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Jimmie Rodgers & Louis Armstrong: Blue Yodel #9 (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music July 08, 08Can jazz and country music coexist? If these two divergent styles of music ever find a happily-ever-after relationsh...
Jimmy Giuffre: My Funny Valentine (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music January 20, 09A quick look at the instrumentation will explain why this is one of the more unusual versions of "My Funny Valentine....
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MY FUNNY VALENTINE
My Funny Valentine, artwork by Suzanne Cerny ...
Sonny Rollins: We Kiss in a Shadow (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 10, 08This 1966 date has long been a favorite Rollins recording. The title track includes Freddie Hubbard, but the remainin...
King Oliver: Everybody Does It in Hawaii (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music November 19, 07Among Hawaii's many enchanting gifts to the mainland is the steel guitar, named for its slide plied in lieu of finger...
Scott, Little Jimmy (James Victor) posted in Encyclopedia April 20, 08Little Jimmy Scott's unique vocal qualities made him the preferred singer of Charlie Parker, Lionel Hampton and Ray C...
Wynton Marsalis & Willie Nelson: Can Country Music and Jazz Peacefully Co-Exist? posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 08, 08Today Blue Note releases an unusual collaboration between Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson. The CD, entitled Two...
A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...
Revisiting Jazz Classics posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 10, 08Five days per week, jazz.com highlights a classic recording from the past. This feature, called A Classic Revisit...
Charlie Haden Releases a Killin' Country CD posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 02, 08Generally jazz fans don’t pay much attention to country music. But jazz.com may need to set up a satellite operat...
Armstrong, Lil Hardin posted in Encyclopedia December 17, 08“if it wasn’t for Lil, Louis Armstrong would not be where he is today,” Chicago trombonist Preston Jackson said in th...
Melvoin, Michael posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Melvoin, Michael, keyboards, composer; b. Oshkosh, WI, 10 May 1937. Melvoin is one of the most versatile and accom...
In Conversation With Bill Charlap posted in Features and Interviews July 30, 09By Ted Panken "I’ve really been running the last two days," said Bill Charlap in the lobby of the Algonqui...
Bregman, Buddy (Louis I Bregman II) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Bregman, Buddy [Louis I Bregman II], film composer, arranger, conductor, TV/Film producer, director, writer; b. Chica...
Ali, Rashied (Robert Patterson Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia August 14, 09Drummer Rashied Ali dedicated his career to enhancing the voice of the drums in the modern jazz ensemble. Best known ...
Jazz Singing Versus Cabaret Singing posted in The Jazz.com Blog January 05, 09There are many hidden fault lines in the music world—conflicts between styles not always apparent to the casual fan. ...
THE DOZENS posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 01, 07In African-American tradition, "the dozens" is an informal exchange filled with ribaldry, taunting and clever put dow...
Thompson, Lucky (Eli) posted in Encyclopedia September 16, 09Tenor and soprano saxophonist Lucky Thompson had a rare ability to combine swing sensibilities with the melodic conce...
In Conversation with Fred Hersch posted in Features and Interviews May 19, 09By Ted Panken ...
White, Chris (Christopher Wesley) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07White, Chris (Christopher Wesley), bass, educator; b. Harlem, NY, 6 July 1936. He grew up in Brooklyn. Attended P.S. ...
Brisker, Gordon (Ira) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Brisker, Gordon (Ira), tenor saxophonist, composer/arranger; b. Cincinnati, OH, 6 November 1937. His mother, Flora, w...
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