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L.A. Jazz Scene 2008: Alive and Swingin'
by Chuck Koton
The Los Angeles scene has often been referred to in patronizing terms by jazz lovers, musicians and writers. It has been said that the city's laid-back vibe deprives musicians of the energy that a New York audience can impart to the bandstand. Others complain that the growth of a hip jazz scene has been impeded by ...
Contemporary Jazz in Denmark: Different Sounds, Different Scenes
by Jakob Baekgaard
There's an often-quoted phrase by Shakespeare saying that “something is rotten in the state of Denmark" but when it comes to jazz, the environment of the country is indeed very fertile, and at this point, the many sounds of Danish jazz are reaching across the borders and finding new listeners everywhere in the world. The homogeneity ...
Candido: Fountain of Youth
by AAJ Staff
By Bobby Sanabria At the youthful age of 87, NEA Jazz Master Candido Camero has indeed led a full life with no signs of slowing down. While still maintaining a busy schedule of performing and traveling, “The Man of a Thousand Fingers" is still wowing audiences the world over as a shining example of ...
Warner Home Video Releases Four Jazz-Oriented Films
Around Midnight Sees Light of Day Warner's DVD Release Warner Home Video releases four jazz-oriented films this week. Bird (1988) tells the story of jazz pioneer Charlie “Bird" Parker and helped establish future Oscar-winners Clint Eastwood as a director and Forest Whitaker as an actor. Pete Kelly's Blues (1953) stars Jack Webb (Dragnet) as a Kansas ...
Live in '63/64
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dexter Gordon Live in '63/64 Naxos (2007 - distr. Ducale) Valutazione: 5 stelle Luoghi: Belgio, Olanda e Svizzera. Anni: 1963 e 1964. Sono le coordinate di una fortunata tournèe europea di Dexter Gordon, in coincidenza con un suo soggiorno nel Vecchio Continente. Per la gioia degli innumerevoli fan del tenor-sassofonista statunitense, è appena stato pubblicato questo ...
Gettin' Around
Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Manha De Carnaval; Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me); Heartaches; Shiny Stockings; Everybody's Somebody's Fool; Le Coiffeur; Very Saxily Yours; Flick Of A Trick.
