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Antonio Carlos Jobim: Meditation (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

This Verve album, Jobim’s first as leader, was quickly assembled to capitalize on the meteoric success of “Girl from ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

Antonio Carlos Jobim: Chega de Saudade (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

This melody swings through a series of upward shifts, conveying optimism and hope. In the original lyrics by Viniciu...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

Dizzy Gillespie: Kush (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

Kush, an early civilization centered in North Africa's Nubian region (today's Sudan), flourished from 2000 to 1500 BC...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ EXOTICA

Exotica is armchair tourism. We experience foreign strangeness without the hassles of leaving home. No passports, imm...

Jones, Carmell (Carmell William Jones, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia April 16, 09

Trumpeter Carmell Jones stepped out of the riff-based traditions of Kansas City swing into hard bop. Equally at home ...

Porter, Larry (Lawrence Stephen) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Porter, Larry (Lawrence Stephen), piano; b. Cleveland, OH, 1 September 1951. His father, David Porter (born David Por...

Weiss, Klaus posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Weiss, Klaus, drums; b. Gevelsberg, Westfalen, Germany, 17 February 1942. His parents are Dr.Wolfgang Weiss (general ...

Brundl, Manfred posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Brundl, Manfred, double and electric bass, composer, teacher; b. Regensburg, Germany, 18 September 1959. His parents ...

Kohler, Wolfgang posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Kohler, Wolfgang, piano, comp. Teacher; b. Hofgeismar, West Germany, 15 October 1960. He's the son of Walter and Erik...

Sertso, Ingrid posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Sertso, Ingrid, vocals, poetry; Sertso spent over 20 years honing her art. During the late '60s, she lived in Euro...

Davis, Art (Arthur D.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Davis, Art (Arthur D.), bassist; b. Harrisburg, PA, 5 December, 1934, d. Long Beach, CA, 29 July, 2007. In interviews...

Altschul, Barry posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Altschul, Barry, drummer; b. N.Y., 6 January 1943. He is associated with free jazz but has also worked with the mains...

Coles, Johnny posted in Encyclopedia February 19, 09

Trumpeter Johnny Coles knew how to say the essential with very few notes: his sound was fragile, endearing, soft and ...

Ellis, Don (Donald Johnson) posted in Encyclopedia March 19, 09

Jazz critic Leonard Feather once predicted Don Ellis would replace Stan Kenton as the premier ensemble innovator i...

Walton, Cedar (Anthony, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09

Pianist Cedar Walton has displayed throughout his fifty-year career a deep melodic sensibility within the hard bop la...

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...

Drury, Andrew (Mowat) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Drury, Andrew (Mowat), drumset, percussion, composer, educator; b. Bellevue, WA, 4 December 1964. His mother is Eliza...

Iyer, Vijay (Vijay Srinivas Raghunathan) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Iyer, Vijay [Vijay Srinivas Raghunathan], violin, piano; b. Albany, NY, 26 October 1971. His last name was changed to...

Dixon, Ben (Harold) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Dixon, Ben (Harold), drummer, composer, arranger, teacher, clinician; b. Gaffney, SC, 25 December 1934.  As an i...

Marano, Nancy (Faith) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Marano, Nancy (Faith), voice, piano, educator; b. Weehawken, NJ, 24 January 1945. She grew up in Bergen County, NJ. H...

Bolling, Claude posted in Encyclopedia January 20, 09

Pianist and arranger Claude Bolling's work explores the commonalities of jazz and classical music. Initially praised ...

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