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Oscar Peterson: Jet Song (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music February 08, 09By 1962, the second Oscar Peterson Trio – guitar jettisoned, but retaining Ray Brown and adding Ed Thigpen – was well...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: WEST SIDE STORY
Scads of Broadway show tunes have become jazz standards, but probably no single musical proved more popular with...
Duke Ellington: Kinda Dukish / Rockin' In Rhythm (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music December 30, 08The Duke was a sophisticated gentleman who sometimes enjoyed pretending he was "just folks." While introducing musici...
A History of New Orleans Music in 100 Tracks (Part Two) posted in Features and Interviews September 02, 09Edited by Ted Gioia Below is the second and final part of jazz.com's history of New Orleans music in 100 tracks. ...
THE DOZENS posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 01, 07In African-American tradition, "the dozens" is an informal exchange filled with ribaldry, taunting and clever put dow...
A History of New Orleans Music in 100 Tracks (Part One) posted in Features and Interviews August 26, 09Edited by Ted Gioia New Orleans does not rank in the top 50 cities in the US, when measured by population. It...
A Jazz.com Sampler: 25 Track Reviews posted in The Jazz.com Blog January 08, 09Is it really possible to review all the important jazz tracks recorded since the first story was told in Storyville? ...
Jazz is Worth a Million Words posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 09, 09Our collection of track reviews on jazz.com is now approaching the one million word mark. It gives me a twinge of ca...
Breaking Jazz News & Opinion: September 2009 posted in Miscellaneous Pages October 05, 09Tony Bennett's $10 million deal Who says there's no money in singing standards? "Why I love j...
The Kurmudgeon Khronicles posted in Miscellaneous Pages June 03, 08kur• mud - geon n [origin unknown] (1568): a krusty, ill-tempered, and usually o...
Jim Hall & Bill Frisell: Masters of War (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music December 07, 08Over the past two decades, eclectic guitarist Bill Frisell ("eclectric" maybe) has become renowned for maverick tune ...
Jazz.com is One Year Old Today posted in The Jazz.com Blog December 09, 08Today jazz.com celebrates its first birthday. And what a whirlwind year it has been! A team of more than 50 writer...
Stan Getz: Nature Boy (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music December 10, 08Charlie Parker (and producer Norman Granz) really started something when Bird got his wish to record with strings. Th...
Muddy Waters: Country Blues (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 24, 08One might glibly say that Chicago Blues starts here. There were many Down South musicians recording in the Windy City...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL MUDDY WATERS
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Muddy Waters: I Can't Be Satisfied (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music December 24, 08Muddy Waters moved to Chicago in the mid-'40s and quickly cut a few forgettable tracks for Columbia, but it took the ...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL MUDDY WATERS
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Muddy Waters: Burying Ground (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music December 24, 08Although Muddy Waters had his own amplified band of four or five (usually including Little Walter Jacobs on harmonica...
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Muddy Waters: Rollin' and Tumblin' (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music December 24, 08This particular duel broke the mold with a fast, chugging-and-churning beat and a chanted, moaning-and-groaning vocal...
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Muddy Waters: Rollin' Stone (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music December 24, 08"Rollin' Stone" puts us waist-deep in the Big/Muddy duet that entered the DNA of more rockers and bluesers than any o...
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Muddy Waters: Honey Bee (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music December 24, 08By late 1950, producer Leonard Chess was finally admitting that the 1940s amplified duets approach had run its course...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL MUDDY WATERS
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Muddy Waters: Louisiana Blues (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music December 24, 08Little Walter's distinctive and soon-to-be prominent harp work was introduced on this October 1950 session, providing...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL MUDDY WATERS
Muddy Waters, artwork by Leslie Herman ...
Muddy Waters: Long Distance Call (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music December 24, 08At the session that produced "Honey Bee," Muddy Waters also cut this gently rocking ballad, its slightly stately pace...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL MUDDY WATERS
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