Search results for "Allen Smith"

Cal Tjader: When Lights Are Low (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music May 13, 09

Cal Tjader recorded prolifically for Berkeley's Fantasy label, but his last project is my favorite. Released as Brea...

Allen Toussaint: Tipitina and Me (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music February 25, 09

From the early '50s "Tee Nah Nah" by Smiley Lewis and the answering "Tipitina" by Professor Longhair through the high...

Huey "Piano" Smith: Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music August 13, 09

That piano lick has been stolen more times than second base at Fenway Park, but it still sounds sweet and funky today...

Big Joe Turner: Cherry Red (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music November 17, 07

"You can take me, baby, put me in your big brass bed," proposes Kansas City blues shouter Big Joe Turner. "You can ro...

Benny Goodman: One O'Clock Jump (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 04, 09

While his inter-personal skills left much to be desired, Benny Goodman cared about his band and was always interested...

Jimmie Lunceford: For Dancers Only (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 12, 07

Sometimes history reflects its target like binoculars turned back to front. Objects, instead of appearing closer, see...

Jimmie Lunceford: Harlem Shout (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music May 16, 08

Jimmie Lunceford is the odd man out in jazz history. This bandleader made no waves with his musicianship – his prefe...

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Rubinstein, Donald (Allen) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rubinstein, Donald (Allen),composer, guitar, piano, vocal; b. Brooklyn, NY, 19 February 1952. He grew up on Long Isla...

Smith, Sean (Christopher) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Smith, Sean (Christopher), bassist and composer; b. Nowalk, CT, 11 November 1965. His father was H. Graham Smith Jr. ...

Tom (Thomas Albert) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Tom (Thomas Albert), tenor saxophone; b. San Francisco, CA, 20 July 1926. His father, Milton Joseph Hart (1895-1972),...

Louis Armstrong: St. Louis Blues (1929) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music January 21, 08

On Friday the 13th, six weeks after the Wall Street Crash of 1929, Louis Armstrong was singing the blues—to be precis...

OctoJAZZarian Profile: Dick Hyman posted in Features and Interviews July 20, 09

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

A History of New Orleans Music in 100 Tracks (Part Two) posted in Features and Interviews September 02, 09

Edited by Ted Gioia Below is the second and final part of jazz.com's history of New Orleans music in 100 tracks. ...

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, ...

Harrison, Donald (Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia June 18, 09

Alto saxophonist Donald Harrison rose to prominence as a member of groups led by drummers Roy Haynes and Art Blakey...

Davis, Eddy posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Davis, Eddy, banjo, singer; He received his formal training at Purdue University, University of Chicago and both the ...

Jazz's Most Iconic Photo Is Half a Century Old posted in Features and Interviews August 11, 08

by Alan Kurtz "When I found out there was going to be this big meeting for a picture in Esquire," Dizzy Gilles...

McBride, Christian posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

McBride, Christian, bassist; b. Philadelphia, PA, 31 May 1972. His mother is Renee McBride and his father is Lee Smit...

Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07

The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...

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...

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