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Miles Davis: Archie Moore (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 31, 08

Miles Davis was a boxer trapped in a trumpeter's body. So it is no surprise that he named many songs or performances ...

Ray Brown-Monty Alexander-Sam Most: Too Late Now (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music September 03, 09

There's plenty of Ray Brown and Monty Alexander to be heard on numerous CDs, but most of flutist Sam Most's work is h...

Jeff Albert: I Was Just Looking For My Pants (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music April 02, 09

First of all, I have to admit that the title sucked me in. C'mon, humor does belong in music and you know it! Of cour...

Ray, Michael posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ray, Michael, trumpet, vocalist, composer and producer; b. Trenton, NJ, 24 December 1952. Ray grew up in Trenton, ...

OctoJAZZarian Profile: Carline Ray posted in Features and Interviews March 17, 09

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

Howard Alden: Displacement (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 19, 08

In Woody Allen's 1999 film Sweet and Lowdown, Sean Penn plays the fictitious Emmet Ray, the second greatest jazz guit...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JAZZ GUITAR

          The Guitarist, artwork by Suzanne Cerny They say t...

Charlie Barnet: Skyliner (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music March 15, 09

Charlie Barnet’s dual-themed “Skyliner” emulates the sound of a fast-moving modern express train, with the jabbing br...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TRAIN TRACKS

For big bands in the thirties, trains were the logical upgrade from the drudgery of the band bus. Airplanes wer...

Coleman Hawkins: Body and Soul (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music November 02, 07

    Coleman Hawkins, photo by Ray AveryHistorian Ted Gioia calls this "the most celebrated saxoph...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE BLUE & SENTIMENTAL TENOR SAX BALLADS

    Saxophone by Suzanne Cerny The tenor is the manliest saxophone and possibly the m...

Baldwin, Bob (Robert Garfield Baldwin, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Baldwin, Bob [Robert Garfield Baldwin, Jr.], piano, keyboards, producer; b. Mt. Vernon, NY, 9 December 1960. He was b...

Hemingway, Gerry posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hemingway, Gerry, composer, percussionist; b. New Haven, CT, 23 March 1955. The family was based in the New Haven are...

A History of New Orleans Music in 100 Tracks (Part Two) posted in Features and Interviews September 02, 09

Edited by Ted Gioia Below is the second and final part of jazz.com's history of New Orleans music in 100 tracks. ...

Reid, Rufus (L.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Reid, Rufus (L.), bass, educator, author; b. Atlanta, GA, 10 February 1944. His mother, Sylvia Reid, and his father, ...

The Best Jazz Web Links: August 2008 posted in Miscellaneous Pages August 31, 08

The Jazz History Map of the US Map by Dion Good captures the regional development of jazz music. ...

Sauter, Jim (James Henry) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Sauter, Jim (James Henry), saxophones; b. Nyack. NY, 23 July 1953. Sauter grew up in a musical family in West Nyack, ...

Seeger, Brian posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Seeger, Brian, guitar, composer, producer; b. Mt. Clemens, MI, 27 August 1960. His family moved frequently, spending ...

Husband, Gary (Peter) posted in Encyclopedia February 21, 09

Gary Peter Husband, born June 14, 1960 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, is a jazz, jazz-fusion, rock and pop...

Wood, Chris (Christopher Barry) posted in Encyclopedia October 19, 09

Bassist Chris Wood's sense of swing anchors the genre-bending grooves of Medeski, Martin and Wood. His multifaceted ...

Carter, Betty (Lillie Mae Jones) posted in Encyclopedia September 16, 09

Betty Carter's performances juxtaposed scat singing with animated syncopations, which gave her a unique sound amongst...

In Conversation with Anat Cohen and Duduka Da Fonseca posted in Features and Interviews April 25, 09

By Ted Panken                 ...

Rosnes, Renee posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rosnes, Renee, piano; b. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 24 March 1962. She was the youngest of three adopted girls and...

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