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Dizzy Gillespie: The Verve / Philips Dizzy Gillespie Small Group Sessions
by Andrew Velez
Recorded from May, 1954 to April, 1964, these 132 small-group sides just might not have happened--except that like so many others, Dizzy Gillespie's big band had fallen on hard times by the early '50s. This seven-disc compilation is filled with signature classics such as “Salt Peanuts and “A Night In Tunisia, documenting the evolving artistry of ...
Chris McNulty: Whispers The Heart
by Andrew Velez
It's particularly on that '40s Cahn-Stordahl-Weston gem “I Should Care that Aussie songstress Chris McNulty evokes pleasant memories of Anita O'Day and Chris Connor's hip cool. McNulty's voice can soar lightly into upper registers like O'Day's, and she also exudes a kindred innate cheerfulness that never totally disappears, whatever the song. It's especially apparent with her ...
Jazz Icons
by Andrew Velez
Various Artists Jazz Icons Reelin' in the Years 2006 “The Golden Era of jazz is back! proclaims the press release for this DVD series featuring full-length concerts and studio performances by some of the greatest jazz stars ever. Mostly filmed in B&W in Europe from the '50s-'70s, none ...
Oscar Peterson: Will To Perfection
by Andrew Velez
Born in 1925 in Montréal, Canada, to immigrant parents of West Indian origin, it was clear from early on that pianist Oscar Peterson was a musical prodigy. A star attraction in his teens with Johnny Holmes' big band, by age 20 he'd made his first RCA recordings. During the '50s he joined Norman Granz' Jazz at ...
Nancy King at Jazz Standard with Fred Hersch
by Andrew Velez
Nancy King with Fred Hersch Jazz Standard New York, NY May 9, 2006 A definite anticipatory buzz was in the air around Nancy King and Fred Hersch at Jazz Standard last month. It was much like the happy sound a Broadway audience makes upon arriving for the performance of a ...
Marc Copland: Standardized, Some Love Songs, Time Within Time
by Andrew Velez
Marc Copland/Bill Carrothers No Choice Minium 2006 Marc Copland Some Love Songs Pirouet 2006 Marc Copland Time Within Time HatHut 2005 ...
Lou Rawls: The Best of Lou Rawls - The Capitol Jazz & Blues Sessions
by Andrew Velez
This document of Lou Rawls' decade with Capitol in the '60s celebrates the beginnings of the recently departed artist, one of the rare male vocalists with a big, beautiful sound who could sing his butt off. His professional beginnings were with the gospel group The Singing Travelers, and their 1962 recording of “Motherless Child opens the ...
Gary Burton: Next Generation
by Andrew Velez
Vibes virtuoso, composer, educator and five-time Grammy winner Gary Burton has played a pivotal role in furthering the careers of newcomers through the years. Among many others, John Scofield, Carla Bley and Pat Metheny come quickly to mind. “I take my cue from Stan Getz, who often hired younger players to stay sharp," Burton has remarked; ...
Nina Simone: From Cathouse Blues to Mississippi Goddam
by Andrew Velez
Four fine albums, covering the mid 1960s through 1980, which hopefully will introduce a new generation to the high priestess of soul, Nina Simone, and the great dark beauty of her music. Simone's existing devotees won't need any prompting. Nina Simone The Soul Of Nina Simone RCA/Legacy ...
Jimmy McGriff: Nobody Else But Himself
by Andrew Velez
For two evenings in April, Philadelphia-born Jimmy McGriff celebrated his 70th birthday with a gala gig at New York's Smoke. Wearing a cap reminiscent of the Beatles era, his bulky six-foot frame hunched over the organ, he radiated the intense concentration of a friendly Sumo wrestler. A professional musician since his early teens, he'd evolved firmly ...
