Jazz Articles about Earl Gardner

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Carla Bley and Her Remarkable Big Band: Appearing Nightly

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 1, 2008

La giovane donna che distribuiva sigarette al Birdland e che pare sia riuscita a venderne un pacchetto a Paul Bley, nonostante questi fumasse notoriamente la pipa, ha continuato da allora a comporre musica con una dedizione assoluta, arrivando a creare uno dei corpus compositivi più importanti della storia del jazz. Oggi, a più di cinquant'anni da quelle vicende, le giornate di Carla Bley sono ancora scandite dalla composizione: si alza piuttosto presto e scrive musica. Si concede qualche pausa per ...

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The Dave Holland Big Band: What Goes Around

by Jack Bowers
November 1, 2002

I've never been overly impressed by popularity contests, and as British-bred bassist Dave Holland swept the field in this year's Down Beat magazine critics' poll, I was thoroughly prepared not to like What Goes Around by Holland's thirteen-piece big band.

Surprise! The album is far better than expected; in fact, I'd go so far as to concede that it is thoroughly absorbing, enlivened every step of the way by notably innovative charts and earnestly inspired blowing from Holland's company of ...

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Dave Holland Big Band: What Goes Around

by AAJ Staff
September 9, 2002

With a musical force like bassist Dave Holland at the helm, it's hard to imagine a group going wrong. But his new big band has a singular problem: too many players. Thirteen musicians, each more than capable, join forces on What Goes Around, which features seven tunes composed and arranged arranged by the man himself. Unfortunately this increase in scale just doesn't translate into much except redundancy. The core quintet (Potter, Eubanks, Nelson, Holland, and Kilson) has repeatedly proven its ...