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Donald Harrison: Real Life Stories
by C. Michael Bailey
Nouveau Swing... Alto saxophonist Donald Harrison is all about dance. It is danceable rhythms that fuel his nouveau swing vision of jazz. Not necessarily Latin in texture, the rhythm is at once angular and smooth—a musical dichotomy. The 42-year-old New Orleans native has been recording since the mid 1980s and has produced a solid track record ...
Branford & Ellis Marsalis: The Dawn of Marsalis Music
by Mark Corroto
The first family of jazz, the Marsalis of New Orleans, have seemingly been in the eye of a musical hurricane for the past twenty years. With the news that Saxophonist Branford Marsalis and his father Ellis Marsalis had severed their ties with Sony music, comes the announcement that they have formed the independent label Marsalis Music. ...
Sonny Rollins: The Sound of Sonny
by David Rickert
There was once a time when Sonny Rollins frequently battled Stan Getz for the top spot in the critics’ polls. The two are more alike than one might think; like Getz, Rollins possesses a flawless technique that manages to be both bold and unassuming and frequently does his best work in relatively straightforward settings. This session ...
This Is What I Do
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2001
Track listing: Salvador; Sweet Leilani; Did You See Harold Vick?; A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square; Charles M; The Moon Of Manakoora.
Sonny Rollins: This Is What I Do
by David A. Orthmann
For those who believe that Sonny Rollins’ best days as a recording artist are well behind him: think again. This Is What I Do is an unmitigated triumph, a performance that will impress anyone who takes the art of jazz seriously. As the six cuts on the disc attest, Rollins is clearly not content to rest ...
Anthony Ortega
by Robert Spencer
Here is a man who has played with Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson, Paul Bley, Quincy Jones, Don Ellis, Dinah Washington, and {{Ella Fitzgerald. Here is a man whose alto saxophone playing has been compared to Charlie Parker's and Ornette Coleman's--both with just cause. Here is a man whose Sixties sessions, long out of print ...
This Is What I Do
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2000
Track listing: Salvador; Sweet Leilani; Did You See Harold Vick?; A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square; Charles M.; The Moon Of Manakoora.
The Freelance Years: The Complete Riverside and Contemporary Recordings
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2000
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