Search results for "Billy Wallace"
Max Roach: Lover (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 21, 07Like Dave Brubeck's 1955 "Lover," this track sticks exclusively to waltz meter. These cats, however, are card-carryin...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT LOVERS
Jazz has always relied on popular songs to connect quickly with an audience. In return, jazz has helped keep alive ...
Max Roach: Blues Waltz (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 12, 08This edition of Roach's quintet doesn't get the same attention that his earlier band with Clifford Brown has received...
Max Roach: Valse Hot (1957) (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music November 01, 07Max Roach waltzes with Sonny Rollins again a year after they'd twice recorded "Valse Hot" at more plodding tempos. At...
Duke Ellington: Flamingo (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 23, 07In 1940, the star of such Westerns with a black hero as Bronze Buckaroo (1938) and Harlem Rides the Range (1939)...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ FOR THE BIRDS
It's only fitting. Since birds inspire us with their songs, composers return the favor, dedicating music in every gen...
Tony Williams: Neptune: Creatures of Conscience (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music January 08, 09"Neptune: Creatures of Conscience" is the third and final part of an unnamed suite. The song is a true showcase for o...
Peterson, Billy posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Peterson, Billy, bass player, composer, arranger; He is a member of a famous family of musicians that includes brothe...
Herbie Hancock, Chris Anderson & the Chicago School of Modern Jazz Piano posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 12, 08The last time a jazz recording earned the Grammy for album of the year was 43 years ago. Can you guess the album? ...
Anaka, Barbie (Barbara Jane) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Anaka, Barbie (Barbara Jane), vocalist, pianist, songwriter, producer, educator; b. Seattle, WA, 30 November 1969. He...
In Conversation With Jack DeJohnette posted in Features and Interviews June 15, 09By Ted Panken ...
Phillips, Tina (Ann) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Phillips, Tina (Ann), vocalist, educator, writer, b. Denver, CO, 3 May 1952. Her parents are Paul and Leonora Worosel...
Oxman, Keith (Jay) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Oxman, Keith (Jay), tenor saxophone; b. Denver, CO, 14 August 1958. He has played in Denver since the mid 70s. Except...
Denny Zeitlin: All of You (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music January 22, 09The thickest piano chords come from the Windy City. You don't hear people talking about a Chicago School of Jazz Pia...
Duke Ellington: Tootin' Through the Roof (1939) (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music March 20, 09For Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, 1939 was a transitional year. Billy Strayhorn and Jimmy Blanton came on ...
Brown, Donald (Ray) posted in Encyclopedia September 17, 09Pianist Donald Brown’s synthesis of post-bop styles has placed him at the forefront of a new school of melodicists. B...
Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...
Day Two at Monterey posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 21, 09Pamela Espeland, who writes on jazz for MinnPost.com and her own blog Bebopified, continues her coverage of the 52n...
Wetmore, Dick (Richard Byron) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Wetmore, Dick (Richard Byron), violin, cornet, baritone horn, double bass, composer; b. Glens Falls, NY, 13 January 1...
Miller, Mulgrew posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09Pianist Mulgrew Miller performs with truthful invention, harmonic intellectualism and a keen sense of sophistication ...
McBride, Christian posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07McBride, Christian, bassist; b. Philadelphia, PA, 31 May 1972. His mother is Renee McBride and his father is Lee Smit...
Galper, Hal (Harold Galper) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Galper, Hal [Harold Galper], piano, author, educator; b. Salem, MA, 18 April 1938. Galper, Hal (Harold), pianist; b. ...
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