Search results for "Albert "Tootie" Heath"

The Heath Brothers: The Rio Dawn (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music August 16, 09

The title of this CD (Endurance) pretty much sums up the state of jazz these days, especially for elder statesmen suc...

Heath Brothers: Nostalgia (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music September 10, 09

Percy Heath is a musical titan whose work has graced countless albums. Percy replaced Ray Brown in the Modern Jazz Qu...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ CELLO

Can the cello swing? Can the cello be as melodically sophisticated as traditional jazz instruments? Is the cell...

Bobby Timmons: Dat Dere (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music January 13, 08

This underrated 1961 session presents Blakey/Adderley alumnus Bobby Timmons in a trio format with Albert “Tootie” Hea...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD

Whenever I step inside the Village Vanguard, I am always struck by a déjà vu sense of the awe-inspiring amounts of ...

Dexter Gordon: Blues Walk (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music February 11, 09

Tenor titan Dexter Gordon was a mainstay at the Montmartre during the 1960s, except for '66 when a drug sentence in P...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: NIELS-HENNING ØRSTED PEDERSEN

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Wes Montgomery: Four on Six (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

During an era of album-title hyperbole where every tenorman was a Colossus and each new release marked the Change of ...

Wes Montgomery: West Coast Blues (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music June 28, 08

Probably the greatest jazz solo ever played on the guitar, Wes Montgomery's legendary 9-chorus improvisation on "West...

Art Farmer: Goodbye, Old Girl (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music October 26, 07

Before concluding his early-1960s transition from trumpet to flugelhorn, Art Farmer set a goal for his swan song as a...

Nina Simone: I Loves You Porgy (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 08, 07

Nina Simone, photo by Herb Snitzer Nina Simone's first hit coincided with a full-blown 1958 fad for P...

Nina Simone: Mood Indigo (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 19, 07

A classically trained pianist, Nina Simone kicks off Ellington's "Mood Indigo" with a two-fisted display that sounds ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: FIFTIES FEMMES FATALES

In 1958, as evidence that love's fever is a long-running malady, singer/lyricist Peggy Lee alluded to Romeo & Julie...

Herbie Hancock: Tell Me a Bedtime Story (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 02, 07

The smart horn writing on "Tell Me a Bedtime Story" looks back to the textures of "Speak Like a Child," but by now H...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL HERBIE HANCOCK PERFORMANCES

When Miles Davis hired Herbie Hancock (along with Ron Carter and Tony Williams) in 1963, few fans believed that this ...

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

On “The Prisoner” I love the contrast between what the ensemble is playing on the structure of the piece and the free...

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...

J.J. Johnson: Misterioso (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music May 03, 09

The Trombone Master is a fitting title for a record by J.J. Johnson, who has yet to be succeeded as the indubitable k...

Heath, "Tootie" (Albert) posted in Encyclopedia September 21, 08

Albert “Tootie” Heath's clean, self-assured interactions and impeccable swing feel made him a first-call drummer amon...

Heath, Percy posted in Encyclopedia February 19, 09

Bassist Percy Heath brought a fresh perspective to his instrument and advanced the melodic and rhythmic functions of ...

Jimmy Heath Still On the Trail at 82 posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 24, 09

Roanna Forman covers the Boston jazz scene for jazz.com. Her most recent review focused on Brad Mehldau's Harvard pe...

Heath, Jimmy (James Edward) posted in Encyclopedia July 15, 09

Jimmy Heath has made substantial but often overlooked contributions to the sound of the modern saxophone. Starting wi...

Flanagan, Tommy (Thomas Lee) posted in Encyclopedia July 15, 09

Pianist Tommy Flanagan’s sophisticated use of melody, sincere lyricism and bright articulations made him a superb acc...

Sonny Rollins on Video posted in The Jazz.com Blog November 10, 08

Thomas Cunniffe, who recently published an in-depth article on Mel Tormé & Marty Paich's Dek-tette on jazz.com's vir...

Workman, Reggie (Reginald) posted in Encyclopedia July 16, 09

Bassist Reggie Workman has cultivated an advanced understanding of hard bop and avant-garde jazz through his many yea...

Grimes, HenryAlonzo posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Grimes, Henry Alonzo, bassist, violinist, poet, educator, b. Philadelphia, PA, 3 November 1935.  His twin brothe...

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