Results for "Sy Johnson"

Sy Johnson

Born: April 15, 1930

Ronnie Cuber: Baritone Boss

by Mark McKergow
September 14, 2026

Ronnie Cuber (1941-2022) made his mark on the jazz world as a versatile and muscular baritone saxophonist. Born in New York on Christmas Day 1941, he started on tenor saxophone but switched to baritone at 17, attracted by the vacant chair in Marshall Brown's Newport Jazz Youth Band (which also featured lifelong colleagues Eddie Gomez and Michael ...

Charles Mingus: In Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts

by Mike Jurkovic
April 10, 2025

Here, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, is some seriously swinging, seriously rowdy Charles Mingus. Recorded approximately six months before his fateful diagnosis of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) the bassist deploys a street fighting melange--trumpeter Jack Walrath, tenor saxophonist Ricky Ford, pianist Robert Neloms and his wingman, drummer Dannie Richmond--and takes on Buenos Aries with all ...

Aline’s étoile magique: éclipse

by Mike Jurkovic
September 9, 2023

Whether 23andMe.com, MyHeritage.com, or ancestry.com can positively divine gypsy blood in award-winning, Canadian violinist Aline Homzy is conceptually and musically neither here nor there. What is important is that she jumps from the gate on her robust debut recording with a zesty momentum which she mightily sustains throughout. Homzy, who has no problem mixing ...

2022: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
December 29, 2022

Current events impacted the jazz world in significant ways throughout 2022. In its third year, the coronavirus pandemic continued to lurk in some settings, while others recovered in robust fashion. Russia's war on Ukraine was felt by musicians and triggered an outpouring of support for its victims. Initiatives to ensure greater equity in jazz advanced. The ...

Charles Mingus: Mingus Three (Deluxe Edition)

by Chris May
April 8, 2022

The 100th anniversary of the birth of the Promethean genius Charles Mingus falls on April 22, 2022--and Rhino/Parlophone are releasing a 2 x CD edition of Mingus Three (aka Trio, Jubilee, 1957) to coincide. Disc one contains the original LP, vibrantly remastered by Dominique Brethes at Flow Mastering in London. Disc two consists of six previously ...

Monash Sessions: Jazz in New York

By Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University

Label: Jazzhead (Australia)
Released: 2013
Track listing: 1. Andy Gravish Ensemble - Swinging At The Haven 06:31 2. Michael Wolfe Ensemble - Portraiture 08:33 3. Michael Wolff Ensemble - Hummin 09:09 4. Sy Johnson Ensemble - Goodbye Porkpie Hat 05:44 5. Sy Johnson Ensemble - Blues Suite #4 07:37 6. Andy Gravish Ensemble - Night Dreamer 04:15 7. Jean-Michel Pilc Ensemble - Dirge 05:09 8. Dave Pietro Ensemble - Darn That Dream 06:32 9. Dave Pietro Ensemble - Sweet Time Suite 06:54 10. Ben Allison Ensemble - East Of The Sun 06:59 11. Dave Pietro Ensemble - Adam's Apple 07:27

Craig Handy: The Busiest Man In Jazz

by Robert Dugan
March 22, 2010

Saxophonist Craig Handy is a musician's musician. Those “in the know" know about him, which is why he's been a first call player in New York for over two decades. He is a careful, thoughtful improviser—expansive and precise. His solos build on a rich knowledge of the tradition at the same time as they often set ...