Search results for "Kenny Washington"

Bill Charlap: Rocker (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music August 09, 08

"Rocker" is a must-have track on a CD containing ballad arrangements that turn most of them into plodding yawners. Ho...

Louie Bellson & Clark Terry: Chicago Suite 1 – State Street Swing (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music April 27, 08

When I was a kid, Merv Griffin and his aging buddies were always telling audiences that the Big Band era was coming b...

Bill Charlap: America (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music February 11, 09

The vocal performance of "America" on the original 1957 Broadway cast recording of West Side Story is pretty much unb...

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...

Charlie Rouse & Red Rodney: Social Call (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music November 07, 07

How can you go wrong with a hard bop session that stars Thelonious Monk’s longtime tenor saxophonist and a former Cha...

Regina Carter: Our Delight (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music January 16, 09

When Regina Carter joined the String Trio of New York in 1992, she succeeded Charles Burnham, and before him Billy Ba...

Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World (Rating: 70/100) posted in Music August 13, 09

Major label executives, producers and (quite possibly) Washington insiders envisioned a new direction for Louis Armst...

Forsh, Kenny (Kenneth Allan) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Forsh, Kenny (Kenneth Allan), saxophones, flute, educator; b. Brooklyn, NY, 8 February 1949. A native New Yorker, he ...

Clarke, Kenny "Klook" (Kenneth Spearman) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

"That man is modern!" exclaimed Louis Armstrong in 1940 when drummer Kenny “Klook” Clarke joined his band. But Clarke...

Berger, Kenny posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Berger, Kenny, baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute,bass clarinet, bassoon, composer; b. Manhattan (N.Y.), 19 December...

In Conversation With Bill Charlap posted in Features and Interviews July 30, 09

By Ted Panken "I’ve really been running the last two days," said Bill Charlap in the lobby of the Algonqui...

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 Roy Hargrove posted in Features and Interviews September 18, 09

By Ted Panken                 ...

Thompson, Lucky (Eli) posted in Encyclopedia September 16, 09

Tenor and soprano saxophonist Lucky Thompson had a rare ability to combine swing sensibilities with the melodic conce...

Smith, Louis (Edward) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

Trumpeter Louis Smith recorded a few high-profile hard bop sessions in the late 1950s, including two Blue Note LPs un...

Breakstone, Joshua (Scott) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Breakstone, Joshua (Scott), guitar; b. Elizabeth, NJ, 22 July 1955. He was raised in Linden, NJ by Arthur and Priscil...

In Conversation with Anat Cohen and Duduka Da Fonseca posted in Features and Interviews April 25, 09

By Ted Panken                 ...

Miner, Neal posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Miner, Neal, bassist, composer, band leader; b. New York City, NY, 3 February 1970. Raised on the Upper East Side of ...

Remembering Johnny Griffin posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 28, 08

Ted Panken shares his thoughts on saxophonist Johnny Griffin, who died in France on Friday. Panken recalls below his...

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...

Valega, Vinson posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Valega, Vinson, drummer, composer, b. Silver Spring, MD, 12 March 1965. He grew up in Olney, MD. His father is Thomas...

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