Jazz Articles about Marvin Stamm

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Marvin Stamm: Delaware River Suite/The Nearness of Two

by Ken Dryden
June 28, 2009

Bill Mays, Marvin Stamm & Alicia Horn: Inventions Trio Delaware River Suite No Blooze Music 2008 Dena De Rose & Marvin Stamm The Nearness of Two GoFour 2007

Trumpeter/flugelhornist Marvin Stamm is an alum of several orchestras, including those led by Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, plus Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. In recent ...

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Dena DeRose - Marvin Stamm: The Nearness of Two

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 4, 2008

Ecco una di quelle incisioni in cui i musicisi si sono trovati ad affrontare un concerto improvvisando non solo dal punto di vista musicale ma anche da quello organizzativo. Lei, la pianista Dena DeRose arriva al concerto direttamente dal Portogallo, mentre lui, il trombettista Marvin Stamm, viene in treno da Roma dove aveva tenuto un corso. I due suonano per la prima volta insieme ed il luogo di incontro è Ancona, dove il concerto viene registrato in modo molto professionale. ...

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Marvin Stamm: Fantasy & Alone Together

by Ken Dryden
March 8, 2008

The Marvin Stamm Quartet Alone Together Jazzed Media 2007 Bill Mays The Inventions Trio: Featuring Marvin Stamm & Alisa Horn Palmetto 2007

Marvin Stamm has worked with many big band leaders, including units led by Woody Herman, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis and Stan Kenton. But his lyrical style of trumpet ...

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Marvin Stamm Quartet: Alone Together

by Jerry D'Souza
December 9, 2007

The Marvin Stamm Quartet Alone Together Jazzed Media 2007

CD/DVD packages are still relatively unusual, but then the musicians responsible for this one are not your usual collection of players. Marvin Stamm (trumpet and flugelhorn), Bill Mays (piano), Rufus Reid (bass) and Ed Soph (drums) are a positive and cohesive force. They have been playing together for a long time, their first recording, The Stamm/Stoph Project (Marstam Music), released in 2000. Stamm ...

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The Marvin Stamm Quartet: Alone Together

by Jack Bowers
November 15, 2007

Alone Together is not only another splendid album by trumpeter Marvin Stamm's quartet (does he ever produce anything less?), it also comes with a bonus--a DVD whose playing sequence duplicates the CD and allows one to see and hear Stamm, pianist Bill Mays, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Ed Soph as they study one another, alertly interact and carefully work things out in a concert taped on November 2006.

The quartet as it now stands has been performing together for ...

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Donald Fagen: Morph the Cat

by Woodrow Wilkins
July 4, 2006

There's an engaging quality to Donald Fagen's songwriting and perfectionism that makes Steely Dan fans flock to his solo albums. While The Nightfly (1982) and Kamakiriad (1993) were expressly Fagen, Morph the Cat closely resembles Steely Dan without Walter Becker. The lineup partially reflects the ensemble that recorded the Dan's 2003 release, Everything Must Go, and toured with the group that year. The cast includes drummer Keith Carlock, guitarists Hugh McCracken and Jon Herington, and trombonist Lawrence Feldman. An assortment ...

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Donald Fagen: Morph the Cat

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 28, 2006

Donald Fagen sta al rock come Duke Ellington stava al jazz. Non sarà per i continui attestati di stima che la mente degli Steely Dan spesso gli tributa, ma l’attitudine nella creazione e nell’arrangiamento, l’eleganza nella scelta timbrica e armonica, la condotta delle parti e la ricerca melodica come filo labile da cucire nella stoffa preziosa della song form, rimandano spesso agli insegnamenti di Ellington. L’altro elemento portante e decisivo è la letterarietà dei testi. A volte criptici, a volte ...