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Eugene McDaniels: Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse
by AAJ Staff
This is soul. Not Al Green soul. Not Isaac Hayes soul (but perhaps a bit closer to that). This is the soul of the black man. It is the soul of a student of history who is sick and tired of force-feeding and ready to spit back. This is the soul of a man tired of the system and using his art to reframe and correct it.When it first came out in 1971, Eugene McDaniels’ vitriolic statement irked ...
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by Paul West
It took him four decades, but pianist Harry Whitaker headlines his debut album as a band leader of his self-titled trio in The Sound of Harry Whitaker, and judging from these results the wait was worth it. Whitaker's playing, as well as his backup, Pat O'Leary on bass and Craig Wuepper on drums, is admirably accomplished, at once comforting and lively. With Sound, Whitaker borrows from other artists and reinterprets their work with the correct balancing of respect and invention; ...
read moreRIP Harry Whitaker
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Schicker
"Man, patience is a virtue!" Harry Whitaker is reflecting on the long-awaited release of his first album as a leader, recorded when he was thirty-four years old. Now a well-seasoned fifty-nine ("I'm older, not more mature," he clarifies), he is savoring the fruits of a philosophy that guided him throughout a rich career spent supporting a galaxy of headliners. An archetypal behind-the-scenes accompanist and arranger best known through his association with Roberta Flack, he was a cornerstone of Roy Ayers's ...
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Vocalist Sue Giles Returns to Baker's in Detroit With Pianist Harry Whitaker
Source:
All About Jazz
Pianist Harry Whitaker at Sweet Rhythm on Monday June 7
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All About Jazz
Harry Whitaker is a UNIVERSITY. Born September 19th, 1942 in Pensacola, Florida, Harry began playing the piano at the age of five. When his family moved to Detroit for his junior high years, Harry jumpstarted a career spanning over four decades - Jazz! At 14, he was already beginning to make a living at it. Throughout high school he performed with a contemporary jazz quintet, playing gigs in and around Detroit. He soaked up all that the much-older and more-experienced ...
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