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Louis Armstrong: West End Blues (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

"I felt," said trumpeter Max Kaminsky after hearing Louis Armstrong's leadoff cadenza, "as if I had stared into the s...

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...

Shull, Tad (Thomas Barclay Shull, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Shull, Tad [Thomas Barclay Shull, Jr.], tenor saxophonist, arranger, composer, clarinet flute player and writer. Born...

Louis Armstrong: A Monday Date (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music June 10, 08

"Hey - say, say, say, Earl Hines – Why don't you let us in on some of that good music, Pops?" inquires Louis Armstron...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HISTORIC RHYTHM SECTIONS

            The Rhythm Section, artwork by Suzanne Cerny ...

Louis Armstrong: Some Of These Days (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 02, 09

With his classic big band recording of “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love”, the basic formula for Louis Armstrong’s ...

Grimes, HenryAlonzo posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Grimes, Henry Alonzo, bassist, violinist, poet, educator, b. Philadelphia, PA, 3 November 1935.  His twin brothe...

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...

Baron, Joey posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09

Drummer Joey Baron has built a career that straddles commercial music and avant-garde jazz. Baron has demonstrated wi...

Greene, Burton (Garrett) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Greene, Burton (Garrett), piano; b. Chicago, IL, 14 June 1937. Narada is a spiritual name given to him by his yoga te...

Barron, Kenneth "Kenny" posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Barron, Kenneth "Kenny", piano; b. Philadelphia, June 9, 1943. His father William was a quiet man who worked in const...

Byrd, Warren posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Byrd, Warren, pianist, composer, arranger; b. Hartford, CT, 24 January 24, 1965. His parents are Judge Nathaniel Byrd...

Hamilton, Chico (Foreststorn (Chico) Hamilton) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hamilton, Chico [Foreststorn (Chico) Hamilton], drums, leader; b. Los Angeles, CA, 21 September 1921.  His fathe...

Berardi, Sangeeta Michael posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Berardi, Sangeeta Michael, guitarist; b. Waterbury, CT, 2 September 1939. He began playing guitar at age ten, and gig...

Cion, Sarah Jane posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Cion, Sarah Jane, pianist and composer; b. Boston, MA, 5 May 1967. Her mother is Elizabeth Heller, born in Willimant...

Cyrille, Andrew (Charles) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Cyrille, Andrew (Charles), drummer, composer; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 10, 1939. He was born to Haitian parents and w...

akLaff (sic), Pheeroan (Paul Maddox) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

akLaff (sic), Pheeroan [Paul Maddox], drummer, composer; b. Detroit, Michigan 27 January, 1955. He is the second of s...

Duke Ellington: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (OKeh) (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music October 19, 07

The quintessential document of Duke’s "jungle music," this 1927 theme was so letter-perfect that Steely Dan paid it g...

OctoJAZZarian Profile: Marian McPartland posted in Features and Interviews May 02, 08

For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their 8th decade. Oct...

In Conversation with Rudy Van Gelder posted in Features and Interviews April 11, 09

By Andy Karp        Rudy Van Gelder and Alfred Lion by Francis Wolff,  &...

Carter, John (Wallace) posted in Encyclopedia August 21, 09

Clarinetist and composer John Carter was best known for his virtuoso improvisations and epic, five-part compositionRo...

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