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John Pisano & Billy Bean: Cherokee (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 29, 08

There is no good reason why Billy Bean is so little known, except that he didn't record much. So this 7½-minute duet ...

Chico Hamilton: Blue Sands (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music April 12, 08

"Blue Sands," composed by flutist/saxophonist Buddy Collette for the original Chico Hamilton Quintet (1955), was part...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY

During the 1950s, the Newport Jazz Festival was an outdoor jamboree held in the exclusive environs of Rhod...

Diana Krall: I've Got You Under My Skin (live in Paris) (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music December 08, 07

What extraordinary patience and care Krall puts into her vocals. She never strains for effect, never gets caught up ...

Hamilton, Chico (Foreststorn (Chico) Hamilton) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hamilton, Chico [Foreststorn (Chico) Hamilton], drums, leader; b. Los Angeles, CA, 21 September 1921.  His fathe...

Seidman, Mitch posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Seidman, Mitch (Mitchell F.), guitar, electric bass; b. Long Branch, NJ, 27 November 1953. His parents are Benson W. ...

Michael Bublé: Summer Wind (Rating: 79/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

If Bublé is the future of jazz singing, then the future looks just like the past. This young Canadian vocalist has g...

OctoJAZZarian Profile: Chico Hamilton posted in Features and Interviews March 03, 08

For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their 8th decade. Oct...

Segal-Garcia, Cathy posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Segal-Garcia, Cathy, singer; b. Boston, MA, 28 May 1953. She loved jazz since the age of 5 when she would hang around...

Pass, Joe (Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua) posted in Encyclopedia January 20, 09

Joe Pass expanded the guitar's possibilities in jazz with his fast, saxophone-like lines and graceful melodic sensibi...

Herb Alpert and the T.J.B.: Last Tango in Paris (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music February 16, 09

Featuring an arrangement by Quincy Jones, "Last Tango in Paris" is also enriched by minor electric guitar chords and ...

Herb Alpert: Lollipops and Roses (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music February 16, 09

Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass borrowed many elements from classic jazz recordings and fused them with strident, militar...

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