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Bob Florence Limited Edition: Tribute
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Bob Florence was a monster arranger, composer and pianist whose big bands were on par with the best of them in the late 1950s and beyond. Unfortunately, he didn't have a high enough profile for household recognition. Nevertheless, Florence's charts had the kick of a mule and plenty of swing. On June 15, 2008, a month after he passed away, his band got together at the Catalina Bar and Grill in Hollywood to pay tribute to their late leader. Here's ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob Florence
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Bob Florence's birthday today!
For close to 50 years now the release of a new Bob Florence recording has been a major cause for celebration in the jazz world and with each album, going all the way back to 1958\'s “Name Band 59", it seems that he has reached an absolute pinnacle in the possibilities of contemporary big band writing. But he has continued to surprise us, year after year... Read more.
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob Florence
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Bob Florence's birthday today!
For close to 50 years now the release of a new Bob Florence recording has been a major cause for celebration in the jazz world and with each album, going all the way back to 1958\'s “Name Band 59", it seems that he has reached an absolute pinnacle in the possibilities of contemporary big band writing. But he has continued to surprise us, year after year... Read more.
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob Florence
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Bob Florence's birthday today!
For close to 50 years now the release of a new Bob Florence recording has been a major cause for celebration in the jazz world and with each album, going all the way back to 1958\'s “Name Band 59", it seems that he has reached an absolute pinnacle in the possibilities of contemporary big band writing. But he has continued to surprise us, year after year... Read more.
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob Florence
Source:
Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Bob Florence's birthday today! For close to 50 years now the release of a new Bob Florence recording has been a major cause for celebration in the jazz world and with each album, going all the way back to 1958\'s “Name Band 59", it seems that he has reached an absolute pinnacle in the possibilities of contemporary big band writing. But he has continued to surprise us, year after year... Read more. Place our Musician ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob Florence
Source:
Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Bob Florence's birthday today! For close to 50 years now the release of a new Bob Florence recording has been a major cause for celebration in the jazz world and with each album, going all the way back to 1958\'s “Name Band 59", it seems that he has reached an absolute pinnacle in the possibilities of contemporary big band writing. But he has continued to surprise us, year after year... Read more. Place our Musician ...
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Bob Florence: 'Here and Now'
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
One of the most seductive and swinging West Coast big band arrangers of the 1960s and beyond was Bob Florence. Born in 1932, Florence was a quick study, taking piano lessons at age 4 and playing recitals at age 7. In college, he was studying to be a classical pianist when he fell in love with jazz orchestration, which is no wonder since he attended Los Angeles City College's music school, a cross-section of students studying classical and commercial composing ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob Florence
Source:
Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Bob Florence's birthday today!
For close to 50 years now the release of a new Bob Florence recording has been a major cause for celebration in the jazz world and with each album, going all the way back to 1958\'s “Name Band 59", it seems that he has reached an absolute pinnacle in the possibilities of contemporary big band writing. But he has continued to surprise us, year after year... Read more.
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob Florence
Source:
Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Bob Florence's birthday today!
For close to 50 years now the release of a new Bob Florence recording has been a major cause for celebration in the jazz world and with each album, going all the way back to 1958\'s “Name Band 59", it seems that he has reached an absolute pinnacle in the possibilities of contemporary big band writing. But he has continued to surprise us, year after year... Read more.
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob Florence
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All About Jazz is celebrating Bob Florence's birthday today!
For close to 50 years now the release of a new Bob Florence recording has been a major cause for celebration in the jazz world and with each album, going all the way back to 1958\'s “Name Band 59", it seems that he has reached an absolute pinnacle in the possibilities of contemporary big band writing. But he has continued to surprise us, year after year...For close to 50 years now ...
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