Search results for "André Previn"
André Previn: Stormy Weather (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 21, 07Sometimes to see something clearly, you have to momentarily look away. We tested this once while practicing our Zen a...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: STORMY WEATHER
Ethel Waters induced "Stormy Weather" in 1933 at the Cotton Club, an oasis of prosperity in Depression- era Harlem wh...
André Previn: Something's Coming (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music February 08, 09From the choice of a Ben Shahn painting for the cover art, to the speedy, lighthearted treatments within, André Previ...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: WEST SIDE STORY
Scads of Broadway show tunes have become jazz standards, but probably no single musical proved more popular with...
André Previn: I Feel Pretty (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music June 24, 08André Previn was among the first to record a jazz version of West Side Story songs, and his adaptation has a very Wes...
André Previn: Night and Day (2007) (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music November 10, 07André Previn has been recording jazz for more than fifty years. But it’s still hard to pin him down. Sometimes he s...
Shelly Manne: I Could Have Danced All Night (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 01, 07Five months after My Fair Lady's Broadway premiere, André Previn was tapped to turn the Edwardian-era musical into mo...
Shelly Manne: I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face (Rating: 82/100) posted in Music December 07, 07Listening to André Previn's jazz recordings, I sometimes get the impression that he is out slumming . . . Having a go...
Benny Carter: Blue Lou (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music December 10, 08Nat Hentoff's liner notes for the original Jazz Giant described it as "the first all-jazz, hot, small combo blowing a...
Barney Kessel: Viva el Toro! (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 03, 09The late-'50s craze for jazz versions of Broadway and television shows scored hits (several fine Porgy and Bess album...
In Conversation with Jim Hall posted in Features and Interviews September 12, 08By Patrick Spurling Were family members an influence on your early interest in music and jazz? I d...
In Conversation With Gary Burton posted in Features and Interviews November 07, 08By Patrick Spurling Recorded live at a concert in Zurich, Switzerland, Gary Burton and Chick Corea's 1979 album ...
Pugh, Jim (James Edward) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Pugh, Jim (James Edward), trombonist; b. Trenton, NJ, 12 November 1950. He was raised in: Butler, PA, Phillipsburg, P...
Bregman, Buddy (Louis I Bregman II) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Bregman, Buddy [Louis I Bregman II], film composer, arranger, conductor, TV/Film producer, director, writer; b. Chica...
Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 07, 08Someday The New York Times or The New Yorker will report on this scrappy little web site that aims to review all o...
Don't Gonna Play That Kling-Kling Jazz: A Prehistory of Jazz-Rock posted in Features and Interviews June 18, 09By Geoff Wills When rock and roll emerged in the mid 1950s, many jazz musicians were witheringly scornful about ...
Keith Jarrett Standards Trio Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 04, 08Back in 1983, jazz fans had come to expect a lot from Keith Jarrett. But one thing they definitely did not expect ...
Duke Ellington: Mood Indigo (1930) (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 06, 07Duke Ellington, photo by Herb Snitzer "Stan Kenton can stand in front of a thousand musicians and make a dra...
The Best Jazz Web Links: April 2008 posted in Miscellaneous Pages April 22, 08A tribute to Louis ArmstrongThe concert featured Nicholas Payton, Delfeayo Marsalis and Bill Charlap, amo...
Cathy Rocco: You're Gonna Hear From Me (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 28, 08"You're Gonna Hear From Me" is a classic canticle to emerging talent, one of the few memorable by- products of Robert...
Johnson, J. J. (James Louis) posted in Encyclopedia January 19, 09Trombonist, arranger and composer J.J. Johnson is one of the handful who revolutionized the way his instrument is pla...
Geller, Herb (Herbert) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Geller, Herb (Herbert), alto, soprano saxes, flutes, clarinet, piano, arranger and composer; b. Los Angeles, CA, 2 No...
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