Search results for "Alphonso Johnson"

Alphonso Johnson: Balls to the Wall (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 25, 08

In the course of putting together for jazz.com readers the most complete and detailed jazz-fusion track review archiv...

Alphonso Johnson: Flight to Hampstead Heath (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 25, 08

Alphonso Johnson, best known at the time as Weather Report's bassist, takes a breather on "Flight to Hampstead Heath....

Weather Report: Cucumber Slumber (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 19, 08

Man, could Alphonso Johnson play the bass! He gives this song its entire base with a funk line that would have made t...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: WEATHER REPORT

Josef Zawinul and Wayne Shorter first played together in Maynard Ferguson's big band in 1959. They later crossed path...

Weather Report: American Tango (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music November 03, 08

Despite some popular belief, there was a Weather Report before Jaco Pastorius. It was quite a successful band, thank ...

Weather Report: Scarlet Woman (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music November 05, 08

Mysterious Traveller really got things going for Weather Report. The album was the band's fourth release and started ...

Weather Report: Nubian Sundance (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music March 27, 08

(Editor's note: A transitional Weather Report record, Mysterious Traveller saw Alphonso Johnson replace Miroslav Vito...

This track review is included in: DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: PETER ERSKINE

In the music world, but especially in the jazz world, everyone wants to know what everybody else is listening to. So ...

Weather Report: Man In The Green Shirt (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 19, 08

Josef Zawinul composed the perfect tune for Tale Spinnin'. "Man in the Green Shirt" is a progressive masterpiece with...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: WEATHER REPORT

Josef Zawinul and Wayne Shorter first played together in Maynard Ferguson's big band in 1959. They later crossed path...

Eddie Henderson: The Kumquat Kids (Rating: 82/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

Eddie Henderson established himself in Herbie Hancock’s futuristic fusion outfit Mwandishi from 1969 to 1972. On this...

Weather Report: Black Market (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 19, 08

With Black Market, Weather Report broke new ground unlike any fusion band from the 1970s. All the elements are presen...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: WEATHER REPORT

Josef Zawinul and Wayne Shorter first played together in Maynard Ferguson's big band in 1959. They later crossed path...

Billy Cobham-George Duke Band: Almustafa the Beloved (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music June 17, 08

In other jazz-rock reviews, I have suggested that it is rare for a vocal performance to succeed in the realm of the f...

Weather Report: Elegant People (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

Weather Report was reaching the height of its popularity in 1976 when the group released Black Market. On a series of...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS

Early stints with Horace Silver and Maynard Ferguson introduced Wayne Shorter’s riveting sound to the jazz community ...

Weather Report: Mysterious Traveller (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 19, 08

This Wayne Shorter tune displays his compositional ability to adapt to most styles of music. After three meter change...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: WEATHER REPORT

Josef Zawinul and Wayne Shorter first played together in Maynard Ferguson's big band in 1959. They later crossed path...

Weather Report: Nubian Sundance (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music December 02, 08

Josef Zawinul really had a knack for composition. From the opening crowd simulation to the absolutely stellar work by...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: WEATHER REPORT

Josef Zawinul and Wayne Shorter first played together in Maynard Ferguson's big band in 1959. They later crossed path...

Sergio Mendes: The Look of Love (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music June 17, 08

It must be tiring to build your career by jumping on trends. Sergio Mendes has been doing just that for 40 years. ...

Johnson, Alphonso posted in Encyclopedia April 20, 08

Bassist Alphonso Johnson's ability to lay down and maintain a groove have kept his services in high demand since the ...

Allan Holdsworth: Good Clean Filth (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 04, 08

Velvet Darkness, which was originally released on the CTI label, came on the heels of Holdsworth's appearance on Tony...

Allan Holdsworth: Velvet Darkness (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music June 02, 08

It was guitarist Allan Holdsworth's turn to put out his own record. He had paid some early dues and tilted many ears ...

Allan Holdsworth: Wish (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music October 04, 08

Allan Holdsworth thinks much of the music he has released over the years is pure shit. He is not quiet about this. If...

Cobham, Billy (William) posted in Encyclopedia September 18, 09

Drummer Billy Cobham came of age during the late 1960s and early 1970s as one of the premier drummers in jazz fusion....

Pastorius, Jaco (John Francis Anthony III) posted in Encyclopedia March 03, 08

Electric bassist Jaco Pastorius is remembered for his rare command of the instrument, particularly as a soloist and f...

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