Search results for "Joe La Barbera"

John La Barbera Big Band: Walk on the Wild Side Suite (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music June 06, 08

Maybe it's the genes, or growing up in a musically nurturing upstate New York family, or both; whatever the case, the...

David Finck: Black Eyes (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music April 13, 08

This is veteran sideman David Finck's first project as leader. Over his career, he has played with many important mus...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BODY PARTS FOR HALLOWEEN

A few months ago I was writing a Jazz.com review of Bireli LaGrene’s tune “Hips.” It started getting me think...

Roberta Gambarini: On the Sunny Side of the Street (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music May 10, 08

If you feel jazz peaked around the time the Soviets launched Sputnik, you will like this singer, whose vocal chords s...

Resonance Big Band: Hymn to Freedom/John Brown's Body (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music May 14, 09

On May 12, Resonance Records released its long-awaited tribute to Oscar Peterson. In his ongoing fight to preserve m...

Bud Shank: Over the Rainbow (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 20, 09

The doctors told him no driving, no flying. Even on ground, he required a wheelchair to get around. Yet Bud Shank c...

John Proulx: Let's Get Lost (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 05, 09

Chet Baker may have sold boxcars of records as a vocalist, but that didn't prevent him from getting dissed by hostile...

Rosemary Clooney: More Than You Know (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 09, 07

While the lyrics of this 62-year-old standard show their age, its lovely melody is untarnished, and the vocalist, one...

Gary Foster: The Peacocks (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 23, 07

The alto flute is the Lauren Bacall of musical instruments. Its slightly lower pitch than the concert flute makes for...

Roberta Gambarini: Lover Come Back to Me (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music November 28, 07

The spirit of Ella lives! Gambarini shows off her considerable vocal skills on this rapid-fire version of the Sigmun...

La Barbera, Joseph (James) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

La Barbera, Joseph (James), drums; b. Dansville, NY, 22 February 1948. La Barbera has enjoyed a long and varied caree...

La Barbera, John (Phillip) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

La Barbera, John (Phillip), composer, trumpeter; b. Warsaw, NY, 10 November 1945. He was raised in and lived in Mt. M...

David Finck: Ballad for a Future Day (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music February 01, 08

David Finck has been plying his trade as a sought-after bassist for quite some time. His associations with the likes ...

David Finck: Four Flags (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 28, 08

In the span of 2½ minutes, David Finck & Co. show how effortless it can be for fine musicians to make a concise state...

Eddie Daniels: Falling In Love With Love (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music June 13, 08

Eddie Daniels's welcome return to New York for the first time in 15 years for this live recording brought back memori...

Ralph Miriello Looks at Some Jazz Highlights of 2008 posted in The Jazz.com Blog December 23, 08

As part of our year-end festivities, several regular contributors to jazz.com have offered their views on the jazz hi...

di Castri, Furio posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

di Castri, Furio, bassist, composer, educator; b. Milano, Italy, 12 September 1955. His parents are Luigi (b. 5.4.192...

Jan Lundgren: Angel Eyes (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music February 27, 08

The fact that one of today's finest straight-ahead jazz pianists should be Swedish is nothing to wonder about. Europe...

Tony Bennett: Nancy (With the Laughing Face) (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music April 19, 08

When I was a young man I drove across the country and ended up in San Francisco. Just as I parked and started walking...

Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 19, 08

It’s not your typical Juneteenth around jazz.com. Like beaming parents, we are celebrating the arrival of our 2,5...

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