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Red Garland
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Largely self-taught, Red Garland established a reputation as a solid post-bop mainstream player in the 50s, playing with many of the most famous jazz musicians of the time. He achieved international fame in the late 50s as part of the Miles Davis quintet. He went on to lead his own groups, but then retired in 1968, a victim the declining demand for jazz. He reemerged in 1976 and performed regularly until his death in 1984. Garland was known for his eloquent middle-of-the-road style. A fertile, often moving improvisor, he developed a characteristic block chord sound by combining octaves with a fifth in the middle in the right hand over left-hand comp (accompanying) chords
Miles '55: The Prestige Recordings
By Miles Davis
Label: Craft Recordings
Released: 2025
Track listing: I Didn't; Will You Still Be Mine; I See Your Face Before Me; A Night in Tunisia; A Gal in Calico; Dr. Jackle; Bitty Ditty; Minor March; Changes; Stablemates; How Am I To Know/ Just Squeeze Me; There Is No Greater Love; The Theme; S'posin.
Joni Jazz, Part 2
by Chuck Lenatti
Part 1 | Part 2 As a young woman growing up in Canada, Joni Mitchell was fond of American popular music and bought records whenever she could afford them. She would sometimes swap painting jobs for jazz albums. Among her favorite jazz artists were Duke Ellington and Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. She ...
Baku Jazz Festival 2025: Part 2
by Ian Patterson
Part 1 | Part 2 Baku Jazz Festival Various Venues 20th edition, Days 5-8 Baku, Azerbaijan October 24-31, 2025 Driving around Baku the brightly colored dayglow signs advertising Baku Jazz Festival 2025 catch the eye at every turn. So do posters for COP 29, ...
Red Garland Revisited!
by C. Michael Bailey
Prestige Records released Red Garland Revisited in 1969. However, Rudy Van Gelder recorded the eight selections comprising the album 12 years earlier at his Hackensack, New Jersey studio. Using bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor as his rhythm section, adding guitarist Kenny Burrell on two pieces--Miles Davis's “Four" and “Walkin.'" Recorded May 24, 1957, this ...
Hal Galper: Adventures In The Zone
by Paul Rauch
This article was first published on All About Jazz on October 20, 2020. The career of Hal Galper has earned the pianist acclaim as both a performer and educator. Perhaps most importantly, it has drawn attention to his contributions to the music as a true innovator. While other pianists of his era gained more ...
Junichiro Mataga: Landscape
by Dan McClenaghan
Japanese pianist Junichiro Mataga made the move to the United States in 2019 to study jazz piano. He completed his Master of Music in Jazz Studies at the Aaron Copland School of Music in New York. With that background and a good deal of success in competitions--the Lennon Award in jazz for songwriting in the jazz ...
Horace Tapscott, Smiley Winters, and Blue Stars of France
by Jerome Wilson
This is a vintage episode first heard on January 19, 2021. The cast for this show includes Horace Tapscott, Smiley Winters. Marc Ribot, Marion Brown, and the Blue Stars of France. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextet “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air ...
Meet Andy Bey
by Chris M. Slawecki
From the 1995-2003 archive: This article first appeared on All About Jazz in February 2000. Listening for the first time to Andy Bey is like stepping into a quiet, still lake. Your foot first parts a surface that's smooth and tranquil, but you can't really tell from that surface how deeply your foot must ...
Roberto Magris, Claire Ritter, and Jessica Jones
by Jerome Wilson
This show features recent music from Roberto Magris. Claire Ritter, and Jessica Jones. It also contains older work from Yusef Lateef, Tomasz Stanko, and Dizzy Gillespie. It also has a tribute to the late Jesse Colin Young. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia ...
