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All Star Tribute to Ralph MacDonald at Holy Cross College

by Nigel Campbell
May 17, 2014

Etienne Charles with his All Star Band Jazz on D Hill Holy Cross College Arima, Trinidad May 11, 2014 On a picturesque plateau above the town of Arima overlooking the distant Caroni plains on the island of Trinidad, the Holy Cross College Alumni produced a jazz event ...

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Grover Washington, Jr.

December 13, 2013

Grover Washington, Jr., was born on this day in 1943 and died on December 17, 1999. He was a tenor, alto and soprano saxophonist who had huge success as a popular artist, in great part because his 1974 album Mister Magic was high on the pop, soul and R&B charts for weeks. He followed with additional ...

Article: Extended Analysis

The Complete Arista Albums Collection

by John Kelman
December 14, 2012

When fusion first emerged in the late 1960s/early '70s with artists like trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Chick Corea and guitarist John McLaughlin, the emphasis was on guitar and keyboard heavy lineups like Return to Forever and Mahavishnu Orchestra, with an equally strong predilection for the intensity and volume of rock and a kind of thundering funk ...

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Lisa Marie Baratta: Summertime Jazz

Read "Summertime Jazz" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
May 4, 2012

Born in Ancon, Panama, Lisa Marie Baratta came from a naval family, growing up in many places but finding music to be that certain constant, no matter where she traveled to next. Attracted to the woodwinds at an early age, Baratta also gravitated to alto and soprano saxophones, but became equally comfortable on flute. She plays ...

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Toph-E & The Pussycats: No Ordinary Day

Read "No Ordinary Day" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins
November 27, 2010

Toph-E & The Pussycats is a contemporary band with old-school ideas. Its repertoire combines jazz, funk and R&B properties. For No Ordinary Day, those elements are augmented by hints of Brazilian and Latin rhythms. Part of the group's name comes from a variation of drummer Christopher Parker's nickname, “Toph." Collectively, the group's members bring ...

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Etienne Charles: Folklore

Read "Folklore" reviewed by Larry Reni Thomas

by Larry Reni Thomas
August 20, 2009

Trumpeter Etienne Charles' Folklore is a wonderful, colorful, vibrant recording filled with Caribbean flavor, Latin grooves and solid jazz arrangements and solos. A percussionist and composer as well, the 26-year-old Charles has an extremely unique trumpet sound that is his and his alone. He doesn't sound like Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, or Miles Davis, nor does ...

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Mixty Motions

By Ralph MacDonald

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2007

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Anything Goes (24-Bit Remastering, Kudu Best 12 series)

By Ron Carter

Label: Kudu
Released: 2001
Track listing: 1. Anything Goes (Cole Porter) 5:24 2. De Samba (Ron Carter) 5:49 3. Baretta’s Theme (Dave Grusin / Morgan Ames) 5:06 4. Can’t Give You Anything (Hugo Peretti / Luigi Creatore / George David Weiss) 5:10 5. Quarto Azul (Ron Carter) 6:55 6. Big Fro (Ron Carter) 5:06

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