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Chico Hamilton: Elevation (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music June 08, 09Situated near the end of an EP of mostly re-edited Hamilton tunes, “Elevation” is one performance presented on the di...
Chico Hamilton: Blue Sands (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music April 12, 08"Blue Sands," composed by flutist/saxophonist Buddy Collette for the original Chico Hamilton Quintet (1955), was part...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY
During the 1950s, the Newport Jazz Festival was an outdoor jamboree held in the exclusive environs of Rhod...
Andrew Hill & Chico Hamilton: Watch That Dream (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music October 22, 08This 2008 CD draws on a session from 1993 matching pianist Andrew Hill and drummer Chico Hamilton. Generally the bas...
Chico Hamilton: Lady Gabor (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music January 16, 09Though they are not recognized as often as other Hamilton-led groups, this may have been the drummer's finest. After ...
Chico Hamilton: Autumn in New York (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music June 06, 09When Hamilton’s long and storied career as a leader commenced in 1955, he started out with just a trio that included ...
Chico Hamilton: Ain't Nobody Calling Me (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music September 28, 08One listen to this composition and I was lost in a momentary reverie, back to when "fusion" wasn't a dirty word. Mons...
Chico Hamilton: Penthouse A (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music July 02, 09“Penthouse A” is a two-chord figure with a bridge tacked on that gets by on a natty strut alone. DeNigris alternately...
Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker: Bernie's Tune (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 26, 07In Los Angeles during the summer of 1952, transplanted New Yorker Gerry Mulligan inaugurated a new era of West Coast ...
Gabor Szabo: Spellbinder (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 01, 07From his 1961 debut with Chico Hamilton, Hungarian émigré Gabor Szabo was an iconoclast. At a time when most jazz gui...
John Lewis: Love Me or Leave Me (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 02, 07How would two East Coasters (the MJQ's Lewis & Heath) match up with three West Coast jazzmen? Perfectly, thanks to m...
Chet Baker: My Funny Valentine (1952) (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 24, 07Trumpeter 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...
Gerry Mulligan: A Ballad (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 16, 07As chief arranger and co-principal soloist, Gerry Mulligan helped deliver Miles Davis's obstetric triumph Birth of th...
Hamilton, Chico (Foreststorn (Chico) Hamilton) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Hamilton, Chico [Foreststorn (Chico) Hamilton], drums, leader; b. Los Angeles, CA, 21 September 1921. His fathe...
OctoJAZZarian Profile: Chico Hamilton posted in Features and Interviews March 03, 08For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their 8th decade. Oct...
Person, Eric (Anthony) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Person, Eric (Anthony), saxophonist (alto, soprano, tenor), flute, piano composer; b. St. Louis, MO, 2 May 1963. His ...
Lloyd, Charles posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 08Multi-reedman Charles Lloyd combined John Coltrane’s sweeping approach to improvisation with his own light and supple...
A History of Cool Jazz in 100 Tracks (Part 2) posted in Features and Interviews May 16, 09Edited by Ted Gioia We continue with our history of cool jazz in 100 tracks. Below we present the final fifty r...
Woods, Jimmy posted in Encyclopedia September 17, 09Alto saxophonist Jimmy Woods is one of the great, lost artists of 1960s jazz: he made only a handful of recordings be...
OctoJAZZarians posted in Miscellaneous Pages July 05, 08In OctoJAZZarians, a regular jazz.com feature, arnold jay smtih profiles jazz legends who are creative and active be...
OctoJAZZarian Profile: Jimmy Heath posted in Features and Interviews July 05, 08For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their 8th decade. Oct...
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