Search results for "Sonny Criss"
Sonny Criss: Sonny's Dream (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music January 30, 08A fast minor waltz has Sonny wailing from the first notes of his solo, as Tapscott's tune and arrangement inspire him...
Sonny Criss: Black Coffee (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 13, 08As originally rendered by Sarah Vaughan back in 1949, "Black Coffee" was a slow-moving, bluesy number, and subsequent...
Sonny Criss: Sunny (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 23, 08It was a shock to the many loyal fans of Sonny Criss when he took his own life at age 50 in 1977, just as he was abou...
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...
Jazz at the Philharmonic: Leap Here (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music November 08, 07Beginning with a concert at Los Angeles’ Philharmonic Hall in 1944, Norman Granz produced a long-running series of to...
Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray: The Hunt (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music April 14, 09Two of Wardell Gray’s and Dexter Gordon’s tenor duels, “The Chase” and “The Hunt,” rank among the all-time highlights...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: DEXTER GORDON
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Davis, Walter (Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia September 18, 09One of the most accomplished pianists to emerge from the bebop era, Walter Davis, Jr. earned his pedigree at an earl...
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, ...
Revisiting Classic Jazz Tracks posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 11, 08Jazz.com highlights two tracks every day. The Song of the Day aims to focus attention on the best of recent release...
Farmer, Art (Arthur Stewart) posted in Encyclopedia July 15, 09Art Farmer’s gentle intonation and articulation on the trumpet and flugelhorn brought a welcome contrast to the somet...
Higgins, Billy posted in Encyclopedia April 21, 08Nearly all of the thousands of sessions Billy Higgins recorded contain swinging jazz at its highest level. Equally at...
Hawes, Hampton (Hampton Barnet, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia February 18, 09...
Manzecchi, Franco (Gian) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Manzecchi, Franco (Gian), drummer; b. Ravenna, Italy, Sept.10,1931; d. Konstanz, Germany, March 25, 1979. The name of...
Chambers, Paul (Laurence Dunbar, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia February 19, 09"Mr. P.C.," Paul Chambers, had a distinctively accurate style which made him the bassist of choice for both Miles Dav...
Franklin, Henry (C.) "Skipper" posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Franklin, Henry (C.) "Skipper"; bass; b. 1 Oct. 1940, Los Angeles. His father was Sammy Franklin, a well known trumpe...
Stan Getz: Nature Boy (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music December 10, 08Charlie Parker (and producer Norman Granz) really started something when Bird got his wish to record with strings. Th...
Ernie Andrews: Don't You Know I Care (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music December 10, 08Ernie Andrews was part of the vibrant Central Avenue jazz scene in Los Angeles during the 1940s, which he and other t...
The Jazz World Loses Two Soulful Sax Masters posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 04, 09Two much beloved jazz saxophonists passed away in recent days—David “Fathead” Newman and Hank Crawford. There was so...
Walton, Cedar (Anthony, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09Pianist Cedar Walton has displayed throughout his fifty-year career a deep melodic sensibility within the hard bop la...
Jazz's Most Iconic Photo Is Half a Century Old posted in Features and Interviews August 11, 08by Alan Kurtz "When I found out there was going to be this big meeting for a picture in Esquire," Dizzy Gilles...
In Conversation With Bill Charlap posted in Features and Interviews July 30, 09By Ted Panken "I’ve really been running the last two days," said Bill Charlap in the lobby of the Algonqui...
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