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Joe Chambers: Dance Kobina
Drummer Joe Chambers is best known for playing on a long list of critically acclaimed Blue Note jazz albums in the 1960s. These include Joe Henderson's Mode for Joe; Freddie Hubbard's Breaking Point; Dialogue, Components, Happenings and Total Eclipse by Bobby Hutcherson; Tender Moments by McCoy Tyner; Andrew!!! and Compulsion!!! by Andrew Hill as well as ...
The tasty groove of Jazz Simpatico
After pandemic pauses and a Hurricane Ian-related cancellation last fall, the Charlotte County Jazz Society delivered the fifth edition of its informal matinee concerts on Thursday, February 2—-and it was a gem. Trumpeter Bob Zottola performed with his Naples-based Jazz Simpatico band at the Grill at 1951 in Port Charlotte, Florida. It was billed as a ...
Peanuts Hucko: Big Band Clarinet
A few days ago, when I mentioned Peanuts Hucko in a post on trumpeter Don Ferrara, I received a bunch of emails from readers either wondering who he was or chortling about his nickname. Michael “Peanuts" Hucko was born in Syracuse, N.Y., and would become one of the biggest and most prolific clarinetists after Artie Shaw, ...
Backgrounder: Urbie Green - Persuasive Trombone
In February 1960, trombonist Urbie Green went into Fine Recording Studios and recorded most of The Persuasive Trombone Vol. 1 for Command. The remaining four tracks were recorded in March 1961. The record label was formed in 1959 by Enoch Light and sold to ABC Paramount late that year. Light was a dance band leader, producer, ...
Experimental Rock Group Carbonworks Releases Jazz Fusion Single 'Athena' From New Album, 'Vanishing Act,' Out April 21, 2023
Who are we? Where do we come from? Avant-garde rock group CarbonWorks ponders these theoretical unknowns in their jazz fusion single “Athena,” out now on all music streaming platforms. Led by composer and guitarist Neal Barnard, the experimental group questions the complexities of the world and human purpose with an international flair provided by singer-songwriter Lara ...
The Lost Trumpet of Don Ferrara
Jazz has much in common with a seabed littered with sunken ships that once transported gold. In addition to the musicians who today are household names, there are many other terrific musicians who didn't quite reach that status but were hailed by peers and disappeared early. Some abandoned their instruments for a more steady job. Others ...
João Gilberto: Buenos Aires, 1962
Between the release of João Gilberto in 1961 and Boss of Bossa Nova in 1963—and three weeks before the famed bossa nova concert at New York's Carnegie Hall on November 21, 1962—João Gilberto performed at Club 676 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. But he wasn't alone. Traveling with him were Os Cariocas, a phrase that translates as ...
Backgrounder: Nicola Stilo & Toninho Horta — 'Duets'
This week's Backgrounder comes courtesy of Bill Kirchner, who sent along Nicola Stilo and Toninho Horta's gorgeous album Duets (1999). Stilo is an Italian flutist and Horta is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. Both musicians play beautifully and are prolific, having recorded dozens of albums. Recorded in Rome, the album features the following tracks: Naima (John ...
Sharing The Joy - And Exuberant Swing - Of Jazz Guitar
Mark Whitfield puts his heart and soul into his guitar playing. And as an observer, listener, you can't miss it. He bends and reshapes notes, adds a soulful blues feeling, and rearranges familiar tunes to make them his own—-at least for the moment. And then there is the ever-present body English. He spins, he raises and ...
Carol Sloane: My 10 Favorite Tracks
Yesterday, I posted my full 2009 interview with the late Carol Sloane, which Matt Schudel quote for in Washington Post obit. Today, I thought I'd provide 10 of my favorite recordings by Carol: Here's Angel Eyes from After Hours, a demo tape recorded in 1959... Here's Prelude to a Kiss from Out of the Blue, with ...
