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Bill O'Connell: Rhapsody In Blue

Read "Rhapsody In Blue" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Pianist Bill O'Connell has a varied career as a musician. After studying classical music he found inspiration in jazz and salsa. He shaped his instincts for the latter with Mongo Santamaria with whom he played for two years. From there he gravitated to Sonny Rollins and Chet Baker. This wide spectrum served to expand his skills ...

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Bill O'Connell: Rhapsody In Blue

Read "Rhapsody In Blue" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Pianist Bill O'Connell is no stranger to the world of Latin jazz. O'Connell has played for greats like Mongo Santamaria and Dave Valentin, but his range as an artist has taken him well beyond a Latin-only orbit. He's worked with jazz heavyweights like Sonny Rollins and Chet Baker, too, but his greatest asset isn't his résumé. ...

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Rhapsody in Blue

Label: Spartacus Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue (Live)

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Rhapsody in Blue

Label: Telarc Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto in F: Allegro, Adagio - Andante con moto, Allegro Agitato, Prelude No. 2.

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Michel Camilo: Rhapsody in Blue

Read "Rhapsody in Blue" reviewed by Jim Santella


The crystal clear articulation with which Michel Camilo interprets “Rhapsody in Blue" comes naturally. He was a child prodigy, after all, who joined the National Symphony of the Dominican Republic at age sixteen. Here, with the 95-piece Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, he resurrects George Gershwin's landmark composition with its jazz inflection and significant orchestral jazz textures. Camilo's ...

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Michel Camilo: Rhapsody in Blue

Read "Rhapsody in Blue" reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger


As we settle into the new century, Gunther Schuller's Third Stream concept remains alive and well. Another example of this jazz/classical crossover is Rhapsody in Blue, where Michel Camilo plays “classical" George Gershwin with the Barcelona Symphony. It's a terrific CD, but is it jazz? You bet. For one thing, Gershwin was basically a jazz guy, ...

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Rhapsody In Blue

Label: Unknown label
Released: 1981

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Rhapsody In Blue

Label: HighNote
Released: 1965

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Rhapsody In Blue

Label: JJ-Tracks
Released: 0

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Rhapsody In Blue

Label: Soul Note
Released: 0


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