Results for "Bob Belden"

Animation: Asiento

by Mark Corroto
March 13, 2011

1969 was perhaps a watershed year for jazz in America. Trumpeter Miles Davis, the anointed pied piper, recorded Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1970). It was to be the beginning of jazz/rock fusion. Maybe better described as jazz/rock/soul/funk fusion. Miles wasn't one to miss out on trends. He saw the popularity of Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, with ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob Belden

October 31, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Bob Belden's birthday today! Bob BeldenOne of the most adventurous arrangers of the 1990s and 2000s, Bob Belden took the music of Puccini, Prince, and (with the most success) Sting, and turned it into jazz. After graduating from the University of North Texas in 1978... more ...

Tim Hagans: Trumpet and Musical Elegance

by R.J. DeLuke
April 6, 2010

Trumpeter Tim Hagans, it appears at times, can almost fly under the radar. His splendid playing has been heard in a variety of contexts over the years, always creative, expressive, expansive. Maria Schneider expresses glee when he's able to be a part of her orchestra and help interpret her musical creations. He's been part of the ...

Jack Cortner Big Band / Peter Hand Big Band / Chicago Jazz Philharmonic

by Jack Bowers
September 2, 2009

Jack Cortner Big Band Sound Check Jazzed Media 2009 For someone who waited so long before taking his first swings as leader of his own big band, Jack Cortner shows again on Sound Check, the band's second impressive recording in as many years, that he's got game. He's ...

The Complete On The Corner Sessions

by John Kelman
November 28, 2007

Much has been written about what is perhaps trumpeter Miles Davis' most controversial album, On The Corner (Columbia, 1972). Already shaken from the electric onslaught of Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1969), A Tribute To Jack Johnson (Columbia, 1970), and a series of live or, in the case of Live-Evil (Columbia, 1970), largely live releases, it was the ...

Three Days Of Rain

By Bob Belden

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Three Days of Rain (Main Title); Falling Down; Blues for Dennis; Tess; Her Lost Smile; Big Joe; Homeless (trio); Conscience; Panic; Homeless (quartet); Anniversary; Tess Montage; End Title (master).

In Questa Reggia

Featuring the music of Bob Belden
Duration: 8:14
September 3, 2006

Bob Belden: Three Days of Rain

by David Miller
May 18, 2006

As usual, you can't judge a book by its cover. Bob Belden's original score for the film Three Days of Rain is, plain and simple, an excellent jazz album. There's no way of getting around it. Listen to it and you will be impressed. Sure, Belden's compositions may have been written for the express purpose of ...

Black Dahlia

By Bob Belden

Label: Atlantic Records
Released: 2001

Classical Jazz Quartet: Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker"

by Jim Santella
December 1, 2001

Like the Modern Jazz Quartet, the foursome on this new release folds visions of great classical music into a mainstream jazz setting. Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet has always provided special holiday vibes for the holidays. This year, Bob Belden's musical arrangements have put a new spin on it; still leaving a lot of space for veteran improvisation. ...