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Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw: Desert Moonlight (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 17, 08

The meeting on record of Woody Shaw and all-time trumpet great Freddie Hubbard was a cause for rapt anticipation befo...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BRIAN LYNCH SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL WOODY SHAW TRACKS

Editor's Note: From the nature of his remarks on these dozen choice tracks by the iconic trumpeter Woody Shaw (1944-1...

Lee Shaw: Foots (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 31, 08

At first listen, you'll undoubtedly be struck by the high energy level (I was reminded of Chick Corea, the A.R.C year...

Woody Shaw: Theme for Maxine (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music November 25, 07

"Woody Shaw was the next major stylist on his instrument," Michael Cuscuna writes, "after Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TRUMPETERS YOU NEED TO KNOW ON A FIRST NAME BASIS

We all know about Dizzy & Miles, Louis & Wynton, Bix & Brownie. Some trumpeters are so famous, that even a single na...

Artie Shaw: Sweet Lorraine (Rating: 79/100) posted in Music May 27, 08

This Lorraine is too sweet for my taste. The string arrangement creates a genteel, afternoon-tea type of mood. List...

Woody Shaw: All the Way (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 17, 08

Even as Woody Shaw‘s profile became a little lower in the 1980s, his art was still deepening and gaining a rich patin...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BRIAN LYNCH SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL WOODY SHAW TRACKS

Editor's Note: From the nature of his remarks on these dozen choice tracks by the iconic trumpeter Woody Shaw (1944-1...

Claude Thornhill: Yardbird Suite (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music November 23, 07

Once the Swing Era expired like a lapsed subscription to The Saturday Evening Post, many big-name bandleaders became ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ FOR THE BIRDS

It's only fitting. Since birds inspire us with their songs, composers return the favor, dedicating music in every gen...

Shaw, Woody (Herman) posted in Encyclopedia December 16, 08

      Woody Shaw, artwork by Suzanne Cerny A vital link in the chain of modern...

Wiley, Lee (Lee Willey) posted in Encyclopedia December 17, 08

Lee Wiley’s move from girl band singer to nightclub chanteuse brought her into her own sound, which incorporates styl...

Matthews, Will (Willie Lee) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Matthews, Will (Willie Lee), guitarist; b. Kansas City, MO, 29 April 1957. His father is Willie Robert Wrice (b. 1934...

Ivery, Marchel (Lee) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ivery, Marchel (Lee), saxophonist; b. Ennis, TX, 13 September 1938. His father is Hawkins Ivery and his mother is Mar...

Flanagan, Tommy (Thomas Lee) posted in Encyclopedia July 15, 09

Pianist Tommy Flanagan’s sophisticated use of melody, sincere lyricism and bright articulations made him a superb acc...

Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07

The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...

DeMicco, Mike posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

DeMicco, Mike, guitarist, composer; b. 21 May 1957. He began his music studies on clarinet in the elementary school b...

Best Jazz Tracks for November posted in The Jazz.com Blog November 30, 08

“This track sounds like the 1972 disco hit 'Soul Makossa' as if sung by Kate Bush in duet with Captain Beefheart,” ...

Bakriges, Chris (Christopher George) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Bakriges, Chris (Christopher George), pianist, educator; b. Detroit, Michigan, 7 July 1958. Bakriges has lead his own...

Delaney, Marguerite (Peg) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Delaney, Marguerite (Peg), (maiden name, August),pianist, composer, educator; b. Schenectady, NY, 9 August 1949. Youn...

Buddy DeFranco: A Bird in Igor's Yard (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music January 19, 09

George Russell was born in 1923, became a drummer, and learned the basics of music theory and arranging while recover...

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, ...

Revisiting Jazz Classics posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 19, 08

Jazz.com features A Classic Revisited five day per week. This is a significant jazz track from the past, one wid...

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