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Woody Shaw: Ginseng People (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music September 17, 08Revisiting another of his classic lines from the CBS era with a “local” rhythm section comprising one established mas...
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...
Horace Silver: Lonely Woman (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music August 27, 08Horace Silver's ballad playing isn't always completely satisfying for me, especially when his fondness for quoting ma...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HORACE SILVER
Perceptive commentators such as Martin Williams and Bob Blumenthal have written about the creative craftsmanship of...
Horace Silver: Nica's Dream (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music September 01, 08Some people called her the 'jazz baroness': the Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter. But to the jazz greats she was...
Horace Silver: Que Pasa? (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music July 16, 09By the time Horace Silver had recorded his 1964 masterpiece Song for my Father, his impact at fusing Brazilian elemen...
M'Boom: Onomatopoeia (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 15, 09M’Boom is an all-percussion ensemble, a special group formed in 1970; this recording is from 1979, so it was a while ...
Ramo, Michele posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Ramo, Michele, 7 string nylon fingerstyle jazz guitarist, jazz violinist, composer, educator; b. Mazara Del Vallo, Si...
Ranelin, Phil (Phillip Arthur) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Ranelin, Phil (Phillip Arthur), trombonist, composer, arranger, producer; b. Indianapolis, IN, 25 May 1939. From 1...
Pullen, Don (Gabriel) posted in Encyclopedia July 17, 09Pianist Don Pullen straddled the line between the lyrical devices of bebop and the primal dissonance of free jazz. Th...
Lateef, Yusef Abdul (William Evans) posted in Encyclopedia March 31, 08Saxophonist and flutist Yusef Lateef is a prolific iconoclast who doubles on a number of instruments from around the ...
Washington, SalimMichael S. Washington posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Washington, Salim [Michael S. Washington], tenor saxophone, flute, oboe, composer, educator, author; b. Memphis, TN, ...
Horace Silver: Filthy McNasty (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 16, 07Though this Horace Silver group contained no outright superstars, their unity and foot-stomping swing made them one o...
Mitchell, Blue (Richard Allen) posted in Encyclopedia January 27, 08Trumpeter Blue Mitchell’s contributions to the emergence of the hard bop style remain largely underappreciated. He is...
Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog May 29, 08As regular visitors to this site know, jazz.com takes a different approach to reviewing music. Our team of more t...
A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...
Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...
Revisiting Jazz Classics posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 09, 08Jazz.com features A Classic Revisited five day per week. This is our chance to showcase significant jazz perform...
McBride, Christian posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07McBride, Christian, bassist; b. Philadelphia, PA, 31 May 1972. His mother is Renee McBride and his father is Lee Smit...
Braden, Don posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Braden, Don, tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, composer/arranger; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, 20 November 1963. Raised in Louis...
Scott, Knoel Ajiboye (Noel Scott) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Scott, Knoel Ajiboye [Noel Scott], alto saxophonist; b. Baltimore, MD, 18 July 1956. He's the son of Brooks and Katha...
Melvoin, Michael posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Melvoin, Michael, keyboards, composer; b. Oshkosh, WI, 10 May 1937. Melvoin is one of the most versatile and accom...
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