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John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman: My One and Only Love (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music August 07, 09Marketing considerations spurred the pairing of John Coltrane with a vocalist, and the precedents here were not promi...
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman: Lush Life (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 30, 07If you know someone who hates jazz, try an experiment. Secure a rope, tie that person to a chair (not too tight) and ...
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman: My One and Only Love (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music December 07, 07Early 1963 marked a tumultuous time in the U.S., especially in Alabama. First, new Governor George Wallace seized the...
Johnny Hartman: These Foolish Things (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music May 06, 08Here's my wish list. I want to have Bill Gates's bank account, Tom Cruise's smile, Tiger Woods's putting game and . ...
Johnny Hartman: Sleepin' Bee (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music November 24, 07Sometimes the finger-snapping is figurative; here it's literal, but quiet enough to not awaken a sleepin' bee. At lit...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RING-A-DING-DINGS: TWELVE 1960S MALE VOCAL HIPSTERS
Sinatra named them, Sinatra claimed them. Frank's album Ring-a-Ding Ding! (1960) christened a boatload of actual and ...
Kurt Elling: Say It (Over & Over Again) (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 02, 09Originally produced as a concert for the Monterey Jazz Festival, Kurt Elling’s CD “Dedicated To You” celebrates John ...
In Conversation with Kurt Elling posted in Features and Interviews July 07, 09By Ted Panken ...
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, ...
In Conversation with The Bad Plus posted in Features and Interviews October 28, 08By Stuart Nicholson When The Bad Plus’s major label debut These are the Vistas was released in 2003, it stirr...
Kevin Mahogany: Lush Life (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music January 23, 09Billy Strayhorn's harmonically sophisticated and lyrically artsy "Lush Life" was first recorded by Nat King Cole in...
Coltrane, John (John William) posted in Encyclopedia March 03, 08Intensity. Power. Passion. These words readily come to mind when you hear the music of saxophonist John Coltrane. As...
Grassi, Lou (Louis) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Grassi, Lou (Louis), drums; b. Summit, NJ, 21 January 1947. He has a middle name Thomas which he took at the age of 1...
Joshua Redman: My One and Only Love (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 29, 07Sinatra's 1953 recording established this song as a pop standard, and Coltrane's version with Johnny Hartman enshrine...
GRAMMY® Hall of Fame Jazz Singles posted in Features and Interviews January 20, 08"The Hall of Fame Award," explains The Recording Academy's website, "was established in 1973 to honor recordings of l...
John Hicks: Lush Life (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music April 29, 08Some believe that the only version of "Lush Life" they'll ever need is that of Johnny Hartman with John Coltrane. How...
Hank Jones at Ninety posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 30, 08Hank Jones celebrates his 90th birthday tomorrow. Tonight he is (no surprise) working on the road . . . at the Ho...
Ernestine Anderson: Welcome to the Club (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music August 16, 08Ernestine Anderson was in the news in mid-2008 for the wrong reason. Rather than celebrating her artistry, news stori...
Revisiting Classic Jazz Tracks posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 30, 08Regular visitors to jazz.com know that we highlight a great track from the past every day as part of a regular featur...
101—Count 'Em!—Classic Tracks posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 20, 09I give you some credit. Every day you take your vitamins, go to the gym for a workout, take the dog for a walk, ...
Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog May 08, 08Jazz.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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