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Benny Goodman: Peckin' (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 18, 08

Harry James got his first big break when he joined the Benny Goodman organization in January 1937. Benny's brother Ha...

Norah Jones: Wish I Could (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 26, 07

Jones’ third CD, Not Too Late, debuted at the top of the charts in early 2007, and sold 400,000 copies during its fir...

Sasha Dobson: Without You (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 18, 07

Dobson impresses in her debut with a warm, intimate performance. The poise and confidence here are striking. This ...

Norah Jones: Don't Know Why (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

This lovely ballad, composed by Jones’ guitarist, helped catapult the vocalist’s Blue Note debut to the stratosphere....

Benny Goodman: One O'Clock Jump (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 04, 09

While his inter-personal skills left much to be desired, Benny Goodman cared about his band and was always interested...

Benny Goodman: Blue Skies (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music September 12, 09

The star of this performance is Fletcher Henderson's chart. The intro starts with an Ellingtonian growl that morphs ...

Benny Goodman: And the Angels Sing (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music November 09, 07

Ziggy Elman ranks high on the list of shamefully overlooked jazz trumpeters. Great section players aren't always the ...

Pat Metheny: Don't Know Why (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music June 29, 09

Inspired by a new baritone guitar and toying with an alternative tuning (a "special low Nashville tuning," he explain...

Gayton, Clark posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Gayton, Clark, trombone and tuba player, composer; b. Seattle, WA, 18 January 1963. He's the son of Carver Gayton and...

Ben Wolfe: The Filth (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music May 23, 08

First things first. What a great name for a tune. "The Filth!" I love it! Bassist Ben Wolfe has been on the scene ...

Breaking Jazz News & Opinion: August 2009 posted in Miscellaneous Pages September 01, 09

Twenty-somethings on a jazz mission They want to build the jazz audience with money borrowed from mom. Re...

Griffin, Dick (James Richard) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Griffin, Dick (James Richard), trombone; b. Fannin, Mississippi, 28 January 1940.  He has one child, Jakubu M'Wa...

Chevan, David posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Chevan, David, electric bass; b. Philadelphia, PA, 19 September, 1960. His parents are Albert and Janet Chevan. ...

Reid, Rufus (L.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Reid, Rufus (L.), bass, educator, author; b. Atlanta, GA, 10 February 1944. His mother, Sylvia Reid, and his father, ...

Lemer, Peter posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Lemer, Peter, keyboards and composition; b. Stepney, London, England, 14 June 1942. His father is Chaskiel Lemer and ...

Myers, Ron (Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Myers, Ron [Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D], piano and trumpet; b. Cook County, Chicago, IL, 29 February 1956. He mar...

Hazeltine, David posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hazeltine, David, pianist, organist; b. Milwaukee, WI, 27 October 1958. His mother was a professional singer-guitaris...

Ron Carter: A Selected Discography posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 03, 07

Ron Carter is the consummate sideman, and one of the most active accompanists in the history of jazz. But Carter has...

Pepper, Jim (James Gilbert II) posted in Encyclopedia February 11, 08

Saxophonist and composer Jim Pepper’s soaring solos and unprecedented use of Native American traditions in jazz earne...

In Conversation with Roy Hargrove posted in Features and Interviews September 18, 09

By Ted Panken                 ...

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