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Strike Up the (Unsung) Bands
by Jack Bowers
The big band era is known for producing a number of enormously successful ensembles whose leaders were household names: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Jimmie Lunceford, Fletcher Henderson, then on through Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, the brothers Jimmy Dorsey and Tommy Dorsey, Charlie Barnet, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie and, ...
Salute to Stan Kenton: Artistry in Contrast
by Jack Bowers
Artistry in Rhythm, the Ken Poston / Los Angeles Jazz Institute's 2009 homage to the renowned bandleader Stan Kenton, was held October 8-11 at the Sheraton LAX Four Points Hotel. As always, there was much to see, hear and admire: films, panel discussions, special presentations and, last but not least, no fewer than nineteen concerts by ...
In Memoriam: George Russell 1923-2009
by AAJ Staff
George was such an inspiration to all of us in his sextet. He encouraged us to go beyond our limitations by introducing and suggesting fresh new concepts. As band members (students) he gave us the encouragement we needed to go further and deeper into our musical improvisations.Playing in his band was a turning point ...
Very Early: Bill Evans 1956-58
In the mid-1950s pianist Bill Evans was still a relative unknown, not yet the jazz-piano giant he’d become on the strength of recordings like Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Conversations With Myself. Evans had a strong influence on post-1960s jazz pianists—an influence some have found fault with, for certainly Evans had what’s been called a ...
The Persuasive Trombone Of Urbie Green
By Urbie Green
Label: Command
Released: 1972
Track listing: At Last; Prisoner Of Love; Dream; I've Heard That Song Before; Moonlight Serenade; Stairway To The Stars; Let's Fall In Love; My Silent Love; My Melancholy Baby; I Had The Craziest Dream;
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You; I Can't Get Started.
Cross Section-Saxes
By Hal McKusick
Label: Decca
Released: 1958
Track listing: Whisper Not; You're My Thrill; It Never Entered My Mind; Stratusphunk; The Last Day Of Fall; Now's The Time; Yesterdays; The End Of A Love Affair; Sing Song; La Rue;
