Search results for "Alberta Hunter"

Alberta Hunter: Early Every Morn (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music February 16, 09

A major singer in the first phase of blues recording, Alberta Hunter (recording under the pseudonym, "Josephine Beatt...

Alberta Hunter: My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music November 30, 07

Ain't it just like a woman? At the peak of her 1970s comeback, 83-year-old blues doyen Alberta Hunter catalogs the vi...

Hunter, Alberta posted in Encyclopedia May 18, 09

Singer Alberta Hunter’s career spanned the 20th century, and with it the changing fortunes of blues and jazz. She sta...

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...

Bechet, Sidney posted in Encyclopedia February 17, 09

“Of all the musicians, Bechet to me was the very epitome of jazz," composer Duke Ellington once said of soprano saxo...

The Lives of the Jazz Greats posted in The Jazz.com Blog May 28, 09

Hidden behind the scenes of jazz.com, a team of writers has been working on building the world’s biggest on-line ja...

Dickenson, Vic (Victor) posted in Encyclopedia August 19, 09

Vic Dickenson's whimsical and conversational trombone style, coupled with a keen sense of musical humor, made him o...

Smith, Bessie posted in Encyclopedia March 31, 08

Bessie Smith was the first singer to popularize early jazz song. Her iconic performances of the urban blues paved the...

Scheps, Rob (Robert Allen) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Scheps, Rob (Robert Allen), tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, composer, also baritone, alto, sopranino sax; ...

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