Search results for "Tom Harrell"

Tom Harrell: Everything Happens to Me (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 24, 07

In a 2005 report on the $14 billion anti-schizophrenia drug market, forbes.com focused on "renowned jazz musicia...

Tom Harrell: Tune-A-Tune (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music May 19, 09

It's hard to imagine a better frontline than this—Harrell, Joe Lovano, and the trumpeter's former employer during the...

Tom Harrell: The Mountain (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music November 11, 07

Although he has continually battled against paranoid schizophrenia since his twenties, the troubled and inward-lookin...

Charles McPherson: Nostalgia In Times Square (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music August 09, 08

Charles Mingus wrote "Nostalgia in Times Square" for Shadows, John Cassavetes's 1960 improvisational film about race....

Steve Swallow: Bite Your Grandmother (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 31, 07

Steve Swallow, wise guy. Just check out the spiky arpeggios he used to construct “Bite Your Grandmother.” While Jack...

Horace Silver: Kissin' Cousins (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music August 27, 08

Tom Harrell and Bob Berg were Horace Silver's bright lights in the mid-1970s, and here they were part of an unusual p...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HORACE SILVER

Perceptive commentators such as Martin Williams and Bob Blumenthal have written about the creative craftsmanship of...

Joe Lovano: Fort Worth (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 01, 07

Fort Worth was the birthplace of Ornette Coleman, and this recording is an exultant birthday tribute for the avant-ga...

Joe Lovano: Dewey Said (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 13, 09

In explaining the origins of “Dewey Said,” a track from Joe Lovano’s second Soul Note release, Village Rhythm, the sa...

Jane Monheit: Over the Rainbow (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music December 10, 07

Coincidentally, two months after Jane Monheit recorded it, "Over the Rainbow" was voted the 20th century's favorite s...

Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz Orchestra: Humility (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music May 22, 08

The track may be called "Humility," but this band has no need for false modesty. Led by a 2nd-generation Latin jazz ...

Davis, Xavier (Duane) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Davis, Xavier (Duane), pianist, composer; b. Grand Rapids, MI, 13 September 1971. Xavier currently resides in West Or...

In Conversation with Joe Lovano posted in Features and Interviews May 25, 09

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Werner, Kenny posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Werner, Kenny, piano, educator; b. Brooklyn, NY, 19 November 1951. He  grew up in Oceanside, Long Island. His fa...

Weiss, David (A.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Weiss, David (A.), trumpeter, composer, arranger; b. New York City, 21 October 1964. Began piano lessons at the age o...

Braden, Don posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Braden, Don, tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, composer/arranger; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, 20 November 1963. Raised in Louis...

Suonsaari, Klaus (Henrikki) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Suonsaari, Klaus (Henrikki), drummer, composer; b. Helsinki, Finland, 7 November 1959. His father is Heikki Suonsaari...

Okegwo, Ugonna (Ferdinand Alistair) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Okegwo, Ugonna (Ferdinand Alistair), bass; b. London, England, 15 March 1962. He  moved to Germany in 1963, wher...

Richmond, Mike (Michael) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Richmond, Mike (Michael), bassist, educator, author; b. Philadelphia, PA, 26 February 1948. His mother was Anna (born...

Mover, Bob (Robert Alan) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Mover, Bob (Robert Alan), alto sax; b. Boston, MA, 22 March 1952. His father is Jimmy Mover, born: 6/15/25. Played tr...

Jones, Sam (Samuel) posted in Encyclopedia October 19, 09

Raw in emotion and sophisticated in his technique, bassist Sam Jones's strong sense of swing kept him in constant dem...

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