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David Williams' route to the top of the jazz world has been somewhat unconventional: it has taken him from Trinidad to London to New York to Washington, DC to Los Angeles and back to New York. But there is nothing conventional about brilliance, and as a bassist, that is what David Williams exemplifies. His sound is deep and resonant, his section playing seems effortless, his solos are rhythmic and compelling, and his intonation is flawless.
David was born in Trinidad; the island's rich musical heritage was made available to him in an invaluable way —- his father, John "Buddy" Williams, was a highly‑regarded bassist who led his own calypso band
Late-Period Art Pepper Box Sets
by C. Michael Bailey
In his essay, “Endgame," which opens the liner notes to Art Pepper: The Complete Galaxy Recordings (Galaxy, 1989), music critic Gary Giddens said of Art Pepper's professional comeback: “Pepper's sudden reappearance in 1975 was something of a second coming in musical circles. For the next seven years, his frequent recordings and tours, and ...
Cedar Walton Trio at Night Town
by C. Andrew Hovan
Cedar Walton Trio Night Town Cleveland Heights, Ohio April 4, 2002 Every spring, jazz fans in Cleveland can look forward to a stupefying array of festivities revolving around the Tri-C JazzFest, which happens to be America's premier educational jazz festival. Over the years, this has also meant that other jazz-related presentations ...
Never Let Me Go
Album: With Peter Bradley
By Javon Jackson
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 6:32
Mary Stallings: Songs Were Made to Sing
by Dave Linn
One of eleven children, Mary Stallings was born in San Francisco in 1939. In her teens, she began singing in San Francisco night clubs and performed with Ben Webster, Earl Hines, Red Mitchell, Teddy Edwards, and Wes Montgomery. Before graduating from high school, she joined R&B singer Louis Jordan's Tympani Five. In the early '60s, she ...
The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni
Label: Solid Jackson
Released: 2022
Track listing: Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel; Wade In The Water; Night Song;
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child; Mary Had A Baby, Yes Lord;
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms; I’ve Been Buked; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot;
Lord, I Want To Be A Christian; I Opened My Mouth To The Lord.
Songs Were Made to Sing
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Stolen Moments, Lover Man, Blue Monk, Ill Wind, While We're Young, Lady Bird, When I Close My Eyes,
Prelude to a Kiss, Third Time Is the Charm, 'Round Midnight, Soul Mates, Give Me the Simple Life, Sugar.
Wade in the Water
Album: The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni
By Javon Jackson
Label: Solid Jackson
Released: 2022
Duration: 7:44
Christopher Hollyday: Dialogue
by Angelo Leonardi
Il ritorno discografico di Christopher Hollyday—a un quarto di secolo dall'ultimo disco—è proprio una sorpresa. Chi segue il jazz dei primi anni novanta ricorderà il formidabile debutto del sax contralto non ancora ventenne in un disco da leader per l'RCA/Novus, accompagnato da Wallace Roney, Cedar Walton, David Williams e Billy Higgins. Un talento naturale dalla tecnica ...
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