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Woody Shaw: Blackstone Legacy
by Douglas Payne
Trumpeter Woody Shaw (1944-89) was 26 in 1970 when he recorded this, his official solo debut, for Contemporary Records. Originally a double LP, the six longish originals (four by Shaw and the disc's two best by the keyboardist on the date, George Cables) make it on to one CD due to some imperceptible editing on two ...
Various Artists: The West Coast Jazz Box
by AAJ Staff
At first it was hard to get noticed. Articles on the Dave Brubeck Octet were sent to jazz journals in 1948, but none were printed; it took the words of a New York critic to attract attention. In 1951 a bunch of Stan Kenton musicians decided to stake out on their own, while living in L.A. ...
Eric Allison: After Hours
by Robert Spencer
Remember Bob Weinstock? He ran Prestige Records in the 1950's and 1960's: Home of Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk (before an acrimonious parting of the ways), Eric Dolphy, and all the rest. Bob Weinstock, along with Orrin Keepnews at Riverside and Alfred Lion at Blue Note, brought modern jazz to the world. Now ...
Eric Allison: After Hours
by Douglas Payne
for using someone else's sound, David (Newman) and Hank (Crawford) would be billionaires." If so, reed man Eric Allison would be paying dues. He'd also be paying the estates of Gene Ammons, Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis and King Curtis too. Does that leave After Hours without merit? Probably not. Allison sounds fine and his program is a ...
Eric Allison: After Hours
by Jack Bowers
After Hours was a mega-hit for trumpeter Erskine Hawkins' orchestra in the '40s, and this second release on Contemporary by reedman Eric Allison is dedicated to the memory of Hawkins and his pianist, Avery Parrish, who wrote After Hours. Further than that, the session embodies the sort of late-night mood that once permeated the club scene ...
San Francisco Samba
By Art Pepper
Label: Contemporary Records
Released: 1997
Track listing: Blue Bossa; Art Meets Mr. Beautiful; Here's That Rainy Day; Samba Mom-Mom.
