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Article: Album Review

Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets + 2: Echoes of Ethnicity

Read "Echoes of Ethnicity" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


Big band music is alive and well, even if presented by a not-so-big band. Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets is a six-piece ensemble, supported by four additional players for Echoes of Ethnicity. The basic lineup consists of Gardner on trumpet and flugelhorn, brother Vincent on trombone, tenor saxophonist Rob Dixon, pianist Rick Roe, ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Nancy Wilson

Jazz Musician of the Day: Nancy Wilson

All About Jazz is celebrating Nancy Wilson's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Nancy WilsonNancy Wilson’s musical style is so diverse that it is hard to classify. Over the years her repertoire has included pop style ballads, jazz and blues, show tunes and well known standards. Critics have ...

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News: Festival

51st Monterey Jazz Festival

51st Monterey Jazz Festival

51st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented By Verizon September 19 - 21, 2008 Features Groundbreaking And Legendary Artists On 9 Stages For 3 Days Of Nonstop Jazz Entertainment The Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon, launches its second half-century of legendary live jazz presentation, reflecting the artistic excellence that has made MJF the longest running jazz ...

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News: Music Industry

Jazz Star, Nancy Wilson, Suffers Collapsed Lung

Jazz Star, Nancy Wilson, Suffers Collapsed Lung

US jazz singer Nancy Wilson is being treated for a collapsed lung, a spokeswoman for the star has said. Her lung was being reinflated at Hi-Desert Medical Centre in California, where she was in good spirits, the musician's publicist added. She said the cause of Wilson's collapsed lung was not known, but that the 71-year-old suffered ...

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News: Festival

Legendary Nancy Wilson Graces Opening Night of the VF Outlet Berks Jazz Fest

Legendary Nancy Wilson Graces Opening Night of  the VF Outlet Berks Jazz Fest

At this stage of her incredibly accomplished career, song stylist Nancy Wilson performs only select engagements. Therefore, the VF Outlet Berks Jazz Fest will be in very select company on Friday, March 28, when it showcases the three-time Grammy Award winner with its opening-night “An Evening with Nancy Wilson" at the Sovereign Performing Arts Center at ...

Album

We Love Ella! A Tribute To The First Lady Of Song

Label: Verve Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: A-Tisket, A-Tasket; Ain't Misbehavin'; Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me; Ella Fitzgerald: Jam Session Oh Lady Be Good / One O'Clock Jump / How High The Moon; Oh, Lady Be Good!; How High The Moon; Blues In The Night; Reaching For The Moon; Too Close For Comfort; Midnight Sun; Cry Me A River; Just In Time; Ella Fitzgerald: 'S Wonderful / Something To Live For / Street Of Dreams / What Is This Thing Called Love; But Not For Me; Lullaby Of Birdland; Someone To Watch Over Me; (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It (A.K.A. Mr. Paganini);

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Video

I'll Remember April & What's New

Featuring the music of Nancy Wilson
Duration: 8:15

Singer Nancy Wilson is seen at a 1987 concert in Germany in this video clip. She is accompanied by an outstanding group of musicians: Hank Jones, piano, Eddie Gomez, bass, and Ed Thigpen, drums.
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Article: Profile

Nancy Wilson: Turns to Blue

Read "Nancy Wilson: Turns to Blue" reviewed by Andrew Velez


..Last night FM radio was on R&B and it was 'Ready Or Not'. ...I was just by myself dancing. And it was oh, my! ...I came out of R&B. ...That's why when people try to put me in a box, like no! There are certain songs I hear, like The Stylistics--oooooh! ... 'You Make Me Feel ...

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Article: Album Review

Nancy Wilson: Turned To Blue

Read "Turned To Blue" reviewed by Andrew Velez


Call Nancy Wilson an old fashioned singer. She sings on key. You can understand every lyric. There's no trickery, just putting the song out there straight ahead. Her careful considerations of what she's singing result in a crispy heat that resides in the domain of the peerless Carmen McRae's elegant “less is more style.

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Ultimate Jazz Christmas

Label: Blue Note
Released: 2006
Track listing: Sleigh Ride; The Christmas Song; Basie's Jingle Bells; That's What I Want For Christmas; I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm; Jingle Bells; Merry Christmas Baby; White Christmas; Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas; Little Drummer Boy; Christo Redentor; Peace; A Child Is Born;


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