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Jimmy Cobb's Mob: Only for the Pure at Heart
by Joel Roberts
As the man who replaced Philly Joe Jones and preceded Tony Williams in the Miles Davis Sextet, Jimmy Cobb has as impressive a pedigree as any drummer in jazz. The sole surviving member of the classic Kind of Blue ensemble, Cobb has over the years played with most of the major figures in modern jazz including ...
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver: Creole Jazz
by Joel Roberts
The story goes that when young Louis Armstrong arrived in Chicago from New Orleans to join King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, he was so intimidated after hearing the group rehearse for the first time that he tried to flee town for fear that he couldn't hold his own with them. Just a few months later, Armstrong ...
Chris Anderson & Charlie Haden: None But The Lonely Heart
by Joel Roberts
Chris Anderson is one of the unsung heroes of modern jazz piano. A revered figure among musicians, largely for his role as mentor to a young Herbie Hancock, Anderson has long been hindered by illness from aggressively pursuing his rightful place in the jazz limelight. As Charlie Haden poignantly states in the album's liner notes, “Chris ...
Marc Copland: Softly
by Joel Roberts
One of the intriguing things about pianist Marc Copland is that he started out playing the saxophone and was enjoying a successful career on that instrument, including a stint with the Chico Hamilton Quintet and an album with guitarist John Abercrombie, when he decided to switch gears and take up the piano. And after several years ...
One for All: Optimism
by Joel Roberts
This is the second album by One for All, an all-star group of young jazz veterans totally steeped in the hard bop tradition and group dynamic of the classic ensembles of Art Blakey and Horace Silver. Eric Alexander, the rising tenor sax phenom, and Peter Washington, the talented and ubiquitous bassist, are probably the best known ...
Latin Jazz Orchestra: Havana Blues
by Joel Roberts
With the current vogue for Latin jazz, one hopes this fine new effort by the Latin Jazz Orchestra receives the attention it deserves. The album brings together some of New York's top players for a relaxed set of dance tunes and standards. Led by trumpeter Armando Rodriguez and percussionist Victor Rendon, who have been playing together ...
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver: Creole Jazz
by Joel Roberts
The story goes that when young Louis Armstrong arrived in Chicago from New Orleans to join King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, he was so intimidated after hearing the group rehearse for the first time that he tried to flee town for fear that he would be unable to hold his own with them. Just a few ...
Various Artists: Kickin' Some Brass
by Joel Roberts
Brass bands were around before jazz was born. And while they've mostly disappeared from the American musical landscape, in New Orleans, where it all began, they've never gone away. Brass bands remain a part of life in the Big Easy, where they still perform in public events like funerals, parades, and Mardi Gras. Over the past ...
Joe Williams: At Newport '63 / Jump for Joy
by Joel Roberts
This valuable reissue from Collectables brings together two complete Williams albums from 1963, originally recorded for RCA, on one 73-minute CD. Newport '63 captures the longtime Basie vocalist leading a red hot festival jam session that includes Clark Terry and Howard McGhee on trumpets, and a pair of pretty fair tenor players, Zoot Sims and Coleman ...
Joe Carroll: Man With a Happy Sound
by Joel Roberts
Singer Joe Carroll is best known for his contributions to Dizzy Gillespie's bands of the late '40s and early '50s. His bebop vocals and scatting can be heard on many of Dizzy's classic nonsense (not meant at all in a derogatory way) numbers like “Oo-shoo-be-doo-be" and “The Land of Oo-bla-dee," and on well-known versions of “School ...
