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Thad Jones & Mel Lewis: Big Dipper (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music January 13, 08This 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 ...
George Benson: Giblet Gravy (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 14, 08At the time of this session – not his first, but certainly his best at this stage of his career – George Benson was o...
Gerald Wilson: Viva Tirado (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music April 03, 08It was inevitable that someone would ask Gerald Wilson to record many of his classic arrangements with an all-star Ne...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GERALD WILSON
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Greene, Jimmy (James Sidney Greene, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Greene, Jimmy [James Sidney Greene, Jr.], saxophonist, composer, educator; b. Hartford, CT, 24 February 1975. Greene'...
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. ...
Bernstein, Steven (Michael) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Bernstein, Steven (Michael), trumpet, slide trumpet, mellophone, band leader, arranger, composer, conductor; b. Washi...
Ted Heath: Father Knickerbopper (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music March 16, 08The Ted Heath band's exploration of the modern jazz repertoire ended at about this time, when Heath realized that mos...
Clarke, Kim (A.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Clarke, Kim (A.), acoustic, electric upright and electric five-stringed bass, bandleader, composer, publisher, clini...
Barron, Kenneth "Kenny" posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Barron, Kenneth "Kenny", piano; b. Philadelphia, June 9, 1943. His father William was a quiet man who worked in const...
Kukkonen (aka Cuccone), Jarno (Tapio) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Kukkonen (aka Cuccone), Jarno (Tapio); guitarist, composer, educator; b. Orimattila, Finalnd, 26 July 1964. His mothe...
Sambeat, Perico posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Sambeat, Perico, saxophone; b. Valencia, Spain, 23 July 1962. At the age of six Sambeat began his musical studies ...
Jain, Sunny posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Jain, Sunny, drummer; b. Rochester, NY, 22 April 1975. His father is Dr. Shri C. Jain (b. 8/7/40) and his mother is A...
Morris, Byron (James Byron) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Morris, Byron (James Byron), alto, sorprano, and tenor saxophonist, flutist; b. Roanoke, VA, 7 January 1941. His fath...
Diana Krall: It Could Happen to You (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music June 28, 08This is retro-Krall, with an Eisenhower-era flavor. Don't get me wrong, the 1950s were a great time for pop-vocal-pl...
Sims, Peter “La Roca” posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09Drummer Pete “La Roca” Sims' smooth groove, sense of swing and fantastic four-limb coordination made him ideally suit...
Pleasant, David (Daniel) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Pleasant, David (Daniel), percussion, rhythm effects vocalist, inventor; b. Savannah, GA, 1 January 1961. His parents...
Ware, Bill (William A. Ware III) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Ware, Bill (William A. Ware III), vibraphonist, composer, arranger, producer; b. East Orange, New Jersey, 28 January ...
Russell, Benny posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Russell, Benny, saxophones, clarinets, flute; b. Baltimore, MD, 21 February 1958. His father is Lawrence Russell, bor...
Benbow, Jr., Warren (Leonard) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Benbow, Jr., Warren [Leonard], drummer, songwriter, producer, educator; b. New York, NY, 22 December 1954. His parent...
Cipelli, Roberto posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Cipelli, Roberto, piano: b. Cremona, 6 August 1958. His father is Cipelli Rubens, born May 24, 1926 in Gazzuolo, MN....
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