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Carole King (featuring Wynton Marsalis): I Wasn't Gonna Fall In Love (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music February 13, 09Wynton Marsalis's vast legacy isn't about to be diluted by a single appearance on a superstar pop artist's track. Sti...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: WHEN JAZZ CATS MEET ROCKERS
Jazz musicians performing sidemen roles on recording dates of non-jazz performances is a practice nearly as old as ja...
Jacky Terrasson: You've Got a Friend (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music November 27, 07Jacky Terrasson adds to the jazz tradition of exploring the harmonic possibilities inherent in popular music. To be h...
Watts, Ernie (James Ernest) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Watts, Ernie (James Ernest), soprano and tenor saxophones; b. Norfolk, VA, 23 October 1945. His mother's maiden name ...
Byron, Don posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Byron, Don, clarinet, composer, arranger, saxophones; b. Nov. 8, 1958, in the Bronx, New York City . His father was a...
Jazz Singing Today: A View from Europe (Part One) posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 24, 08My recent two-part essay on "The State of Jazz Vocals Today" received more comments, pro and con, than any other arti...
The Best of the Dozens posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 26, 09Today jazz.com publishes the latest installment of its regular feature The Dozens. This article, written by S. Victo...
Coverage of the 2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival posted in Miscellaneous Pages September 10, 09Below are links to Roanna Forman's reviews from the 2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival. Regina Carter at...
Kat Edmonson at Tanglewood posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 10, 09Kat Edmondson sings with ingenue sex appeal and emotional sophistication, which was shown off to best advan...
Callaway, Ann Hampton posted in Encyclopedia September 11, 09Callaway, Ann Hampton, vocals, piano, composer (b. Chicago, May 30, 1958). One of the finest singer/songwriters in s...
Amy, Curtis posted in Encyclopedia October 22, 09Amy, Curtis, tenor sax, soprano sax (b. Houston, Texas, October 11, 1929, d. June 5, 2002, Los Angeles). A soulful pl...
Persson, Bent posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Persson, Bent, trumpeter and cornetist; b. Karlskrona, Sweden, 6 September 1947. He grew up in Stockholm. His mother ...
Luger, Larry posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Luger, Larry, guitar; b. Bronx, NY, 25 April 1950. He has been a professional musician all of his adult life. He s...
Melvoin, Michael posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Melvoin, Michael, keyboards, composer; b. Oshkosh, WI, 10 May 1937. Melvoin is one of the most versatile and accom...
Don't Gonna Play That Kling-Kling Jazz: A Prehistory of Jazz-Rock posted in Features and Interviews June 18, 09By Geoff Wills When rock and roll emerged in the mid 1950s, many jazz musicians were witheringly scornful about ...
THE DOZENS posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 01, 07In African-American tradition, "the dozens" is an informal exchange filled with ribaldry, taunting and clever put dow...
DeVos, Bob posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07DeVos, Bob (Robert Wayne), guitarist, composer, teacher; b. Paterson, NJ, 2 February 1946. The son of Roger (1912-197...
Hauff, Tim (Timothy Andrew) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Hauff, Tim (Timothy Andrew), bass (primarily acoustic); b. Sioux City, Iowa, 15 January 1952. His father is Warren Ha...
In Conversation with Cedric Dent of Take 6 posted in Features and Interviews December 11, 08By Tomas Peña Who would have thought that by focusing on the narrow, seemingly out-of-vogue a cappella sing...
Jacquet, Illinois ( Jean-Baptiste) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09Illinois Jacquet’s full-bodied sound expanded possibilities for the modern saxophonist. The original "Texas Tenor," J...
Field, Bob (Robert) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Field, Bob (Robert), tenor saxophone; b. Newark, NJ, 6 May 1947. His parents were Joseph Steinmark (1900-1986, Bayonn...
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