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Various Artists: The War-Deluxe Edition: Soundtrack and Music From the Second World War
by David Rickert
Those who hadn't given up on Ken Burns after watching Jazz may have caught his documentary The War (2007), which chronicled the Greatest Generation's experience in World War II. Of course the related products also hit the stores, and you can purchase related books and CDs, either singly or in deluxe editions.
Louis Prima: Jump Jive and Wail: The Essential Louis Prima
by David Rickert
It's likely that Louis Prima would have faded into obscurity if not for the Gap ad that featured young, khaki-wearing twenty-somethings swing dancing to “Jump, Jive, and Wail. That ad appeared at the height of the nineties swing revival and brought the song back into circulation, appearing on several swing compilations designed to make a quick ...
Billie Holiday: Lady Day - The Master Takes and Singles
by David Rickert
Billie Holiday Lady Day - The Master Takes And Singles Columbia Records 2007 It's fitting that singer Billie Holiday began the most celebrated part of her career with Columbia in 1933, when the country was in the throes of the depression, and ended it in 1942, when the ...
Andy and the Bey Sisters: 'Round Midnight
by David Rickert
One of the best things about all of the limited edition series out there is that occasionally an obscure oddity gets released. Not necessarily a record that people have sought after, but more like one that many never even knew existed and thus never clamored for its release. Such is the case with 'Round ...
Keely Smith: The Essential Capitol Collection
by David Rickert
With the overabundance of female vocalists making records in the fifties, it's not much of a surprise that Keely Smith has become lost in the shuffle today. If known at all, it's probably for her records with Louis Prima and not for her work as a solo artist. This is a shame, for Smith was a ...
Jazz Mavericks Of The Lone Star State
by David Rickert
Dave Oliphant Jazz Mavericks Of The Lone Star State University Of Texas Press ISBN: 978-0-292-71496-0 242 pages In Jazz Mavericks Of The Lone Star State, Dave Oliphant writes about the many great jazz musicians who were born in Texas. Guitarists Charlie Christian and Eddie Durham, reedman Jimmy Giuffre, ...
Buddy Rich: Man From Planet Jazz
by David Rickert
Nobody's really clamoring for big band recordings from 1980 these days, and it's probably the case that no one was back then, either. But it's also true that drummer Buddy Rich never really gave a damn what anybody thought about what he did, which is what makes this live set from Ronnie Scott's worth a listen.
Ella Fitzgerald: Love Letters From Ella
by David Rickert
People were up in arms when saxophonist Kenny G played with the great Louis Armstrong posthumously through the wonders of technology. Today people are using the same ability to resurrect old recordings for much more noble purposes such as this, which features Ella backed by the London Symphony Orchestra on several tracks. They never recorded together; ...
Kenny Dorham: Jazz Contrasts
by David Rickert
Producer Orrin Keepnews was never one to indulge much in blowing sessions, but this 1957 recording from trumpeter Kenny Dorham comes pretty close. With a lineup featuring Sonny Rollins, Oscar Pettiford, Hank Jones, and Max Roach, why not just give the guys a few standards and turn them loose? Dorham had been recruited for Riverside from ...
Joe Henderson: Power To the People
by David Rickert
The late sixties were an exciting time for jazz, although not a lucrative one. Faced with a declining market share due to the popularity of rock music, jazz musicians were forced to find an audience by pursuing new avenues in composition and instrumentation. Joe Henderson, a much beloved player for the Blue Note ...
