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Oscar Peterson: A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra

Read "A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra" reviewed by Ollie Bivens

by Ollie Bivens
December 26, 2004

Recorded in '59 and just reissued on CD, this homage is described by pianist Oscar Peterson as “not only a tribute to Frank Sinatra but also my emotional interpretation of the feeling I get when I hear him." The album was part of a popular five album songbook set of the music of various songwriters and singers, all recorded in the same year.Smartly and very concisely arranged by Peterson, all the tunes on A Jazz Portrait of Frank ...

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Ed Thigpen Rhythm Features: The Element of Swing

by Jack Bowers
July 1, 2002

I needn’t tell you what a great drummer Ed Thigpen is; others more eloquent than I have done so on many occasions, and your own ears can validate their appraisal simply by listening to the master at work, as he is on The Element of Swing, recorded in concert by Thigpen’s excellent trio, Rhythm Features, with guest Joe Lovano, one of America’s most honored contemporary saxophonists. Unlike some drummers who shall be nameless, Thigpen doesn’t equate volume with proficiency; “understated” ...