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Stu Williamson

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Stu Williamson was an American jazz trumpeter. Born in Brattleboro, Vermont, Williamson was the younger brother of jazz pianist Claude Williamson. Williamson relocated to Los Angeles in 1949 and became a regular on the West Coast scene, playing with Stan Kenton (1951, 1954-1955), Woody Herman (1952-1953), Billy May, and Charlie Barnet. Between 1954 and 1958 he played intermittently with Shelly Manne, and was a ubiquitous session musician up until 1968, when he retired from music. He battled drug addiction for much of his life, including for years after he left music. He died in Studio City, California in 1991.

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Jack's Groove

Label: GNP Crescendo Records
Released: 1959
Track listing: Green Dolphin Street; I'm Also A Person; I Had The Craziest Dream; Arrividerci; Brown Cow; Anyhow; Julie Is Her Name; Aplomb; Sunset Eyes; J.S..

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Article: Reassessing

Trio and Quintet

Read "Trio and Quintet" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Pianist and composer Elmo Hope has more in common with Tadd Dameron than most of his other jazz peers. Both men were primarily composers and arrangers who concentrated on their own music rather than standards. Both men spent their professional lives in New York City during the twilight of bebop and the flourishing of hard bop. ...

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Article: Album Review

Terry Gibbs Dream Band: Dream Band, Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959

Read "Dream Band, Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959" reviewed 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.

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Dream Band, Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959

Label: Whaling City Sound
Released: 2024
Track listing: Begin the Beguine; Back Bay Shuffle; It Might as Well Be Swing; My Reverie; After You'Ve Gone; I'M Getting Sentimental Over You; The Song Is You; Softly as in a Morning Sunrise; Moonglow; Don't Be That Way; Opus One; Prelude to a Kiss; Bright Eyes; Dancing in the Dark; Cottontail; Let's Dance; No Heat; Flying Home.

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Jazz from the Pacific Northwest

Label: Reel to Real
Released: 2024
Track listing:
Side A:
Stop, Look and Listen; The Vamp's Blues.
Side B:
Quartet (Suite in Four Movements).
Side C:
Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise; Summertime; Dearly Beloved.
Side D:
Funny; Secret Love; Surrey with the Fringe on Top.

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Article: Album Review

Terry Gibbs: Dream Band, Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959

Read "Dream Band, Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959" reviewed by Jack Bowers


In 1959, vibraphonist Terry Gibbs and his recently formed big band set up shop at the Seville, a Los Angeles nightclub owned by Harry Schiller. Many of those early sessions were taped, at Gibbs' request, by famed recording engineer Wally Heider before being left on a shelf and forgotten. After two weeks at the Seville, Gibbs ...

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Article: Album Review

Shelly Manne & His Men: Jazz From The Pacific Northwest

Read "Jazz From The Pacific Northwest" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


Shelly Manne & His Men are presented in two iterations in never-before-released live recordings from the 1958 Monterey Jazz Festival and from a 1966 date at The Penthouse in Seattle entitled Jazz From The Pacific Northwest. In this deluxe limited edition 180-gram 2LP set, co-produced for release by the estimable Zev Feldman and Cory Weeds, the ...

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Article: Journey into Jazz

Record Store Day 2024 Jazz Releases

Read "Record Store Day 2024 Jazz Releases" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


Every year, Record Store Day (RSD) promises limited edition vinyl releases for all tastes in music. From the latest popular artists to the most obscure archival releases, RSD drops try to cover a lot of musical territory. Practically all genres of music are represented and, of course, jazz is no exception. Fortunately, the April 2024 drop ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

April Songs -Soulful Singles - Lesser known '50s players!

Read "April Songs -Soulful Singles - Lesser known '50s players!" reviewed by David Brown


This week on the Jazz Continuum, a set of April themed tunes from Sarah Vaughn to Anthony Braxton, soulful singles from Sugar Pie DeSanto to Irma Thomas, plus a swinging' set of lesser-known jazz men from the '50s and more. Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 01:00 Charlie ...


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