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Dorothy Ashby: With Strings Attached, 1957-1965
by John Chacona
Imagine if Sidney Bechet, Charlie Christian and Jimmy Smith were barely remembered and recordings of their music were long unavailable and known only on the geekiest corners of Discogs. That is essentially the status of harpist Dorothy Ashby. Like the three figures cited above, Ashby essentially created a language for her chosen instrument, the harp, where virtually none has existed before and established it as a legitimate and expressive vehicle for jazz improvisation at the highest level. Just how brilliantly ...
read moreWillie Bobo: Bobo Motion
by AAJ Italy Staff
Figlio di Spanish Harem, allievo di Mongo Santamaria e Tito Puente, Willie Bobo è stato tra i percussionisti più coinvolgenti della sua generazione, impegnato in decine di sedute di registrazione a fianco di musicisti quali Cal Tjader, Herbie Hancock, Cannonball Adderley o Wes Montgomery, oltre che come leader per la Verve in una serie di dischi di chiara impostazione pop, nei quali i successi più alla moda venivano riletti in uno scoppiettante soul-jazz. Registrato nel 1967 con una piccola orchestra ...
read moreCal Tjader: Plays Harold Arlen and West Side Story
by David Rickert
Like the recently reissued Our Blues, this double CD presents Cal Tjader before he seriously delved into the Latin tunes that made his name in jazz circles. Unlike the previous album, which presented the vibraphonist as a serious improviser, Tjader is content to let the songs take the center stage; about three-fourths of this CD features a string section in the background. The strategy works well. Tjader cuts loose on a few Arlen standards before settling into melodic passages on ...
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