Search results for "John Hicks"

Peter Leitch-John Hicks: Duality (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 22, 09

Soon after guitarist Peter Leitch left his native Canada and relocated to New York, he began a regular association wi...

John Hicks: Oblivion (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 20, 07

Oblivion, says the dictionary, means being forgotten. Bud Powell's stunning original "Oblivion" (1951), though, was t...

John Hicks: Lush Life (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music April 29, 08

Some believe that the only version of "Lush Life" they'll ever need is that of Johnny Hartman with John Coltrane. How...

Arthur Blythe: Crescent (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 02, 09

Arthur Blythe's last few Columbia albums suffer from an excess of eclecticism, as if he were scuffling to find a fo...

David Murray: I Want to Talk About You (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 03, 09

Tenor saxophonist David Murray puts his lush, Ben Webster-ish ballad tone to good use on "I Want to Talk About You," ...

Sonny Fortune: On Second and Fifth (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music June 02, 09

Sonny Fortune turned 70 on May 19, 2009—he’s yet another "senior citizen" jazz musician whose chronological age does ...

Chico Freeman: It Never Entered My Mind (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music June 04, 08

Chico Freeman and David Murray both emerged onto the avant-garde jazz scene in the mid-'70s, and both would go on to ...

Harold Ashby: Stampash (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music August 04, 08

Some have mistakenly thought of Harold Ashby as a poor man's Ben Webster, but discerning listeners could hear clear d...

David Murray: Ming's Samba (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music January 06, 09

As remarkably prolific a recording artist as David Murray has been since his debut in 1976, it took 13 years before M...

Roy Hargrove: Ruby, My Dear (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music May 03, 08

Back in 1989, when the young trumpet phenom Roy Hargrove was still establishing himself as a voice to be reckoned wit...

Roy Hargrove: Whisper Not (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music May 03, 08

This 1989 recording has the distinct sound of the best 1960s Blue Note albums featuring such trumpeters as Lee Morgan...

Goldsby, John (Mark) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Goldsby, John (Mark), bass, composer, educator; b. Louisville, KY, 10 December 1958. His parents are Hugh Goldsby and...

Johns, Steve (Stephen Samuel) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Johns, Steve (Stephen Samuel), drums; b. Boston, MA, 25 November 1960. He began playing the drums at the age o...

Abadey, Nasar (John Malcolm Mabry) posted in Encyclopedia December 03, 07

Abadey, Nasar [John Malcolm Mabry], drummer and composer; b. Pittsburgh, PA, 26, April 1947. His parents are Robert M...

Leitch, Peter (John) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Leitch, Peter (John), guitar; b. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 19 August 1944. He was born while his parents were in the a...

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

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Henderson, Eddie (Edward Jackson, Mganga) posted in Encyclopedia April 16, 09

Trumpeter and flugelhornist Dr. Eddie Henderson forged a distinctive brand of space-funk as a member of Herbie Hancoc...

Carter, Betty (Lillie Mae Jones) posted in Encyclopedia September 16, 09

Betty Carter's performances juxtaposed scat singing with animated syncopations, which gave her a unique sound amongst...

In Conversation With Jack DeJohnette posted in Features and Interviews June 15, 09

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

Jazz.com’s team of hard-nosed critics never rest. Below are links to some of the reviews published in the last th...

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