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George Shearing and Latin Jazz: More Than a Footnote
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
Pianist George Shearing died this past Monday February 14, 2011 due to heart failure, invoking an honest outpouring of love for his work and a resurgence of attention upon his impressive career. Shearing enjoyed immense popularity throughout his career, finding a balance between artistry and public appeal. His quintet that fueled his work throughout the fifties and sixties was a major attraction in the jazz world, taking his performances around the world. During the seventies, his collaborations with artists such ...
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Exfm: The Web is Your Music Library [interview]
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HypeBot
This post is by Alison McCarthy (@aliiimac). She's an intern at Hypebot. Recently I spoke with Charles Smith, Founder and COO of exfm, a new music discovery service that works as a browser extension for Chrome, turning the entire web into your personal music library. As you browse any website that hosts MP3s, exfm automatically catalogues every free MP3 you come across, building a virtual library that can be listened to at any time, shared with friends, and organized to your ...
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Reissuing CTI: The Richard Seidel Interview
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Sound Insights by Doug Payne
If you've bought more than one jazz CD in the past thirty years or so, chances are you have at least one that was made possible courtesy of producer Richard Seidel. During his two plus decades at the Verve label, Seidel was responsible for rescuing some of jazz's greatest recordings for the digital age and promoting some of the music's best and most promising talent including Shirley Horn, Joe Henderson, Betty Carter, Christian McBride, Mark Whitfield and Jimmy Smith. Indeed, ...
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Tina Sinatra Laments the Loss of Her Dad Frank and the Death of Rat Pack Cool
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AAJ Staff
It's been around 50 years since the Rat Pack, perhaps the world's first supergroup, hit the Las Vegas strip, and they've defined cool ever since. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. personified an era where music was smooth, cocktails were neat and the way you wore your hat meant everything. The new collection 'The Very Best of the Rat Pack' captures 18 songs by the individual members, including Sinatra standards 'Come Fly With Me' ...
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Other Places: Bill Holman Lauded
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
On his Jazz Profiles website, Steve Cerra begins a tribute to Bill Holman with this passage:In Japan, a select few of those who maintain the country's artistic traditions or make a unique contribution to them are accorded the respect of the nation by being designated as a Living National Treasure [a considerable amount of schimolies also come with the title each year]. When it comes to composing and arranging for Jazz big bands, no one is more deserving of such ...
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Moody in Norway: An Update, Illustrated
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
James Moody toured in most parts of the world and made friends wherever he went. Following his death in December, the Norwegian pianist Per Husby sent the story of his encounter with Moody a couple of decades ago and the touching question Moody asked him the day after their concert. The pictures and captions below will mean more if you first read Mr. Husby's story. It contains a link to a vocal performance by Moody that includes yodeling. Click here. ...
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Singer/Songwriter Robin Holcomb Interviewed at All About Jazz
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GoMedia PR
While she's been around since the early '80s, emerging in New York's Downtown Scene alongside husband Wayne Hortivtz, pianist/vocalist Robin Holcomb made her first major leap onto a broader radar with her eponymous 1990 debut, on Nonesuch Records. Her ability to combine left-leaning concerns with Americana traditionalism and historical concerns have made her a unique voice in the singer/songwriter arena, while still maintaining unshakable ties with avant concerns on albums like the largely instrumental Little Three (Nonesuch, 1996) and Solos, ...
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Cellist Joan Jeanrenaud Interviewed at All About Jazz
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John Kelman
Playing it safe is a concept in which cellist Joan Jeanrenaud has total disinterest. Her deep, varied career reflects a restless creative spirit that most recently manifested itself on Pop-Pop (Deconet, 2010), her duo album with producer and percussionist PC Muñoz. The disc seamlessly blends cello, classical, electronica, and hip-hop influences. But, perhaps, the most important element is fun, something Jeanrenaud and Muñoz clearly had a lot of when making the disc. Unlike Jeanrenaud's carefully-architected previous albums, Pop-Pop found her ...
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