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Duke Ellington (featuring Al Hibbler): Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

As most Ellington fans know, "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" was the pop song version of Duke's 1940 instrumental "Ne...

Duke Ellington: Happy-Go-Lucky Local (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music March 15, 09

Duke Ellington’s “Happy-Go-Lucky Local” was originally the final movement of his Deep South Suite premiered at his 19...

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...

Duke Ellington (featuring Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton): It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music September 14, 09

This rendition of "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" from the band's 1944 Carnegie Hall concert, is ...

Jelly Roll Morton: High Society (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 15, 09

Although Jelly Roll Morton is the leader of this recording, it is a rare instance where the pianist/composer is not t...

Les Double Six: Stockholm Sweetnin' (Un Coin Merveilleux) (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 05, 09

“Stockholm Sweetnin’” was composed by Quincy Jones for an all-star recording session featuring Clifford Brown, Art Fa...

Miles Davis-Gil Evans: Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music July 10, 09

This is arguably the finest of Gil's and Miles' collaborations. There are countless details one could highlight, but...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MARIA SCHNEIDER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GIL EVANS TRACKS

In 2006, during a “listening session” with New York Times music writer Ben Ratliff, Maria Schneider compared Gil Evan...

Gil Evans: La Nevada (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 24, 08

“La Nevada” is Spanish for “Snowfall,” bandleader Claude Thornhill’s theme. Yet in contrast to the airtight orchestra...

Gil Evans: The Barbara Song (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music March 20, 09

As is the case with almost all of Gil Evans's most personal treatments of other people's works, calling this performa...

Sidney Bechet: Perdido Street Blues (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music February 20, 09

This track is from the notable 1940 recording reunion of Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet. Some critics called the r...

Bolling, Claude posted in Encyclopedia January 20, 09

Pianist and arranger Claude Bolling's work explores the commonalities of jazz and classical music. Initially praised ...

Sirone (Norris Sirone Jones) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09

Bassist Sirone’s expressive lyricism, formidable tone and exemplary technique highlight the importance of musiciansh...

The Double Six of Paris: For Lena and Lennie (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music November 06, 07

I have a shocking confession. I flunked high-school French! How, then, can I review a track sung in a language I don'...

Dickenson, Vic (Victor) posted in Encyclopedia August 19, 09

Vic Dickenson's whimsical and conversational trombone style, coupled with a keen sense of musical humor, made him o...

Count Basie: Honeysuckle Rose (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music August 16, 09

With Walter Page and Jo Jones standing firm behind him, Count Basie’s two stride piano choruses at the opening of “Ho...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: LESTER YOUNG AT 100

It’s hard to imagine what it was like. Today, New York City is so entrenched as the jazz scene of record that the...

Rave, Emek posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rave, Emek, bass; b. Jerusalem, Israel, 1971. Rave began classical piano studies at an early age. Moving on to aco...

Rothbard, Avi (Moshe) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rothbard, Avi (Moshe), guitarist, composer, educator, b. Kibbutz Gan Schmuel, Israel 21 May 1967. While he was 6 year...

Don Redman: Chant of the Weed (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 24, 07

Venture past this track's K-tel campiness—As-Seen-On-TV: All-time Smokin' Reefer Songs! Act Now! Supplies Are Limited...

Cab Calloway: Tarzan of Harlem (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music May 17, 08

Who could possibly follow the Ellington band at the Cotton Club? Only Cab Calloway, the heppest cat on the third plan...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HARLEM

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A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

Grappelli, Stéphane posted in Encyclopedia February 18, 09

Stéphane Grappelli modernized the sound of the violin with his balance between gentle lyricism and active swing. Co...

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