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Buddy Rich: Birdland
by Glenn Astarita
There's usually a reason why previously unreleased material was never initially offered for consumer consumption, whether it's due to subpar sound quality, less than adequate material or blasé musicians' outtakes and so on. However, these tracks by the Buddy Rich Killer Force band were recorded at various venues through the years when saxophonist Alan Gauvin--who also penned the album notes --was in the band and recorded these performances for posterity and not initially intended to be sold. Gauvin doesn't recall ...
Continue ReadingShirley Crabbe: Home
by Edward Blanco
In 2006, jazz singer Shirley Crabbe suffered from a vocal cord injury, not knowing if she would ever be able to sing again. Home is her long-awaited debut, documenting a successful return appropriately acknowledged in the opening Leonard Bernstein piece “Lucky To Be Me." Her remarkable performance gives no clue to the nature of her prior condition, revealing instead a voice that caresses lyrics of ballads with emotion and projects swinging tunes with power. Inspired by the singing of the ...
Continue ReadingJon Burr Band: Just Can't Wait
by Woodrow Wilkins
Bassist Jon Burr has spent many years supporting other artists. He brings a lot of that experience into Just Can't Wait, a 14-song collection that reflects the artist's obsession with love. Burr has toured and recorded with musicians such as Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Horace Silver and Stéphane Grappelli. Vocalists who have shared the stage or studio with him include Lainie Kazan, Rita Moreno and Eartha Kitt. The CD is paired with Live at Birdland, a DVD featuring ...
Continue ReadingJon Burr Band at Birdland, NYC
by Greg Henry Waters
Jon BurrBirdlandNew York, New YorkDecember 9, 2007 2 p.m.A few of us were outside the front doors waiting for them to open and I was thinking about this concert and what it was going to be like. The intelligence and experience one needs to create music is a developing process through a musician's entire life. I have known Jon Burr for over twenty years, and the experiences he has had as a musician have contributed ...
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