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Charles Mingus: Tensions (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music October 22, 07

“Moods,” “contrasts” and “changes” are a few words that have taken on elemental significance in Mingus’ song titles, ...

Charles Mingus: Moanin' (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music October 26, 07

Unlike Bobby Timmons' righteous "Moanin'" recorded the previous year by The Jazz Messengers, Mingus's "Moanin'" is te...

Gary McFarland: Hello to the Season (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music July 05, 08

Here is a band that one wishes had lasted longer. As it was, Gary McFarland gathered some of his favorite players and...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GARY MCFARLAND

Gary McFarland's life could be the subject of a movie screenplay. Until he was in his mid-20s, McFarland (1933-1971) ...

Tribal Tech: Torque (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 28, 08

Fusion musicians were selling tons of records in the early '70s. But sales fell to a trickle by the end of the decade...

Frank Zappa: five-five-FIVE (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music January 04, 08

When zonked-out rock-o-holics argue about the relative merits of Hendrix, Clapton, Page and the other total gods of t...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: THE JAZZY SIDE OF FRANK ZAPPA

"Jazz is the music of unemployment," Frank Zappa once quipped. But don't let these cynical words mis-lead you. Zapp...

Gerry Mulligan: Blueport (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 28, 07

          Gerry Mulligan      photo by Herb Snitzer Thi...

Matthews, Will (Willie Lee) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Matthews, Will (Willie Lee), guitarist; b. Kansas City, MO, 29 April 1957. His father is Willie Robert Wrice (b. 1934...

Stan Kenton: Invention for Guitar and Trumpet (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music January 27, 08

Kenton first heard of Willis Holman when Gene Roland played Stan a recording of a 12-tone contrapuntal blues that Bil...

Gene Krupa: Disc Jockey Jump (1958) (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music May 24, 08

The first thing one notices in comparing this remake with Krupa's 1947 original is the much-improved sound. Stereo! W...

Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band: Weep (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 05, 08

After Gary McFarland arrived in New York City in the fall of 1960, he met Bob Brookmeyer, who invited him to a rehear...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GARY MCFARLAND

Gary McFarland's life could be the subject of a movie screenplay. Until he was in his mid-20s, McFarland (1933-1971) ...

Anita O'Day: I Want to Sing a Song (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 05, 08

After Gary McFarland's debut with Gerry Mulligan, producer Creed Taylor began giving album projects to the young arra...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GARY MCFARLAND

Gary McFarland's life could be the subject of a movie screenplay. Until he was in his mid-20s, McFarland (1933-1971) ...

Gary McFarland: I Believe in You (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music July 05, 08

Gary McFarland's first album as a leader was a collection of Frank Loesser songs from the then-hit Broadway show How ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GARY MCFARLAND

Gary McFarland's life could be the subject of a movie screenplay. Until he was in his mid-20s, McFarland (1933-1971) ...

Stan Getz: Entre Amigos (Sympathy Between Friends) (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music July 05, 08

A follow-up to Stan Getz's remarkably successful Jazz Samba album, Big Band Bossa Nova is a frequently inspired partn...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GARY MCFARLAND

Gary McFarland's life could be the subject of a movie screenplay. Until he was in his mid-20s, McFarland (1933-1971) ...

Gerry Mulligan: Lady Chatterley's Mother (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 09, 08

Gerry Mulligan's early '60s Concert Jazz Band was one of the most musically influential big bands of its time. That i...

A Fitting Epitaph to Mingus's Big Score posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 18, 09

When jazz fans discuss the really big compositions of the past, a small number of controversial classics dominate the...

THE DOZENS posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 01, 07

In African-American tradition, "the dozens" is an informal exchange filled with ribaldry, taunting and clever put dow...

Breaking Jazz News & Opinion: August 2009 posted in Miscellaneous Pages September 01, 09

Twenty-somethings on a jazz mission They want to build the jazz audience with money borrowed from mom. Re...

Dickey, Dave posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Dickey, Dave, trombonist; b. Des Moines, Iowa, 8 May 1974. Graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachel...

Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07

The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...

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, ...

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