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Bill O'Connell: Rhapsody In Blue
by Edward Blanco
Internationally recognized composer/pianist Bill O'Connell has long been associated with Latin jazz, having established and cemented his reputation in the genre with past recordings like Black Sand (Random Chance, 2001) and Latin Jazz Fantasy (Random Chance, 2004). However the classically trained O'Connell is also well adept at playing other forms of jazz, including hard bop and ...
Rhapsody In Blue
Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Monk's Cha-cha; Pocket Change; Rhapsody In Blue; It Never Entered My Mind; J-Man; Off-Center; Two Worlds; Log-a-rhythm; Rose Hill; Bye Bye Blackbird.
Bill O'Connell: Rhapsody In Blue
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 ...
Bill O'Connell: Rhapsody In Blue
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. ...
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.
Rhapsody in Blue
By The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
Label: Spartacus Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue (Live)
Michel Camilo: Rhapsody in Blue
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 ...
Michel Camilo: Rhapsody in Blue
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, ...
