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With Billie
by Joel Roberts
With Billie Julia Blackburn Pantheon Press 2005 ISBN: 0-375-40610-7 354 pages The story behind this portrait of Billie Holiday is a compelling and tragic one. More than 30 years ago, a woman named Linda Kuehl set out to write a biography of Holiday. She conducted over ...
The Fantastic Jimmy Smith; At the Organ, Volume 3
by Joel Roberts
It's often been said that the late Jimmy Smith did the same thing for the Hammond organ that Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie and J.J. Johnson and Charlie Christian did for their instruments. That is, launch it into the age of modern jazz with a revolutionary approach, forever changing how it would be played. Two remastered ...
Mose Allison: Ramblin' with Mose
by Joel Roberts
Through a career spanning a half-century, Mose Allison has been known mostly for his bluesy hipster vocals and comical compositions like “Your Mind is on Vacation, But Your Mouth is Working Overtime. But he's also a fine bebop-flavored pianist who even spent time back in the '50s in the rhythm sections of such jazz titans as ...
Cyrus Chestnut: Genuine Chestnut
by Joel Roberts
Cyrus Chestnut has always brought a palpable sense of joy to his music-making. Since gaining notoriety with the young lions of the '80s, his gospel-rooted approach has earned him a reputation as one of the most reliably versatile pianists on the mainstream scene. Genuine Chestnut is a mixed bag, though. While there's plenty ...
Poncho Sanchez: Do It!
by Joel Roberts
Poncho Sanchez is the Energizer Bunny, or maybe the Cal Ripken Jr., of Latin jazz. Since 1982, the veteran conga player and bandleader has turned out consistently excellent, high-octane albums on an annual basis for Concord Picante, some two dozen so far. His latest, Do It!, doesn't mess with the formula that's made ...
Jim Marshall: Jazz
by Joel Roberts
Jim Marshall: Jazz Photographs by Jim Marshall; Introduction by Phil Elwood Chronicle Books ISBN: 0811843548 144 pages; 115 B/W photos 2005 Though he's known mostly for his iconic photographs of '60s rock royalty like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and the Beatles, Jim Marshall was a jazz ...
Marty Ehrlich: News On The Rail
by Joel Roberts
Multi-reedist Marty Ehrlich can always be counted on to make thoughtful, provocative music on the modern-creative end of the jazz spectrum. His last album (The Long View, 2003) featured an extended large-group composition inspired by the work of painter Oliver Jackson. News On The Rail is a somewhat less abstract effort comprising eight new tunes written ...
Geoff Keezer: Wildcrafted; Peter Martin: In the P.M.
by Joel Roberts
Geoff Keezer Wildcrafted: Live at the Dakota MaxJazz 2005 Though still in their 30s, pianists Geoff Keezer and Peter Martin are seasoned veterans who have proven their mettle with some of the biggest names in jazz. Keezer is probably the better known of the two, with numerous albums as a ...
Frank Morgan: Raising the Standard: Live at the Jazz Standard, Vol. 2
by Joel Roberts
Frank Morgan was almost one of the cautionary tales of jazz history; instead, he's become one of its most remarkable survivor stories. A promising Los Angeles alto saxophonist in the '50s, he disappeared from the scene for thirty years as he battled a heroin addiction and served a series of jail terms. Morgan conquered his habit ...
Dizzy: The Life and Times of John Birks Gillespie
by Joel Roberts
William L. Maggin Dizzy: The Life and Times of John Birks Gillespie Harper Collins ISBN: 0-688-17088-9 2005 With the exception of Louis Armstrong, there's probably been no major artist in jazz as beloved as Dizzy Gillespie. A brilliant musician and innovator who helped launch two of the music's ...
