Search results for "Fred Hersch"

Fred Hersch: The Nearness Of You (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 08, 09

Ned Washington's lyric to the Hoagy Carmichael song "The Nearness Of You" has always been a special favorite of mine....

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HOAGY CARMICHAEL

Hoagy Carmichael was born in Bloomington, Indiana on November 22, 1899. His given name, Hoagland, derived fr...

Fred Hersch: My Funny Valentine (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music January 20, 09

Put simply, Fred Hersch is one of the world's finest jazz pianists, and every day that he can share his musical visio...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MY FUNNY VALENTINE

            My Funny Valentine, artwork by Suzanne Cerny ...

Fred Hersch: Insensatez (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 24, 09

If a young pianist asked my advice about recording a solo album of Jobim tunes, I would strongly suggest the choice o...

Fred Hersch: Misterioso (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 17, 08

The sophisticated stylizing of Fred Hersch is used to great effect on this rhythmically syncopated Monk tune, creatin...

Michael Moore & Fred Hersch: The Sad Bird (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 18, 08

Michael Moore and Fred Hersch began their musical partnership in the 1970s at the New England Conservatory of Music. ...

Fred Hersch: Haunted Heart (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 21, 07

Like Jessica Williams's "I Remember Bill" recorded during Maybeck's previous season, Hersch pays homage to Bill Evans...

Fred Hersch & Bill Frisell: What Is Thing Called Love (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music February 12, 08

In the CD insert, a black and white photo gives a clue about the approach to standards Hersch and Frisell have chosen...

Toots Thielemans: Blue N' Green/All Blues (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music June 21, 08

In some ways the great Toots Thielemans has been overlooked by the jazz world. That can happen when your main ax is a...

Gary Burton: September Song (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

Gary Burton, 33 years after joining the George Shearing Quintet at age 20, returns to the scene of the chimes. "Septe...

Eddie Daniels: Just Friends (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 06, 07

Although it was popular in premodern jazz styles, the clarinet has had few top-level performers since the beginning o...

In Conversation with Fred Hersch posted in Features and Interviews May 19, 09

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Hersch, Fred posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hersch, Fred, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1955, pianist and composer, has earned a place among the foremost musician...

Jane Ira Bloom: Nearly Summertime/Summertime (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 30, 08

Recorded during a summer in New York City, Jane Ira Bloom's version of "Summertime" is quite evocative of the season,...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: SUMMERTIME

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DVD Roundup: Rewriting the History of European Jazz posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 09, 09

Thomas Cunniffe, an editor and regular contributor at jazz.com, keeps tabs on the movies for us—jazz movies, to be mo...

Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07

The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...

Friedlander, Erik (Verner) posted in Encyclopedia October 19, 09

Cellist Erik Friedlander has cultivated a personal style which blends the techniques of classical music with the impr...

Vitro, Roseanna (Elizabeth) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Vitro, Roseanna (Elizabeth), singer; b. Hot Springs, AR, 28 February 1951. Mother was Ruby M. Hooker, a gospel singer...

Gress, Drew (Andrew Daniel) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Gress, Drew (Andrew Daniel), bassist/composer; b. Trenton, NJ, 20 November 1959. He grew up in Yardley, Pennsylvania....

Wolk, Ekkehard posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Wolk, Ekkehard, pianist, arranger, and composer; b. Schleswig, Federal Republic Of Germany, 14 June 1967. His mother,...

Niemack, Judy posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Niemack, Judy, vocalist, lyricist; b. Pasadena, CA, 11 March 1954. Her parents are Carl George Niemack (b. 1919) and ...

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