Search results for "Marvin Stamm"

Thad Jones & Mel Lewis: Tiptoe (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 09, 07

Thad Jones was arguably the most consistently interesting big band arranger of the 1960s and 1970s, and “Tiptoe” is o...

Stan Kenton: Warm Blue Stream (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 30, 08

Recorded by Wally Heider during a live gig, this track is notable for several reasons. The song itself deserves more ...

George Benson: Shape of Things That Are and Were (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music October 20, 08

On this blues head by Benson from his 1968 A&M Records debut, he gives a nod to his predecessor Wes Montgomery and al...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BOBBY BROOM SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GEORGE BENSON TRACKS

Editor's Note: Around 1975, Bobby Broom, a 14-year-old guitar aspirant from Harlem who was playing R&B, funk, and so...

Grover Washington, Jr.: Mister Magic (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

This is the title track from a classic album by one of contemporary jazz’s most beloved artists. A grooving, R&B-flav...

Benny Carter: Central City Sketches (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music December 08, 07

Benny Carter was six months shy of his 80th birthday when he debuted this extended composition at a "standing room on...

Bill Evans & Claus Ogerman: Symbiosis (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music January 22, 08

Bill Evans was working in familiar territory on most of his 1970s recordings, playing standards and his own compositi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BILL EVANS

Bill Evans’s career as a jazz pianist started with little fanfare. His first leader date, New Jazz Conceptions fro...

George Benson: Ready and Able (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 20, 08

After the crisp execution of this Jimmy Smith-penned melody on the chords of "I Got Rhythm," it’s equally exciting to...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BOBBY BROOM SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GEORGE BENSON TRACKS

Editor's Note: Around 1975, Bobby Broom, a 14-year-old guitar aspirant from Harlem who was playing R&B, funk, and so...

Louis Armstrong: This Black Cat Has 9 Lives (Rating: 81/100) posted in Music August 13, 09

Talk about sloganeering. On one of the weirdest straightforward jazz recordings of all time, Louis "Pops" Armstrong ...

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...

Stamm, Marvin (Louis) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Stamm, Marvin (Louis), trumpet and Flugelhorn; performer, educator, writer; b. May 23, 1939, Memphis, TN.  His f...

Kafer, Karolyn posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Kafer, Karolyn, woodwind player, alto, tenor, soprano and baritone saxophones, flute, piccolo, oboe, English Horn, ...

Freedman, Bob (Robert Morris) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Freedman, Bob (Robert Morris), arranger, conductor, pianist, saxophonist, educator; b. Mount Vernon, NY, 23 January 2...

Palombi, Phil (Phillip Richard) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Palombi, Phil (Phillip Richard), bass; b. Youngstown, OH, 12 August 1970. He grew up 20 minutes outside of Youngstown...

Richmond, Mike (Michael) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Richmond, Mike (Michael), bassist, educator, author; b. Philadelphia, PA, 26 February 1948. His mother was Anna (born...

Carroll, Tom posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Carroll, Tom, guitarist; b. Columbus, Ohio, 29 September 1950. He moved to New York City in March 1961. He presently...

Crump, Stephan (Claude) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Crump, Stephan (Claude), acoustic and electric bassist, composer; b. Memphis, TN, 8 February 1972. He grew up in Memp...

Spadoni, Roberto posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Spadoni, Roberto, guitarist, composer, conductor, teacher; b. Rome, Italy, 10 December 1963. From 1987-1989, he wa...

Spurr, Kenneth (Norris) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Spurr, Kenneth (Norris), jazz pianist, band leader, educator; b. Elmhurst, IL, 9 May 1968.   Ken's parents ...

Muellner, Tommy (Thomas Michael) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Muellner, Tommy (Thomas Michael), piano; b. Chicago, IL, 25 January 1953. His father is John F. (Frank) Muellner, bor...

V, Frankie (Frank Vardaros) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

V, Frankie [Frank Vardaros], trumpeter, flugelhornist; b. Long Island, NY, 16 December 1964. His parents are Frank an...

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