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Jazz Musician of the Day: Philly Joe Jones

July 15, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Philly Joe Jones' birthday today! Philly Joe Jones was born with the name Joseph Rudolph Jones in the city of Philadelphia on July 15, 1923. His mother, a piano teacher taught him the basics in music. In his formative years he also studied the drums with drummers the likes of Cozy ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Alan Dawson

July 14, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Alan Dawson's birthday today! Alan Dawson was a respected jazz drummer and widely influential percussion teacher based in Boston. He was born in Marietta, Pennsylvania and raised in Roxbury, MA. Serving in the Army for Korean War duty, Dawson played with the Army Dance Band while stationed at Fort Dix from ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Albert Ayler

July 13, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Albert Ayler's birthday today! Tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler was born on July 13th 1936 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He learned to play the alto sax at a young age. His father, Edward, encouraged his musical interests and was his first teacher. Albert Ayler continued his musical education at John Adams High ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Paul Gonsalves

July 12, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Gonsalves' birthday today! Although his reputation is often hung upon the mighty gallery-rousing performance he gave at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival with Duke Ellington, tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves was at heart an introspective balladeer. His true legacy is his recorded collection of love songs. Paul Gonsalves was born on ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Tomasz Stanko

July 11, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Tomasz Stanko's birthday today! Tomasz Stanko was 20 and a graduate of the Cracow Music Academy when he formed his first band, the Jazz Darings, with pianist Adam Makowicz in 1962. Inspired by early Ornette Coleman and the innovations of Coltrane, Miles Davis and George Russell, the group is often cited ...

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Charles Mingus - The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65 6 CD Limited Edition Collection Available September 18, 2012

July 11, 2012

One Of Our Most Significant Releases Ever From One Of The Few, True Geniuses - Charles Mingus We all know about small, medium and large. Coach, Business, and First Class. And then there's urgent, critical, and life-threatening. At Mosaic, we have three stages, too: rare and historically important; acclaimed milestone; and undeniably monumental epic masterpiece. We've ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Lee Morgan

July 10, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Lee Morgan's birthday today! Morgan was a jazz prodigy, joining the Dizzy Gillespie big band at 18, remaining a member for two years. Beginning in 1956, he began recording as a leader, mainly for the Blue Note label, eventually he recorded twenty-five albums for the company. Morgan\'s principal influence as a ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Doug Munro

July 9, 2012

All About Jazz is celebrating Doug Munro's birthday today! Doug is a critically acclaimed New York jazz guitarist. Since 1987 he has released eleven albums as a leader and has appeared on over 50 recordings as a sideman, producer, and arranger working with a diverse array of artists including Dr. John, Michael Brecker, and Dr. Lonnie ...

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Charlie Watts talks jazz, Stones plans

July 9, 2012

Even though he's played in the same rock 'n' roll band for nearly 50 years, Charlie Watts still prefers playing jazz. The Rolling Stones drummer learned how to play it by imitating his favorite jazz players as a teenager. So during his breaks with the Stones, Watts has played jazz, not rock, and that legacy continues ...

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New Orleans Legends The Preservation Hall Jazz Band Celebrated With 50th Anniversary Box Set

July 9, 2012

FIVE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS RESCUED FROM STUDIO AND RESTORED AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA � SESSIONS FEATURE PETE SEEGER (ON “WE SHALL OVERCOME"), RICHIE HAVENS, TOM WAITS, ANDREW BIRD, AND YIM YAMES (OF MY MORNING JACKET) Available everywhere September 25, 2012, through Legacy Recordings NEW YORK, NY: Fifty years after a former art gallery on St. Peter Street ...