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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 ...
Birth Of The Cool (Digging That Blue Note Sound)
Label: Not Now Music
Released: 2011
Track listing: Dear Old Stockholm; Jay; Safari; Lou's Blues; Straight No Chaser; Split Kick; The Glass Enclosure; The Preacher; The Gig; The Theme; You Get 'Cha; Monaco; Mil Dew; Double Whammy; Tariff; Señor Blues; Bluesnote; Moment's Notice; Somethin' Else; The Man I Love; Off The Races; Yesterdays; Hub's Nub; Headin' South; Return Engagement; Flight To Jordan;
Blue Note Meets Uniqlo
Label: Blue Note
Released: 2011
Track listing: Wadin'; Serenity; Manha De Carnaval; What's New; Cool Struttin'; Softly As In A Morning Sunrise; Love Song; Cheese Cake; The Sidewinder; A Night In Tunisia;
Charles Mingus: Blues and Roots/Mingus Three/Jazz Portraits/Jazzical Moods
by David Rickert
Charles MingusBlues and Roots/Mingus Three/Jazz Portraits/Jazzical MoodsAvid Records2011 (1954-59) If you have a fondness for a particular album by Charles Mingus, chances are you won't find another quite like it in his catalog. The bassist and composer had one of the most wide-ranging careers of anyone in ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Horace Parlan
All About Jazz is celebrating Horace Parlan's birthday today! Horace ParlanHorace 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... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Horace Parlan ...
East Coasting
Label: Bethlehem Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Memories Of You; East Coasting; West Coast Ghost; Celia; Conversation; Fifty-First Street Blues;
Take Five With Chris Bell
by AAJ Staff
Meet Chris Bell:Guitarist, performer, educator, based in Austin, Texas.Instrument(s):Guitar.Teachers and/or influences? Richie Hart, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, B.B. King.Your sound and approach to music: I'm far more interested in playing jazz on the guitar than I am in playing jazz guitar.Your teaching approach: I'm ...
Bill Cosby: If You Could Hear It, You'd Smile
by Victor L. Schermer
Bill Cosby is a gentle giant, and not just physically. He is a powerhouse of energy and achievement. He's best known as a standup comedian non pareil. Moreover, his TV shows, such as The Cosby Show, have topped the ratings for many years, and he uses them as a way to promote racial reconciliation and disseminate ...
Tim Hagans: Trumpet and Musical Elegance
by R.J. DeLuke
Trumpeter Tim Hagans, it appears at times, can almost fly under the radar. His splendid playing has been heard in a variety of contexts over the years, always creative, expressive, expansive. Maria Schneider expresses glee when he's able to be a part of her orchestra and help interpret her musical creations. He's been part of the ...
Kenny Burrell: Prime: Live at the Downtown Room
by Graham L. Flanagan
Guitarist Kenny Burrell remains one of the few living jazz giants to emerge from the hard bop movement of the mid-1950s. Set to turn 79 this summer [2010], Burrell still occasionally performs, when he isn't too busy with his position as Head of Jazz Studies at UCLA, including a week at Yoshi's that was culled into ...
