Search results for "Sonny Clark"

Sonny Clark: Sonny's Crib (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 23, 08

One of Sonny Clark's best trio sessions was strangely not recorded by Blue Note, the label for which he was virtually...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE SONNYS OF JAZZ

Jazz Quiz: What do these names have in common? Saul Berman Herman Blount Conrad Yeatis Clark William Criss C...

Grant Green: It Ain't Necessarily So (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music August 09, 08

Some of Grant Green's most memorable recorded tracks happen to be of long duration, such as "Idle Moments" and "Nomad...

Sonny Clark: Come Rain Or Come Shine (Rating: 82/100) posted in Music May 17, 09

“Come Rain Or Come Shine” is usually played in ballad tempo, but it is not an ordinary ballad. Because of the intensi...

Sonny Rollins: Grand Street (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 06, 08

Sonny Rollins had been recording steadily for 9½ years, but this was his first big band date. Of course, Sonny always...

Sonny Clark: Cool Struttin' (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

For this laid-back blowing session, Sonny Clark fronts an all-star lineup of which he was the only non-star, although...

Sonny Clark: Lover (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music November 21, 07

Soundman Rudy Van Gelder's reverb made hard-edged trumpeters such as Lee Morgan and Donald Byrd sound commodious, but...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT LOVERS

Jazz has always relied on popular songs to connect quickly with an audience. In return, jazz has helped keep alive ...

Jackie McLean: Fidel (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music July 18, 08

Ten days before 27-year-old Jackie McLean's first Blue Note recording session as a leader, another first-time leader ...

Dexter Gordon: Three O'Clock in the Morning (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

Originally a follower of Lester Young, Dexter Gordon emerged in the 1940s as a major bebop tenor saxophonist, becomin...

Jackie McLean: A Fickle Sonance (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 03, 08

This is an interesting performance that takes place, both musically and chronologically, in a transitional zone betwe...

Serge Chaloff: A Handful of Stars (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music December 23, 08

The best baritone saxophonist most listeners have never heard of: Serge Chaloff, whose rather incredible talents comb...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSENTIAL BARITONE SAX PERFORMANCES

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Dexter Gordon: Cheese Cake (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music April 14, 09

Once asked which of his own Blue Note albums his personal favorite was, Gordon rather surprisingly offered a response...

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

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Serge Chaloff: The Goof and I (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music November 11, 07

A study in tragedy, Serge Chaloff’s life was cut short just as a promising career was taking off. A tremendously gift...

Dexter Gordon: Love for Sale (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

The man called “Long Tall Dexter” possessed a tone as striking and unforgettable as his 6’5” frame. He commanded the ...

Dexter Gordon: You Stepped Out of a Dream (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 07, 07

Part of a jazz lover's impossible mission, should you decide to accept it, is to champion artists forsaken in fashion...

Tina Brooks: Star Eyes (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music May 15, 08

Tina Brooks did not record during the last dozen years of his life, and was a largely forgotten figure at the time of...

Terry, Clark posted in Encyclopedia November 19, 08

Trumpeter Clark Terry's lyrical imagination and virtuosity have brought him worldwide acclaim in a career which spans...

Stitt, Sonny (Edward) posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09

Saxophonist Sonny Stitt combined bebop, blues, and swing into a sound that took chances. A versatile player of alto, ...

Sonny Rollins, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Lennie Tristano on DVD posted in The Jazz.com Blog January 06, 09

Thomas Cunniffe is an erudite commentator on matters jazzy, and our resident expert on the many jazz DVDs coming...

Meyers, Paul (Clarke) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Meyers, Paul (Clarke), guitarist (electric and acoustic), composer, educator; b. New York City, 28 June 1956. His fat...

Jones, "Philly Joe" (Joseph Rudolph) posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09

Philly Joe Jones established himself as the premier jazz drummer of the mid to late 1950s. As a member of trumpeter M...

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