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Article: The Vinyl Post

Roland Kirk: The Limelight/Verve Albums

Read "Roland Kirk: The Limelight/Verve Albums" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan

Several years ago when this writer was looking for rarities to include in the column Jazz From the Vinyl Junkyard, the chances for the medium to make a huge comeback seemed to be slim at best. Fast forward and it seems that vinyl is the new black, with efforts to market it to a fresh and ...

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Article: Live Review

Jazzahead! 2014

Read "Jazzahead! 2014" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Jazzahead! 2014 Bremen, Germany April 24-27, 2014 It's hard to imagine, with diminishing music sales, the emergence of streaming services as the musical version of the antichrist for musicians and the increasing challenge of putting rear ends into seats at North American jazz festivals, but as it heads into its ninth year, ...

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Article: Live Review

Vinterjazz Copenhagen: Carsten Dahl Trio w/ Reuben Rogers and Greg Hutchinson at Jazzhus Montmartre

Read "Vinterjazz Copenhagen: Carsten Dahl Trio w/ Reuben Rogers and Greg Hutchinson at Jazzhus Montmartre" reviewed by Henning Bolte

by Henning Bolte

Carsten Dahl Trio w/ Reuben Rogers Vinterjazz 2014 Jazzhus Montmartre Copenhagen, Denmark February 20-21, 2014 Vinterjazz Vinterjazz has the same setup as the Jazzfestival Copenhagen in the summer. It is spread over the whole city but on a smaller scale. During the ten days in February ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Horace Parlan

Jazz Musician of the Day: Horace Parlan

All About Jazz is celebrating Horace Parlan's birthday today! Horace Parlan has overcome physical disability and thrived as a pianist despite it. His right hand was partially crippled by polio in his childhood, but Parlan\'s made frenetic, highly rhythmic right hand phrases part of his characteristic style, contrasting them with striking left-hand chords. He\'s also infused ...

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Leader And Sideman

By Clark Terry

Label: Avid Jazz
Released: 2013
Track listing: Introducing Clark Terry; Swahili; Double Play; Slow Boat; Co-Op; Kitten; The Countess; Tuma; Chuckles; One Foot In The Gutter; One Foot In The Gutter; Well You Needn't; Sandu; Clark Terry Quartet With Thelonious Monk; In Orbit; One Foot In the Gutter; Trust In Me; Let's Cool One; Pea-Eye; Argentia; Moonlight Fiesta; Buck's Business; Very Near Blue; It's About Time; Two For One; Mr. Good Blues; Peanut Head; Stupid But Not Crazy; Nits And Wits; Gone With The Blues;

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Article: Big Band Report

Swingin' on a Riff . . . Hangin' by a Thread?

Read "Swingin' on a Riff . . . Hangin' by a Thread?" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Betty and I returned to Albuquerque on Memorial Day after attending Swingin' on a Riff, the latest in a series of marvelous semi-annual events presented by Ken Poston and the Los Angeles Jazz Institute for more than twenty years at venues in and around L.A. This one was held May 23-26 at the Los Angeles Marriott ...

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Article: Album Review

Bernt Rosengren Big Band: Bernt Rosengren Big Band with Horace Parlan piano, Doug Raney guitar

Read "Bernt Rosengren Big Band with Horace Parlan piano, Doug Raney guitar" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Swedish saxophonist Bernt Rosengren had already made his mark in various small group settings by the time he turned his attention to building a big band in the mid '70s. His tenor had captured the attention of many an ear in director Roman Polanski's Knife In The Water (Zespol, 1962), and his work with trumpeter Thad ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Horace Parlan

Jazz Musician of the Day: Horace Parlan

All About Jazz is celebrating Horace Parlan's birthday today! Horace Parlan has overcome physical disability and thrived as a pianist despite it. His right hand was partially crippled by polio in his childhood, but Parlan\'s made frenetic, highly rhythmic right hand phrases part of his characteristic style, contrasting them with striking left-hand chords. He\'s also infused ...

Album

Bernt Rosengren Big Band

By Horace Parlan

Label: Caprice Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Hip Walk; New Life; How Deep Is The Ocean?; Joe And Eye; The Humming Bees; Naima; Autumn Song; Sad Waltz; Blues Nerves;

Album

Blue Note Beach Classics Presented By José Padilla

By Horace Parlan

Label: Blue Note
Released: 2012
Track listing: Brazilian Suite; Poinsettia; Samba Saravah; The Morning Side Of Love; Ceora; Dolphin Dance; I've Never Been In Love Before; Autumn Leaves; Hurt So Bad; Blacks and Blues; Waltz Ga Kikoete; Hummin'; Dear Old Stockholm; Blue Samba; The Shadow Of Your Smile; (Fallin' Like) Dominoes; Moonlight Becomes You; How Insensitive (Insensatez); Don't Blame Me; On The Spur Of The Moment; Book's Bossa; Le Coiffeur;


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