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Charlie Parker: Moose the Mooche (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music October 26, 07

The Dial Sessions mark Parker’s greatest legacy, and on his debut date for the label, the altoist is at top form. Th...

Charlie Parker: Ornithology (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

Charlie Parker's 1946 Hollywood stay was personally disastrous, culminating in arrest and six-month commitment to a s...

Charlie Parker: A Night in Tunisia (1946) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music January 06, 08

Charlie Parker's alto break on his Dial recording of "A Night in Tunisia" lasts only seven seconds -- but it may be t...

Charlie Parker: Carvin' the Bird (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music March 06, 08

Just weeks after his release from Camarillo State Hospital, Parker was back in Dial’s studios to record with trumpete...

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: Skyliner (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music March 15, 09

Charlie 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...

OctoJAZZarian Profile: Buddy DeFranco posted in Features and Interviews October 16, 09

For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their eighth decade. Octo...

Brownlow, Jack posted in Encyclopedia July 26, 09

Pianist and composer; b. Spokane, WA, 3 March 1923. "Bruno" was his nickname from the time a neighbor's child pronou...

Smoker, Paul (Alva) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Smoker, Paul (Alva), trumpet, composer, educator; b. Muncie, IN, 8 May 1941. His father, Arlus Smoker (1908-1985), an...

James Carter: Bro. Dolphy (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music May 28, 08

Some artists try to maintain a single mood or attitude for an entire CD . . . or perhaps even an entire career. Not ...

The Saga of David Benoit: How Smoooooth Can You Get? posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 17, 08

Over the years, I have encountered two different philosophies on sequencing tracks on a CD. One view is that an ar...

Listen to these CDs . . . Even If They Sound Awful! posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 09, 08

I have devoted several postings here recently to the issue of sound quality on jazz recordings. In particular, I h...

Harry Babasin: These Foolish Things (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 09, 09

Throughout the 1940s, Harry Babasin performed with several luminaries of the jazz community including Charlie Barnet,...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ CELLO

Can the cello swing? Can the cello be as melodically sophisticated as traditional jazz instruments? Is the cell...

Thompson, Lucky (Eli) posted in Encyclopedia September 16, 09

Tenor and soprano saxophonist Lucky Thompson had a rare ability to combine swing sensibilities with the melodic conce...

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