Search results for "Christian Scott"

Christian Scott: Anthem (Antediluvian Adaptation) (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music May 03, 09

Young, bold, and loquacious, New Orleans born trumpeter Christian Scott is a breath of fresh air to modern jazz. At a...

Christian Scott: Died In Love (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 11, 08

Any musician can express sorrow and anger in his music, but it takes a really good one to express it effectively wher...

Christian Scott: Litany Against Fear (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 24, 08

The atmosphere is dark and poignant: we are in Hurricane Katrina's wake, and Christian Scott has very efficiently ren...

Mike Clark: Loft Funk (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music January 08, 09

Mike Clark was immortalized for his mercilessly funky rhythms on Herbie Hancock's 1974 fusion classic Thrust. Thirty-...

Charlie Christian: Up On Teddy's Hill (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music February 19, 08

Eddie Durham, inventor of the electric guitar, taught Charlie Christian to play it in 1937. Two years later, Christia...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JAZZ GUITAR

          The Guitarist, artwork by Suzanne Cerny They say t...

Christian McBride: Theme for Kareem (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music August 04, 09

At the annual bass players convention, the meeting divides into two camps. The melodic, play-bass-like-a-big-guitar ...

Christian McBride / Nicholas Payton / Mark Whitfield: Oliloqui Valley (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music April 15, 08

With Herbie Hancock's celebration of Joni Mitchell, River: The Joni Letters, receiving much recent acclaim, now is pe...

Clifton Anderson: Z (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 03, 09

Clifton Anderson has been standing on a stage or bandstand next to his uncle Sonny Rollins since 1983. Such is the ty...

Renee Rosnes: Black Holes (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 29, 08

In 1997, two months after participating in this session, Chris Potter recorded his breakthrough CD Unspoken. Christia...

Bob Dorough: I Get the Neck of the Chicken (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 12, 08

Bob Dorough probably first heard "I Get the Neck of the Chicken" while in the Army during World War II. Introduced in...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOB DOROUGH

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Roy Haynes: James (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music December 23, 08

Since Roy Haynes and Pat Metheny had joined together (in a trio with Dave Holland) for the captivating Question and A...

Joshua Redman: Alone in the Morning (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music December 05, 08

Joshua Redman's third CD found him heading up what might be assumed to have been an all-star lineup assembled just fo...

Donald Harrison: Christopher Jr. (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music February 10, 09

On a CD that mixes jazz with hip-hop, reggae, New Orleans funk and second line, calypso, blues, the Motown sound...

Scott, Stephen posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09

Pianist Stephen Scott’s polished tone, impressive articulation and elegant phrasing have drawn attention since his ar...

Rover, Christian posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rover, Christian,  (also spelled Roever or, correctly in German, Rover), guitarist, composer, educator, author; ...

McBride, Christian posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

McBride, Christian, bassist; b. Philadelphia, PA, 31 May 1972. His mother is Renee McBride and his father is Lee Smit...

Petersen, Milo (Christian Milo) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Petersen, Milo (Christian Milo), guitarist, drummer, composer, educator. b. Renton, WA, 23 June 1953. Spent his child...

Kell, Arthur (Scott) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Kell, Arthur (Scott), bassist composer; b. Winchester, MA,  6 June 1957. His siblings (Carolyn, b. 1946, Charles...

Sunshine, Ron (Ronald Scott) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Sunshine, Ron (Ronald Scott), vocalist, harmonica player, songwriter, producer; b. Denver, CO, 24 August 1963.  ...

Goulding, Scott posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Goulding, Scott, drums; b. Chambersburg, PA, 9 February1968. Goulding began playing drums at the age of 10 and undert...

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