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George Benson: The Gentle Rain (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 20, 08

From my perspective, this tune represents a period of exploitation, experimentation and growth for George Benson duri...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BOBBY BROOM SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GEORGE BENSON TRACKS

Editor's Note: Around 1975, Bobby Broom, a 14-year-old guitar aspirant from Harlem who was playing R&B, funk, and so...

Thad Jones & Mel Lewis: Big Dipper (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music January 13, 08

This track is the first tune played on the first night of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, a Monday night tradition...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD

Whenever I step inside the Village Vanguard, I am always struck by a déjà vu sense of the awe-inspiring amounts of ...

Stan Getz (with Chick Corea): Litha (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music August 05, 09

Stan Getz's name is often linked with that of Zoot Sims, Al Cohn and other disciples of Lester Young who came of age ...

Muhal Richard Abrams: One for the Whistler (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music August 08, 08

Muhal Richard Abrams has been leading large ensembles since 1961, and his orchestral work balances pure experimentali...

Mike Gibbs: And On the Third Day (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music November 09, 07

When “Sweet Rain” became the title track of a Stan Getz album, everyone wanted to know who composed it. It was Mike G...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: EUROPEAN JAZZ

                Nightclub by Suzanne Cerny...

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...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

Charles, Ray (Ray Charles Robinson) posted in Encyclopedia December 18, 08

While pianist and singer Ray Charles's unique ability to meld gospel and blues brought him commercial success and acc...

Maupin, Bennie posted in Encyclopedia July 17, 09

As a participant in both Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew sessions and in Herbie Hancock’s early fusion bands, reedist Be...

Sims, Zoot (John Haley) posted in Encyclopedia November 21, 08

The name of Zoot Sims may be unfamiliar to some, but he earned his spot on the list of top tenor saxophonists the har...

DeFrancesco, Joey (Joseph Frederick) posted in Encyclopedia December 18, 08

Organist Joey DeFrancesco has almost singlehandedly brought his instrument back into the jazz mainstream since the 19...

The Best Jazz Tracks of the Month posted in The Jazz.com Blog May 31, 09

“I want to emphasize: this is not nostalgia,” Bobby Sanabria announces at the start of the recording of his ...

In Conversation with John Surman posted in Features and Interviews September 22, 09

By Larry Appelbaum      John Surman, John Abercrombie, Drew Gress, and Jack DeJohnette ...

Earliest Memories and the Hollywood Club posted in Features and Interviews January 18, 08

by Jim Cullum, Jr. My grandmother, Eloise Cullum of Dallas, was about as full of life as one could be, I suppose...

McLaughlin, John posted in Encyclopedia January 28, 08

John McLaughlin, considered by many to be among the most unique and influential guitar players of the modern era,...

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 ...

Mehldau, Brad (Bradford Alexander) posted in Encyclopedia June 20, 08

Pianist Brad Mehldau's style blends classical music, rock, and jazz to create a sound with a commanding execution of...

Brooks, Hadda (Hapgood) posted in Encyclopedia January 19, 09

Pianist and singer Hadda Brooks was an approximate contemporary of Julia Lee and Nellie Lutcher, yet, unlike them, he...

Richmond, Mike (Michael) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Richmond, Mike (Michael), bassist, educator, author; b. Philadelphia, PA, 26 February 1948. His mother was Anna (born...

Ribot, Marc posted in Encyclopedia October 19, 08

Guitarist Marc Ribot's talent and curiosities take him far afield from "downtown" New York music scene where he cut h...

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