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David Schiff: The Ellington Century
by Lewis J Whittington
The Ellington CenturyDavid SchiffHardcover; 336 pagesISBN: 978-0-520-24587-7University of California Press2012In the pantheon of jazz giants, bandleader and pianist Duke Ellington holds an undisputed top spot, but, David Schiff believes, Ellington has never been given the recognition he also deserves as a composer. Schiff redresses ...
Westchester Jazz Orchestra: Maiden Voyage Suite
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Imagine a painter, sculptor or writer attempting to recreate a masterpiece done by a Picasso, Michelangelo or Shakespeare. The task redefines challenge and chutzpah. While jazz recreations are more common than those in other arts--Clark Terry and the Chicago Jazz Orchestra's marvelous revisit (Americana Music, 2004) of the Miles Davis/Gil Evans' Porgy and Bess (Columbia, 1958), ...
Tribute To Bass Legend Milt Hinton This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
This week, Riverwalk Jazz presents a legacy broadcast featuring the iconic bassist Milt Hinton in a 1991 performance with The Jim Cullum Jazz Band, live at The Landing in San Antoniio. Milt was 81. Milt Hinton used to say, “A person has to have lived to play great jazz…Unless you’ve lived, what could you say on ...
Dave Brubeck: The Inspired Moment of Unity
by Bob Kenselaar
[Standing tall with a flowing salt-and-pepper mane, Dave Brubeck had a broad smile and was quick to laugh when I met him in the fall of 1978 at publicist Peter Levinson's New York office for this interview. He was enjoying his tour with the New Brubeck Quartet, the group he formed with his sons. He reminisced ...
Lisa Hilton: American Impressions
by Dan Bilawsky
Complacency can threaten to creep into a musician's being without their knowledge as time passes, but the opposite seems to have happened with pianist/composer Lisa Hilton. Her early records dealt in friendly pastel colors delivered in relatively safe fashion, but she's become more daring as time has passed. Her playing has become more limber, loose, organic, ...
Jared Gold: Golden Child
by Dan Bilawsky
A string of enjoyable leader dates and some high profile work in guitarist Dave Stryker's organ-centric groups can be credited for the steady rise in organist Jared Gold's profile. His ability to live within the tradition while simultaneously building upon it has made him one to watch, and his constant and steady growth as a musician/composer ...
Sun Ra: The Eternal Myth Revealed Vol. 1
by Skip Heller
Author's note: Michael Ricci has ordained me with the power to come to you once a month and throw a little information your way. A lot of great music falls through the cracks, often enough because the people who make it don't live comfortably in some nice categorical box. If you're someone who prefers music to ...
Lisa Hilton: American Impressions
by C. Michael Bailey
Lisa HiltonAmerican ImpressionsSelf Produced2012 The last few years have seen the release of significant jazz recordings celebrating Americana. The majority of these have been devoted to jazz vocals and include: Jacqui Sutton's novel “Frontier Jazz" concept as manifested on her 2010 release Billie & Dolly (Toy Blue Typewriter ...
Various Artists: The Leopard Lounge Box Set
by Chris May
Various ArtistsThe Leopard Lounge Box SetWarner Jazz2012If you enjoy the TV series Mad Men, you are going to love The Leopard Lounge Box Set. Probably.You need to go know what you are getting into. Should you be offended by the thought of guitarist Barney Kessel hanging ...
Marching to a Jazz Tempo
by Jack Bowers
March came in like a lion in Albuquerque with no less than four blue-chip jazz concerts in the first five days, three of which I attended, passing on the first (the Charlie Christian Project featuring guitarist Michael Anthony and trumpeter Bobby Shew at The Outpost Performance Space) because Betty and I had seen basically the same ...
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