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Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw: Desert Moonlight (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 17, 08The meeting on record of Woody Shaw and all-time trumpet great Freddie Hubbard was a cause for rapt anticipation befo...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BRIAN LYNCH SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL WOODY SHAW TRACKS
Editor's Note: From the nature of his remarks on these dozen choice tracks by the iconic trumpeter Woody Shaw (1944-1...
Woody Shaw: Stormy Weather (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music January 08, 08Such eminent balladeers as Lester Young, Ben Webster and Dexter Gordon always looked to a song's lyrics as key to its...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: STORMY WEATHER
Ethel Waters induced "Stormy Weather" in 1933 at the Cotton Club, an oasis of prosperity in Depression- era Harlem wh...
Christian McBride: Theme for Kareem (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music August 04, 09At the annual bass players convention, the meeting divides into two camps. The melodic, play-bass-like-a-big-guitar ...
Allen, Carl posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Allen, Carl, drummer, b. Milwaukee, WI, 25 April 1961. His older brother is Allen, Eddie, trumpeter; b. Milwaukee, Ju...
Harrison, Donald (Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia June 18, 09Alto saxophonist Donald Harrison rose to prominence as a member of groups led by drummers Roy Haynes and Art Blakey...
Whitfield, Mark (Adrian) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09Guitarist Mark Whitfield’s advanced harmonic sensibility has enabled him to perform in styles which include hard bop,...
Korb, Kristin (Ann) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Korb, Kristin (Ann), bass and voice; b. Billings, Montana, 29 October 1969. She grew up between Boise, Idaho and Bill...
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...
Griffith, Miles (Lloyd) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Griffith, Miles (Lloyd), singer, educator; b. Brooklyn, NY, 13 May 1969. His father Mervyn Griffith Sr. (born c. 1934...
Davis, Xavier (Duane) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Davis, Xavier (Duane), pianist, composer; b. Grand Rapids, MI, 13 September 1971. Xavier currently resides in West Or...
Benny Golson at the Kennedy Center (Reviewed by David Tenenholtz) posted in The Jazz.com Blog January 27, 09Without Benny Golson’s gifts, hard-bop would have emerged far less abundant with charming straight-ahead standards ...
Payton, Nicholas (Anthony) posted in Encyclopedia May 21, 09Trumpeter Nicholas Payton's style combines the rich vibrato of Louis Armstrong with the flexible articulations of C...
Scott, Stephen posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09Pianist Stephen Scott’s polished tone, impressive articulation and elegant phrasing have drawn attention since his ar...
Benny Golson at the Kennedy Center (Reviewed by Michael J. West) posted in The Jazz.com Blog January 27, 09The Eisenhower Theater is the smallest on the main floor of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in W...
Wikan, Jon posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Wikan, Jon, drummer; b. Petersburg, Alaska, 8 May 1969. Wikan was transplanted to Seattle, Washington at age 13. His ...
Germanson, Rick (Richard James) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Germanson, Rick (Richard James), pianist; b. Milwaukee, WI, 29 May 1972. Rick's parents, Kenneth Anthony (b. Aug 8, 1...
Braden, Don posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Braden, Don, tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, composer/arranger; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, 20 November 1963. Raised in Louis...
Escoffery, Wayne (Shariffe) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Escoffery, Wayne (Shariffe), tenor and soprano saxophones; b. London, England, 23 February 1975. He now resides in Ha...
Korb, Ryan posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Korb, Ryan, drummer, educator; b. Billings, Montana, 18 February 1973. A native of Billings, Montana, Ryan won the...
Simon, Edward posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Simon, Edward, pianist; b. Punta CardUn, Venezuela, 27 July 1969. His mother is Daisy Morillo Garcia, born 7/30/1942,...
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