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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 ...
Terry Gibbs Dream Band: Dream Band, Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959
by Angelo Leonardi
«Non credo che ci sia mai stata una band migliore di questa, compresa la mia». Mel Lewis espresse queste parole per la mitica orchestra che il vibrafonista Terry Gibbs guidò in California tra il 1959 e il 1961 e fu chiamata “Dream Band" per l'entusiasmo che suscitò tra i fortunati che l'ascoltarono dal vivo.
Chet Baker: A Conversation in 1977
by Rob Rosenblum
This interview took place in 1975 when Baker was making frequent trips to the Albany, New York area. At the time of this interview Baker, was playing with saxophonist Nick Brignola at Shaker's Steak House in Troy, N.Y. Back in the early 1950's, a young trumpet player whose personal appearance and demeanor was more ...
Roots
By Stan Kenton
Label: Submarine Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: January 14, 1944—Introduction: Artistry in Rhythm; Begin the Beguine; Do Nothin’ Till You
Hear from Me; Eager Beaver; Shoo Shoo Baby; Ol’ Man River; I’ll Be Around; Reed Rapture;
The Goon Came On; Harlem Folk Dance; Sign Off: Eager Beaver. September 20, 1945—
Introduction: Artistry in Rhythm; Blue Skies; And There You Are; Tampico; I Surrender Dear;
Southern Scandal; It’s Been a Long, Long Time; The Man I Love; I Wish I Knew; Reed Rapture;
Sign Off: Artistry in Rhythm. November 1945—Theme: Artistry Jumps; I Can’t Get Started;
Tampico; Body and Soul/Sign Off. Bonus track: October 15, 1945—I Don’t Want to Be Loved.
Stan Kenton: 1950-1951
For many fans of Stan Kenton, his New Concept of Artistry in Rhythm album (recorded in 1952) is their listening starting point. More intensive fans like to dip into his 1940s discography, which includes Eager Beaver, Tampico, Intermission Riff and Southern Scandal, allowing them to fully appreciate the evolution of Kenton's wall-of-sound approach. As for the ...
Norman David: Intention
by Victor L. Schermer
Saxophonist/composer/arranger/band leader Norman David grew up and matured as a musician in Montreal and moved to Boston to study with the late, revered, and multifaceted Herb Pomeroy at the famed Berklee College of Music. While there, in 1980, David founded a large jazz ensemble just a few members short of a full big band called the ...
Janel Leppin, Marion Brown, and R.I.P. John Mayall
by Jerome Wilson
This program features new releases from Janel Leppin, Andy Milne, and John Surman, plus a tribute to the late British blues giant, John Mayall. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Matt Wilson “Be That As ...
Art Pepper: Art Of Art
by Alberto Bazzurro
Registrato dal vivo al festival genovese di Villa Imperiale il 6 luglio 1981, vale a dire nel periodo in cui Art Pepper, in una sorta di oasi estrema da quel mix esplosivo di tossicodipendenza e conseguenti reclusioni che ha segnato buona parte della sua vita, era tornato a lavorare sodo, incidendo in studio album fra i ...
