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Charles Mingus: Track A - Solo Dancer (Stop! Look! and Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney) (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music June 10, 09

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is one of Charles Mingus’ true masterpieces, highlighting his incredible control ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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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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 (featuring Dizzy Gillespie): Pickin' the Cabbage (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 04, 08

Originally released on the Vocalion label, "Pickin' the Cabbage" is often referred to as Gillespie's first attempt at...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: A DIZZY DOZEN GILLESPIE CLASSICS

From his seminal work with Charlie Parker to his collaborations with Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie continually br...

Duke Ellington: Prima Bara Dubla (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music April 19, 08

Whole careers, it was said, could be rejuvenated with a single triumph at the Newport Jazz Festival. Case in point: D...

Duke Ellington (featuring Harry Carney): Frustration (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 22, 08

Harry Carney played the role of personal driver, trusted confidant and all-around best friend to the Duke throughout ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSENTIAL BARITONE SAX PERFORMANCES

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Morton, Benny (Henry Sterling) posted in Encyclopedia July 17, 09

Benny Morton's consistent excellence on the trombone made him one of the few pioneers of jazz on his instrument to en...

Brown, Lawrence posted in Encyclopedia July 17, 09

Lawrence Brown rounded out Duke Ellington's innovative trombone trifecta in the 1930s and 1940s, and he played in a ...

A Fitting Epitaph to Mingus's Big Score posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 18, 09

When jazz fans discuss the really big compositions of the past, a small number of controversial classics dominate the...

Breaking Jazz News & Opinion: August 2009 posted in Miscellaneous Pages September 01, 09

Twenty-somethings on a jazz mission They want to build the jazz audience with money borrowed from mom. Re...

Richards, Trevor (Hamilton Edward) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Richards, Trevor (Hamilton Edward), drummer, bandleader, writer; b. Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England, 29 August 1945. ...

Hart, Billy (William W.; Jabali) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hart, Billy (William W.; Jabali), drummer; b. Washington, DC, 29 November 1940. His grandmother was a concert pianis...

OctoJAZZarians Profile: Dr. Billy Taylor posted in Features and Interviews November 03, 07

For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their 8th decade. Oct...

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