Search results for "Bernard Purdie"

Nils Landgren Funk Unit: You Dig (Rating: 83/100) posted in Music July 24, 08

The groove of Bernard Purdie is distinctive, and bassist/vocalist Price has a lot going on as he delivers a fres...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON

In the weeks that have passed since the tragic death of Esbjörn Svensson, there has been an outpouring of love and ...

Horace Silver: Kissin' Cousins (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music August 27, 08

Tom Harrell and Bob Berg were Horace Silver's bright lights in the mid-1970s, and here they were part of an unusual p...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HORACE SILVER

Perceptive commentators such as Martin Williams and Bob Blumenthal have written about the creative craftsmanship of...

Orpheus: I Can Make the Sun Rise (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music December 17, 08

Perhaps Orpheus was too ambitiously jazzy and orchestrated for commercial success, since this lush track is padded wi...

Boogaloo Joe Jones: Right On (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music December 18, 08

As the 1960s turned into the '70s, soul jazz co-opted bigger chunks of contemporary R&B, resulting in funkier, deepe...

Herbie Mann: Push Push (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

The participants here set Mann’s composition in a great groove. The record is more famous to some for the presence of...

King Curtis: Memphis Soul Stew (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music May 11, 09

"Memphis Soul Stew" sounds just like the Aretha Franklin recordings "King" Curtis Ousley helped standardize, with Cur...

Louis Armstrong: This Black Cat Has 9 Lives (Rating: 81/100) posted in Music August 13, 09

Talk about sloganeering. On one of the weirdest straightforward jazz recordings of all time, Louis "Pops" Armstrong ...

Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World (Rating: 70/100) posted in Music August 13, 09

Major label executives, producers and (quite possibly) Washington insiders envisioned a new direction for Louis Armst...

Steely Dan: Kid Charlemagne (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

Larry Carlton's fierce solo on "Kid Charlemagne" is widely viewed as one of the most important guitar recordings in h...

Steely Dan: Babylon Sisters (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

"Babylon Sisters" is a great reggae influenced tune which utilizes one of Steely Dan's most intricate chord charts. ...

Purdie, Bernard "Pretty" posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Purdie, Bernard "Pretty", drummer; b. Elkton, MD, 11 June 1939. One of the most in-demand soul, R&B, funk and ...

Goldsby, John (Mark) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Goldsby, John (Mark), bass, composer, educator; b. Louisville, KY, 10 December 1958. His parents are Hugh Goldsby and...

In Conversation With Brian Blade posted in Features and Interviews July 14, 09

By Ted Panken "The way I was brought up, boundary lines were never laid on the ground between people or the musi...

Bakriges, Chris (Christopher George) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Bakriges, Chris (Christopher George), pianist, educator; b. Detroit, Michigan, 7 July 1958. Bakriges has lead his own...

Stanoch, David (James) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Stanoch, David (James), drummer/percussionist, composer, educator, author; b. Minneapolis, MN, 7 September 1961. D...

Sparks, Melvin posted in Encyclopedia April 20, 08

Guitarist and vocalist Melvin Sparks is a pioneer of the soul-jazz sound who recorded widely in the sixties and seven...

Bireli Lagrène: Hips (Rating: 81/100) posted in Music June 23, 08

While "Hips" is not one of Bireli Lagrène's best compositions, it did mark a stylistic change for the guitarist. By t...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BODY PARTS FOR HALLOWEEN

A few months ago I was writing a Jazz.com review of Bireli LaGrene’s tune “Hips.” It started getting me think...

Person, Houston posted in Encyclopedia July 18, 08

Saxophonist Houston Person is often portrayed as a “working man’s” tenor, most at home in soul-jazz or the blues. In...

Quincy Jones: Dead End (Rating: 78/100) posted in Music October 07, 08

"Dead End" is taken from a Grammy-winning album, and, as expected, the personnel is illustrious. The track features s...

Christiane, Kevin posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Christiane, Kevin, saxophonist, flautist, clarinettist, percussionist, composer; Based in London, UK, Kevin has been...

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