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Ornette Coleman's and Horace Silver's "Lonely Woman" — A Disambiguation
by Artur Moral
Reality is filled with confusion and misunderstandings; some are suggestive or creative, while others are disappointing or, worse, malicious. The jazz world is no stranger to the first type: specific compositions are often confused or misidentified as if they were the same. Usually, this happens because of similar melodies or titles that are sometimes identical. This ...
Chuck Mangione: Friend For Lovers
by Chris M. Slawecki
This article first appeared on All About Jazz in September 2000. Chuck Mangione is best known as the trumpet player and composer of that ubiquitous tune, which taught millions worldwide that music “Feels So Good." But Chuck Mangione boasts serious Jazz chops: Before flying solo, he cut his teeth in the Woody ...
Chuck Mangione: Back On Track
by Michael Ricci
This article first appeared on All About Jazz in June 1999... without embedded videos. For three decades, Chuck Mangione's infectious energy, unbridled enthusiasm, and pure joy have defined his deep passion for music. Born and raised in Rochester, New York, he first garnered attention playing with the Jazz Brothers alongside his older brother, Gap. ...
Ola Onabulé: A Tapestry of Soul, Jazz and Global Roots
by Angelo Leonardi
Singer-songwriter and producer Ola Onabulé shares insights into his life and work, spotlighting his eclectic collaboration with guitarist Nicolas Meier, which led to the release of Proof of Life (Self Produced, 2025). Both based in London, the British-Nigerian vocalist and Swiss guitarist discovered, during the isolation of the pandemic, a shared empathy in their ...
Ola Onabulè: una musica senza confini
by Angelo Leonardi
Il cantautore e produttore Ola Onabulé ci parla della sua vita e del suo lavoro a partire dall'eclettica collaborazione col chitarrista Nicolas Meier, che ha portato alla recente uscita dell'album Proof of Life. Entrambi residenti a Londra, il vocalist britannico d'origine nigeriana e il chitarrista svizzero hanno scoperto, nei mesi dell'isolamento pandemico, di condividere empaticamente i ...
Live at Newport 1956-69 + New Releases
by David Brown
Today we will bookend the show with new releases from Hiromi, Ambrose Akinmusire, Fred Hersch, Dan Weiss, and Phillippe Massé . In between, a summer selection of recordings originating from the Newport Jazz Festival between 1956 and 1969. Artists for this set will include Duke Ellington, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Dizzy Gillespie, Teddy Wilson, The Sextet, Thelonious Monk, ...
Mark Masters, Branford Marsalis, and RIP Lalo Schifrin
by Jerome Wilson
This episode features music by the Mark Masters Ensemble, Branford Marsalis, Spike Wilner, Ray Russell and others. It also pays tribute to the late composer Lalo Schifrin. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Ryan Truesdell ...
The Jazz Innovator: Jerald Miller
by B.D. Lenz
It's understood that talent alone is rarely enough to be successful in the music business. Among other things, it requires drive, relentless hard work, resilience, and a certain level of business acumen. But, in the last few decades, it's become increasingly important to be tech-savvy as well. To highlight the difference, could you imagine Miles Davis ...
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland: First Meeting: Live at Dizzy’s Club
by Mike Jurkovic
Let us not beat around the bush or obfuscate the obvious: First Meeting: Live at Dizzy's Club is as sweet a listen anyone can wish for or expect as simpatico luminaries--pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, saxophonist Chris Potter, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Eric Harland--take to Dizzy's stage. And command it, but not with a heavy hand or ...
Joaquin Nuñez: Ruta De La Clave
by Richard J Salvucci
Ruta de la Clave is everything a good recording should be: listenable, stimulating, thoughtful, a bit eclectic and, above all, musical. Joaquín Núñez and Habana Safari has set out to do a version of the “history of the clave." Of course, this is a unique vision, a distillation of Núñez's experiences as a Cuban-Canadian percussionist. But ...
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