Search results for "Sam Rivers"

Dave Holland: Rivers Run (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 05, 08

This is the leader's tribute to his erstwhile colleague, the great progressive tenor and soprano sax player Sam River...

Sam Rivers: Cyclic Episode (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music January 16, 09

Sam Rivers and Tony Williams, friends from their days in Boston, were a perfect pair at this stage of their careers, ...

Sam Rivers: Beatrice (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

This ballad (played here at a rather swift tempo) is one of Sam Rivers's most famous compositions, and its fame is de...

Sam Rivers: Tranquility (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music September 16, 08

This intriguing track begins with a funky tuba/bass/drum vamp that makes you go back to your iPod to make sure you pu...

Dave Holland: Four Winds (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Dave Holland said the inspiration for his album Conference of the Birds came from the birds that gathered outside his...

Andrew Hill: Desire (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music November 10, 08

I love the vibe of this piece. It’s very focused and dark, with a kind of lope to it. The bassline is really simple, ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: VIJAY IYER SURVEYS THE MUSIC OF ANDREW HILL

In 1995, Vijay Iyer, then a 24-year-old Berkeley PhD candidate in Physics with an interest in the neurobiology of ...

Dave Holland: Conference of the Birds (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music December 18, 07

Jazz was exploring new horizons during the 1970s, dancing on the divide between consonance and dissonance, Europe and...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ECM - THE FIRST DECADE

The ECM record label, founded by Manfred Eicher in 1969, continues to expand our musical horizons after almost four d...

Bobby Hutcherson: Idle While (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music June 16, 09

Although Bobby Hutcherson's earlier date, The Kicker, has since been released on CD, Dialogue, at the time of origin...

Lettuce: Speak E.Z. (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 15, 09

Blues, rock 'n' roll and jazz have undergone a turbulent evolutionary process over the decades, with their tenuous no...

Rivers, Sam (Samuel Carthorn) posted in Encyclopedia April 07, 08

Multiinstrumentalist and composer Sam Rivers has amassed a distinct and varied body of work linked by a devotion to i...

Robert Glasper: Beatrice (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 10, 08

Robert Glasper continues to prove himself as a leader in this odd-metered Sam Rivers tune. Glasper's statement of the...

In Conversation With Dave Holland posted in Features and Interviews December 16, 08

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Holland, Dave (David) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Holland, Dave (David), bassist, cello/piano/composer; b. Wolverhampton, England, 1 October 1946. He was drawn to musi...

Williams, Tony (Anthony Tillmon) posted in Encyclopedia September 21, 08

"Four-limb independence," the ability to sustain four rhythmic ideas at once, has become an essential skill for moder...

Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 05, 09

Jazz.com published its 6,000th article yesterday—a total which includes more than 4,000 track reviews contributed by...

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...

Galper, Hal (Harold Galper) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Galper, Hal [Harold Galper], piano, author, educator; b. Salem, MA, 18 April 1938. Galper, Hal (Harold), pianist; b. ...

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/...

Braxton, Anthony posted in Encyclopedia January 19, 09

Multireedist Anthony Braxton has demonstrated a consistent ability to defy categories as a musician, bandleader, and ...

Jaki Byard: Blues au Gratin (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music September 14, 09

I have my students listen to this track. The humor in Jaki's music is always apparent, but he was not above putting a...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JASON MORAN SELECTS 12 CLASSIC JAKI BYARD TRACKS

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