Results for "B.B. King"

In France: Live At The 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival

By B.B. King

Label: Deep Digs
Released: 2024
Track listing: Blue Monk/Caledonia; Sweet Little Angel; I Like To Live The Love; It's Just a Matter of Time; Why I Si g the Blues; I Got Some Outside Help (I Don't Really Need); The Thrill Is Gone; i Need My Baby; Sweet Sixteen; Blues Instrumental; To Know You is To Love You; When I'm Wrong; Have Faith; Outro Blues Instrumental.

Marilyn Crispell/Harvey Sorgen, The Young Mothers & B.B. King

by Maurice Hogue
December 9, 2024

If you haven't heard the piano trio, Dreamstruck (Marilyn Crispell, Joe Fonda & Harvey Sorgen), put them on your must-listen list. Highly original and free wheeling playing make their two releases much appreciated. Crispell and Sorgen decided to continue making magic as a duo on the new Forest, now available, and it's one of the feature ...

Lawrence Peryer's Jazz & Beyond for 2024

by Lawrence Peryer
December 7, 2024

I very much enjoy the moment we are in for improvisatory and creative music. So many traditions are coming into contact and interacting with each other: jazz cats, indigenous practitioners, electronic music experimenters, modern composers and many others. The breakdown and blurring of genre divides and dogma is something I revel in. “Collision Music," to quote ...

B.B. King: In France: Live At The 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival

by Pierre Giroux
December 6, 2024

B.B. King In France captures the blues legend at a pivotal moment in his career, showcasing his impeccable musicality and performance style rooted in nuance rather than sheer force. In this live recording produced by Zev Feldman, King offers something akin to jazz standards, channeling timeless emotional narratives through a blues lens that feels as classic ...

2024 Record Store Day Black Friday Jazz Releases

by Kyle Simpler
November 28, 2024

Record Store Day Black Friday is back for 2024. There are releases that appeal to practically every genre of music, and jazz is no exception. This year's lineup features releases for jazz enthusiasts and vinyl collectors alike. From previously unreleased live performances to excellent vinyl debuts, this year's offerings showcase a variety of jazz styles. Below ...

B.B. King: In France: Live At The 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival

by Ian Patterson
November 25, 2024

By the time B.B. King arrived in France in the autumn of 1977 he could already reflect upon a good year. After a string of misfiring crossover albums, the Indianola blues musician had returned to studio form with the mostly straight-ahead blues of King Size (ABC, 1977). An invitation to Yale saw King become only the ...

Russell Malone: Guitar Master

by R.J. DeLuke
August 27, 2024

This article was first published on All About Jazz on February 29, 2016. “People make too big of a deal about being self taught. Because nobody is completely self taught," ruminates Russell Malone, one of the best loved jazz guitarists by both fans and critics. His sound is full and rich; his fingers fleet,the ...

Mercedes Nicole

Soft –spoken Mercedes Nicole has an intimate and electric stage presence that reaches beyond the limits of time and space.  Whether it’s the Blues or Jazz, music is in her blood!  She has that kind of voice that demands attention, not because of volume, but because it touches the heart and interrupts one’s thoughts.  Her voice wraps itself like a comforter around the human experience, encouraging uplift, seeking not only triumph but healing. Mercedes is that exquisite mix of a mezzo soprano and contralto that permeates and interrupts one's thoughts, often with uncanny control...she lingers.

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2024

by Geoff Anderson
July 1, 2024

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2024 Aspen, Colorado June 20-22, 2024 The Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience returned this year with 20 acts performing over the course of three nights in various venues around downtown Aspen. JAS has been sponsoring two festivals (or “Experiences") each of the last several years. The June ...

George Coleman at the 25th anniversary of Smoke Jazz Club

by Paul Reynolds
April 20, 2024

George Coleman Smoke Jazz Club 25th Anniversary Concert New York, NY April 12, 2024 Jazz thrives in places that rarely endure for very long. Sure, there are the longtime jazz temples--the Village Vanguard in New York, Ronnie Scott's in London, Preservation Hall in New Orleans--but most premier clubs are lucky ...