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Gerry Mulligan: Nocturne
by Jack Kenny
This album might go a small way to setting a record straight. Gerry Mulligan has often been underrated. Despite the critical acclaim and historical significance later attributed to Miles Davis for his groundbreaking work on the Birth of the Cool sessions, a closer examination of the repertoire reveals the profound influence of Mulligan's writing. It was ...
The Airmen of Note Meets Stan Kenton
Today in the U.S., it's Memorial Day, a national holiday. To honor the men and women of the military who sacrificed their lives in service of our country and those we were defending, today we're listening to the Airmen of Note playing a set of Stan Kenton's music. Created in 1950 to continue the tradition of ...
The Jazz West Coast Style of Music: An Introduction
by Steven Cerra
I know it's hard to imagine with today's governmental overreach telling people what cars to drive, what bathrooms to use, and the highest personal, property and commercial taxes of any state in the nation, but California in the 1950s was a place of opportunities and possibilities. It's why my dad relocated the family from ...
Sam Sadigursky: Making Things
by Katchie Cartwright
Los Angeles-bred New York-based clarinetist and multi-reedist Sam Sadigursky enjoys a varied and distinguished career, performing and recording with a number of renowned ensembles, including those of composers Darcy James Argue and Philip Glass, pianists Brad Mehldau and Fred Hersch, pop stars David Byrne and Tom Jones, among others, in addition to his own projects.
Royce Campbell/Vosbein Magee Big Band: Vagabond
by Jack Bowers
Royce Campbell has an awesome and enviable worldwide reputation--as a jazz guitarist. Who knew he could also write this well, and for a big band, no less. All but one of the eleven engaging songs on Vagabond were composed by Campbell, and every one of the impressive charts was penned by his cousin and mentor, the ...
Mark Masters Ensemble: Sui Generis
by Angelo Leonardi
Dopo aver creato nell'ultimo album nuovi arrangiamenti per i classici ellingtoniani dei primi anni quaranta (Masters & Baron Meet Blanton & Webster, Capri Records), il notevole orchestratore californiano riduce l'organico e presenta un repertorio tutto suo. Dalla precedente incisione resta solo il trombettista Tim Hagans che ha il ruolo di principale solista. Il titolo ...
Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra: Mad Scientist Music
by Jack Bowers
Trombonist Ben Patterson's high-powered Jazz Orchestra from the Washington, D.C. area returns virtually intact from 2024's well-received Groove Junkies (Origin Records) with another bold and hard-hitting session that is all but guaranteed to please anyone whose musical antenna leans toward fresh and exciting big-band jazz. Its title, Mad Scientist Music, coined by Harry Schnipper, owner of ...
Peter Erskine: Revisiting Weather Report
by C. Andrew Hovan
A standout drum prodigy of his generation, Peter Erskine began playing at the age of four. After honing his skills at Interlochen, he launched his professional career in 1972 with Stan Kenton. Four years later, he joined Maynard Ferguson before making a pivotal move, replacing Alex Acuña in Weather Report. In the spring ...
Johnny Richards and Stan Kenton
Johnny Richards arranged several crackerjack albums for Stan Kenton. They include Cuban Fire!, tracks on Back to Balboa, Kenton's West Side Story and Adventures in Time. Even more exceptional are Richards's albums recorded as a leader, including Something Else, Wide Range, Walk Softly/Run Wild and Aqui Se Habla Español. With Kenton, Richards came a long way ...
The Macedonian National Jazz Orchestra at the Philharmonic Hall
by Nenad Georgievski
The Macedonian National Jazz Orchestra The Philharmonic Hall Cuban Fire! Skopje, Macedonia February 20, 2025 The National Jazz Orchestra delivered an electrifying evening at the Macedonian Philharmonic with Cuban Fire, a tribute to the influential composer/bandleader Stan Kenton. Under the direction of Austrian conductor Sigi Feigl, the orchestra transported the ...
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