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Charlie Parker: I Get a Kick Out of You (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music March 13, 08

Charlie Parker Plays Cole Porter was Bird’s last studio date—and his only concept album. There was one composer (Port...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: CHARLIE PARKER'S OVERLOOKED GEMS

There are no bad Charlie Parker recordings. Everything Bird recorded had the blues and soul baked right in. So to ass...

Charlie Parker: Moose the Mooche (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music October 26, 07

The Dial Sessions mark Parker’s greatest legacy, and on his debut date for the label, the altoist is at top form. Th...

Charlie Parker: The Gypsy (Rating: 60/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

Bop's proudest soloist never forgave producer Ross Russell for releasing this exercise in self-humiliation (self-immo...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING

Jazz.com visitors will notice that most of our reviews are favorable. That's because (a) we love jazz and (b) in bu...

Charlie Parker: Ornithology (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

Charlie Parker's 1946 Hollywood stay was personally disastrous, culminating in arrest and six-month commitment to a s...

Charlie Parker: A Night in Tunisia (1946) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music January 06, 08

Charlie Parker's alto break on his Dial recording of "A Night in Tunisia" lasts only seven seconds -- but it may be t...

Charlie Parker: Lover Man (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music March 04, 08

Recorded in Hollywood for Dial during a West Coast trip, "Lover Man" marks a turning point in Parker’s career. High a...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: CHARLIE PARKER'S OVERLOOKED GEMS

There are no bad Charlie Parker recordings. Everything Bird recorded had the blues and soul baked right in. So to ass...

Art Tatum & Roy Eldridge: Night and Day (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music October 10, 09

Art Tatum had performed with Roy Eldridge back in 1944 at a famous concert by the Esquire All-Stars, but their paths ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ART TATUM AT 100

Art Tatum would be celebrating his 100th birthday this week. His death at age 47 back in 1956 is now a distant eve...

Charlie Parker: I've Got You Under My Skin (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 01, 09

On April 4, 1952, an article appeared in Downbeat with the stark headline: "Granz Wouldn't Let Me Record With Parker,...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ROY HAYNES

The century mark is a uniquely exciting time in the development of a major musical style. History is unearthed, co...

Jimmy Witherspoon: 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do(aka 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do) (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music January 07, 08

Famously recorded by Bessie Smith in 1923, “'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do” became a signature tune for Jimmy With...

Haynes, Roy (Owen) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 08

Drummer Roy Haynes has sat at the helm of jazz for more than sixty years. Like his early idol Jo Jones, Haynes's expr...

Dolphy, Eric (Allen) posted in Encyclopedia July 19, 08

Alto saxophonist, flutist, and bass clarinetist Dolphy was a key figure on New York's early avant-garde scene, and he...

Dorham, Kenny (McKinley Howard) posted in Encyclopedia February 18, 09

Kenny Dorham has been scandalously undervalued in the jazz trumpet lineage. His breathy tone was not the immediate wa...

Farmer, Art (Arthur Stewart) posted in Encyclopedia July 15, 09

Art Farmer’s gentle intonation and articulation on the trumpet and flugelhorn brought a welcome contrast to the somet...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

Krupa, Gene (Eugene Bertram) posted in Encyclopedia June 19, 08

Drummer Gene Krupa's charisma lit the flame underneath the Benny Goodman Quartet and Big Band in the 1930s. He was a...

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. ...

In Conversation with Steve Kuhn posted in Features and Interviews September 11, 09

By Ted Panken                 ...

Bregman, Buddy (Louis I Bregman II) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Bregman, Buddy [Louis I Bregman II], film composer, arranger, conductor, TV/Film producer, director, writer; b. Chica...

Stern, Bobby posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Stern, Bobby (Robert Allen), saxophonist, wind synthesist (EWI), producer, educator; b. Rochester, NY, 13 October 195...

DeRosa, Richard (Jerome) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

DeRosa, Richard (Jerome), composer, arranger, drummer, university professor; b. Huntington, NY, 25 November 1955. His...

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