Results for "Coleman Hawkins"

Hear Me Talkin' to Ya: Jazz Aphorisms

by Chris May
December 23, 2011

For artists who express themselves in a non-verbal medium, jazz instrumentalists have come up with a bundle of choice aphorisms. Here are four attributed to, or about, tenor saxophonists, which were coined too late for inclusion in Nat Shapiro and Nat Hentoff's Hear Me Talkin' to Ya (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1955).

Jazz Musician of the Day: Coleman Hawkins

November 21, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating Coleman Hawkins' birthday today! Coleman Hawkins single-handedly brought the saxophone to the prominence in jazz that the instrument enjoys. Before he hit the scene, jazz groups had little use for the instrument. One player (forgot who) said, “with all due respect to Adolph Sax, Coleman Hawkins invented the saxophone." Hawkins, or ...

Coleman Hawkins Quintet - South Of France Blues

Featuring the music of Coleman Hawkins
Duration: 6:56
November 21, 2011

Tribute to Red Allen This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

November 17, 2011

This week, Riverwalk Jazz pays tribute to Henry 'Red' Allen, one of the last great trumpeters to come out of New Orleans in the 1920s. Joining the Jim Cullum Jazz Band on the bandstand at The Landing in San Antonio are Bay Area multi-instrumentalist Clint Baker, New Orleans clarinetist Evan Christopher, New York clarinet legend Kenny ...

Music Matters: The Blue Note Reissue Series

by Greg Simmons
October 12, 2011

Music Matters has been reissuing classic Blue Note jazz records since 2007. It has dug deep into the catalog, remastering lesser known, infrequently heard titles, and done so with passionate attention to presenting the highest possible sound quality. Offering an analog solution in a digital age, this exceptional series is available on 45rpm vinyl records only. ...

Andrew Cyrille / Haitian Fascination: Route de Freres

by Dave Wayne
October 6, 2011

Despite all of the cross fertilization that's taken place over the decades between the US and the various island nations of the Caribbean, it could be argued that the jazz world hasn't really dealt with the music of Haiti in any fundamental way. Andrew Cyrille--who's drawn on his Haitian heritage throughout his career as a solo ...

Enter the "Ted Gioia - The History of Jazz, Second Edition" Signed Book Giveaway at All About Jazz!

October 1, 2011

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Oxford University Press “Ted Gioia—The History of Jazz, Second Edition" signed book giveaway contest starting today. We'll select THREE winners at the conclusion of the contest on November 1st. Click here to enter the contest (Following Coleman Hawkins at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good ...

Eddie Vedder: Ukulele Songs

by Kevin Davis
September 11, 2011

Eddie Vedder Ukulele Songs Monkey Wrench 2011 The ballad “More Than You Know" was written by Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu in 1929, a souvenir from a long gone era that a romantic might be tempted to posit represented “simpler times." Insofar as it's unlikely that anyone reading this ...

Oslo International Jazz Festival 2011

by John Kelman
August 31, 2011

Oslo International Jazz FestivalOslo, NorwayAugust 15-20, 2011 There's always an eager sense of anticipation when returning to Norway, whether it's the barren but beautiful north of Svalbard, the stunning, mountain-surrounded Molde, the picturesque Kongsberg, the fjord-gateway of Bergen or the rugged beauty surrounding Kristiansand. But going back to Norway for the ...

Sir Roland Hanna: Colors from a Giant's Kit

by Raul d'Gama Rose
August 21, 2011

This 1990s recording, produced by William Sorin, a loving fan of pianist Sir Roland Hanna is a riveting one. Featuring the maestro alone, playing what must have been some of his favorite charts, was carefully thought out. And though it does not come with too many of Hanna's own compositions it does--like Jaki Byard's fable recordings, ...