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Blue Mitchell: The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions: 1963-1967
by C. Andrew Hovan
Those of you that are longtime jazz fans, take a few minutes and see how many jazz trumpeters you can name in the next minute. All done? I'm sure many of you remember Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, Louis Armstrong, and Buck Clayton, just to name a few. Now, how many of you mentioned the name of ...
Les McCann/Mitchell-Ruff Trio: Twenty Special Fingers
by C. Andrew Hovan
The idea goes like this. The hip and jazz-loving Joel Dorn and his folks as 32 Jazz have decided to introduce a series whereby they put out two albums by different artists that are somehow related in one package. This two-disc set brings together two Atlantic classics, the previously available Much Les from Les McCann and ...
Sonny Rollins: The Standard Sonny Rollins
by C. Andrew Hovan
I tend to think of Sonny Rollins in terms of his tenures with the various labels he has recorded for over the past almost 50 years. In the '50s it was Prestige, Blue Note, Riverside, and Contemporary. The saxophonist would then drop off the scene in the early '60s, followed by a brief stay with RCA ...
The Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Editions
by C. Andrew Hovan
As far as jazz goes from the hard bop era, two names are synonymous with their groundbreaking work of the period-Blue Note Records and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder. Blue Note released a canon of recordings that have been revered by collectors and musicians alike over the years and Van Gelder was the man behind the ...
Hank Mobley: The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions
by C. Andrew Hovan
Much has been written lately regarding the unfortunate obscurity of tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley. Now mind you, he left behind a substantial catalog, unlike a Herbie Nichols or Tina Brooks. However, he always seemed to be overshadowed by more overt players, such as Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. Time, of course, has a way of rectifying ...
Gary Burton: A Genuine Tong Funeral
by C. Andrew Hovan
Largely forgotten about these days, the fact remains that vibraphonist Gary Burton had beat Miles Davis to the fusion of rock and jazz by at least two years. His first RCA album, Duster, was cut in 1967 and featured guitarist Larry Coryell on a set of tunes that while not as spacey or lengthy as Davis's ...
Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan: Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan at Newport '63
by C. Andrew Hovan
When it comes to the classic art of vocalese (i.e. putting words to instrumental solos), no group or individual has really come close to reaching the pinnacle obtained by the group Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross during the late '50s and early '60s. Their versions of “Cookin' at the Continental", “Cloudburst", and “Twisted", too name just a ...
Bud Shank: The Complete Pacific Jazz Bud Shank Studio Sessions
by C. Andrew Hovan
The problem with examining the music that emanated from the west coast during the '50s and '60s was that too often much of it was lumped under the generic and grand category of “West Coast Cool." Sure, there was music that fit that bill, but there was also traditional jazz prospering on the west coast (Lu ...
Larry Coryell: Shining Hour
by C. Andrew Hovan
The fact that guitarist Larry Coryell is such a well-known luminary when it comes to the fusion movement of the '70s obscures the fact that he is one hell of a “straight ahead" player as well. During the '80s, Coryell was able to document his more traditional chops on a series of four dates he led ...
Various Artists: Criss Cross Label: New Release Spotlight
by C. Andrew Hovan
Thank god for guys like Criss Cross owner and producer Gerry Teekens. He's in it for the music, and as a result his label is really one of the rare few that is giving younger jazz musicians a chance to record and further their careers by sharing their music with a larger audience. Starting over a ...
