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Duke Ellington: Sing You Sinners (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music August 16, 08

The merchandise produced by Hit of the Week was pretty generic, which was understandable given that these flexible di...

Duke Ellington: Jungle Nights in Harlem (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

"The grotesque spectacle of Harlem nightclubs for all-white audiences," historian Ted Gioia believes, "served to miti...

Duke Ellington: Cocktails for Two (Rating: 83/100) posted in Music November 20, 07

Among Duke Ellington's 7 singles and 2 albums enshrined in the Grammy Hall of Fame, the 2007 choice is least explicab...

Duke Ellington: It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music December 03, 07

As Gunther Schuller points out in The Swing Era, the composer of this song that named its era was hardly dogmatic abo...

Duke Ellington: Sophisticated Lady (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music December 03, 07

During his illustrious 50-year recording career, Duke Ellington led >1,000 sessions, each yielding multiple tracks. W...

Duke Ellington: Daybreak Express (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music March 15, 09

Unquestionably one of Duke Ellington’s masterpieces, “Daybreak Express” is one of the most thrilling train rides ever...

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...

Duke Ellington: Limehouse Blues (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 15, 09

"Limehouse Blues" is not a blues, but it was inspired by the London neighborhood. When Duke Ellington recorded the so...

Cole, Freddy (Lionel Frederick) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Cole, Freddy (Lionel Frederick), pianist, singer; b. 15 October 1931. Heis the youngest of Edward and Paulina Nancy ...

Hubbard, Freddie posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hubbard, Freddie, trumpet, composer; b. 7 April 1938. d. 29 December 2008. The son of a mason, he was one of six chil...

Green, Freddy (Frederick William) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09

Guitarist Freddy Green's rock-solid, four-to-the-bar chords can be heard through the cracks of the Count Basie Orche...

Lafayette Gilchrist: Those Frowning Clowns (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music September 22, 08

"Soul Progressin'" is an off-kilter funk/blues that will make you want to jump on the coffee table and just shake it....

Lafayette Gilchrist: Between Us (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music August 28, 08

Lafayette Gilchrist has said that the first record he bought was Money Jungle, featuring the trio of Duke Ellington, ...

Janine Santana: Red Clay (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 14, 09

I'm not a big fan of Latin remakes of jazz standards, but in the case of "Red Clay", which seems forever locked into ...

Duke Ellington: St. James Infirmary (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music August 16, 08

Manager Irving Mills got some publisher royalty money from the sales of this flexible Hit of the Week record starring...

Smith, Jabbo (Cladys) posted in Encyclopedia August 21, 08

At his best, trumpeter Cladys “Jabbo” Smith’s power and virtuosity made him the only true rival to Louis Armstrong in...

Hopps, Jimmy (James Edward Hopps Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hopps, Jimmy [James Edward Hopps Jr.], drummer; b. Washington, DC, 18 June 1939. His mother, Louella T.W. Hopps, was ...

Born on the 4th of June posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 04, 09

In this country, you get bragging rights if you were born on the Fourth of July—not to mention a holiday to go al...

Breaking Jazz News & Opinion: May 2009 posted in Miscellaneous Pages June 01, 09

Rumors of jazz movies Will they ever come to the screen? How jazz works Jay Thomas gives...

Gertz, Bruce (David) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Gertz, Bruce (David), bass; b. Providence, RI, 15 December 1952. He grew up in Cranston, RI. His parents Minnie (b. J...

Greene, Jimmy (James Sidney Greene, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Greene, Jimmy [James Sidney Greene, Jr.], saxophonist, composer, educator; b. Hartford, CT, 24 February 1975. Greene'...

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