Search results for "Bud Freeman"
Pee Wee Russell: That Old Feeling (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music May 19, 08Journalists in the 1950s adored Pee Wee Russell as much for his looks (think dyspeptic basset hound with a mustache) ...
Richard Twardzik: Just One of Those Things (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music December 31, 08Back in 1954, pianist Richard Twardzik was an unusual artist for Pacific, Richard Bock's boutique label focusing on W...
Tommy Dorsey: Jammin' (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 07, 07“Jammin’,” an undeservedly obscure offering from Dorsey’s pre-Sy Oliver band, opens compellingly with Dorsey’s gruff,...
Tommy Dorsey: Song of India (Rating: 73/100) posted in Music November 12, 07Rimsky-Korsakov's 1898 opera Sadko depicts a Russian harpist who deserts wife and home for foreign adventure. During ...
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Richard Twardzik: Bess, You Is My Woman (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music November 23, 07"Then there was this white cat," Cecil Taylor later recalled, "Dick Twardzik . . . He had destroyed some Kenton peopl...
Russell, Pee Wee (Charles Ellsworth) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 08Pee Wee Russell took the clarinet from New Orleans out into the world. Still today, he stands as one of its most expr...
OctoJAZZarian Profile: Marian McPartland posted in Features and Interviews May 02, 08For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their 8th decade. Oct...
Tough, Dave (David Jarvis) posted in Encyclopedia August 19, 09As a teen, drummer Dave "Davey" Tough literally sat at the feet of Baby Dodds in Joe "King" Oliver's band at Chicago'...
Sudhalter, Richard M. (Merrill) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Sudhalter, Richard M. (Merrill), trumpeter, historian, broadcaster. b. Boston, MA, 28 December 1938. d. New York, NY,...
Wiley, Lee (Lee Willey) posted in Encyclopedia December 17, 08Lee Wiley’s move from girl band singer to nightclub chanteuse brought her into her own sound, which incorporates styl...
Levine, Mark posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Levine, Mark, pianist, educator, composer, author; b. Concord, NH, 4 October 1938. He grew up in Concord and went to ...
Alden, Howard (Vincent) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Alden, Howard (Vincent) , guitar; b. Newport Beach, CA, 17 October, 1958. Alden grew up in Riverside, CA and Portland...
Jazz's Most Iconic Photo Is Half a Century Old posted in Features and Interviews August 11, 08by Alan Kurtz "When I found out there was going to be this big meeting for a picture in Esquire," Dizzy Gilles...
In Conversation with Johnny Griffin posted in Features and Interviews July 28, 08By Ted Panken Can you recall your impressions when you arrived in New York for the first time in 1945 with Lion...
Twardzik, Dick (Richard Henryk) posted in Encyclopedia February 01, 09Richard Henryk Twardzik was born on April 30, 1931 in Danvers, Massachusetts. His first words were reportedly “n...
Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 19, 08It’s not your typical Juneteenth around jazz.com. Like beaming parents, we are celebrating the arrival of our 2,5...
The Tragedy of Richard Twardzik (Part Two) posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 01, 09Below is the second (and final) installment of my article on Richard Twardzik, and the recent biography of the pianis...
The Lives of the Jazz Greats posted in The Jazz.com Blog May 28, 09Hidden behind the scenes of jazz.com, a team of writers has been working on building the world’s biggest on-line ja...
Friesen, David (Douglas) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Friesen, David (Douglas), bass; b. Tacoma, WA, 6 May 1942. He grew up in Spokane, WA and Seattle, WA. His parents are...
Lynch, Brian (Hollister) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Lynch, Brian (Hollister), trumpeter, composer,arranger; b. Urbana, IL, 12 September 1956. At an early age his family ...
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