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by AAJ Staff
Small-minded jazz critics may choose to hate or ignore female jazz singers simply because they're female jazz singers. But when you get down to it, they have a lot in common with jazz instrumentalists. Both run the gamut from the exciting to the generic, and critics who whine about “the glut of female jazz singers out there" seem oblivious to the fact that there's also a glut of unremarkable instrumentalists out there. The problem with critics who whine about singers ...
Continue ReadingJazz Arts Project Celebrates Its 20th Year With 'A Summer Of Jazz' In Red Bank, NJ
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Jazz Arts Project, Inc.
Celebrating its 20th year the nonprofit Jazz Arts Project is gearing up for a busy summer in Red Bank, NJ. This year, a non-stop array of world-class jazz artists will perform in dozens of events, including park concerts, café nights, masterclasses, and jam sessions. There will also be several weeks of music camps and training programs for young musicians in the area. All of this is presented in honor of America’s music—jazz. The organization is thrilled to announce an exhilarating ...
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Red Rodney, Before Charlie Parker
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Before joining the Charlie Parker Quintet in late 1949, trumpeter Red Rodney (Robert Chudnick) had quite an illustrious and prolific career in big bands. Born in Philadelphia, Rodney turned pro at 15 and played in the horn section of major bands, from 1944 to 1949. Here's the list in order: Jimmy Dorsey, Elliot Lawrence, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Claude Thornhill, Benny Goodman and Woody Herman. But sifted in between these big band live broadcasts was a series of small-group sessions. ...
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Perfection: Red Garland & Eddie Lockjaw Davis (1960)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
I've long wondered what was going through the mind of producer Esmond Edwards when he teamed the Red Garland Trio with tenor saxophonist Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis. My surprise hasn't been about the pairing. Bringing them together was a stroke of genius. My problem is they only released three tracks—We'll Be Together Again, Softly Baby and When Your Lover Has Gone. The rest were by the trio. A fourth track, called Untitled Blues, was recorded but remained unreleased until 1995, when ...
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King Crimson 'Red 50th Anniversary Edition' 2 CD / 2 Blu-ray & 2 LP 200-gram Audiophile Vinyl Available October 25, 2024
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
50th Anniversary editions of King Crimson’s classic 1974 album 4 disc boxed set with 2 x Blu-ray & 2CDs 2 x Blu-rays featuring completely new mixes of the album in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround & Hi-Res Stereo by Steven Wilson, New Elemental Mixes in Hi-Res Stereo by David Singleton, a number of extra tracks drawn from the existing sessions reels mixed by David Singleton, all three mixes of the live album USA in Hi-Res Stereo, 5 audio restored ...
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Perfection: Dexter Gordon's Society Red, 1961
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In her memoir, Sophisticated Giant, Maxine Gordon writes this about her late husband, tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon: “Dexter Gordon was known as 'Society Red.' He got this name when he was with the Lionel Hampton band as a 17-year-old in 1940—just about the same time Malcolm X (then Malcolm Little) was being called Detroit Red. Dexter wrote a tune with that title and, decades later, when he began working on his autobiography, he decided to name it The Saga of ...
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Red Garland: Groovy, 1956-57
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Pianist Red Garland's Groovy was released by Prestige in mid-December 1957. It was an album comprised of songs left behind on three different recording sessions, but they were hardly scraps. All of the tracks were excellent, and the trio throughout featured Garland's working group at the time—Paul Chamber on bass and Art Taylor on drums. The album was reflective of Garland's work with the Miles Davis Quintet since 1955. His debut record for Prestige under his own name was A ...
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Buddy Rich’s 'Birdland' Lp To Be Re-released On Limited Edition Translucent Red Vinyl July 21, 2023
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Lightyear Entertainment and Lobitos Creek Ranch, in association with Scabeba Entertainment and the Buddy Rich Estate, have announced the release of a special limited-edition version of the best-selling live album Birdland featuring Buddy Rich and his Killer Force Band at the peak of their performing years. The new release will be a 180-gram audiophile translucent red vinyl collector’s edition. It will be released July 21 through Virgin/Universal Music Group and will temporarily replace the original black vinyl version, which has ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Red Garland
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Red Garland's birthday today!
Largely self-taught, Red Garland established a reputation as a solid post-bop mainstream player in the 50s, playing with many of the most famous jazz musicians of the time. He achieved international fame in the late 50s as part of the Miles Davis quintet. He went on to lead his own groups, but then retired in 1968, a victim the declining demand for jazz. He reemerged in 1976 and performed regularly until ...
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Backgrounder: Red Garland's A Garland of Red
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The centenary of Red Garland's birth is on Saturday. The pianist was born on March 13, 1923 and died on April 23, 1984. To celebrate Garland, I selected his tasty 1956 debut trio album A Garland of Red (Prestige) as a Backgrounder—the full album without ad interruption. The album features Garland, Paul Chambers on bass and Art Taylor on drums. I saw Garland just once, at the Village Vanguard, in early 1978 and remained for all three sets. At the ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Henry "Red" Allen
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Henry “Red" Allen's birthday today!
Trumpet player, Henry “Red" Allen Jr. was the son of Henry Allen who was the leader of the Allen Brass Band of Algiers, Louisiana. Algiers is directly across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. As a teenager he played in his father's band, with George Lewis, the Excelsior Band and with the Sam Morgan Band. In 1926 he left New Orleans to play with Sidney Desvigne's Southern Syncopaters on the ...
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