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Claude Williams: Cherokee (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music August 03, 09

Claude Williams was the 85-year old senior member of the orchestra for the Black and Blue revue on Broadway when he w...

Dexter Gordon: 'Round Midnight (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music January 13, 08

Due in large part to the concluding chapter of Ken Burns’s engaging yet contentious documentary Jazz, the return of D...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD

Whenever I step inside the Village Vanguard, I am always struck by a déjà vu sense of the awe-inspiring amounts of ...

Woody Shaw: Hello to the Wind (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 17, 08

Woody Shaw’s series of Muse records from 1974 to 1979 really heralded his arrival as the “next cat” on the trumpet to...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BRIAN LYNCH SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL WOODY SHAW TRACKS

Editor's Note: From the nature of his remarks on these dozen choice tracks by the iconic trumpeter Woody Shaw (1944-1...

Dexter Gordon: Gingerbread Boy (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music September 17, 08

This recording contains all the feeling of New York in the ’70s. It was a big event in jazz when Dexter Gordon return...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BRIAN LYNCH SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL WOODY SHAW TRACKS

Editor's Note: From the nature of his remarks on these dozen choice tracks by the iconic trumpeter Woody Shaw (1944-1...

Dexter Gordon: It’s You or No One (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music April 14, 09

After thirty-plus years in the business with a respected yet somehow undervalued reputation, Dexter Gordon received a...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: DEXTER GORDON

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Sam Jones: Visitation (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music September 09, 09

With the application of the cello into the jazz ensemble, many used the instrument to explore new melodic terrain. Sa...

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

Can the cello swing? Can the cello be as melodically sophisticated as traditional jazz instruments? Is the cell...

In Conversation with Roy Hargrove posted in Features and Interviews September 18, 09

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The Best Jazz Web Links: June 2008 posted in Miscellaneous Pages July 01, 08

Ronnie Matthews dead at age 72 The pianist succumbs to pancreatic cancer. Dave Carpenter dead...

Gates, James (James Bryant Gates Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Gates, James [James Bryant Gates Jr.], saxophonist; b. Richmond, VA, 21 September 1959. His mother, Della Mae Gates, ...

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...

Freddie Hubbard: Breaking Point (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

Freddie Hubbard occasionally delved into more avant realms, and this track is a good example. A great tune—tune withi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RANDY BRECKER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL FREDDIE HUBBARD TRACKS

Note: During the course of a career that spanned more than a half century, Freddie Hubbard made his mark as one of th...

Remembering Johnny Griffin posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 28, 08

Ted Panken shares his thoughts on saxophonist Johnny Griffin, who died in France on Friday. Panken recalls below his...

The Borough Where Jazz Lives posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 13, 09

Tim Wilkins edits the Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians here at jazz.com, and regularly contributes reviews in this colu...

Hardman, Bill (William Franklin) posted in Encyclopedia May 17, 09

Bill Hardman was one of hard bop's go-to trumpeters, best known for his three separate stints in Art Blakey’s Jazz Me...

Chapin, Thomas (Durfee) posted in Encyclopedia July 15, 09

Alto saxophonist and flutist Thomas Chapin was a spontaneous traditionalist, whose quirky music is playful yet firmly...

Rich, Buddy (Bernard) posted in Encyclopedia July 16, 09

Drummer Buddy Rich's combined his dexterous use of difficult rhythmic devices with an ability to accompany any melody...

Prince, Mark (G.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Prince, Mark (G.), drums; b. Washington, DC, 10 February 1973. Born and raised in Washington, DC, Mark has developed ...

Barron, Kenneth "Kenny" posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Barron, Kenneth "Kenny", piano; b. Philadelphia, June 9, 1943. His father William was a quiet man who worked in const...

Coleman, Steve posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Coleman, Steve, alto saxophonist, composer, band leader. Steve began playing music just days before his 14th birthda...

George Benson: Take Five (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 23, 08

Some tuning discrepancies exist here between guitar and bass, but it doesn't matter much, because the track is energe...

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