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A Conversation with Tim Hagans

by AAJ Staff
August 1, 2023

This interview was first published at All About Jazz on December 1998. We spoke with Tim Hagans at Los Angeles's Jazz Bakery in January of this year for his last Blue Note release, a tribute to Freddie Hubbard entitled Hubsongs with fellow trumpeter Marcus Printup. He informed me that he was planning on releasing ...

Article: Interview

A Conversation with Joe Chambers

by AAJ Staff
August 1, 2023

This interview was first published at All About Jazz on February 1999. We have always been quite puzzled as to why a musician that has worked alongside Eric Dolphy, Freddie Hubbard, Andrew Hill, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, Sam Rivers, Wayne Shorter, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Tommy Flanagan, Charles Mingus, and Chick Corea would only ...

News: Video / DVD

Terry Gibbs and Sal Nistico

August 1, 2023

In 1963, vibraphonist Terry Gibbs teamed with tenor saxophonist Sal Nistico to record a terrific little-known swinger for New York's Time Records known as Gibbs & Nistico. I say “known as" because the album cover, as you can see below, doesn't distinctly project a title. Produced by Bob Shad, the LP featured Sal Nistico (ts), Terry ...

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Take Five with Roc Flowers

by AAJ Staff
July 31, 2023

Meet Roc Flowers I'm singer-songwriter originally from Prato, Italy. I believe in infinite creation and my goal while I dwell on Earth is to create music, share art and evolve as a human being. Music is simply a reflection of the mirror inside me, I believe in a cosmic symphony of vibration and sound and in ...

News: Recording

Chuck Owen: Renderings

July 31, 2023

Chuck Owen may be unfamiliar to you but you'll thank me for bringing you up to speed on him. Chuck is a composer-arranger who has just released an album featuring him conducting the WDR Big Band playing his original compositions and arrangements. The WDR Big Band is one of the world's finest jazz orchestras, and this ...

News: Video / DVD

Tony Bennett Sings for Madison Ave.

July 28, 2023

Like many vocal stars eager to supplement their income and remain visible, Tony Bennett did his fair share of TV and print ads for a wide range of products. Here are a bunch of TV commercials, as well as two rare ones from my archives that were given to me by friends: Here's Tony for Rheingold ...

News: Music Industry

Five More Reissues From Candid

July 27, 2023

Between 1960 and 1961, jazz author and critic Nat Hentoff worked for Candid Records as its A&R chief and in-studio producer. During that two-year period, he recorded 34 albums. What makes the albums special is that they were without commercial constrictions, meaning artists were free to record originals and with groups of their chosing. Many of ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Sara Gazarek

by AAJ Staff
July 25, 2023

Meet Sara Gazarek Born and raised in Seattle, WA, 3x GRAMMY nominated jazz vocalist Sara Gazarek reigns as one of the most creative voices of her generation, and one “who may well turn out to be the next important jazz singer" (Los Angeles Times). Collaborating with jazz legends Fred Hersch, Billy Childs, Kurt Elling, and more, ...

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Backgrounder: Tony Bennett - Movie Song Album

July 25, 2023

As we say goodbye to the late Tony Bennett, let's listen to one of his favorite Columbia albums—The Movie Song Album. Here's the song list as well as the arrangers and notable soloists: Song From “The Oscar" (Maybe September) (arr,cond Johnny Mandel) (Lou Levy, piano) Girl Talk (arr,cond Neal Hefti) (Jimmy Rowles, piano) The Gentle Rain ...

News: Obituary

Tony Bennett (1926-2023)

July 24, 2023

For me, Tony Bennett's passing was personal. Since 2011, I interviewed the singer five different times for The Wall Street Journal, four at his art studio overlooking Central Park. Each time was a revelation, from the interview we did sitting in close quarters on a sofa to the last in 2018, when his Alzheimer's was already ...