Search results for "Kenny Kirkland"

Kenny Garrett: Sing A Song Of Song (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 31, 08

Kenny Garrett has a penchant for writing spiritual, circular melodies, and "Song" is one of his better examples of th...

Wynton Marsalis: Chambers of Tain (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music December 01, 07

My CD copy of this release does not provide any composer information, or list the musicians, or even tell you the sta...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: EARLY VINTAGE WYNTON MARSALIS

Wynton Marsalis may be the most frequently discussed musician in jazz, but also among the least well understood. ...

Wynton Marsalis: Black Codes (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music July 10, 09

Say what you want about Wynton Marsalis the person but Wynton Marsalis the trumpeter, especially during the 1980s, p...

Arturo Sandoval: I Left This Space for You (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music October 31, 07

After bucking bureaucrats in Castro's Cuba his entire adult life to play Yankee imperialist jazz, 40-year-old trumpet...

Dizzy Gillespie: Tenor Song (Rating: 83/100) posted in Music February 05, 08

This project joined Gillespie with some much younger musicians. Though not his best, the album is a success, even tho...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: A DIZZY DOZEN GILLESPIE CLASSICS

From his seminal work with Charlie Parker to his collaborations with Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie continually br...

Michael Brecker: Syzygy (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music August 21, 08

The first 2½ minutes offer an astonishing display of Michael Brecker's uniquely muscular tenor, somersaulting and pir...

Wynton Marsalis: Delfeayo’s Dilemma (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

On Black Codes, then 23-year-old Wynton Marsalis shakes the all-too-apparent influences of his earlier years to expan...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL MODERN JAZZ TRUMPET SOLOS

                 Trumpeter by...

Kirkland, Kenny (Kenneth David) posted in Encyclopedia November 21, 08

Pianist Kenny Kirkland's skillful, accurate comping and blistering melodic explorations provided a solid foundation f...

In Conversation with Jeff "Tain" Watts posted in Features and Interviews May 04, 09

By Ted Panken Seven years ago, I interviewed drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts upon the release of Bar Talk, his sec...

Watts, Jeff "Tain" posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09

Hailing from the rich musical city of Pittsburgh, drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts has established himself as one of the mos...

Marsalis, Branford posted in Encyclopedia September 22, 08

Tenor saxophonist Branford Marsalis quickly established himself as a leading voice on his instrument, with an uncommo...

In Conversation with Marcus Roberts posted in Features and Interviews April 17, 09

By Ted Panken Jazz critics over the last two decades have usually ascribed to pianist Marcus Roberts the aes...

Marsalis, Wynton (Learson) posted in Encyclopedia March 18, 09

The entire history of jazz trumpet is present in Wynton Marsalis's sound. His style is rooted in an impeccable, class...

In Conversation With Clifton Anderson posted in Features and Interviews January 24, 09

By Tomas Peña                &#...

McBride, Christian posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

McBride, Christian, bassist; b. Philadelphia, PA, 31 May 1972. His mother is Renee McBride and his father is Lee Smit...

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...

New Jazz Bios: From Buddy Bolden to Sun Ra posted in The Jazz.com Blog January 15, 09

Hidden away in the inner recesses of jazz.com is our ambitious Encyclopedia Project. Dozens of contributors have b...

Nash, Lewis (Douglas) posted in Encyclopedia September 17, 09

Drummer Lewis Nash rose to prominence alongside Betty Carter and Branford Marsalis in the 1980s. While he has since b...

Campbell Jr., Roy (Sinclair) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Campbell Jr., Roy (Sinclair), trumpeter, flugelhorn, flutist, composer, actor; b. Los Angeles, CA, 29 September 1952...

Gillespie, Dizzy (John Birks) posted in Encyclopedia February 11, 08

Dizzy Gillespie always broke new ground. His collaborations with Charlie Parker in the forties set the benchmark by w...

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