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The Importance of Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas
by C. Michael Bailey
Into my heart on air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come ...
Enter the Best of Blue Note Festival Ticket and CD Giveaway at All About Jazz!
Jazz at Lincoln Center hosts the Best of Blue Note Festival November 13-18 in New York City, and one lucky winner will receive a pair of tickets to the Saturday, November 17th The Best of Blue Note performance (8pm at Rose Theater), while another lucky winner will receive 10 CDs from the Blue Note Records catalog ...
Dr. Lonnie Smith: But Beautiful
by Chris M. Slawecki
Dr. Lonnie Smith-organist, composer, bandleader and now principal of Pilgrimage Records-is the Cheshire cat of jazz. He's been part of the scene for so long that, even though he's there, he sometimes disappears from view; when you do get a glimpse, the last thing you see and the first thing you remember is his warm and ...
Duduka Da Fonseca: The Guy From Ipanema
by R.J. DeLuke
The 1950s into the early 1960s was a special period in Brazil, the land of beautiful beaches, picturesque mountains and the home of a warm, inviting and sensuous music called samba that was developed during those years. It was also a time when bossa nova, another sumptuous musical style, was spawned. The music invades the senses ...
Bobby Zankel: Revisiting Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”
by Victor L. Schermer
John Coltrane's iconic A Love Supreme (Impulse!, 1965) is a jazz perennial, continuing to attract and move listeners around the globe nearly five decades after it was released. Great musicians, such as guitarists John McLaughlin and Carlos Santana, and saxophonist Joshua Redman cite its profound influence on their career. The Branford Marsalis Quartet , with A ...
James Cammack: Where You At?
by Ian Patterson
Oftentimes, it's only the passing of time that can offer true perspective. In years to come, bassist James Cammack may look back on 2012 as the year when--after over 30 years in the business--he truly began his musical adventure in earnest. After 29 years playing bass in the ensembles of piano legend Ahmad Jamal, Cammack was, ...
Georgia Mancio: ReVoice!
by Bruce Lindsay
When the road offers two possible paths, the decision to turn left or right can have major consequences. If Georgia Mancio had taken the left-hand path, then she might now be carving out a career in movie production. She took the other route, thanks to a part-time job and a box set of albums, to become ...
Jack Davies: Inventing Himself
by Duncan Heining
"Jack's formal education has given him useful tools but above all he has drive and determination and ideas, which cannot be taught." class="f-right">--Colin Towns, composer, bandleaderand producer of The Jack Davies Big Band (V&V, 2012). The jazz big band is a wondrous beast. Caught in movement and it's like a big cat, with ...
Andy Hague: Cross My Palm
by Bruce Lindsay
England's West Country isn't quite as glamorous as America's West Coast, but an innovative music scene has emerged there, especially around the city of Bristol: Massive Attack, Get The Blessing, saxophonist Andy Sheppard, for a start (and singer/songwriter Robert Wyatt was also born in Bristol). Now add Andy Hague to the list. Cross My Palm is ...
Newport Jazz Festival: Newport, RI, August 5, 2012
by Timothy J. O'Keefe
Newport Jazz FestivalFort Adams State ParkNewport, RIAugust 4-5, 2012Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt belted a splitting note that hooked and reeled in the ear of fellow hornster Avashai Cohen. As soon as Cohen heard the sound, he stopped strolling through the Newport crowd, and jerked his head toward the stage. Cupping a hand ...
