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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Hampton Hawes

November 13, 2017

All About Jazz is celebrating Hampton Hawes' birthday today! Who Was Hampton Hawes? Although one rarely hears of Hampton Hawes today he was a significant presence on the jazz scene in the mid- 50s then again from the mid-60s on until his death in 1977. A direct descendant of bebop who had been variously classified as ...

Article: Book Review

Conversations with Charlie Haden

by Angelo Leonardi
September 5, 2017

Conversations with Charlie Haden Josef Woodard & Charlie Haden 235 Pagine con 24 foto in bianco e nero ISBN: #978-1-935247-15-9 Silman-James Press 2017 Pubblicato negli Stati Uniti all'inizio di quest'anno, Conversations with Charlie Haden raccoglie 17 interviste del critico Josef Woodard al grande contrabbassista scomparso; alcune sono state ...

News: Recording

Hampton Hawes: All Night

June 8, 2017

I've never been a huge fan of pianist Hampton Hawes. His keyboard assault on many leadership trio albums are frantic and more concerned with speed and percussive impact than harnessed intensity. The result is a jarring listen followed by a headache. Dazzling jazz pianists who skillfully held their emotional horses include Art Tatum, Bud Powell, Al ...

Article: Interview

Remembering Art Farmer

by Lazaro Vega
April 19, 2017

This interview was first published at All About Jazz in November 1999 and is part of our ongoing effort to archive pre-database material. This interview was originally broadcast at the time on Blue Lake Public Radio; portions of this interview appeared in an advance article published by the Grand Rapids Press. Lazaro ...

Article: Hi-Res Jazz

Charles Mingus and Miles Davis: Changing Moods

by Mark Werlin
March 11, 2017

The recordings of Charles Mingus in the mid-1950s document a musical voice so distinctive that they are immediately recognizable today. But Mingus' obsessive commitment to the primacy of the composition was not always shared by his peers, nor understood by his critics. A public feud between Mingus, who was struggling unsuccessfully to win critical ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Hampton Hawes

November 13, 2016

Article: Album Review

Various Artists: Celestial Blues: Cosmic, Political and Spiritual Jazz 1970 to 1974

Read "Celestial Blues: Cosmic, Political and Spiritual Jazz 1970 to 1974" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard
September 4, 2016

When saxophonist and composer, Kamasi Washington, released his tripple album, The Epic in 2015, it was celebrated widely, not only in the spheres of jazz, but also in rock magazines. Washington was clearly on to something, forging a new spiritual sound that married world music, orchestral funk and free jazz. However, new sounds ...

Article: Live Review

Umbria Jazz 2016

by Libero Farnè
July 19, 2016

Umbria Jazz 2016 Perugia, varie sedi 8-17.07.2016 Sul numero di maggio di Downbeat vengono riportati in sintesi i calendari dei più importanti jazz festival estivi dell'intero globo. È facile constatare che i programmi degli appuntamenti europei di maggior richiamo sono spesso analoghi a quello di Umbria Jazz, basandosi su una serie ...

Album

The Trio: The Complete Albums

By Hampton Hawes

Label: Phono Suecia
Released: 2015
Track listing: Disc 1: I Got Rhythm; What Is This Thing Called Love?; Blues the Most; So in Love; Feelin' Fine; Hamp's Blues; Easy Living; All the Things You Are; These Foolish Things; Carioca; Just Squeeze Me; Stella By Starlight; Yesterdays; Steeplechase; Autumn in New York; Section Blues; You and the Night and the Music; Blues for Jacque.

Disc 2: 'Round Midnight; Somebody Loves Me; The Sermon; Embraceable You; I Remember You; A Night in Tunisia; Lover, Come Back to Me; Polka Dots and Moonbeams; Billy Boy; Body and Soul; Coolin' the Blues; All the Things You Are; I Got Rhythm; How High the Moon; I Hear Music; Walkin'; The Champ.

Article: Book Review

Enrico Bettinello: Storie di Jazz

by Maurizio Zerbo
December 22, 2015

Storie di Jazz Enrico Bettinello 330 Pagine Arcana Uno dei libri più avvincenti sul jazz del 2015 viene dall'editoria italiana. Ne è autore Enrico Bettinello, giornalista tra i più preparati del panorama musicale nazionale. Il suo saggio si impone per vivacità di pensiero e acume critico, nello scandagliare le vicende ...