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Before his untimely death in 1978 at the young age of 44, Don Ellis was one of the most creative and innovative jazz musicians of all time. In a career span of less than 25 years, Don Ellis distinguished himself as a trumpeter, drummer, composer, arranger, recording artist, author, music critic, and music educator. However, Don Ellis is probably best remembered for his work as a big band leader. His orchestra, which was active from 1966-78, achieved enormous popular appeal at a time when the influence of big band music was noticeably fading. Ellis's significance lies in his use of groundbreaking musical techniques and devices, new to the world of jazz
Milcho Leviev: Letter To America
by Nenad Georgievski
Milcho Leviev's Letter to America (reissued on vinyl from his final 2015 solo piano studio recording, on Perfect Records, originally titled Quiet March) distills a lifetime of defiance, cinematic grandeur, and cross-cultural mastery into its rawest, most intimate essence. Comprising a selection of movie soundtrack themes written over the span of 40 years, the album captures the ...
Aubrey Johnson, Chris Potter, Don Ellis, and Others
by Jerome Wilson
This episode features recent music by Aubrey Johnson and Chris Potter alongside more off-the-beaten-path fare by Don Ellis and Mulatu Astatke.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 Mavis Pan “Black Sky" from Rising (Self-Produced) 1:02 Jenny ...
Brian Lynch, Bebel Gilberto, and Do Yeon Kim
by Jerome Wilson
This episode has an international flavor, incorporating music from Brazil, China and Korea as well as the usual sources. Musicians heard include, Brian Lynch, Don Ellis, Bebel Gilberto, The Bad Plus, and Do Yeon Kim.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry ...
The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life
by Katchie Cartwright
The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life John Gennari 264 Pages ISBN: #978-1-68458-285-3 Brandeis University Press 2025 Award-winning author, University of Vermont professor and Berkshire County native John Gennari encapsulates his fascinating history of The Jazz ...
Paul Bley Trio: Floater & Syndrome The Upright Piano Sessions Revisited
by Giuseppe Segala
Il catalogo Revisited Series dell'etichetta ezz-thetics si va facendo sempre più nutrito, attingendo a storiche registrazioni prese da cataloghi internazionali e focalizzandosi spesso su caposaldi a cavallo tra gli anni Cinquanta e Sessanta. Si potrà dire che il cultore navigato già conosce bene tali opere e magari le possiede in multipla versione, nei supporti più graditi. ...
Art Pepper: Geneva 1980
by Jack Kenny
"Do not go gentle into the good night," Dylan Thomas wrote that; Art Pepper did it. He did not go gentle. He raged with his horn across continents: Asia, Europe, the Americas. There was gentleness too at times. He raged against his own wasted times. It all fuelled his playing and he was able to deliver ...
Don Ellis: How Time Passes to Essence Revisited
by Angelo Leonardi
Nelle storie del jazz Don Ellis è ricordato principalmente per l'innovativa big band che guidò per un decennio, dalla metà degli anni sessanta. Questa preziosa riedizione ci rammenta i suoi inizi di carriera, quando esplorava nuove soluzioni a partire dalla tromba: accoppia il suo debutto in quartetto (...How Time Passes...) dell'ottobre 1960 con alcuni brani di ...
How Time Passes to Essence Revisited
By Don Ellis
Label: Ezz-thetics
Released: 2024
Track listing: …How Time Passes; Sallie; A Simplex One; Waste; Improvisational Suite 1; Slow Space; Ostinato; Donkey; Form; Irony.
Luca Aquino: Lunaria 2
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Over the decades, Italian trumpeter Luca Aquino has delivered intelligent and thought-provoking music which, if one allows immersion in it, yields a treasure trove of beauty. He is a soulfully introspective artist whose lush playing and textural compositions channel, and at times rival, that of players such as Chet Baker, Tomasz Stanko, Roy Hargrove (with whom ...
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