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Jimmie Lunceford: For Dancers Only (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 12, 07

Sometimes history reflects its target like binoculars turned back to front. Objects, instead of appearing closer, see...

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...

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Jimmie Lunceford (featuring Trummy Young): Margie (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 14, 09

Although he is best-known for his work with Louis Armstrong in the 1950s and 1960s, trombonist Trummy Young made his ...

Cowell, Stanley (Allen) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Cowell, Stanley (Allen), pianist, composer, educator; b. Toledo, Ohio, 5 May 1941. His mother was born Willie Haz...

Dorsey, Tommy (Thomas Francis Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia June 16, 09

Tommy Dorsey was one of the first jazz trombonists to convey meaning and intention with every note he played. Best kn...

Tommy Dorsey: Jammin' (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 07, 07

“Jammin’,” an undeservedly obscure offering from Dorsey’s pre-Sy Oliver band, opens compellingly with Dorsey’s gruff,...

Terry Gibbs: Opus One (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

Terry Gibbs played vibraphone in many big bands, including Benny Goodman’s and Woody Herman’s, but for a while a...

Letters: More on Bill Finegan posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 11, 08

In response to Jeff Sultanof's tribute to the late Bill Finegan, Ray Hoffman shares these warm recollections (p...

Sauter-Finegan Orchestra: Hit the Road to Dreamland (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music July 18, 08

This version of the Mercer-Arlen gem is a gem itself, issued as the 'B' side of a single and forgotten until Collecto...

This Stamp is First Class posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 22, 08

Even if jazz musicians aren't making much money, they soon will be on your money -- be on the lookout for the Duke E...

Lutcher, Nellie posted in Encyclopedia December 18, 08

If Una Mae Carlisle was Waller’s squeeze, and Julia Lee seemed more like his older sibling, then Nellie Lutcher was h...

Tommy Dorsey: Lonesome Road (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music January 25, 09

Early in his career, while writing arrangements for local bands near his home in Rumson, New Jersey, Bill Finega...

OctoJAZZarian Profile: Dick Hyman posted in Features and Interviews July 20, 09

For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their eighth decade. Octo...

Morton, Benny (Henry Sterling) posted in Encyclopedia July 17, 09

Benny Morton's consistent excellence on the trombone made him one of the few pioneers of jazz on his instrument to en...

Griglak, Juraj posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Griglak, Juraj, double bass; b. Bratislava, Slovakia, 27 June 1963. His father, Frantisek Griglak, was a musician, a ...

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