Search results for "Gary Bartz"

Gary Bartz: But Not For Me (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music March 20, 09

Gary Bartz began his career in the '60s with the groups of Max Roach/Abby Lincoln, Art Blakey, McCoy Tyner, and final...

Alphonse Mouzon: Baker's Daughter (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 11, 09

It cannot be argued that Alphonse Mouzon was not among a handful of pioneering jazz-rock drummers. Trailblazing wise,...

Alphonse Mouzon: Virtue (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music February 11, 09

I hope MPS plans on continuing its CD reissue binge. As I write this, MPS has recently reissued for the first ti...

Max Roach: Effi (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music July 06, 09

Roach's saxophone-trumpet front lines certainly rivaled those of Art Blakey over several decades. Max's pairings inc...

McCoy Tyner: The Wanderer (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 19, 08

McCoy Tyner was one of the most influential pianists of his generation. Having made his name with sax idol John Coltr...

Alphonse Mouzon: Nyctophobia (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music February 11, 09

There may be no Larry Coryell playing guitar on "Nyctophobia," but the tune would have fit just fine in Coryell's Ele...

Alphonse Mouzon: Poobli (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 11, 09

Drummer Alphonse Mouzon is a gifted multi-instrumentalist and sometimes movie actor who had a role in the Tom Hanks-p...

McCoy Tyner: Peresina (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music September 15, 08

"Peresina" begins as a 2-chord vamp on which Herbie Lewis states a distinctive bassline. Tyner proceeds to plays some...

Miles From India: All Blues (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 28, 08

Miles had a cool period, and a fusion period, but the Prince of Darkness never went through a Carnatic phase. Even s...

Bartz, Gary posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Bartz, Gary, alto and soprano saxophonist; b. Baltimore, MD, 26 September 1940. Contact information: http://garyb...

Roy Hargrove's Crisol: Afrodisia (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 15, 08

Invited by pianist Chucho Valdes, Roy Hargrove took his quintet to Havana, Cuba, for a jazz festival in 1996. For 11 ...

McAll, Barney (Barnaby Johnathon) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

McAll, Barney (Barnaby Johnathon), pianist; b. Melbourne, Australian, 1966. His father, Jack McAll, was born in South...

Colligan, George (George Harrington Colligan IV) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Colligan, George [George Harrington Colligan IV], pianist; b. Summit, NJ, 29 December 1969. Grew up in Columbia, Mary...

McNulty, Chris (C.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

McNulty, Chris (C.), jazz vocalist; b. Melbourne, Australia, 23 December 1953. She was a first-born twin. Her son is ...

Mitcheltree, Dennis posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Mitcheltree, Dennis, tenor and soprano saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, educator; b. Milwaukee, WI, 25 S...

Henderson, Eddie (Edward Jackson, Mganga) posted in Encyclopedia April 16, 09

Trumpeter and flugelhornist Dr. Eddie Henderson forged a distinctive brand of space-funk as a member of Herbie Hancoc...

McBride, Christian posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

McBride, Christian, bassist; b. Philadelphia, PA, 31 May 1972. His mother is Renee McBride and his father is Lee Smit...

Rosewoman, Michele (Donna Michele) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rosewoman, Michele (Donna Michele), pianist, composer; b. Oakland, CA, 19 March 1953. Her father Louis Roseman was a ...

Johns, Steve (Stephen Samuel) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Johns, Steve (Stephen Samuel), drums; b. Boston, MA, 25 November 1960. He began playing the drums at the age o...

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...

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