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Dizzy Gillespie: Manteca (live 1948) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

                Dizzy Gillespie at Birdland, photo by Marcel Fleiss ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE LATIN JAZZ CLASSICS

         Percussionist,  artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's n...

Dizzy Gillespie: Cubano Be, Cubano Bop (aka Afro-Cuban Drum Suite) (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music February 05, 08

Listed on the album as "Afro-Cuban Drum Suite," this version of George Russell's "Cubano Be, Cubano Bop" features an ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: A DIZZY DOZEN GILLESPIE CLASSICS

From his seminal work with Charlie Parker to his collaborations with Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie continually br...

Dizzy Gillespie: Manteca (1947 version) (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music October 26, 07

Dizzy Gillepsie, photo by Herb Snitzer The “Latin tinge” in jazz dates back at least to Jelly Roll Morton, w...

Cal Tjader: Soul Sauce (Guachi Guaro) (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Quite possibly the most famous non-Latino Latin jazz musician, vibraphonist Cal Tjader recorded a very popular remake...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE LATIN JAZZ CLASSICS

         Percussionist,  artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's n...

Dizzy Gillespie: Tin Tin Deo (1956 live version) (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music November 07, 07

                Dizzy Gillespie at Birdland, photo by Marcel Fleiss ...

Caribbean Jazz Project (with Dave Samuels): Soul Sauce (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music March 25, 08

This is a song with a history. Cal Tjader had a huge hit with "Soul Sauce" in 1965. But he borrowed the song - well...

Dizzy Gillespie: Guarachi Guaro (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music July 10, 08

Out of the studios for over a year due to a recording ban, Gillespie's band came back with a roar, starting with this...

Barretto, Ray posted in Encyclopedia May 21, 09

As the house percussionist - simultaneously - for the Blue Note, Prestige and Riverside labels the 1960s, Ray Barrett...

Gillespie, Dizzy (John Birks) posted in Encyclopedia February 11, 08

Dizzy Gillespie always broke new ground. His collaborations with Charlie Parker in the forties set the benchmark by w...

Lateef, Yusef Abdul (William Evans) posted in Encyclopedia March 31, 08

Saxophonist and flutist Yusef Lateef is a prolific iconoclast who doubles on a number of instruments from around the ...

Amram, David (Werner, III) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Amram, David (Werner, III) , composer, French horn, piano, guitar, numerous flutes and folkloric instruments; b. Phil...

Machito: Tanga (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Written by Mario Bauza, the musician who brought Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo together, “Tanga” is a forgotten clas...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE LATIN JAZZ CLASSICS

         Percussionist,  artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's n...

In Conversation with Eddie Palmieri and Brian Lynch posted in Features and Interviews January 21, 08

By Bob Blumenthal Introduction: For the past six years, I have served as critic-in-residence at the Discover...

Dizzy Gillespie: Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 05, 08

The magic of a live performance is captured in this rendition of the Gillespie classic based on an African-American s...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: A DIZZY DOZEN GILLESPIE CLASSICS

From his seminal work with Charlie Parker to his collaborations with Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie continually br...

In Conversation with Benjamin Lapidus posted in Features and Interviews April 18, 08

By Tomas Peña The fusion of musical cultures stands out as one of the leading themes in the jazz world dur...

Kenton, Stan (Stanley Newcomb) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 08

The sounds of Stan Kenton's orchestras were rich with textures and dynamic shifts, which still inspire fans around th...

Jazz Arts Trio: Tin Tin Deo (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music November 10, 08

In a unique hybrid form, which may be a harbinger of further explorations to come, classically trained pianist Freder...

Andrew Hill: Chiconga (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 10, 08

This is from a very early recording of Andrew’s with his working trio in the ‘50s that mainly did standards. In that ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: VIJAY IYER SURVEYS THE MUSIC OF ANDREW HILL

In 1995, Vijay Iyer, then a 24-year-old Berkeley PhD candidate in Physics with an interest in the neurobiology of ...

COMPOSER, THEORETICIAN, PIANIST GEORGE RUSSELL PASSES posted in Miscellaneous Pages July 28, 09

Composer, theoretician, pianist George Russell passed away on July 27, 2009 at approximately 9:10 pm from complica...

Russell, George Allen posted in Encyclopedia July 28, 09

George Russell was a hugely influential, innovative figure in the evolution of modern jazz, and arguably the mu...

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