Search results for "Arthur Blythe"
Arthur Blythe: Break Tune (Rating: 81/100) posted in Music January 15, 09Imagine a time when major record labels recorded jazz that didn't conform to archaic conceptions of what jazz shoul...
Arthur Blythe: Crescent (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 02, 09Arthur Blythe's last few Columbia albums suffer from an excess of eclecticism, as if he were scuffling to find a fo...
Arthur Blythe: Bush Baby (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 27, 09Arthur Blythe's outstanding '70s trio with Bob Stewart and Ahkmed Abdullah was unlike any other in jazz at the time...
Arthur Blythe: For Fats (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 27, 09Arthur Blythe's barebones sax/tuba/conga trio approaches "For Fats" almost as if they were a conventional sax/bass/...
James Newton: Cotton Tail (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music August 13, 09James Newton's tribute album to the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, The African Flower, is memorable lar...
Gil Evans: Up From the Skies (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 30, 08The collaboration that tragically never materialized between master arranger Gil Evans and guitar hero Jimi Hendrix n...
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Julius Hemphill: Reflections (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 02, 09"Reflections" is the opening track and the first of four movements that make-up 'Coon Bid'ness, the intentionally c...
Jack DeJohnette: One for Eric (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music May 30, 08All of Jack DeJohnette's sustained led or co-led groups produce consistently high-level jazz – from the Gateway group...
Stewart, Bob (Robert Alvin) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Stewart, Bob (Robert Alvin), tuba; b. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 3 February 1945. He lived in New York, N.Y. 1947-...
Eyges, David (Macaulay) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Eyges, David (Macaulay), cellist, composer, and producer: b. San Francisco, CA, 6 November 1950. While he...
Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 05, 09Jazz.com published its 6,000th article yesterday—a total which includes more than 4,000 track reviews contributed by...
Reid, Steve posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Reid, Steve, drums; b. Bronx, NY, 29 January 1944. Began playing professionally at age 16. Recorded first record w...
Hamilton, Chico (Foreststorn (Chico) Hamilton) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Hamilton, Chico [Foreststorn (Chico) Hamilton], drums, leader; b. Los Angeles, CA, 21 September 1921. His fathe...
Schauble, Niko posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Schauble, Niko, drums; b. Stuttgart, Germany, 29 Janurary 1962. From, 1967-1979, Schauble studied Classical ...
Baron, Joey posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09Drummer Joey Baron has built a career that straddles commercial music and avant-garde jazz. Baron has demonstrated wi...
In Conversation With Jack DeJohnette posted in Features and Interviews June 15, 09By Ted Panken ...
Abdullah, Ahmed (Leroy Bland) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Abdullah, Ahmed [Leroy Bland] , trumpeter, composer; b. Harlem, NY, 10 May 1947. His father was Lubia Bland (died 10/...
OctoJAZZarian Profile: Chico Hamilton posted in Features and Interviews March 03, 08For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their 8th decade. Oct...
Pearson, Al posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Pearson, Al, trumpet; b. West Palm Beach, FL, 6 October 1937. Al was transported to Philadelphia, PA at the early age...
Rose, Dan (Daniel T.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Rose, Dan (Daniel T.), guitar, composition; b. Elmira, NY, 6 November 1947. Mother, Sadie Veronica Crusade Rose 4/10/...
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