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Ralph Sutton and Johnny Varro: A Pair of Kings
by J. Robert Bragonier
Well, Arbors Records has done it again: well recorded jazz from its glory years, played today by the people who played it then. This 2001 album documents two of the most reliable of these players, with all the sophistication, excitement, and spontaneity of a live performance. The late Ralph Sutton was born in ...
Chuck Hedges: Just for Fun
by J. Robert Bragonier
Some elitists persist in thinking that, despite the history of the art form, legitimate jazz today is only made in New York City. Others will agree in concept only if the West Coast is included as well. For those who disagree with both groups, Arbors Records has been a boon. Many releases on this label feature ...
Chuck Hedges and The Milwaukee Connection: Just Jammin
by J. Robert Bragonier
Chuck Hedges would agree that he is a nut who didn’t fall far from the tree. Chicago born and bred, the talented clarinetist settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after touring with Wild Bill Davison, and he still commutes to the Windy City for a regular gig at Andy’s. But he also appreciates jamming with his Wisconsin neighbors, ...
The Bix Beiderbecke Centennial All-Stars: Celebrating Bix!
by Jack Bowers
Cornetist Bix Beiderbecke, who considered himself a failure and died (primarily from alcohol abuse) in 1931 at age twenty-eight, would no doubt have been astonished to learn that a group of world- class musicians was assembling to record an album celebrating the hundredth anniversary of his birth. But if Bix was unable to recognize his own ...
John Sheridan and his Dream Band: Get Rhythm in Your Feet
by Mike Neely
If you like swing music, you ought to check out John Sheridan and his Dream Band. Get Rhythm in Your Feet is the third recording from this spirited octet that can boast of excellent soloists, elegant arrangements, and a chemistry that could only have been cooked up in a very hip kitchen. Vocalist Becky Kilgore has ...
Derek Smith, Dick Hyman and Ralph Sutton: The Piano Giants at Bob Haggart's 80th Birthday Party
by AAJ Staff
These selections were recorded in 1994 at the very first jazz party produced by Mat and Rachel Domber, owners of Arbors Records. The party was in honor of multi-talented bassist-arranger Bob Haggart's 80th birthday. I was present to hear these selectios presented to the live audience, so this review is a personal delight to ...
Ruby Braff Quartet: Watch What Happens
by AAJ Staff
This review also serves as a tribute and an obituary for a marvelous jazz cornetist. Ruby Braff died on February 9, 2003 in North Chatham, Mass., at age 75. The cause of death was given as “complications related to emphysema and asthma." The cornetist, born in Boston on March 16, 1927, said that his major influence ...
Johnny Frigo's DNA Exposed!
By Johnny Frigo
Label: Arbors Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: I Concentrate on You; Poor Butterfly; Cheek to Cheek; What is There to Say?; Nobody Else But Me; Try a Little Tenderness/Sweet and Lovely; Hair on the G-String; I Love You; Too Late Now/Street of Dreams; She Loves Me; Crystal Silence; Tanga; What'll I Do?
Skitch Henderson: Swinging With Strings
Label: Arbors Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: The Japanese Sandman; My Gal Sal; Volga Boatman; Sophisticated Lady; Blue Moon; Oh, Lady, Be Good!; Lover Man; Easy Living; Goody, Goody; C-Jam Blues, If I Had You; In a Mellow Tone; The Hour of Parting; If There is Someone Lovelier Than You; I Could Have Danced All Night; When the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day
