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Jazz Musician of the Day: John Coltrane
All About Jazz is celebrating John Coltrane's birthday today! John ColtraneJohn William Coltrane was born on September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina. At the age of three his family moved to High Point, NC, where young Coltrane spent his early years. His father, John Robert Coltrane, died in 1939... more ...
Mason Brothers Band: Two Sides, One Story
by C. Michael Bailey
After spending 20 years performing under the leadership of others, British brothers Brad and Elliot Mason step out front, taking charge of an all-star band that redefines the trumpet-trombone front line of drummer Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers of the '50s and '60s. The round and mellow combination of Brad Mason's trumpet with Elliot Mason's trombone sounds ...
Chucho Valdes: The Music Never Ends
by Joan A. Cararach
Chucho Valdés arrived at his All About Jazz interview confident: of his music and of Spain's victory in the South African FIFA World Cup. It was July 11th 2010, and for the first time in its history, Spain's national team had reached a World Cup final, in South Africa. A Cuban interested in football? “A lot ...
Chucho Valdés, música sin fin
by Joan A. Cararach
Chucho Valdés acude al encuentro con AllAboutJazz confiado. En su música y en la victoria de España en el Mundial de fútbol de Sudáfrica. Es el 11 de julio del 2010, y por primera vez en su historia la selección española ha llegado a una final del Mundial, en Sudáfrica. ¿Un cubano interesado en el fútbol? ...
Chucho Valdes & The Afro-Cuban Messengers: Chucho's Steps
by Chris May
The semiology contained on pianist Chucho Valdés' magnificent Chucho's Steps points to the character of the music before the disc has even been taken out of its sleeve. First there's the name of the group and its reference to drummer Art Blakey's ferociously swinging Jazz Messengers. Then there's the title of the opener, “Las dos caras" ...
Chucho Valdes & The Afro-Cuban Messengers: Chucho's Steps
by Chris May
La semiología contenida en el magnífico Chucho's Steps de Chucho Valdés define el carácter de la música antes de haber reproducido el disco. En primer lugar, la referencia al batería Art Blakey y al swing apasionado y feroz de los Jazz Messengers. Luego, el título de la pieza inicial, Las dos caras, que apunta a las ...
Miles: The Autobiography... Two Decades Later
by Victor L. Schermer
Miles: The AutobiographyBy Miles Davis with Quincy TroupeNew York: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2005(Originally published in 1989)Miles Davis knew how to keep himself on the radar screen. He did it musically throughout his life, except for a five year period of “silence" when he isolated himself in his ...
Jon Irabagon Trio featuring Barry Altschul: Foxy
by Bruce Lindsay
Foxy is tenor saxophonist Jon Irabagon's fourth album as leader: a 78-minute, uninterrupted trio performance, exploring the possibilities of the 16-bar form through extended improvisation. Put another way, Foxy is a great big belly-laugh of an album; a stunning physical feat; a constantly shifting musical achievement; an adventure; and a raw and visceral performance. And it's ...
Mike Mainieri: Crescent
by Dan Bilawsky
Vibraphonist Mike Mainieri might have initially set out to create a tribute to one saxophone giant when he recorded this album, but Crescent actually pays respects to two reed players of note. The material on this two-CD set was written and/or performed by John Coltrane or was part of his repertoire at one time or another, ...
Richard Sussman Quintet: Live at Sweet William
by Larry Taylor
In 1979, pianist Richard Sussman's recording Free Fall was released on Inner City to some acclaim. Now, over three decades later, Sussman brings back his band mates from the seventies to perform on Live at Sweet William. Chief among them is trumpeter Tom Harrell, who gives further evidence that he is a genius of improvisation.
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