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David Sanborn: Sound and Silence
by Jason Crane
Saxophonist David Sanborn is one of the most recognizable instrumentalists in modern music. From his many television appearances--on his own show, Night Music, and with David Letterman's band--to his popular records and tours, Sanborn is among the few names in jazz that non-jazzheads can recognize. In 2008, Sanborn released Here & Gone (Decca, 2008), ...
Joey DeFrancesco: Joey D!
by Jack Bowers
Joey DeFrancesco, who has graduated from heir-apparent to undisputed king among contemporary jazz organists, is in his element here, presiding over a trio comprised of himself, undervalued tenor saxophonist Jerry Weldon and reliable drummer Byron Landham. Rest assured DeFrancesco's nimble fingers are as virtuosic as ever, and there's no need to fret about the slender rhythm ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Jimmy McGriff
All About Jazz is celebrating Jimmy McGriff's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Jimmy McGriffOrgan master Jimmy McGriff may have studied formally at Juilliard and at Philadelphia\'s Combe College of Music, but there\'s nothing fancy about his music. It\'s basic to the bone, always swinging and steeped in ...
Interview: Billy Joel (Part 1)
At about 12:45 pm yesterday, my office phone rang. When I answered it, a voice at the other end said, “Hi Marc? This is Billy Joel." A friend had told me he shared yesterday's post with the famed singer-songwriter in Miami and that Billy might call to talk about jazz and Just the Way You Are. ...
Jimmy McGriff, Blues Organist Crossed Musical Lines
Jimmy McGriff, the acclaimed blues organist, who scored his first hit in the 1960s with an instrumental arrangement of “I've Got a Woman," then continued to record hard-swinging grooves that appealed to audiences across musical boundaries, died Saturday at a nursing home in New Jersey. He was 72. The cause of death was not known but ...
Jimmy McGriff Funeral Arrangements in Philadelphia
The McGriff family has made the following funeral arrangements for our beloved organ legend: Friday, May 30 4pm to 8pm A MUSICAL TRIBUTE Harold O. Davis Memorial Baptist Church Funeral Services Harold O. Davis Memorial Baptist Church 4500 North 10th Avenue at Roosevelt Blvd ...
Jimmy McGriff: Nobody Else But Himself
by Andrew Velez
For two evenings in April, Philadelphia-born Jimmy McGriff celebrated his 70th birthday with a gala gig at New York's Smoke. Wearing a cap reminiscent of the Beatles era, his bulky six-foot frame hunched over the organ, he radiated the intense concentration of a friendly Sumo wrestler. A professional musician since his early teens, he'd evolved firmly ...
McGriff Avenue
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1. All About My Girl (McGriff) - 7:50
2. McGriff Avenue (Jones) - 7:35
3. Soul Street (Forrest) - 10:50
4. The Answer Is in the Blues (Jones) - 8:13
5. The Great Unknown (Cuber/McGriff) - 6:45
6. Dissertation on the Blues (Jones) - 8:35
7. The Worm (McGriff) - 6:30
8. America, the Beautiful (Bates/Ward) - 3:02
