Search results for "Stuff Smith"

Stuff Smith and Dizzy Gillespie: Rio Pakistan (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 03, 09

The track "Rio Pakistan" first appeared on the 1957 album Dizzy Gillespie-Stuff Smith, and reappeared on the 1994 CD ...

Stéphane Grappelli & Stuff Smith: How High The Moon (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music March 25, 08

Stéphane Grappelli and Stuff Smith were, along with Joe Venuti, the most significant and influential early jazz violi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI

 Stéphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn from the long and i...

Nat King Cole: I Know That You Know (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music March 27, 09

Although Cole was an influential jazz pianist, it was his vocals that ensured his popularity, and around 1950 he beca...

Ella Fitzgerald: Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music July 04, 08

Jazz players often perform this song in a glib, jaunty manner. But this Ellington standard needs to be handled with ...

Dr. Lonnie Smith: The Whip (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

Perhaps the most underrated organist of his generation, Dr. Lonnie Smith has come into his own really only in the pas...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TO B-3 OR NOT B-3 . . . A GUIDE TO JAZZ ORGAN TRIOS

Despite the undisputed genius of its most famous player, “The Incredible” Jimmy Smith, the organ has always had to fi...

Russ Spiegel: The Rub (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music May 12, 09

I love the way this track starts off, with a bunch of horns sort of swaying back and forth, mashing and melting a sin...

Frank Lowe: Sun Voyage (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music April 20, 09

Tenor saxophonist Frank Lowe is sometimes stereotyped as an Albert Ayler-influenced energy player. Yet in addition to...

Jimmie Lunceford: Harlem Shout (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music May 16, 08

Jimmie Lunceford is the odd man out in jazz history. This bandleader made no waves with his musicianship – his prefe...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HARLEM

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Smith, Stuff (Hezekiah Leroy Gordon) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

Some say Hezekiah Leroy Gordon “Stuff” Smith was the first to make the violin swing. Others say it was Joe Venuti, an...

Smith, Bessie posted in Encyclopedia March 31, 08

Bessie Smith was the first singer to popularize early jazz song. Her iconic performances of the urban blues paved the...

Barnett, Anthony (Peter John) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Barnett, Anthony (Peter John), author, percussionist, publisher, record producer; b. London, England, of Polish and L...

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, ...

Grappelli, Stéphane posted in Encyclopedia February 18, 09

Stéphane Grappelli modernized the sound of the violin with his balance between gentle lyricism and active swing. Co...

Jazz's Most Iconic Photo Is Half a Century Old posted in Features and Interviews August 11, 08

by Alan Kurtz "When I found out there was going to be this big meeting for a picture in Esquire," Dizzy Gilles...

Manzecchi, Franco (Gian) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Manzecchi, Franco (Gian), drummer; b. Ravenna, Italy, Sept.10,1931; d. Konstanz, Germany, March 25, 1979. The name of...

Ponty, Jean-Luc posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ponty, Jean-Luc, violinist; b. Avranches, Normandy, France, 29 September 1942. His mother taught him piano and his fa...

In Conversation with Jean-Luc Ponty posted in Features and Interviews September 06, 08

by Thierry Quénum The liner notes of Le Voyage, the Jean-Luc Ponty Anthology on Atlantic Records say that w...

Orsted Pedersen, Niels-Henning posted in Encyclopedia September 22, 08

Bass player Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen's stunning technique never overwhelmed: he had the ability to make any cont...

101—Count 'Em!—Classic Tracks posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 20, 09

I give you some credit. Every day you take your vitamins, go to the gym for a workout, take the dog for a walk, ...

Hart, Billy (William W.; Jabali) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hart, Billy (William W.; Jabali), drummer; b. Washington, DC, 29 November 1940. His grandmother was a concert pianis...

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