Jazz Articles about Lou Blackburn

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Lou Blackburn: The Complete Imperial Sessions

by Mike Neely
September 9, 2009

The Complete Imperial Sessions presents a tight West Coast band with a bluesy East Coast sound. There is the best of both worlds in this fine quintet with its well-balanced soloists and outstanding rhythm section. Blackburn is a sharp band leader whose sophistication is evident throughout these sessions; he brings to the table eleven original compositions and a band that can turn on a dime. Blackburn adds to the mix a soulful, full bodied trombone that is at home with ...

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Lou Blackburn: The Complete Imperial Sessions

by Hrayr Attarian
November 19, 2006

The saying that location is everything holds true in the realm of jazz music as well. Many a talented musician has not gotten the recognition and acclaim they deserved because the path they chose did not pass through the hot beds of jazz, especially New York. This is definitely true for those who spent their careers on the West Coast as well as such luminaries as Don Byas and Lucky Thompson, who relocated to Europe.

Trombonist Lou Blackburn did both. ...