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WAS? What About Sam
WAS? What About Sam: Happy Meal
by Neri Pollastri
Un quintetto italo-portoghese di giovani musicisti, dalla composizione tradizionale -ritmica più sax tenore e tromba -ma dalla musica invece tutt'altro che ordinaria: questo è WAS -What About Sam, formazione al primo album con questo Happy Meal, metà delle tracce del quale sono infatti scherzosamente intitolate a fantasiose e improbabili ricette culinarie. La cifra del lavoro, registrato dal vivo al Salão Brazil di Coimbra, è molto libera e lascia grande spazio alla creatività individuale, mentre dal punto di vista ...
Continue ReadingPerfection: Buddy Childers - Sentimental Sam (1955)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Summer always reminds me of Los Angeles and the thick, humid heat. But it's not so much the heat as it is the mood. Because I'm a romantic, when I'm in L.A. in the summer, I always imagine it's 1955. A private detective with his tie loosened and light-colored suit jacket off is sitting in a black Buick Century staking out a tropical-themed, one-story apartment building. That's enough to get me thinking of Hollywood trumpet ballads. Here's one that always ...
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Backgrounder: Sam Lazar - 'Playback' (1962)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Odds are you have no idea who Sam Lazar is and that you're hearing about him now for the first time. Don't feel bad. The organist is one of jazz's most puzzling figures. Born in St. Louis, Mo., in 1933, he played piano and was in a St. Louis group led by Ernie Wilkins. When Wilkins left to join Count Basie, Lazar played in several groups in the St. Louis area. After serving in the Army from 1951 to 1953, ...
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Klezmer-jazz Duo Sam Sadigursky And Nathan Koci Release 'Solomon Diaries: Vol. IV And V'
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AMT Public Relations
Combining Jewish spiritual and Klezmer music with post-minialism classical, jazz, and tinges of American folk, clarinetist Sam Sadigursky and accordionist/multi-instrumentalist Nathan Koci release the next two volumes of The Solomon Diaries (Adhyaropa Records), a quintet of evocative albums reflecting on the Borscht Belt region—the primary Jewish resort community that helped shape 20th-century American culture—and also exploring contemporary immigrant and Jewish experiences. Both a compelling musical remembrance of a bygone era and a look to the future, The Solomon Diaries: Vol. ...
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Legendary Miles Davis’ Saxophonist Sam Morrison 'Whatever: Anthology 1' Now Available On Blue Buddha Productions
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Sam Morrison is a multifaceted musician known for his mastery of the soprano and tenor saxophones, as well as his artistry on the alto and bass flutes. With a career that spans several decades, he has left an indelible mark on the world of jazz, collaborating with legendary artists and contributing to iconic recordings. One of the standout moments in Sam’s career was his membership in the esteemed Miles Davis Band. His performance alongside Miles Davis at the 1975 Newport ...
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Backgrounder: Herbie Mann-Sam Most Quintet
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Two of the finest jazz flutists in New York in the mid-1950s were united by producer Creed Taylor when he was at Bethlehem Records. The Herbie Mann-Sam Most Quintet was recorded in October 1955 and released in 1956. It featured Herbie Mann, Sam Most (fl), Joe Puma (g), Jimmy Gannon (b) and Lee Kleinman (d). Sam Most had more experience under his belt than Mann at the time, having played with Tommy Dorsey, Shep Fields, Boyd Raeburn and Don Redman ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Sam Jones
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Sam Jones' birthday today!
Sam Jones was a solid jazz bassist with impeccable technique, who could also swing and groove with the best of them. Most associated with his tenures with Cannonball Adderley, and then Oscar Peterson, he also went on to front his own bands and left a reputable recorded legacy as a leader. Sam Jones was born in Florida on Nov. 12, 1924, starting his career playing in local bands. By 1953 he ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Sam Rivers
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Sam Rivers' birthday today!
Samuel Carthorne Rivers (born September 25, 1923, El Reno, Oklahoma) is a jazz musician and composer. He performs on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, and piano. Rivers was previously thought to have been born in 1930. Rivers's father was a gospel musician who had sung with the Fisk Jubilee Singers and the Silverstone Quartet, exposing Rivers to music from an early age. Rivers moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1947, ...
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Leading Contemporary Composer / Clarinetist Sam Sadigursky Celebrates The Release Of A Three-CD Set Inspired By New York’s Borscht Belt Region
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AMT Public Relations
Between international tours with the critically-acclaimed Philip Glass Ensemble, the award-winning composer/clarinetist Sam Sadigursky today announced the upcoming release of his latest recording project The Solomon Diaries. A sophisticated collection of true era-defining cross-genre composition, this trio of compelling albums showcases Sam’s wide-ranging eclecticism that references jazz, world music, and post-minimalism. Inspired by the dramatic rise and fall of the famous Borscht Belt region, The Solomon Diaries is an aural reflection on America’s Jewish Vacationland celebrating the monumental place that ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Sam Jones
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Sam Jones' birthday today!
Sam Jones was a solid jazz bassist with impeccable technique, who could also swing and groove with the best of them. Most associated with his tenures with Cannonball Adderley, and then Oscar Peterson, he also went on to front his own bands and left a reputable recorded legacy as a leader. Sam Jones was born in Florida on Nov. 12, 1924, starting his career playing in local bands. By 1953 he ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Sam Rivers
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Sam Rivers' birthday today!
Samuel Carthorne Rivers (born September 25, 1923, El Reno, Oklahoma) is a jazz musician and composer. He performs on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, and piano. Rivers was previously thought to have been born in 1930. Rivers's father was a gospel musician who had sung with the Fisk Jubilee Singers and the Silverstone Quartet, exposing Rivers to music from an early age. Rivers moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1947, ...
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