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Lester Young: Crazy Over J-Z (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music August 16, 09

Two months before his fortieth birthday, Young is having the time of his life at the Royal Roost—unaware, perhaps, of...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: LESTER YOUNG AT 100

It’s hard to imagine what it was like. Today, New York City is so entrenched as the jazz scene of record that the...

Benny Golson at the Kennedy Center (Reviewed by Michael J. West) posted in The Jazz.com Blog January 27, 09

The Eisenhower Theater is the smallest on the main floor of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in W...

Lester Young & Oscar Peterson: Stardust (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music August 16, 09

Lester’s alcoholism had caught up with him by the early ‘50s, robbing him of his prowess on the saxophone. “Stardust”...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: LESTER YOUNG AT 100

It’s hard to imagine what it was like. Today, New York City is so entrenched as the jazz scene of record that the...

Billie Holiday: Time On My Hands (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music August 16, 09

Although he was amongst the most celebrated jazz soloists of the era, Lester Young takes no solo on “Time on My Hands...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: LESTER YOUNG AT 100

It’s hard to imagine what it was like. Today, New York City is so entrenched as the jazz scene of record that the...

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...

Contributors posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 28, 07

Richard Abowitz: Richard Abowitz has written for literary periodicals such as The Kenyon Review, but he is best know ...

Kahil El’Zabar in DC posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 09, 09

Michael J. West, a regular contributor to these pages, recently covered Oliver Lake and Benny Golson in this column...

Oliver Lake at Twins posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 01, 09

Michael J. West, a regular contributor to these pages, recently shared his thoughts on Benny Golson’s star-studded b...

Jim Hall at the Library of Congress posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 23, 09

Michael J. West, a regular contributor to jazz.com, has recently reported on performances by Kahil El’Zabar, Oliver ...

Fahn, Mike (Michael Jeff) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Fahn, Mike (Michael Jeff), valve trombonist; b. Queens, NY, 16 December 1960. He grew up in Huntington, Long Island.&...

Trumpet Heaven posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 07, 09

What happens when you fill up the stage with trumpeters, and put lots more in the audience? Michael J. West, a regu...

More on Musicians and Bad Reviews posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 19, 09

A few weeks back, Chris Kelsey published an entry here on "Musicians and Bad Reviews." Michael J. West, a regular con...

Ron Carter, Mulgrew Miller and Russell Malone in DC posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 16, 09

Michael J. West, a regular contributor to jazz.com, reports below on the performance by an all-star trio at Bohemian...

Lowry, Steve (Steven Michael) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Lowry, Steve (Steven Michael), trumpet, fluegalhorn, voice; b. Newark, NJ, 29 September 1945. His parents are Mary An...

DiRubbo, Mike (Michael Anthony) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Saxophonist, composer; b. New Haven, CT, 25 July 1970. His mother, AnnaMarie, was born in New Haven in 1941. His f...

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...

Breaking Jazz News & Opinion: May 2009 posted in Miscellaneous Pages June 01, 09

Rumors of jazz movies Will they ever come to the screen? How jazz works Jay Thomas gives...

Why Lester Young Matters posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 22, 09

Lester Young, whose 100th birthday will be celebrated on Thursday, exerted far more influence on later generations ...

Count Basie (featuring Lester Young): Oh, Lady Be Good (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music August 16, 09

A sort of dry run for the recently signed, but not-yet-recorded Count Basie Orchestra, the “Jones-Smith” session unle...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: LESTER YOUNG AT 100

It’s hard to imagine what it was like. Today, New York City is so entrenched as the jazz scene of record that the...

Count Basie: Honeysuckle Rose (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music August 16, 09

With Walter Page and Jo Jones standing firm behind him, Count Basie’s two stride piano choruses at the opening of “Ho...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: LESTER YOUNG AT 100

It’s hard to imagine what it was like. Today, New York City is so entrenched as the jazz scene of record that the...

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