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Rashied Ali: Theme For Captain Black (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music August 06, 09

The first James Blood Ulmer record I bought came from a little record/book store in a generic strip mall (Wait, isn't...

John Coltrane: Venus (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music June 25, 08

This is a duet with Rashied Ali on drums, playing brushes. It’s a ballad-like, lyrical, rubato piece, and the way the...

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

                     Joe Lovano,...

John Coltrane: Mars (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 06, 07

        John Coltrane     Photo by Herb Snitzer Coltrane stri...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL JOHN COLTRANE PERFORMANCES

John Coltrane (1926-1967) started out as a promising straight-ahead bop player who served under Thelonious Monk, Mile...

James Blood Ulmer: Lonely Woman (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 01, 07

Before James Blood Ulmer turned himself over to the blues (which admittedly was a strong part of his playing all alon...

John Coltrane: Expression (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music June 25, 08

This is from Coltrane’s last session meant to be released. We just recorded it with the Saxophone Summit on our lat...

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

                     Joe Lovano,...

Ali, Rashied (Robert Patterson Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia August 14, 09

Drummer Rashied Ali dedicated his career to enhancing the voice of the drums in the modern jazz ensemble. Best known ...

Ulmer, James "Blood" posted in Encyclopedia July 16, 09

Guitarist James “Blood” Ulmer's visceral performance style combines influences from blues, funk, jazz and rock in a t...

Ess, Gene (Gene Ichita Shimosato) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ess, Gene [Gene Ichita Shimosato], guitarist, composer, producer, teacher; b. Taipei, Taiwan, 31 July 1965.  Mov...

Bemkey, Andrew posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Bemkey, Andrew, piano, bass clarinet; b. Libertyville, IL, 6 August 1974. The only child of Bruce and Cindy Boehmke (...

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...

Berardi, Sangeeta Michael posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Berardi, Sangeeta Michael, guitarist; b. Waterbury, CT, 2 September 1939. He began playing guitar at age ten, and gig...

Abdullah, Ahmed (Leroy Bland) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Abdullah, Ahmed [Leroy Bland] , trumpeter, composer; b. Harlem, NY, 10 May 1947. His father was Lubia Bland (died 10/...

akLaff (sic), Pheeroan (Paul Maddox) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

akLaff (sic), Pheeroan [Paul Maddox], drummer, composer; b. Detroit, Michigan 27 January, 1955. He is the second of s...

Garrison, Matt (Matthew Justin) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Garrison, Matt (Matthew Justin), bassist; b. New York, NY, 2 June 1970. From an early age he would sing the bass line...

Campbell Jr., Roy (Sinclair) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Campbell Jr., Roy (Sinclair), trumpeter, flugelhorn, flutist, composer, actor; b. Los Angeles, CA, 29 September 1952...

Fasteau, Kali Z. (Zusaan Kali Fasteau) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Fasteau, Kali  Z. [Zusaan Kali Fasteau], composer and multi-instrumentalist, soprano and alto saxophone, Ney &am...

Fortune, Sonny (Cornelius) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09

Sonny Fortune’s round and robust timbre on the alto saxophone and warm, precise attack on the flute have made him the...

Adams, George (Rufus) posted in Encyclopedia September 17, 09

Tenor saxophonist and flutist George Adams combined elements of blues, funk, jazz and rhythm and blues with his own p...

Murphy, Paul posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Murphy, Paul, drummer; b. Worcester, MA, 25 January 1949. He studied music, percussion, and timpani for 9 years wi...

Steve Lacy: Stamps (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music December 23, 08

According to John Swenson’s liner notes, Raps “documents Lacy’s first real acceptance here in the U.S. since his 1965...

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