Search results for "Paul Jackson"

Paul Jackson: T-Bolt (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music August 14, 09

Opening up with a dirty, dark funk beat and bass line, Paul Jackson sets the mood perfectly for this 1978 album that ...

The Headhunters: God Made Me Funky (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music August 13, 09

Okay, let's do this. Even without Herbie Hancock on this track, the Headhunters lay down the sickest funk groove. Wit...

The Headhunters: If You Got It, You'll Get It (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music August 14, 09

When you talk a band bringing the funk, you've got to talk about the Headhunters. Fresh off of several albums with He...

Herbie Hancock: Sun Touch (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music August 18, 09

Herbie Hancock has always been one that pushed the stylistic envelope, regardless if he is playing straight ahead jaz...

Herbie Hancock: Watermelon Man (from Head Hunters, 1973) (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 28, 07

Always dangerous to try to remake a classic. You can't just turn Citizen Kane into an story about an Internet media ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL HERBIE HANCOCK PERFORMANCES

When Miles Davis hired Herbie Hancock (along with Ron Carter and Tony Williams) in 1963, few fans believed that this ...

Herbie Hancock: Bubbles (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music August 18, 09

I always like how musicians are able to come up with fitting titles for their songs. Herbie Hancock's "Bubbles" is a ...

Milt Jackson & John Coltrane: Be-Bop (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 02, 08

There was more to Milt Jackson than putting on a tuxedo with the Modern Jazz Quartet and performing what some perceiv...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: GREAT VIBES

Vibraphonist Jay Hoggard, in the notes to his 1989 Overview release, made the following observations about his in...

John Coltrane: Three Little Words (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music June 25, 08

It’s incredible to hear Coltrane play on standard songs with this rhythm section. Hank is very free in the harmonic...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JOE LOVANO SELECTS ESSENTIAL JOHN COLTRANE

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Duke Ellington (featuring Louie Bellson): Skin Deep (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music February 16, 09

A few years after this recording, rock bands would discover the allure of long, intense drum solos. This was more th...

Mike Westbrook: Hooray! (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 09, 07

This album led trumpeter and author Ian Carr to say that Westbrook had “emancipated British jazz from American slaver...

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

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Duke Ellington: Mood Indigo (1950) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music November 23, 07

The advent of the long-playing record finally released Duke Ellington from the time constraints that had previously f...

Duke Ellington: The Tattooed Bride (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 24, 07

Ellington was ahead of his time, and not just for preferring his brides with tattoos. This extended piece, premiered...

Ella Fitzgerald (with Duke Ellington): Take the 'A' Train (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 06, 08

Matching Ella Fitzgerald with the Duke Ellington Orchestra on its signature tune is a surefire winner. But when you ...

Duke Ellington: Solitude (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

Ellington Indigos is one of my favorite Ellington albums. Recorded right after Such Sweet Thunder, it was designed to...

Thelonious Monk: I Should Care (1948) (Rating: 62/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

At a historic session where he first recorded his stunning originals "Evidence," "Misterioso," "Epistrophy" and "I Me...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING

Jazz.com visitors will notice that most of our reviews are favorable. That's because (a) we love jazz and (b) in bu...

Duke Ellington: A Tone Parallel To Harlem (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music November 23, 07

Many fans back in the early 1950s thought that the arrival of the LP -- youngsters, that stands for "Long Playing" re...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HARLEM

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Jackson, Paul posted in Encyclopedia September 18, 09

Paul Jackson's electric bass lines gave backbone to Herbie Hancock's Headhunters band in the 1970s. A product of San ...

Kirk Whalum: In All the Earth (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

Gospel music was as intrinsic to saxophonist Kirk Whalum’s musical development and musical identity as was jazz, and ...

Herbie Hancock: Butterfly (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music December 19, 08

Herbie Hancock, the musical chameleon of jazz, struck gold with Thrust. This song is no exception as it cements the s...

Herbie Hancock: Hang Up Your Hang Ups (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music December 19, 08

Herbie Hancock recorded a plethora of timeless music in the 1970s. After finding his niche with funk-laced fusion, he...

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