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Ornette Coleman's and Horace Silver's "Lonely Woman" — A Disambiguation
by Artur Moral
Reality is filled with confusion and misunderstandings; some are suggestive or creative, while others are disappointing or, worse, malicious. The jazz world is no stranger to the first type: specific compositions are often confused or misidentified as if they were the same. Usually, this happens because of similar melodies or titles that are sometimes identical. This ...
Jazz Interpretations Of The Film Music Of Henry Mancini, Part 2
by Larry Slater
Henry Mancini was born Enrico Nicola Mancini in the Little Italy neighborhood of Cleveland to Italian immigrant parents. He is universally acknowledged as one of the great American film composers, and his melodies have long appealed to jazz artists. Mancini had an affinity for jazz. In the '50s and early '60s he led his ...
Sharel Cassity: In the Spirit
by Katchie Cartwright
Even on an old familiar tune like Charlie Chaplin's “Smile" (1936), it is clear from note one that Sharel Cassity is a child of Bird, an altoist in the modernist tradition of Charlie Parker. Her first influence was actually her biological father, an organist, with whom she shared the stage in New Orleans at age 11, ...
Adrian Galante: Introducing Adrian Galante
by Jack Bowers
The late Phil Woods used to argue that of all the members of the woodwind family, the clarinet is by far the most difficult to manage, saying it was “designed by six guys who had never met one another." If Australian-born, New York-based clarinetist Adrian Galante has any problems with the instrument, they are in no ...
Ted Rosenthal Trio: High Standards
by Dan Bilawsky
Ted Rosenthal has remarkably high standards. How else to explain his vast achievement(s) over the past four decades? This ace pianist and composer has done it all--topped the pack at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, worked with the crème de la crème (i.e., baritone saxophone icon Gerry Mulligan, alto saxophone legend Phil Woods, multi-hyphenate ...
Carla Bley, Count Basie, Diane Schuur, Hubert Laws & Sonny Rollins
by Joe Dimino
Welcome to the 900th episode of Neon Jazz! After 14 incredible years, we've hit yet another milestone--one that wouldn't be possible without the legends who have shaped jazz and the fans who've supported us every step of the way. For this special hour, we take a deep dive into the icons who have defined the sound ...
Stefano Galvani: Jazz - Una Storia In Bianco e Nero
by Giuseppe Segala
Jazz -Una storia in bianco e nero Stefano Galvani 372 Pagine ISBN: 9788885750203 Bonomi Editore 2024 Fotografare il jazz: una coniugazione che ha percorso la vicenda di queste due forme espressive, allacciando una forte rete di corrispondenze ed empatie. Soprattutto nel periodo in cui il vinile dominava incontrastato la ...
Saxophones: Warne Marsh, Sonny Rollins, and the Microscopic Septet
by Jerome Wilson
This show, from June 15, 2021, is an all saxophone (plus flute and clarinet) program. Players featured include Warne Marsh, Sonny Rollins, Frank Wright, Joe Henderson, and The Microscopic Septet. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) ...
Marco Pennisi: la Red Records di oggi
by Libero Farnè
La foto riportata qui sopra, scattata da Curti Parini, è emblematica perché rappresenta il passato e il presente della Red Records, storica casa discografica milanese che dal 2021 ha ripreso quota, incrementando le sue mirate edizioni. Da sinistra possiamo distinguere Tommaso Belletti (digitale e promozione), Cem Cansu (store manager), l'attuale produttore e responsabile Marco Pennisi, Sergio ...
USAF Airmen of Note: Aim High/The 2024 Jazz Heritage Series
by Jack Bowers
Aim High, recorded as part of the 2024 Jazz Heritage Series, is the forty-sixth album by the U.S. armed services' premier jazz ensemble, the Airmen of Note, founded in 1950 to honor the tradition of Major Glenn Miller's Army Air Corps dance band, which entertained the troops during World War II until Miller's untimely death in ...
