Search results for "Mario Bauza"

Mario Bauzá: Cubauza (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music March 07, 08

Recorded just a few months before his passing, this album became a posthumous homage to the great Mario Bauzá. Its ti...

Machito: Tanga (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Written by Mario Bauza, the musician who brought Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo together, “Tanga” is a forgotten clas...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE LATIN JAZZ CLASSICS

         Percussionist,  artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's n...

Charlie Parker (with Machito): Okiedoke (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music March 07, 08

Weeks after the 1948 recording ban was lifted on musicians, Clef Records producer Norman Granz brought Charlie Parker...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: CHARLIE PARKER'S OVERLOOKED GEMS

There are no bad Charlie Parker recordings. Everything Bird recorded had the blues and soul baked right in. So to ass...

Chico O’Farrill: Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Chico O’Farrill, an important Latin jazz pioneer, achieved success as a bandleader, composer and arranger. O’Farrill...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE LATIN JAZZ CLASSICS

         Percussionist,  artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's n...

Cab Calloway (featuring Chu Berry): Ghost of a Chance (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 04, 07

If he hadn't died from a car crash at 31, Chu Berry might've joined the great first-generation triumvirate of tenorme...

Cab Calloway: Tarzan of Harlem (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music May 17, 08

Who could possibly follow the Ellington band at the Cotton Club? Only Cab Calloway, the heppest cat on the third plan...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HARLEM

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Chick Webb: Liza (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music May 17, 08

Jazz fans all know Ella Fitzgerald's hit recording of "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" -- but how many have checked out this ve...

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Davis, Jr., Stanton posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Davis, Jr., Stanton, trumpet, composer; b. New Orleans, LA, 10 Novemberr 1945. He studied at Berklee College of Music...

Dalto, Adela posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Dalto, Adela, singer, songwriter; b. Weslaco, TX, 18 November 1953. Her parents Leonor and Jose Lezama live in Texas....

In Conversation with Arturo O’Farrill posted in Features and Interviews June 10, 08

By Tomas Peña Congratulations on successfully completing your first season at Symphony Space! Thank...

Berroa, Ignacio posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Berroa, Ignacio, percussion; born in Havana Cuba on July 8,1953. Following his father's footsteps he began his musica...

Urcola, Diego posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Urcola, Diego, trumpeter; b. Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5 November 1965. He began his musical studies at the age of 9, ...

Kirchner, Bill (William Joseph Kirchner, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Kirchner, Bill [William Joseph Kirchner, Jr.], soprano saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader, historian, recor...

Dizzy Gillespie: Manteca (live 1948) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

                Dizzy Gillespie at Birdland, photo by Marcel Fleiss ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE LATIN JAZZ CLASSICS

         Percussionist,  artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's n...

Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb: A-Tisket, A-Tasket (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 06, 07

     Ella Fitzgerald and Ray Brown at Birdland, photo by Marcel Fleiss Ella Fitzgerald's breakth...

In Conversation with Eddie Palmieri and Brian Lynch posted in Features and Interviews January 21, 08

By Bob Blumenthal Introduction: For the past six years, I have served as critic-in-residence at the Discover...

Ella Fitzgerald (with Chick Webb): A-Tisket, A-Tasket (Rating: 75/100) posted in Music February 19, 08

Endearing as this performance is by Ella, it also says a lot about her as an artist. For her the song is fun. When s...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL ELLA FITZGERALD PERFORMANCES

Ella Fitzgerald lived to sing. Nothing in her life meant as much to her. Yet she never had a music lesson in her life...

Ella Fitzgerald (with Chick Webb): Chew, Chew, Chew (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music February 19, 08

During her performances with Chick Webb’s orchestra, Ella not only served as featured vocalist, but also stood out as...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL ELLA FITZGERALD PERFORMANCES

Ella Fitzgerald lived to sing. Nothing in her life meant as much to her. Yet she never had a music lesson in her life...

Bobby Sanabria: Wild Jungle (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music May 05, 09

Blistering! Good gawd! If you want to listen to this music I would suggest the following precautions: apply a good la...

Webb, William Henry “Chick” posted in Encyclopedia September 18, 09

Swing music literally emerged before Chick Webb's eyes as he sat on his drummer's throne on the stage of the Home of ...

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