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Brian Lynch: Unsung Heroes
by Dan Bilawsky
Trumpet tribute albums are a tricky business. There are those in jazz, like Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong, who have been endlessly saluted, creating a culture of mass appeal and celebration that's not always a good thing. On the surface, projects that praise these jazz heroes bring well-deserved exposure to their music and might, but they ...
John McNeil's Backbone
by Ben Waltzer
Like many trumpeters, John McNeil has a unique brand above his upper lip where flesh meets metal. It looks like a setting sun, and was visible from up close, as he removed his instrument from his mouth, rose steadily from his stool, and grasped the microphone. “This is the part of any jazz ...
Soren Moller: Christian X Variations
by Dan Bilawsky
While Danish-born pianist Soren Moller and American saxophonist Dick Oatts--of Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz orchestra fame--have had an ongoing partnership on record, the seeds of this union have finally reached full bloom with Christian X Variations. The music on this recording, written to honor the Danish King who made significant efforts to protect Jews from deportation ...
Diego Urcola Quartet: Appreciation
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Trumpeter Diego Urcola's is a voice that has remained somewhat hidden--certainly tucked away--for two decades in Paquito D'Rivera's quintet. And then there is the subdued role he has played in Guillermo Klein's fabulous larger ensemble, Los Guachos. However, the graceful candor of his voice is irrepressible, and it was only a matter of time before he ...
One More Time - Music from the Pen of Quincy Jones
By Thad Jones
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Released: 2010
Track listing: 01. For Lena and Lennie (Quincy Jones) - 3:49; 02. Rat Race (QJ) - 2:39; 03. Quince (QJ) - 3:58; 04. Meet B. B. (QJ) - 3:27; 05. The Big Walk (QJ) - 2:59; 06. A Square at the Roundtable (QJ) - 2:17; 07. I Needs To Be Bee'd (QJ) - 3:32; 08. Jessica's Day (QJ) - 4:25; 09. The Midnite Sun Never Sets (QJ) - 3:37; 10. Muttnik (QJ) - 5:26; 11. Summertime (G. Gershwin, I. Gerswhin, DuBose Heyward) - 2:58; 12. Song of the Islands (King) - 4:16; 13. Stringing the Blues (Jones) - 4:09; 14. The One I Love (Jones, Kahn) - 3:39; 15. Blue and Sentimental (Basie, Livingston, David) - 3:34; 16. Blues Bittersweet (QJ) - 2:36; 17. Poor Butterfly (Hubbel, Golden) - 4:24; 18. These Foolish Things (Marvell, Link, Strachey) - 4:36; 19. She's Funny That Way (Whiting, Moret) - 3:18; 20. Sweet Lorraine (Burwell, Paris) - 3:09.
John McNeil and Bill McHenry: Chill Morn He Climb Jenny
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Navigating the wide avenue of American Song can be boring, because the same charts appear on album after album; but when musicians either pick little-known charts of the celebrated composers of the American Songbook, or add little-known composers to that musical tome, things get quirky, but utterly refreshing. This is exactly the case in point regarding ...
DSO presenst Grammy and Tony Award-winning jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater at Orchestra Hall In: "To Billie With Love"
DETROIT, (Oct 20, 2010)—The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will present Grammy and Tony Award-winning jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater at Orchestra Hall on Fri., Nov. 5, 2010 at 8 p.m. in her tribute to jazz legend Billie Holiday: “To Billie With Love." This 2010-11 Jazz Series performance is sponsored by MGM Grand Detroit, and will feature ...
Take Five With Andy Farber
by AAJ Staff
Meet Andy Farber:Andy Farber is an award-winning jazz composer, arranger and saxophonist and has spent years performing with the likes of Jon Hendricks and Wynton Marsalis. Since 1994, Farber has been part of the Jazz @ Lincoln Center stable of writers and performers. Through J@LC, Farber has toured with the J@LC ...
Kenny Werner: New, Transcendent Sounds
by R.J. DeLuke
Inspiration behind art is a curious thing. It takes many forms, from personal to universal perspectives. Many times it's unexpected. It is intertwined with one's life and the vicissitudes therein. As Charlie Parker famously said, “If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."For pianist/composer/arranger Kenny Werner, music has evolved, over ...
