J.T. Brown

Chris Youlden, Epochal Singer And Key Songwriter For Savoy Brown Dies At 82

Source: The Last Music Company
April 19, 2025

Chris Youlden has died of bronchial pneumonia at the age of 82, on April 4th, 2025. Youlden is best known for his stint as the distinctive blues/rock singer and songwriter for Savoy Brown, over a quartet of albums considered to be their best, which drove them to the high watermark of their success between 1967 and 1970. He appeared on two albums in 1968, Getting to the Point, and Blue Matter. A Step Further was released the following year. The ...
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Aaron Parnell Brown & The Riverside Gang Come To Black Squirrel Club In Philadelphia On Saturday November 23, 2024

Source: Anthony
November 6, 2024

Come see and hear one of Philly's most extraordinary artists in Jazz, Soul, and Blues—Aaron Parnell Brown & The Riverside Gang! Coming to the Black Squirrel Club on Saturday November 23rd! Saturday, November 23, 2024 Black Squirrel Club 1049 Sarah Street Philadelphia, PA Doors / Cocktails: 6:30 Music: 7:30 Come enjoy some signature cocktails while taking in the architecture and decor, all while APB & The Riverside Gang take you on a musical journey! Aaron Parnell ...
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Backgrounder: Brown & Roach - At Basin Street

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
September 7, 2024

Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins recorded several live club albums with Clifford Brown and Max Roach, but only two were done in the studio—At Basin Street and Sonny Rollins Plus Four. Though the former LP's title (for EmArcy) infers they recorded live at New York's Basin Street (not Basin Street East, which wouldn't open until 1959), they actually were at New York's Capitol Studios. Sonny joined the Clifford Brown and Max Roach Quintet in late 1955. In January and February 1956, ...
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Aaron Parnell Brown & The Riverside Gang Come To The Black Squirrel Club In Philadelphia On Saturday April 13, 2024

Source: Anthony
April 6, 2024

Come see and hear one of Philly's most extraordinary artists in Jazz, Soul, and Blues—Aaron Parnell Brown & The Riverside Gang! Coming to the Black Squirrel Club on Saturday April 13th! Come enjoy some signature cocktails while taking in the architecture and decor, all while APB & The Riverside Gang take you on a musical journey! With his trailblazing, instantly memorable songs and gritty, unvarnished vocals, Aaron Parnell Brown is among the most extraordinary artists drawing from a unique blend ...
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Axon Radio Releases Naptown Hustle Featuring Paul Brown

Source: Axon Radio
July 3, 2023

Two-time Grammy winner Paul Brown and Billboard hitmaker Darren Rahn team up with the Indianapolis duo on “Naptown Hustle,” which began collecting playlist adds this week. While the video for contemporary jazz group Axon Radio’s new single looks like a modern love letter to their hometown, Indianapolis, the roots of “Naptown Hustle” run nearly one hundred years deep. The duo that makes up Axon Radio, drummer Travis Brant and bassist Cory Carleton, set out to honor Indianapolis’s jazz history by ...
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Darin Brown Pays Tribute To Doug McCormick With The Release Of A New Take On 'Brought Up In New York (brought Down In L.A.),' A Classic Song By Paul Anka And Doug McCormick

Source: Darin Brown
May 5, 2023

On May 9, 2023, singer-songwriter Darin Brown will release a new single NY/LA, a remake of the classic song “Brought Up In New York (Brought Down in L.A.)” originally written by Paul Anka and the late Doug McCormick. This track features new material co-written by McCormick and Brown and is a heartfelt tribute to McCormick, who passed away one year ago on the same day as the song’s release. In addition to Paul Anka, McCormick also wrote for other music ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Maurice Brown

Source: Michael Ricci
January 6, 2023

All About Jazz is celebrating Maurice Brown's birthday today!

Maurice “Mobetta” Brown’s talent orbits him simultaneously through three worlds: contemporary jazz, blues-rock and cutting edge hip hop. He’s a mastermind as a trumpeter, composer, arranger, and producer. When Maurice picks up his horn, his soulful melodies soar into a rarefied space that uniquely marries be-bop to hip-hop and rock, producing his own distinctive sound. Brown displayed an affinity for the trumpet at a young age as he won the national ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Clifford Brown

Source: Michael Ricci
October 30, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Clifford Brown's birthday today!

He was the most brilliant trumpet player of his generation, an original and memorable composer, a dynamic stage presence and one of the authentic legends of modern jazz. Clifford Brown was born October 30, 1930 in Wilmington, Delaware. As a young high school student Brown began playing trumpet and within a very short time was active in college and other youth bands. By his late teens he had attracted the favorable ...
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Craft Recordings Announces Definitive, Bonus-Filled Edition Of Vince Guaraldi's Original Soundtrack Recording 'It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'

Source: Chummy Press
September 28, 2022

Available on CD, digital, and a variety of vinyl formats including a 45-RPM pressing, a translucent orange pumpkin-shaped disc, and more Craft Recordings proudly announces the definitive edition of Vince Guaraldi’s evocative soundtrack to the 1966 animated television special, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, from Charles M. Schulz, creator of the PEANUTS comic strip, and Lee Mendelson Film Productions. Remastered from newly discovered analog session reels, the album features seven previously unreleased alternate takes—all of which offer fascinating insight ...
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Backgrounder: Ray Brown Trio - 'Don't Get Sassy'

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
May 17, 2022

On April 21 and 22, 1994, the Ray Brown Trio went in to studio A at Signet Sound in West Hollywood to record an album called Don't Get Sassy for Robert Woods and Jack Renner's Telarc label. The trio was comprised of Benny Green on piano, Ray Brown on bass and Jeff Hamilton on drums, and there appears to have been an audience on hand in the studio. This trio had been playing and recording together since 1991, when they ...
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