Results for "Gerald Wilson"

Snooky Young

by Rex Butters
May 29, 2009

When they called Eugene Edward Young up to the podium to receive his 2009 NEA Jazz Master's award, he was called by his professional name, Snooky. “I don't know how I got it," he said. “It started when I was a real little kid. I don't know where it came from. It used to be Snookum ...

Take Five With Chico Hamilton

by AAJ Staff
May 8, 2009

Meet Chico Hamilton: Known for representing jazz in its purest form, octogenarian Chico Hamilton shows virtually no signs of fatigue. Saluted by the Kennedy Center as a “Living Jazz Legend," and appointed to the National Council on the Arts, Chico Hamilton is considered one of the most important living jazz artists and composers. He is currently ...

Kenny Burrell: Mr. Good Notes

by Russ Musto
October 3, 2008

“I'm just trying to play the good notes," says Kenny Burrell, lighthearted laughter accompanying his response to the question of how he would characterize his style of guitar playing. The reply betrayed the genial humility that has long distinguished him as one of the music's truly gracious gentlemen. Burrell has been playing the “good notes" for ...

Monterey Moods

By Gerald Wilson

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Monterey Moods Suite: Allegro, Jazz Swing Waltz, Ballad, Latin Swing, Blues, Bass Solo, Hard Swing; I Concentrate on You; The Mini Waltz.

Gerald Wilson Orchestra: Monterey Moods

by Jack Bowers
December 18, 2007

A decade ago, when he was commissioned to write music to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Monterey Jazz Festival, Gerald Wilson produced the memorable, double Grammy Award-nominated Theme for Monterey (MAMA Records,1998). Now the 89-year-old dean of American Jazz composers has scored another triumph, saluting the festival's golden anniversary with a picturesque seven-part suite, Monterey ...

Jazz Great Gerald Wilson to Speak at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

November 21, 2007

DETROIT--The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in partnership with Detroit Jazz Fest will present “A Conversation with Gerald Wilson" in the General Motors Auditorium, Saturday, December 1, at 3pm, as part of the Noel Night festivities in the University District. The event is free and open to the public. Joining Gerald Wilson in ...

Perdido

Featuring the music of Gerald Wilson
Duration: 4:25
June 26, 2007

In My Time

By Gerald Wilson

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Sax Chase; Dorian; Ray's Vision of The U; Blues for Manhattan; Lomelin; AEN; Musette; So What; Love For Sale; Jeri.

Gerald Wilson Orchestra: In My Time

by Marcia Hillman
April 13, 2006

The Gerald Wilson Orchestra comes out swinging on this CD, recorded in New York with an all-star cast. From the opening “Sax Chase, Wilson and orchestra wend their way through eight Wilson originals and reworkings of two standards, Miles Davis' “So What and Cole Porter's “Love For Sale. The octogenerian leader pays no ...

Gerald Wilson: In His Time

by Rex Butters
March 2, 2006

At 87, Gerald Wilson casts a long shadow over the history of jazz. His new collection In My Time sizzles with power and joy, as a New York allstar ensemble ignites his dazzling arrangements. His musical associations and friendships catalogue some of the best musicians of the last 60 years: Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, ...