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Freddie Hubbard: Pinnacle - Live and Unreleased from Keystone Korner
by Andrew J. Sammut
Freddie HubbardPinnacle: Live and Unreleased from Keystone KornerResonance Records2011 As album titles go, Pinnacle is closer to category than hyperbole. These seven previously unreleased tracks feature trumpeter and flugelhornist Freddie Hubbard at the apex of his abilities, recorded live at San Francisco's Keystone Korner. Some impressive West ...
Eddie Jefferson: The Scientist of Vocalese
by Ed Hamilton
Detroit once had a reputation as the “Killer Kapital," but things have changed--Dave Bing, basketball Hall of Famer is Mayor and is striving to clean up the city. But 32 years ago, actress Brenda Vaccarro and altoist Richie Cole witnessed the drive-by shotgun slaying of the architect of Vocalese, Eddie Jefferson, at Bakers' Lounge. Jefferson was ...
Theo Saunders Sextet: San Diego, CA, July 5, 2011
by Robert Bush
Theo Saunders Sextet Saville Theatre, San Diego City College San Diego, CA July 5, 2011 Pianist Theo Saunders has an incredible resume. Growing up in NYC, he played with Pharoah Sanders in the 1960s, and in 1971 (at age 24), at the Village Vanguard with the likes of Jimmy Garrison ...
Freddie Hubbard - Pinnacle: Live and Unreleased (2011)
The late Freddie Hubbard, whose brilliant technique and warm tone were occasionally obscured by unfortunate settings, is perhaps to blame for his own dimmed star. Recordings like this make his case all over again. Punchy and full of solos that are both demonstrative and then incendiary, Pinnacle: Live and Unreleased was recorded in June and October ...
Freddie Hubbard - Pinnacle; Live and Unreleased from Keystone Korner (Resonance, 2011)
Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard was one of the leading lights of the hard-bop movement in the sixties, leading several albums of his own for Blue Note Records, while participating in sessions as wide ranging as Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz and John Coltrane's Ascension. Hubbard had become something of a journeyman by 1980 when this concert was recorded; ...
Announcing the Winners of the "Freddie Hubbard - Pinnacle: Live and Unreleased from Keystone Korner" Giveaway
Sean Wylie, Chad McCullough, Mark Gilbert, Micah Korb and Bryan Pennington, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Resonance Records “Freddie Hubbard - Pinnacle: Live and Unreleased from Keystone Korner“ giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit Resonance Records ...
Jeff Lofton: Jazz to the People
by Josep Pedro
Born in Germany and raised in South Carolina, Jeff Lofton's trumpet sound has become a striking force in Austin's music scene since moved there about four years ago. Friendly and bright in his reasoning, Lofton has proved to be a versatile, mature musician overtly combining straight-ahead jazz with fusion. His appealing, laidback character and soulful playing ...
TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Days 4-10: June 27-July 3, 2011
by Alain Londes
TD Toronto Jazz Festival 2011Toronto, CanadaJune 24-July 3, 2011 Monday, June 27, 2011On Monday evening, fans had a few hard choices to make among the headliners. At Koerner Hall, award-winning Dee Dee Bridgewater paid tribute to Lady Day, Billie Holiday. Meanwhile at the Enwave Theatre, Kurt Elling ...
H2 Big Band / Tempest Little Big Band / Deutsch Oper Berlin Big Band
by Jack Bowers
The H2 Big BandYou're It!Jazzed Media2010 Big-band album of the year? There have been a number of worthy aspirants in the first half of 2011, and now comes another strong contender: the Denver-based H2 Big Band, whose debut recording, You're It!, is a paragon of straight-ahead blowing pleasure ...
Freddie Hubbard: Straight Life
by Dan Bilawsky
On the surface, Freddie Hubbard's Straight Life doesn't seem like a record that should have ever found much success on the CTI label. This record lacks any grandiose arrangements or classical-jazz crossovers, two of the three tracks are far too long to garner much airplay, and those same two tracks--"Straight Life" and “Mr. Clean"--are far rawer ...
