Search results for "Ben Thigpen"
Sonny Stitt: Blues for Pres, Sweets, Ben and All the Other Funky Ones (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 15, 09Sonny Stitt was in prime form during his 1959 recording session with the Oscar Peterson Trio, perhaps partly because ...
Ben Webster: In the Wee Small Hours (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 01, 07Nobody's balladry differed more from his up-tempo style than Ben Webster's. On jump tunes, Big Ben growled and snarle...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE BLUE & SENTIMENTAL TENOR SAX BALLADS
Saxophone by Suzanne Cerny The tenor is the manliest saxophone and possibly the m...
Mary Lou Williams: Clean Pickin' (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 26, 07Mary Lou Williams didn't need bass and drums to keep the dancers shaking and shimmying. With her driving, two-fisted...
Thigpen, Ed (Edward Leonard) posted in Encyclopedia October 21, 08The title of drummer Ed Thigpen's 1991 solo album, Mr. Taste, aptly sums up his career. His calm and elegant confiden...
Clarke, Kenny "Klook" (Kenneth Spearman) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09"That man is modern!" exclaimed Louis Armstrong in 1940 when drummer Kenny “Klook” Clarke joined his band. But Clarke...
Andy Kirk: Walkin' & Swingin' (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 12, 07When orchestrating her compositions, Mary Lou Williams never felt constrained by the sectional mindset that dominate...
Williams, Mary Lou (Mary Alfrieda Scruggs) posted in Encyclopedia July 19, 08From Kansas City in the twenties to New York in the forties and beyond, pianist, arranger and composer Mary Lou Willi...
Peterson, Oscar (Emmanuel) posted in Encyclopedia December 17, 08Pianist and composer Oscar Peterson blended the sensibilities of bebop and the blues in a virtuosic sound all his...
Vinding, Mads posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Vinding, Mads, bassist; b. Coopenhagen, Denmark, 7 December 1948. An itinerant example of Danish jazz in world cla...
Heath, "Tootie" (Albert) posted in Encyclopedia September 21, 08Albert “Tootie” Heath's clean, self-assured interactions and impeccable swing feel made him a first-call drummer amon...
West, Adrienne posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07West, Adrienne, vocalist, actress, lyricist, educator; b. Brooklyn, NY, 17 November 1951. Her mother is Henrietta Wes...
Reid, Rufus (L.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Reid, Rufus (L.), bass, educator, author; b. Atlanta, GA, 10 February 1944. His mother, Sylvia Reid, and his father, ...
Elf, Mark posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Elf, Mark, guitarist, composer, educator; b. Queens, NY, 13 December 1949. He lived in Queens and Long Island, NY unt...
Johansen, Jonas posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Johansen, Jonas, drummer; b. Copenhagen, 18 September 1962. His father Martin Volodja Johansen, was born November 13,...
Remembering Earl May (1927-2008) posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 10, 08Jazz.com's arnold jay smith offers this tribute to bassist Earl May, who passed away last month. Smith covers th...
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