Search results for "Keith Richards"

The Rolling Stones (with Sonny Rollins): Waiting On A Friend (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music February 05, 09

"Waiting On A Friend" was a meeting of an all-time top-three rock 'n' roll band and an all-time top-three tenor saxop...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: WHEN JAZZ CATS MEET ROCKERS

Jazz musicians performing sidemen roles on recording dates of non-jazz performances is a practice nearly as old as ja...

Art Blakey (featuring Keith Jarrett): My Romance (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music February 04, 08

On this hard-to-find live recording from the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, Art Blakey features the two young talents w...

Keith Jarrett: My Funny Valentine (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music March 06, 08

Keith Jarrett's membership on the Jazz Messengers alumni roll may surprise some, yet in January 1966, Art Blakey asse...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: THE BEST OF THE ART BLAKEY ALUMS

There are post-Swing Era bandleaders, and then there is Art Blakey. After a brief time spent developing his craft by ...

Keith Jarrett: You Took Advantage of Me (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music January 05, 09

This trio's reputation for delivering well-worn standards with the utmost reverence and professionalism is richly des...

Javors, Keith (Richard Buckles) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Javors, Keith [Richard Buckles], pianist,composer,educator; b. Carbondale, IL, 15 October 1971. His mother is Paulett...

Kate McGarry: It Might As Well Be Spring (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 20, 07

McGarry has developed a conversational way of phrasing that is very effective in bringing a lyric to life. Other voc...

Jarrett, Keith posted in Encyclopedia May 22, 08

Pianist and composer Keith Jarrett's work has taken him in a variety of directions, never settling into one genre. As...

Keith Jarrett Standards Trio Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 04, 08

Back in 1983, jazz fans had come to expect a lot from Keith Jarrett. But one thing they definitely did not expect ...

The Jazz Photography of Richard Laird posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 05, 09

I have long been familiar with bassist Rick Laird’s musical career, but his jazz photography has been a new revelatio...

Abrams, Muhal Richard posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09

Pianist and composer Muhal Richard Abrams combines influences from classical, jazz and experimental music i...

DellaRatta, Rick (Richard Gerald) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

DellaRatta, Rick (Richard Gerald), pianist, vocalist, composer; b. Schenectady, NY, 23 October 1933. His father is Ri...

Sudhalter, Richard M. (Merrill) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Sudhalter, Richard M. (Merrill), trumpeter, historian, broadcaster. b. Boston, MA, 28 December 1938. d. New York, NY,...

Tim Ries: Miss You (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 09, 08

The great thing about covers of pop songs is that every so often, unexpected results can occur. Tim Ries knows all ab...

Guitarist and Inventor Les Paul Passes Away at 94 posted in Features and Interviews August 13, 09

New York, NY…August 13, 2009…Les Paul, acclaimed guitar player, entertainer and inventor, passed away today from ...

Stan Kenton: Gee, Officer Krupke (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 19, 09

Kenton's West Side Story is how it was cover-billed, and like most Kenton projects this one divided the jazz aud...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: WEST SIDE STORY

Scads of Broadway show tunes have become jazz standards, but probably no single musical proved more popular with...

Stan Kenton: Frank Speaking (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music January 09, 08

By 1952, Kenton was leading an ensemble called “New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm” and continued to attract excellen...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL STAN KENTON PERFORMANCES

Stanley Newcomb Kenton led one of the most controversial big bands in the history of American music. People either lo...

Clarke, Stanley posted in Encyclopedia June 20, 08

Stanley Clarke's signature slap on the electric bass is one of the most recognizable and copied techniques in jazz, a...

THE DOZENS posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 01, 07

In African-American tradition, "the dozens" is an informal exchange filled with ribaldry, taunting and clever put dow...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

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

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