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Gerry Mulligan: My Funny Valentine (1953) (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 20, 09

While Chet Baker was widely known for his vocal versions of "My Funny Valentine," he first recorded the song as a tru...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MY FUNNY VALENTINE

            My Funny Valentine, artwork by Suzanne Cerny ...

Chet Baker: My Funny Valentine (1952) (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Trumpeter Chet Baker was and will forever be the poster boy for West Coast cool jazz. His introverted, plaintive tone...

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

                 Trumpeter by...

Chet Baker: Look for the Silver Lining (1954) (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

  Chet Baker, artwork by Michael Symonds Chet Baker was to singing what Marilyn Monroe was to acting...

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...

Chet Baker: But Not For Me (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music November 29, 07

The late Richard Bock, who produced this recording (and so many other classic West Coast jazz sessions) once confided...

Chet Baker: There Will Never Be Another You (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music December 05, 07

With jazz performers, we crave the person behind the persona. Usually what you see is what you get. Sometimes, though...

Richard Twardzik: I'll Remember April (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 11, 08

Richard Twardzik would have been one of the most important jazz artists of the late 1950s and 1960s, had he lived lon...

Lee Konitz & The Gerry Mulligan Quartet: Too Marvelous For Words (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music December 08, 08

The highly original alto saxophonist Lee Konitz came to prominence with small groups led by cool jazz pioneer Lennie ...

Gerry Mulligan: Jeru (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music December 23, 08

Gerry Mulligan's immense talent as a performer, composer and arranger were so significantly impressive throughout the...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSENTIAL BARITONE SAX PERFORMANCES

                   Gerry Mulligan, ...

Richard Twardzik: A Crutch for the Crab (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music December 23, 08

Twardzik, dead at age 24, left behind a small body of work, but enough to justify his inclusion in the short list of ...

Richard Twardzik: Just One of Those Things (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music December 31, 08

Back in 1954, pianist Richard Twardzik was an unusual artist for Pacific, Richard Bock's boutique label focusing on W...

Smith, Putter (Patrick Verne) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Smith, Putter (Patrick Verne), bass; b. Bell, CA, 19 January 1941. Smith is the younger brother of Carson Smith. H...

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...

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...

Red Norvo: Congo Blues (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music May 15, 08

In the 1950s, best-selling author Jack Kerouac godfathered the Beat Generation, an unwashed gaggle of ofay deadb...

Sloane, Carol (Carol Morvan) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Sloane, Carol [Carol Morvan], singer; b. Providence, RI, 5 March 1937. She was born to Claudia and Frank Morvan, the ...

Wilkins, Jack posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Wilkins, Jack, guitar, teacher; b. Brooklyn, NY, 3 June 1944. His father is Jack Rivers Lewis. His mother was Mary Ge...

Campbell, Tommy posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Campbell, Tommy [Thomas Walter Campbell III], drums; b. Norristown,  PA, 14 February 1957. He grew up up in W...

Queen, Alvin posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Queen, Alvin, drummer, producer; b. Bronx, NY, 16 August 1950. His family relocated to Mt. Vernon when he was 2 years...

OctoJAZZarian Profile: Clark Terry posted in Features and Interviews January 11, 08

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

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