Search results for "Jessica Williams"

Jessica Williams: Toshiko (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music April 15, 09

There's no doubt that Jessica Williams, like other women in jazz, has been inspired by those who came before her, suc...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JESSICA WILLIAMS

Superlatives abound in the many reviews and articles about the now 61-year-old pianist Jessica Williams, as well as...

Jessica Williams: Warm Valley (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music April 15, 09

The sensuous, reverent "Warm Valley" was originally introduced by Duke Ellington as a feature for Johnny Hodges' alto...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JESSICA WILLIAMS

Superlatives abound in the many reviews and articles about the now 61-year-old pianist Jessica Williams, as well as...

Jessica Williams: I Remember Bill (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 02, 07

No other jazz pianist of the mid-20th century more profoundly influenced his instrument than Bill Evans. Although he ...

Jessica Williams: A Gal In Calico (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music April 15, 09

"A Gal in Calico" is one of a number of Williams' recorded tracks over the years that can rightfully be called a tour...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JESSICA WILLIAMS

Superlatives abound in the many reviews and articles about the now 61-year-old pianist Jessica Williams, as well as...

Jessica Williams: The Sheikh (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music April 15, 09

"The Sheikh" was written for veteran bassist Leroy Vinnegar, who joined WIlliams and drummer Mel Brown for the pianis...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JESSICA WILLIAMS

Superlatives abound in the many reviews and articles about the now 61-year-old pianist Jessica Williams, as well as...

Jessica Williams: Alone Together (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music April 15, 09

Sometime after Williams recorded this absorbing extended live version of "Alone Together," she surprisingly wrote the...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JESSICA WILLIAMS

Superlatives abound in the many reviews and articles about the now 61-year-old pianist Jessica Williams, as well as...

Jessica Williams: Kristen (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music April 15, 09

The Williams trio with Witala and Spangler had been playing together for about six years when the Nothin' but the Tru...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JESSICA WILLIAMS

Superlatives abound in the many reviews and articles about the now 61-year-old pianist Jessica Williams, as well as...

Jessica Williams: If I Were A Bell (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music April 15, 09

"He definitely brought out a lot of my influences, " Williams said about playing with bassist Leroy Vinnegar during t...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JESSICA WILLIAMS

Superlatives abound in the many reviews and articles about the now 61-year-old pianist Jessica Williams, as well as...

Jessica Williams: Mr. Syms (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music April 15, 09

Williams has often remarked that her piano style is more influenced by saxophonists than by other pianists, usually s...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JESSICA WILLIAMS

Superlatives abound in the many reviews and articles about the now 61-year-old pianist Jessica Williams, as well as...

Jessica Williams: Solitude (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music April 15, 09

"Solitude," which Ellington wrote in just 20 minutes under deadline pressure, was a key component of Duke's playlist ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JESSICA WILLIAMS

Superlatives abound in the many reviews and articles about the now 61-year-old pianist Jessica Williams, as well as...

Jessica Williams: Straight, No Chaser (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music April 15, 09

"I seem to be in my Johnny Griffin bag here," Williams wrote of this stunning 13-minute track, "chorus after chorus a...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JESSICA WILLIAMS

Superlatives abound in the many reviews and articles about the now 61-year-old pianist Jessica Williams, as well as...

Jessica Williams: The Nearness Of You (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music April 15, 09

Williams was living in Portland, OR at the time she recorded what became Volume 21 of the prestigious Maybeck Recital...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JESSICA WILLIAMS

Superlatives abound in the many reviews and articles about the now 61-year-old pianist Jessica Williams, as well as...

Jessica Williams: Bemsha Swing (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music April 15, 09

Those following Williams' career from the '80's to the late '90's were delighted when In the Key of Monk, her long-aw...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JESSICA WILLIAMS

Superlatives abound in the many reviews and articles about the now 61-year-old pianist Jessica Williams, as well as...

Williams, Jessica (Jennifer) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

"Don't ever let anyone stop you," is what Jessica Williams was once told by another relentlessly talented pianist, Ma...

THE DOZENS posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 01, 07

In African-American tradition, "the dozens" is an informal exchange filled with ribaldry, taunting and clever put dow...

Harrison, Donald (Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia June 18, 09

Alto saxophonist Donald Harrison rose to prominence as a member of groups led by drummers Roy Haynes and Art Blakey...

Wikan, Jon posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Wikan, Jon, drummer; b. Petersburg, Alaska, 8 May 1969. Wikan was transplanted to Seattle, Washington at age 13. His ...

Ritz, Beverly (Mae) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ritz, Beverly (Mae), b. Washington, D.C., 18 January 1951. She is a highly respected pianist, composer/lyricist, and ...

Kaplan, Ron (Ronald Steven) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Kaplan, Ron (Ronald Steven), singer; b. Hollywood, CA, 15 July 1953. He grew up in Los Angeles and lives in Santa Cru...

Molina, Al (Alfonso) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Molina, Al (Alfonso), trumpet; b. San Francisco, CA, 18 December 1935. He grew up in San Francisco. His mother was Na...

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