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Lionel Hampton Centennial
by Laurel Gross
Lionel HamptonCentennial CelebrationPablo/Telarc - Concord2009 Lionel Hampton Big BandThe European Concerts, 1953-1954Fremeaux & Associes2009 Lionel HamptonMostly BluesNimbus Records2009 Straight out of ...
Take Five With Amanda Monaco
by AAJ Staff
Meet Amanda Monaco: Playing guitar has led Amanda Monaco to perform at the Blue Note, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Birdland, Tonic, Joe's Pub, and the JVC Jazz Festival, as well as other venues in the United States and Europe. Amanda has recorded several CDs as both a leader and a sideman, and has ...
Various Artists: Anthology of Swing Strings (1930s-1950s): Professor Visits Harlem or Swingin
by Andrew Velez
The strings go zing-zinging on Professor Visits Harlem. Quite unlike any other anthology you're likely to have run into of late, we're treated to three decades of jazz string ensembles, starting off “Two Violins One Siday," a group whose 1931 take on “Dinah" is very finah. It was not until the '30s that ...
Queens: Home of Jazz and Flushing Town Hall
by Greg Thomas
When most people think of jazz in New York City, Manhattan readily comes to mind. The “East Coast" stride piano style was developed in Harlem, where venues such as the Savoy Ballroom, Small's Paradise, the Cotton Club and Minton's Playhouse presented the big bands and small groups of jazz lore. 52nd Street became known for its ...
Billie Holiday: Lady in Satin
I've always had mixed feelings about Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin. I love the February 1958 recording, but I have to be in a certain mood to hear it. Billie is in the twilight of her career, and while her voice isn't quite as shattered as it would be on her final studio recording in March ...
Playing the Changes: New Book and CD Chronicle the Artistic and Personal Journey of Milt Hinton
The Words, Images, and Music of One of the Greats In American Jazz New book and cd chronicle the artistic and personal journey of extraordinary bassist Milt Hinton The life story of Milt Hinton is rooted in hard times, rising from segregated backwater clubs to elegant concert halls, offering a perspective on the African American experience ...
April PBS Special Honors Life, Music and Photos of Milt Hinton
by Chris M. Slawecki
You don't have to be a great person to be a great musician. It's great if and when it happens, but it seems that it rarely does. Milt Hinton seems a joyous exception to this rule. By all accounts a great person AND musician, he is celebrated with the new documentary Keeping Time: The ...
The Basement Tapes
By Milt Hinton
Label: Chiaroscuro Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Raincheck 3:04
2. A Time for Love 6:04
3. Johnny Come Lately 4:11
4. Fascinating Rhythm 4:02
5. Blessed Assurance 4:35
6. Mona's Feeling Lonely 6:25
7. Order in the Court 3:55
8. Wade in the Water 3:27
9. Night and Day 3:23
10. As Long as I Live 3:56
11. Love Me or Leave Me 4:04
12. Old Man Time 3:39
13. Summertime 6:26
14. Travelin' All Alone 5:35
Milt Hinton: The Basement Tapes
by Riel Lazarus
In recent years, much of the attention given to late bass great Milt Hinton's career and legacy has been directed at his prowess as a jazz photographer. Nevertheless, we must not forget that behind those extraordinary photographs was an equally extraordinary musician. With Chiaroscuro's recent release of The Basement Tapes, jazz fans will find a welcome ...
Old Man Time
By Milt Hinton
Label: Chiaroscuro Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Old Man Time; Time After Time; Sometimes I
