Search results for "James Moody"
King Pleasure: Moody's Mood For Love (aka I'm In The Mood For Love) (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 19, 07Vocalese sets words to preexisting instrumental passages, usually note for note. Invented by singer Eddie Jefferson i...
James Moody & Nnenna Freelon: Just Squeeze Me (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music January 03, 08All-star jazz concerts often collapse into rough-and-ready jam-session theatrics. But fans love them anyway because ...
James Moody & Hank Jones: Good Bait (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 03, 08The loping "Good Bait" is one of the friendliest, most optimistic tunes in the standard jazz repertoire, making it a ...
James Moody & Hank Jones: Eternal Triangle (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 03, 08Except for a few incidental studio meetings, this 2006 date was the first time James Moody and Hank Jones had been pa...
James Moody & Hank Jones: Birks' Works (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 05, 08To hear these two octogenarian jazz giants play so effortlessly together is a testament to the universality of the mu...
James Moody & Hank Jones: Body and Soul (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 20, 08What do you say when two prolific legends get together and play a jazz standard? I mean really. You can't say it is t...
Dizzy Gillespie: A Night in Tunisia (1989) (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music February 05, 08Of all the versions available, this live recording of "A Night in Tunisia" is noteworthy for its all-star cast and ei...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: A DIZZY DOZEN GILLESPIE CLASSICS
From his seminal work with Charlie Parker to his collaborations with Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie continually br...
Dizzy Gillespie: Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 05, 08The magic of a live performance is captured in this rendition of the Gillespie classic based on an African-American s...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: A DIZZY DOZEN GILLESPIE CLASSICS
From his seminal work with Charlie Parker to his collaborations with Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie continually br...
Etta James: (I Don't Stand A) Ghost of a Chance (With You) (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music December 17, 08The film Cadillac Records, which opened in December 2008 to mixed reviews, chooses to portray only one of the two Che...
Hank Jones and James Moody Keep Jammin' posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 13, 08Hank Jones and James Moody are redefining the meaning of those “golden years” spent in leisurely retirement. Jon...
Moody, James posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Moody, James, tenor sax, alto, soprano, flute; b. Savannah, GA, 26 March 1925. He was raised in Newark, New Jersey. ...
Weidman, James (James Edward Weidman Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Weidman, James [James Edward Weidman Jr.], piano; b. Youngstown, OH, 23 July 1953. He's studied with Tony Leonardi a...
Belden, Bob (James Robert Belden) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Belden, Bob [James Robert Belden], saxophonist, composer, producer, author; b. Evanston, IL, 31 October 31, 1956. He ...
Miller, Jim (James Donald) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Miller, Jim (James Donald), drummer, educator; b. Indianapolis, IN, 13 June 1954. His mother (born Georgieanna Oyl...
Stanley, James Lee posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Stanley, James Lee, composer, producer, guitar, keyboards, singer; b. Philadelphia, PA, 30 April 1946. He was born to...
Jazz Honored by GRAMMY® Hall of Fame posted in Features and Interviews January 21, 08by Alan Kurtz In the wake of the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, which CBS telecast nationally in mid-February 2008...
Coles, Johnny posted in Encyclopedia February 19, 09Trumpeter Johnny Coles knew how to say the essential with very few notes: his sound was fragile, endearing, soft and ...
Octajazzarians Profile: Jon Hendricks posted in Features and Interviews August 15, 09For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their eighth decade. Octo...
It Happened a Long Way from Monterey posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 03, 08If you can’t get the whole country to come to the Monterey Jazz Festival, have the MJF go out to the whole country....
Coolman, Todd (Francis) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Coolman, Todd (Francis), bass, educator, pianist; b. Gary, Ind, 14 July 1954. Upon graduating from the Indiana Uni...
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