Jazz Articles about Eric Vaughn

About Eric Vaughn

Album Review

The Larry Douglas Alltet: Dedications

Read "Dedications" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
January 25, 2022

An Alltet is apparently two groups, one with eleven musicians, the other with six. At least that is the case on trumpeter Larry Douglas' reissued debut album, Dedications, on the first half of which he leads a tentet (and auxiliary percussionist), on the second half a sextet. The dedications, Douglas writes, are to his late son, Josquin Xavier Douglas, and two of his son's aunts. No more is said about that aside from the fact that his son's passing happened ...

Album Review

Eric Vaughn: Minor Relocation

Read "Minor Relocation" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
September 2, 2012

The “Rising Star" status usually goes to those of the youthful fresh faces, possessed of recent degrees from one of the major music schools. But, 58 year-old pianist Eric Vaughn, now San Francisco-based now after a dozen years in Seattle, could easily take that prize. With his major distribution debut, Minor Relocation, he could be called a newly discovered star. He's mostly unnoticed in the Bud Powell/Thelonious Monk constellation, but he's one star that shines brightly.Powell and Monk, ...