Search results for "Charlie Barnet"
Charlie Parker: Cherokee (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music March 04, 08Five months after Count Basie recorded "Cherokee" in 1939, Charlie Barnet covered it and wound up with a massive hit....
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: CHARLIE PARKER'S OVERLOOKED GEMS
There are no bad Charlie Parker recordings. Everything Bird recorded had the blues and soul baked right in. So to ass...
Charlie Barnet: Over the Rainbow (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music July 10, 08Norman 'Tiny' Kahn was a prodigy who was self-taught on piano, drums and vibraharp. He became a mainstay of 1940s mod...
Charlie Barnet: Skyliner (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music March 15, 09Charlie Barnet’s dual-themed “Skyliner” emulates the sound of a fast-moving modern express train, with the jabbing br...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TRAIN TRACKS
For big bands in the thirties, trains were the logical upgrade from the drudgery of the band bus. Airplanes wer...
Charlie Barnet: Cherokee (Rating: 75/100) posted in Music November 16, 07In becoming a bandleader, millionaire playboy Charlie Barnet defied his family but wound up making more money than as...
Red Norvo: I Surrender, Dear (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music May 28, 08This may be Red Norvo's date, but the stars on this track are trombonist Jenney and pianist Wilson. Jenney is a lyri...
Hawes, Hampton (Hampton Barnet, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia February 18, 09...
Woody Herman: Laura (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music January 12, 09This track was the first recording made for the first session in Herman's contract for Columbia Records. Herman had l...
OctoJAZZarian Profile: Buddy DeFranco posted in Features and Interviews October 16, 09For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their eighth decade. Octo...
A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...
Brooks, Hadda (Hapgood) posted in Encyclopedia January 19, 09Pianist and singer Hadda Brooks was an approximate contemporary of Julia Lee and Nellie Lutcher, yet, unlike them, he...
Pettiford, Oscar posted in Encyclopedia January 20, 09Oscar Pettiford set the standard for bassists in bebop by drawing out the melodic and solo potential of his instrumen...
101—Count 'Em!—Classic Tracks posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 20, 09I give you some credit. Every day you take your vitamins, go to the gym for a workout, take the dog for a walk, ...
GRAMMY® Hall of Fame Jazz Singles posted in Features and Interviews January 20, 08"The Hall of Fame Award," explains The Recording Academy's website, "was established in 1973 to honor recordings of l...
Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 07, 08Someday The New York Times or The New Yorker will report on this scrappy little web site that aims to review all o...
Ferguson, Maynard (Walter) posted in Encyclopedia June 18, 08Trumpeter Maynard Ferguson played with exceptional power, and was the first to conquer the "screech" range above high...
Pass, Joe (Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua) posted in Encyclopedia January 20, 09Joe Pass expanded the guitar's possibilities in jazz with his fast, saxophone-like lines and graceful melodic sensibi...
Dixon, Ben (Harold) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Dixon, Ben (Harold), drummer, composer, arranger, teacher, clinician; b. Gaffney, SC, 25 December 1934. As an i...
Norvo, Red (Kenneth Norville) posted in Encyclopedia July 17, 08...
Remembering Neal Hefti posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 19, 08A few days ago, when the media reported on the death of composer and arranger Neal Hefti, they focused on his popular...
Schoenberg, Loren posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Schoenberg, Loren, saxophone; b. Paterson, NJ, 23 July 1958. Schoenberg was raised in Fair Lawn, NJ. He entere...
Previous Page | Next Page
