Results for "Django Reinhardt"

Paul Desmond: Pure Desmond

by John Kelman
February 2, 2011

With a dry tone, and unhurried phrasing definitive of the emergent West Coast Cool--a relaxed alternative to the edgier hard bop coming from New York--alto saxophonist Paul Desmond had already made a name for himself with pianist Dave Brubeck's quartet on the legendary Time Out (Columbia, 1959). Desmond also wrote the tune that became Brubeck's signature, ...

Matt Haimovitz/Uccello: Meeting of the Spirits

by Ian Patterson
February 2, 2011

Matt Haimovitz/Uccello Meeting of the Spirits Oxingale Records 2010 That the classical music world should visit jazz repertory is not without precedent. As the saying goes, there's nothing new under the sun. However, the spirits summoned here belong to that of visionary musician and internationally renowned cellist Matt ...

CTI Masterworks: The Second Batch

by John Kelman
January 31, 2011

After a mighty kickoff near the end of 2010, CTI Masterworks is pushing ahead full-steam with another set of six remastered reissues, beautifully packaged in soft digipak editions. Its first batch of reissues included a tremendous, four-disc retrospective box set, CTI Records--The Cool Revolution, and an expanded, double-disc version of 1971's California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium, ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Django Reinhardt

January 23, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating Django Reinhardt's birthday today! Django ReinhardtThe man who became the 1st European jazz giant was born Jean Baptiste Reinhardt on January 24 1910 in a Gypsy encampment at Liberchies Belgium. His father was a traveling entertainer so he lived with his mother and her tribe... more ...

Take Five With Jay Smith

by AAJ Staff
January 23, 2011

Meet Jay Smith:Jay Smith has performed with dozens of groups all over California, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain in a wide range of music, from bebop and gypsy jazz to Latin rock and funk. He has worked with groups and musicians as Kelulu, Mento Buru, The Fresno Philharmonic, David Baron Stevens, Andre Bush, Mike ...

Paris Blues

Featuring the music of Django Reinhardt
Duration: 3:37
January 23, 2011

Cheryl Bentyne: The Gershwin Songbook

by Larry Taylor
January 11, 2011

Cheryl Bentyne's The Gershwin Songbook is among the best vocal albums of 2010. A member of The Manhattan Transfer since 1979, she frequently strikes out on her own to record, and has released eight albums in the past two decades. Perfecting her talent in vocalese with Manhattan Transfer, Bentyne performs jazz choruses with a ...

J Hunter's Best Releases of 2010

by J Hunter
January 9, 2011

Counting down the best releases of 2010: Allison Miller Boom Tic Boom Foxhaven 2010 Anyone with job references as diverse as organ icon Dr. Lonnie Smith and indie singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco must have something interesting to say, and drummer Allison Miller proves that out. Boom Tic Boom is ...

The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

By Django Reinhardt

Label: Modern Hot Records
Released: 2010

The Unforgettable

By Django Reinhardt

Label: Modern Hot Records
Released: 2010