Jazz Articles about Richie Beirach

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Stan Getz: My Foolish Heart

by AAJ Staff
January 22, 2003

Opening with a snappy “Invitation," this newly-found home recording shows off what producer Joel Dorn calls “prime Getz." Rodgers and Hart’s “Spring is Here" wafts and splashes through a fragrant rain chilled by Jack DeJohnette’s shivery brush work, but DeJohnette sharpens the tempo for Chick Corea’s “Litha," sparking Stan and Richie Beirach to burning life.

This is not another “Desafinado" compilation. This is Getz cookin’ it up with a team of ‘big name’ players. Dave Holland’s bouncy ...

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Stan Getz: My Foolish Heart "Live" at the Left Bank

by Matthew S. Robinson
August 1, 2001

Opening with a snappy “Invitation," this newly-found home recording shows off what producer Joel Dorn calls “prime Getz." Rodgers and Hart’s “Spring is Here" wafts and splashes through a fragrant rain chilled by Jack DeJohnette’s shivery brush work, but Jack sharpens the tempo for Chick Corea’s “Litha," sparking Stan and Richie Beirach to burning life. This is not another “Desafinado" compilation. This is Getz cookin’ it up with a team of name’ players. Dave Holland’s bouncy upright runs are electric ...

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Stan Getz: Live At The Left Bank

by John Sharpe
October 1, 2000

The story behind how this session came to be is almost as exciting as the recording itself. Baltimore’s Left Bank Jazz Society was formed in 1964 by a group devoted to promoting and preserving jazz in the city. Soon the organization was hosting weekly concerts featuring outstanding local, national, and international jazz performers. In the mid-eighties noted jazz producer Joel Dorn began to follow-up on rumours that these Sunday afternoon concerts had been taped. Well, the rumours were true! Mr. ...

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Stan Getz: My Foolish Heart: "Live" At The Left Bank

by AAJ Staff
October 1, 2000

Legendary album producer Joel Dorn has negotiated a canny deal.Hearing rumors about the existence of hundreds of tapes recorded by Baltimore's Left Bank Jazz Society, Dorn checked it out. The rumors were true. For whatever reasons, the Left Bank Jazz Society was one tough negotiator. The experienced negotiator Dorn has pursued the Society since 1986 to release some or all of its classic tapes for distribution, but to no avail.Now that Dorn has left 32 Jazz ...