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As one of the founding members of the original Jazz Messengers, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley was part of a brilliant innovation. Bebop's second generation of players had pulled the music into a tailspin of virtuosity. But there was a new inspirational sound taking hold, with roots in gospel and blues. By combining the best of bebop with the soulful new thing springing up, Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley and Doug Watkins fashioned a sound with a percussive, street feel inspired by the hot steam grates and pavement they walked, the propulsive drive of the lives they were leading. Mobley was born in Eastman, Georgia, but was raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, near Newark
Happy Birthday to Dave Liebman, Peter Bernstein, (the late) Horace Silver, and others; newly released music from Ali Ryerson, Houston Person, and More
by David W. Daniels
In addition to the musicians named in the title, this week's show features classic jazz from John Coltrane, Astrud Gilberto, Thelonious Monk, and others. Birthday recognition for Kenny Dorham, Clifford Jordan, Lois Deloatch, and other artists with birthdays this week.Playlist Mark Sherman “Explorations"--from Family First (City Hall) 00:00 John Coltrane “Giant Steps"--from Giant Steps ...
Classics from Stanley Turrentine, Esther Phillips, and others; newly released music from Cindy Blackman Santana, Seamus Blake, The Scornful Four, and more
by David W. Daniels
In addition to the musicians named in the title, this week's show features classic music from Charles Earland, Gabor Szabo, and others. Recent releases include Keith Oxman, Lizz Wright with Kenny Banks Sr., and Joey Alexander with Lisa Fischer. Birthday recognition includes Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Derrick Hodge, and more.Playlist Horace Silver “Safari" from ...
Ardeshir: Introducing Ardeshir
by Jack Bowers
For more than 35 years, starting in the mid-1950s, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers set the gold standard for small-group hard bop jazz in the U.S. and around the world, a benchmark at which Canadian tenor saxophonist Ardeshir Pourkeramati's charismatic quintet/quartet takes dead aim on the leader's superlative debut recording, Introducing Ardeshir. This ...
Jazz Classics from Erroll Garner, George Braith, and others; Recently released music from Bill Evans, Black Nile, and more
by David W. Daniels
In addition to the musicians mentioned in the title above, this show includes classics from Sarah Vaughan, Hank Mobley, Eddie Jefferson, and others. Recently released music from Malena Mortensen and Christian Sands, Ali Ryerson Quartet, and more. Finally, birthday recognition for Brandee Younger, Julian Priester, Andrew Hill, and other jazz musicians with birth dates during the ...
Miles Davis At 100: A Global Perspective
by Ian Patterson
Miles Davis' centenary has arrived. The second century begins. What changes jazz has undergone in the 100 years since Miles Dewey Davis was born in Alton, Illinois on May 26, 1926! Davis was all about change, evolution, growth, and reinvention. A driving force behind many of the changes in direction jazz took during his ...
Joan Fort: Hangin' In
by Jack Bowers
Hangin' In is the second recording under his name by Spanish-born, Netherlands-based guitarist Joan Fort who shows on every one of the album's nine radiant and alluring themes--six of which he wrote--why his star is rapidly rising in the jazz world at large. Fort, who was not yet thirty years old when the album ...
Case Files: 2026-04
by Cool Vic, The Music Dick
Editor's Note: Long before this Jazz Detective, there was another. His name was Vic... “Cool" Vic, to be exact. Back in 1998--1999, Vic was a music dick--chasing down lost artifacts, missing recordings, and cold cases from the shadowy alleys of jazz history. Then he disappeared. Retired. Vamoosed. Now he's back. For how long? That's anyone's guess. ...
Steven Husted and Friends: Two Nights--'Live'
by Jack Bowers
Two Nights--'Live,' Texas-based bassist Steven Husted's third album, was recorded in front of a (presumably) appreciative audience in April and May 2026 at the Brass Peacock in Georgetown, Texas. The word “presumably" is needed because, for reasons unknown, audience response at the end of each number has been erased. Husted's “friends" on this concert ...
Richie Beirach: Indelible Memories and Thought-Provoking Reflections on a Life in Jazz, Part 1
by Victor L. Schermer
This two-part article was first published on All About Jazz on August 13, 2019. Part 1 | Part 2 Richie Beirach hovers somewhat mysteriously in the pantheon of the great modern jazz pianists. Some of the others in that category from his generation (coming up in the 1960s/'70s), like Herbie Hancock, Keith ...
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