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Album Review

Buddy Rich: Birdland

Read "Birdland" reviewed 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 ...

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Album Review

Jon Burr Band: Just Can't Wait

Read "Just Can't Wait" reviewed 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 ...

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Live Review

Jon Burr Band at Birdland, NYC

Read "Jon Burr Band at Birdland, NYC" reviewed 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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