Search results for "Buddy Collette"

Herbie Mann & Buddy Collette: Give a Little Whistle (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 30, 07

Disney's animated morality play Pinocchio (1940) depicts a puppet's quest to become human by resisting corruption. "A...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL JAZZ FLUTE PERFORMANCES

"The flute," flutist Bud Shank informed historian Ted Gioia in 1988, "is a stupid instrument to be playing jazz music...

Buddy Collette & James Newton: Flute Talk (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 07, 07

Excavated flutes fashioned from a mammoth's tusk or swan's bones have been dated to >35,000 years. Imagine the shock ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL JAZZ FLUTE PERFORMANCES

"The flute," flutist Bud Shank informed historian Ted Gioia in 1988, "is a stupid instrument to be playing jazz music...

Conte Candoli: Mambo Diane (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 04, 07

The West Coast style that easterner Horace Silver vilified in 1956 as "faggot-type jazz" had by 1960 wilted as submis...

Chico Hamilton: Blue Sands (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music April 12, 08

"Blue Sands," composed by flutist/saxophonist Buddy Collette for the original Chico Hamilton Quintet (1955), was part...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY

During the 1950s, the Newport Jazz Festival was an outdoor jamboree held in the exclusive environs of Rhod...

Collett, Frank posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Collett, Frank, piano; b. 3 May 1941. Joseph and Mary Taglieri became the proud parents of their first child, Frank.&...

Simon, Richard posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Simon, Richard, acoustic (upright) bass; b. Kansas City, MO, 5 July 1949. His siblings are Ruth Luban, Judy Kamm, Eve...

Hamilton, Chico (Foreststorn (Chico) Hamilton) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hamilton, Chico [Foreststorn (Chico) Hamilton], drums, leader; b. Los Angeles, CA, 21 September 1921.  His fathe...

Thompson, Lucky (Eli) posted in Encyclopedia September 16, 09

Tenor and soprano saxophonist Lucky Thompson had a rare ability to combine swing sensibilities with the melodic conce...

Friedman, Don (Donald Ernest) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Friedman, Don (Donald Ernest), pianist, composer; b. San Francisco, CA, 4 May 1935. With the exception of a few years...

Ray Brown-Monty Alexander-Sam Most: Too Late Now (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music September 03, 09

There's plenty of Ray Brown and Monty Alexander to be heard on numerous CDs, but most of flutist Sam Most's work is h...

Wikan, Jon posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Wikan, Jon, drummer; b. Petersburg, Alaska, 8 May 1969. Wikan was transplanted to Seattle, Washington at age 13. His ...

Rosenn, Jamie posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rosenn, Jamie, guitarist, composer, educator, journalist; b. Gallup, New Mexico, 10 July 1970. His parents, Daniel Ro...

Leviev, Micho (Isaacov) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Leviev, Micho (Isaacov), keyboardist, composer, educator; b. Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 19 December 1937. His mother was Nade...

Lindenmaier, H. (Heinrich) Lukas posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Lindenmaier, H. (Heinrich) Lukas, drummer, percussionist, author, photographer; b. Basel, Switzerland, 5 March 1946. ...

Cline, Alex posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Cline, Alex, percussionist, composer; b. Los Angeles, CA, 4 January 1956. Alex Cline began playing the drums at age ...

Colangelo, Christopher posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Colangelo, Christopher, bassist, acoustic and electric; b. Camden, New Jersey, 30 August 1964. He and his family gre...

OctoJAZZarian Profile: Chico Hamilton posted in Features and Interviews March 03, 08

For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their 8th decade. Oct...

Gerald Wilson: Blues for Yna Yna (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music April 03, 08

Gerald Wilson led bands on and off during the 1950s, but except for a group of recordings for the King label in '54, ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GERALD WILSON

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Gerald Wilson: Lomelin (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music April 03, 08

Gerald Wilson's band had not made an album for 12 years when Albert Marx asked him back to record for his new label, ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GERALD WILSON

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Gerald Wilson: Triple Chase (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 04, 08

Only distortion on the original recording detracts from this up-tempo showcase for the Wilson orchestra's tenor saxop...

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