Results for "Benny Morton"

Benny Morton

Born: January 31, 1907

Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944-1946

By Don Byas

Label: Mosaic Records
Released: 2024

Wild Bill Davison: The Jazz Giants

by Hrayr Attarian
October 10, 2015

Cornetist Wild Bill Davison had a fiery, extroverted approach to playing that originated in the 1920s Chicago and mirrored his hard living. By 1968, when he recorded The Jazz Giants for the Canadian label Sackville, he had mellowed and his tone had become more melodic. A democratic leader, Davison allows the five, underrated practitioners of “prebop ...

Vince Giordano: New York, NY, August 14, 2012

by Andrew J. Sammut
September 5, 2012

Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks Sofia's Restaurant New York, NY August 14, 2012 Vince Giordano receives well-deserved attention for the twenties and thirties repertoire he's brought to the radio on A Prairie Home Companion, films such as 2008's Revolutionary Road and 2004's The The Aviator, and most recently ...

Teddy Wilson: Solo / Big Band

by David Rickert
October 21, 2010

Teddy WilsonSolo / Big BandStoryville Records2010 Teddy Wilson will always be primarily known for his work with the Benny Goodman band and the reliable piano accompaniment he provided for it on many classic records. After the big band era, although he teamed up with Goodman again from ...