Search results for "Blue Mitchell"

Jim Hall: Good Friday Blues (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 28, 07

In 1960, when producer Richard Bock conceived a blues anthology for his Pacific Jazz label, he called Jim Hall, ...

Johnny Dodds (with the New Orleans Wanderers): Perdido Street Blues (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 11, 09

In the hierarchy of New Orleans jazz, the trumpet / cornet players are at the very top of the heap. They were often ...

Jelly Roll Morton: Original Jelly Roll Blues (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

Comparing Morton’s piano solo recording of the “Jelly Roll Blues” with this version by his Red Hot Peppers affords an...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JELLY ROLL MORTON

   Jelly Roll Morton, artwork by Suzanne Cerny It’s evening in Washington, D.C., and the ...

Quincy Jones: King Road Blues (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music October 31, 07

The original Go West, Man! featured Quincy Jones-managed recording sessions by four trumpets and rhythm, four alto sa...

Jelly Roll Morton: Jungle Blues (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 24, 07

Before becoming jazz's first great composer, Jelly Roll Morton spent years entertaining within the bizarre Black Mins...

Blue Mitchell: Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music May 23, 08

Blue Mitchell assembled a stellar hard-bop band for his Blue Soul LP. But there is not much soul or bluesiness on th...

Jelly Roll Morton: Dead Man Blues (Take 1) (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music March 11, 09

According to Rex Stewart's fine book, Jazz Masters of the '30s, Omer Simeon was elsewhere for this track, and the you...

Vinnie Colaiuta: John's Blues (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music March 20, 08

Most recently playing with Herbie Hancock, but having starred with many jazz and rock giants such as Chick Corea, Jef...

Horace Silver: Peace (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 28, 08

Horace Silver has never struck me as a convincing ballad performer, yet here he contributes one of the great ballad c...

Jelly Roll Morton: Sidewalk Blues (Take 3) (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music March 11, 09

According to Rex Stewart's fine book, Jazz Masters of the '30s, Omer Simeon was elsewhere for this track, and the you...

Horace Silver: Sister Sadie (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 27, 08

This irresistible gospel-inflected piece is one of Horace Silver's most popular and enduring compositions. It's also ...

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...

Blue Mitchell: Hi-Heel Sneakers (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 29, 08

After Lee Morgan’s “The Sidewinder” rocked jukeboxes nationwide in 1964, Blue Note started searching for its next big...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 CLASSIC BLUE NOTE GROOVES

Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson’s 1970 Blue Note recording Everything I Play Is Funky opens with a corny but telling d...

Blue Mitchell: Fungii Mama (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

Blue Mitchell was one of a long line of swinging but lyrical Blue Note trumpet players directly descended from Cliffo...

Lou Donaldson (featuring Blue Mitchell): Midnight Creeper (Rating: 82/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

The partnership between trumpeter Blue Mitchell and alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson is one of the more undervalued in ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL MODERN JAZZ TRUMPET SOLOS

                 Trumpeter by...

Bill Evans (sax): Sea of Fertility (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music May 12, 08

Let's get something out of the way right from the start. This is a Bill Evans (sax) album. He is a great composer and...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TUNES THAT TAKE YOU PLACES

Artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's Note: Walter Kolosky recently contributed memorable Dozens columns o...

Horace Silver: Cookin' at the Continental (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 27, 08

The album Finger Poppin' introduced Horace Silver's longest-lasting front line, Blue Mitchell and Junior Cook, who wo...

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...

Jimmy Smith: Open House (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music January 16, 09

For this extended blowing session, Rudy Van Gelder opened his house to Jimmy Smith's core trio and a formidable front...

Tina Brooks: For Heaven's Sake (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music May 13, 08

Fans of Tina Brooks will surely find this beautiful ballad painful to listen to – knowing that, after just a decade o...

Horace Silver: Filthy McNasty (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

Though this Horace Silver group contained no outright superstars, their unity and foot-stomping swing made them one o...

Grant Green: Ain't It Funky Now (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music January 29, 08

This is the ultimate rare groove—true funk perfection. The undemanding harmony forces the focus onto the rhythm, whic...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 CLASSIC BLUE NOTE GROOVES

Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson’s 1970 Blue Note recording Everything I Play Is Funky opens with a corny but telling d...

Previous Page | Next Page