "Rudolph" thing started as a joke. To friends and family, I've always been Rudy. The...

Charlie Parker: Laird Baird (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music June 18, 09

Charlie Parker's "Laird Baird" contains quite a few awesome solo passages by the jazz legend even though the music is...

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, ...

101—Count 'Em!—Classic Tracks posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 20, 09

I give you some credit. Every day you take your vitamins, go to the gym for a workout, take the dog for a walk, ...

Harris, Barry (Doyle) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09

Pianist Barry Harris seamlessly blends bebop’s lyrical phrasing with an exceptional accompanying style, drawn from hi...

Jones, Hank (Henry) posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09

Pianist Hank Jones’s use of space and sophisticated lyricism has been documented on the hundreds of albums he has rec...

Wetmore, Dick (Richard Byron) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Wetmore, Dick (Richard Byron), violin, cornet, baritone horn, double bass, composer; b. Glens Falls, NY, 13 January 1...

Gillespie, Dizzy (John Birks) posted in Encyclopedia February 11, 08

Dizzy Gillespie always broke new ground. His collaborations with Charlie Parker in the forties set the benchmark by w...

OctoJAZZarian Profile: Dick Katz posted in Features and Interviews December 22, 08

For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their 8th decade. OctoJAZ...

A Conversation With Mike LeDonne posted in Features and Interviews February 27, 09

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Jackson, Milt (Milton) posted in Encyclopedia February 19, 09

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Broom, Bobby (Robert Broom, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Broom, Bobby [Robert Broom, Jr.], guitarist; b. New York City, 18 January 1961. His parents are Robert Broom, bn. 191...

Coolman, Todd (Francis) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Coolman, Todd (Francis), bass, educator, pianist; b. Gary, Ind, 14 July 1954. Upon graduating from the Indiana Uni...

Miles Davis: Budo (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music March 03, 08

Pronounced Bud-o and not Boo-do, this composition is also known under the title "Hallucinations." After a series of r...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: THE BIRTH OF THE COOL

On September 4, 1948, a live broadcast from the Royal Roost featured a group led by trumpeter Miles Davis. Th...

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