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Charles Lloyd Signs To Blue Note
More than 50 years into an already legendary career, 2015 is shaping up to be a momentous year for Charles Lloyd. As reported today in The New York Times, the esteemed saxophonist and composer has signed with Blue Note Records and will release his first album for the iconic label in 30 years with the April ...
Working the Rhythm Section: Tom Lawton, Lee Smith, and Dan Monaghan
by Victor L. Schermer
As Duke Ellington's standard goes, “It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing." The rhythm section (piano, bass, drums, with guitar and percussion sometimes added) is the core of the typical jazz ensemble. They set the frame for the leader, singer, and soloists and contribute their own solos as well. Even though they ...
The Legendary Quartet / Quintet Sessions
Label: American Jazz Classics
Released: 2014
Track listing: Minority; Straight Life; Blue Funk; A Little Taste; People Will Say We're In Love; Nardis; Minority (Alt Tk); Minority (Alt Tk 2); Nardis (Alt Tk); Waltz For Debby; Goodbye; Who Cares ?; Venice; Toy; Elsa; Nancy (With The Laughing Face); Know What I Mean ?; Who Cares ? (Alt Tk); Toy (Alt Tk); Know What I Mean ? (Alt Tk); Two Feet Left; Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me); I Got It Band And That Ain't Good; Nothin´; Jump For Joy; Bli-Blip; Chocolate Shake; If Life Were All Peaches And Cream; Brown-Skin Gal (In The Calico Town); The Tune Of The Hickory Stick;
Recent Listening In Brief…
Frank Zappa (1940-1993), a gifted musician who dipped his toe into jazz, never demonstrated more than a smidgeon of what he knew about the genre. But he left us with the memorable observation, “Jazz isn’t dead. It just smells funny.” A web search shows that lesser wits have adapted Zappa’s line to all kinds of topics ...
The Ed Palermo Big Band: Oh No! Not Jazz!!
by Vic Albani
La Big Band di Ed Palermo ha iniziato a suonare le composizioni di uno dei più grandi musicisti del secolo scorso, Frank Zappa, per puro e immenso amore nei confronti di quel genio poco dopo la sua scomparsa avvenuta il 4 dicembre del 1993. A parte la risaputa difficoltà tecnica ed esecutiva delle ...
Charles Lloyd New Quartet Plays National Concert Hall, Dublin, 18 November
TEDDY D PROMOTIONS ARE PROUD TO PRESENT THE CHARLES LLOYD NEW QUARTET: NATIONAL CONCERTY HALL DUBLIN, 18 NOVEMBER, 2014 Charles Lloyd - Sax / Flute, Gerald Clayton – Piano, Joe Sanders – Bass, Eric Harland – Drums The critical consensus is that Charles Lloyd has never sounded better. As he enters his 75th year, the depth ...
Ezra Weiss Sextet: Before You Know It [Live In Portland]
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by Edward Blanco
Portland State University professor Ezra Weiss is a prominent pianist and composer in his own right who has several recordings to his credit and is a three-time winner of the prestigious ASCAP Young Composer Award. A traditionalist who prefers the straight ahead and modern jazz styles, Weiss delivers another gem on Before You Know It [Live ...
Jon Irabagon: Examining All The Angles
by R.J. DeLuke
Saxophonist Jon Irabagon likes challenges in music; likes attempting different things. He's not opposed to things traditional, but would prefer to come at music and sounds from different angles. He enjoys the journey; enjoys experiencing the results. At 35, he's on the go all the time, ubiquitous on the New York City music scene. ...
Mostly Other People Do the Killing: Blue
by Maurizio Comandini
Una domanda sorge spontanea: ma con questo Blue cosa volevano dimostrare? Il gruppo di Moppa Elliott si è scelto da subito un nome molto intrigante, Mostly Other People Do the Killing, che di sicuro non li fa passare inosservati. Poi, dal 2003, il quartetto ha cominciato un percorso artistico molto interessante che per certi versi fa ...
Falso d'autore o geniale trovata? Il caso di "Blue" dei Mostly Other People Do The Killing
by AAJ Staff
Per provare a capire il nuovo lavoro dei Mostly Other People Do the Killing, senza limitarsi a notare solo “quanto sono bravi a rifare esattamente -o quasi-nota per nota la musica dell'originale Kind of Blue“ o a bollare l'operazione come una sorta di divertissement vagamente situazionista e fondamentalmente inutile, sono piuttosto interessanti le annotazioni che il ...
