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Three Baritone Saxophone Band: Line for Lyons (Rating: 78/100) posted in Music December 23, 08

You'll get no argument from this quarter If you conclude from this disc that "the more the merrier" is perhaps not th...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSENTIAL BARITONE SAX PERFORMANCES

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Dave Holland: Triple Dance (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 07, 08

"Triple Dance" demonstrates what a great idea Holland had when he decided to build a jazz orchestra around the core o...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL DAVE HOLLAND TRACKS

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Dave Holland: What Goes Around (big band version) (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 23, 08

After early recordings with Miles Davis and Chick Corea (Circle), bassist Dave Holland established himself as a leade...

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Kids Are Pretty People (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music July 17, 08

Don't dare call the Vanguard orchestra a ghost band! That said, some powerful spirits from the past float around the...

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...

Belden, Bob (James Robert Belden) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Belden, Bob [James Robert Belden], saxophonist, composer, producer, author; b. Evanston, IL, 31 October 31, 1956. He ...

Breakstone, Joshua (Scott) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Breakstone, Joshua (Scott), guitar; b. Elizabeth, NJ, 22 July 1955. He was raised in Linden, NJ by Arthur and Priscil...

Lalama, Ralph (Nofrey) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Lalama, Ralph (Nofrey), tenor sax, clarinet, flute; b. Aliquippa, PA January 1951. He's brother of pianist Dave (b. 1...

LeDonne, Mike posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

LeDonne, Mike, piano and Hammond organ; b. Bridgeport, CT, 26 October 1956. His parent's names are Mickey and Marion ...

Stewart, Bob (Robert Alvin) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Stewart, Bob (Robert Alvin), tuba; b. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 3 February 1945. He lived in New York, N.Y. 1947-...

Davis, Charles (A.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Davis, Charles (A.), baritone saxophonist, soprano and tenor saxophonist; b.Goodman, Mississippi (not Michigan), May ...

Joe Henderson: Black Narcissus (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music March 05, 08

This is clearly one of the most beautiful slow jazz waltzes ever written. Henderson first recorded it with a small en...

Dave Holland: The Razor's Edge (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music September 19, 08

Veteran bassist Dave Holland assembled an all-star cast for this 2002 ECM release. Not only is this big band one of t...

Dave Holland: Shadow Dance (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 19, 08

This tune opens with none other than the leader Dave Holland proving with a cryptic upright bassline why he's been so...

Dave Holland Big Band: Blues for C.M. (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 30, 08

Perhaps no modern jazz musician has had a more profound effect on jazz rhythm than bassist/bandleader Dave Holland. F...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MODERN BIG BANDS

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A Fitting Epitaph to Mingus's Big Score posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 18, 09

When jazz fans discuss the really big compositions of the past, a small number of controversial classics dominate the...

Dave Holland at Tanglewood posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 10, 09

If ever the phrase “last but not least” was fitting, this concert applies. Last act of the Tanglewood Festival, ...

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra at Tanglewood posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 10, 09

This sixteen-piece big band is the current iteration of the original Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra started by ...

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