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by John Kelman
With drummer/keyboardist Jack DeJohnette entering his eighth decade on planet earth, he's managed to accomplish what few other drummers have. Recipient of the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award, there are few jazz drummer s alive today who can cite as many recordings as the Chicago-born DeJohnette can, nor are there many who have been on such ...
Hues of a Different Blue
By Rufus Reid
Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2012
Track listing: 01. It's the Nights I Like (Rufus Reid) - 5:02; 02. Candango (Steve Allee) - 5:06;
03. When She Smiles Upon Your Face (RR) - 5:59;
04. Francisca (Toninho Horta) - 5:13; 05. Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen / Mercer)
- 5:36; 06. These Foolish Things (Strachey / Link) - 4:51;
07. Lower Burellian Bicycle Loop (Don Aliquo) - 5:26; 08. The Eloquent One (RR) -
5:09; 09. Manhattan Style (Duduka Da Fonseca) - 4:20;
10. Memories of You (Eubie Blake) - 5:26; 11. Mother and Child (RR) - 4:37; 12.
Summer's Shadow (SA) - 5:06; 13. I Can't Explain (RR) - 4:48;
14. Hues of a Different Blue (RR) - 6:41.
Artists Recording Collective Label Celebrates 5-year Anniversary
The Artists Recording Collective celebrated its 5th anniversary on Pearl Harbor Day this month. Also, commonly known as ARC, the company is a registered Kansas Limited Liability Company (LLC) in good standing that is based in the scenic Kansas City metropolitan area at Leavenworth. ARC is simply a recording label and low intensity marketing platform that ...
Jana Herzen: Passion Of A Lonely Heart
by Dan Bilawsky
Numerous artists, both famous and relatively obscure, have found a recording home on the Motéma Music imprint. Every musician on the roster, from pianist extraordinaire Monty Alexander and veteran bassist Rufus Reid to newcomer-turned-vocal star Gregory Porter, has benefited from head honcho Jana Herzen's attention to detail, tireless promotional efforts and label largesse; every artist, that ...
Duduka Da Fonseca: The Guy From Ipanema
by R.J. DeLuke
The 1950s into the early 1960s was a special period in Brazil, the land of beautiful beaches, picturesque mountains and the home of a warm, inviting and sensuous music called samba that was developed during those years. It was also a time when bossa nova, another sumptuous musical style, was spawned. The music invades the senses ...
James Cammack: Where You At?
by Ian Patterson
Oftentimes, it's only the passing of time that can offer true perspective. In years to come, bassist James Cammack may look back on 2012 as the year when--after over 30 years in the business--he truly began his musical adventure in earnest. After 29 years playing bass in the ensembles of piano legend Ahmad Jamal, Cammack was, ...
Rufus Reid: Hues of a Different Blue
by AAJ Italy Staff
Rufus Reid è uno di quei musicisti che meriterebbero attenzione solo per lo splendore della voce strumentale. Cavata e swing del suo contrabbasso sono semplicemente fra le cose più belle che si possano ascoltare nel jazz, apprezzabili in molti dischi e accompagnate da un considerevole impegno didattico. A queste prime considerazioni aggiungiamo subito che Hues of ...
New York Youth Symphony Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Concert Series
For its 50th anniversary, The New York Youth Symphony — actually, widely admired orchestra, jazz, chamber, conducting and composing programs — will celebrate with a series of concerts featuring acclaimed alumni and friends including trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, trumpeter Brian Lynch and saxophonist Phil Woods sitting in with the NYYS jazz ensemble at Dizzy’s Club and The ...
Duduka Da Fonseca Quintet: Samba Jazz
by Ernest Barteldes
Throughout his four decade-plus career, drummer/percussionist/composer Duduka Da Fonseca has successfully bridged the gap between the samba of his native Brazil and jazz, either when performing as the co-leader of Trio da Paz or as a sideman with the likes of pianist Kenny Barron, guitarist/vocalist Antonio Carlos Jobim and bassist Rufus Reid. On this ...
Steve Bailey Named Chair of Berklee's Bass Department
Berklee College of Music announces that Steve Bailey has been named chair of the college's Bass Department. Bailey, six-string fretless bass pioneer, educator, and author, begins his tenure this summer. He succeeds Rich Appleman, who retired in May 2012 after holding the position for 40 years. A partial list of Bailey's extensive recording and performance credits ...
