Search results for "Eddie Harris"

Eddie Harris: Listen Here (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music November 03, 07

In the tumultuous half-decade since Eddie Harris's hit "Exodus" (1961), much had changed. Musicians were electrifying...

Eddie Harris & Ellis Marsalis: Deacceleration (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 09, 09

This refreshing recording session featuring the Chicago-born Eddie Harris and the New Orleans native Ellis Marsalis t...

Eddie Harris: Exodus (Rating: 75/100) posted in Music October 26, 07

3400 years after Moses led the Israelites out of bondage, Leon Uris's novel Exodus (1958), about modern Israel's foun...

John Scofield: I'll Take Les (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music May 02, 08

The "Les" in the title is Les McCann, and this clever reworking of McCann's hit "Compared to What," sans vocal but in...

Bill Henderson: Please Send Me Someone To Love (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music July 21, 08

"Please Send Me Someone To Love" was one of Bill Henderson's last recordings for Vee-Jay. Although recorded in a stud...

Harry Connick, Jr.: Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music April 15, 09

When New Orleans' native son Harry Connick, Jr. recorded his second album 20 two decades ago, the world and Southern ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MUSICAL AMERICANA

         Jazz Americana, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Shortly ...

Sauter-Finegan Orchestra: Nina Never Knew (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 19, 08

Except for an instrumental midsection with solos by Travis (muted) and Harris, this recording features Joe Mooney bac...

Fats Waller: The Minor Drag (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

This original, from Waller’s first self-led session, foreshadows the wonderfully spontaneous recordings he made ...

Benny Goodman: One O'Clock Jump (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 04, 09

While his inter-personal skills left much to be desired, Benny Goodman cared about his band and was always interested...

Sauter-Finegan Orchestra: Hit the Road to Dreamland (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music July 18, 08

This version of the Mercer-Arlen gem is a gem itself, issued as the 'B' side of a single and forgotten until Collecto...

Adrian Rollini: Beatin' The Dog (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 13, 08

This track is one of a series of classic recordings of what can best be described as chamber jazz led by Joe Venuti f...

A Fitting Memorial for Eddie Harris posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 12, 08

Jazz.com is delighted to introduce a new contributor, Neil Tesser, a leading jazz critic and broadcaster for more t...

Stan Kenton: Unison Riff (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music January 09, 08

Even though Kenton led a composer/arranger’s band in many ways, a number of his musicians later became major jazz per...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL STAN KENTON PERFORMANCES

Stanley Newcomb Kenton led one of the most controversial big bands in the history of American music. People either lo...

Stan Kenton: Elegy for Alto (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

After disbanding his "Artistry in Rhythm" ensemble, Kenton reformed the band and called the resulting music "Progress...

Stan Kenton: Machito (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music January 09, 08

The Kenton band’s music attracted the finest young instrumentalists, as the band provided an excellent forum for new ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL STAN KENTON PERFORMANCES

Stanley Newcomb Kenton led one of the most controversial big bands in the history of American music. People either lo...

Duke Ellington: Jingle Bells (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

Ten lords a leaping plus a Duke, Cat and Rabbit shake up "Jingle Bells" (1857) by James Lord Pierpont, who wasn't rea...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RUDY REINDEER'S FAVORITE JAZZ

First, about the name. The whole "Rudolph" thing started as a joke. To friends and family, I've always been Rudy. The...

Frank Sinatra: Come Fly With Me (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music December 03, 07

Away with pretenders! The throne belongs to but one Ring-a-Ding King. A quarter century after achieving stardom with ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RING-A-DING-DINGS: TWELVE 1960S MALE VOCAL HIPSTERS

Sinatra named them, Sinatra claimed them. Frank's album Ring-a-Ding Ding! (1960) christened a boatload of actual and ...

Count Basie: Counter Block (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music March 27, 08

This performance by the Basie band took place during a late-night gig at a Disc Jockeys of America convention on May ...

This track review is included in: DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: PETER ERSKINE

In the music world, but especially in the jazz world, everyone wants to know what everybody else is listening to. So ...

Muhal Richard Abrams: Over the Same Over (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music August 08, 08

This piece moves a lot of different places, but over a backbeat. What Muhal wrote makes the backbeat feel in place, ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JASON MORAN SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS TRACKS

Asked to select a musician to analyze for the “Musician Dozens” column, pianist Jason Moran did not hesitate to c...

Lionel Hampton: Flying Home (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 11, 07

Jazz's most indefatigable showman, legendary vibist Lionel Hampton, routinely whipped "Flying Home" to such a fr...

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