Search results for "Bill Cunliffe"

Bill Cunliffe: Port Authority (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 16, 08

In the ongoing debate about which jazz recordings merit elevation to the status of "classic," there are few (other th...

Bill Cunliffe: Yearnin' (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 15, 09

The Blues And The Abstract Truth, take 2 is pianist Bill Cunliffe's tribute to the classic jazz album by Oliver Nelso...

Curt Ramm, Dan Moretti, Bill Cunliffe: Tired Corn (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music August 03, 09

Sometimes, it’s all about attitude. “Tired Corn” has that, a cocksure strut the sets a late-night tempo. Richards and...

Milt Jackson with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra: Bags' Groove (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 30, 08

Brothers Jeff and John Clayton and drummer Jeff Hamilton have co-led the premier West Coast big band for the last 20+...

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Bob Curnow's L.A. Big Band: Minuano (Six Eight) (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music August 29, 08

Bob Curnow's arrangements of Pat Metheny's music for big band are a delight to hear, and the 1994 recording The Music...

Resonance Big Band: Hymn to Freedom/John Brown's Body (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music May 14, 09

On May 12, Resonance Records released its long-awaited tribute to Oscar Peterson. In his ongoing fight to preserve m...

Cunliffe, Bill posted in Encyclopedia September 11, 09

Cunliffe, Bill, piano, composer (b. Lawrence, Massachusetts, June 26, 1956). A fine pianist and composer with a speci...

The Jazz Party in Vail posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 08, 09

For his Labor Day weekend getaway, Thomas Cunniffe traveled to Vail for the 15th annual Jazz Party. During this mara...

Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07

The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...

Best Jazz Tracks for November posted in The Jazz.com Blog November 30, 08

“This track sounds like the 1972 disco hit 'Soul Makossa' as if sung by Kate Bush in duet with Captain Beefheart,” ...

Harnell, Jason posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Harnell, Jason, drumset; b. Philadelphis, PA, 10 November 1969. He's lived in Philadelphia from 69-73; Los Angeles, C...

Duran, Becca (Rebecca Rose) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Duran, Becca (Rebecca Rose), jazz vocalist, educator, composer, lyrcist; b. Montebello, CA, 16 June 1944. Following s...

Kell, Arthur (Scott) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Kell, Arthur (Scott), bassist composer; b. Winchester, MA,  6 June 1957. His siblings (Carolyn, b. 1946, Charles...

Swartz, Brian (Davidson) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Swartz, Brian (Davidson), trumpet; b. Wichita Falls, TX, 16 December 1967. Father was in US Air Force so his famil...

Schaechter, Daniela posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Schaechter, Daniela [born  Daniela Schachter, but she now uses the American spelling Schaechter), pianist and co...

Stafford, Terell posted in Encyclopedia September 11, 09

Stafford, Terell, trumpet (b. Miami, November 25, 1966). An adventurous trumpeter of the hard bop school, Stafford w...

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