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Prez Day: Lester Young
Today in the U.S. we are celebrating a national holiday honoring Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Originally conceived in the 1880s as a day of tribute to George Washington on his birthday, February 22, the holiday was moved to the month's third Monday in 1968 when Congress shifted most holidays to Mondays and decided to ...
René Urtreger Plays Bud Powell
Bud Powell arguably had the most significant influence on jazz pianists of the post-war modernist era. You'd have an easier time making a list of those not influenced by Powell than compiling the names of those who fell under his bebop spell. Among the most accomplished of Powell's disciples (a group that includes Al Haig, Sonny ...
Jack Teagarden: Trombone King
The soulful jazz trombone starts with Jack Teagarden. He began recording in 1927 and over the decades developed a rich, expressive playing style that touched listeners of all ages and backgrounds. Though he was predated by plenty of trombonists, such as Miff Mole and Tommy Dorsey, Teagarden was the most innovative of the pre-war era, largely ...
10 Jazz Piano Tracks
Midweek, deep into January. Too little sunlight, chilly, colorless and only February and its blizzard roulette to look forward to. What better way to warm up and recharge than 10 clips of jazz piano greats—some you know and others maybe not [photo above of Paul Smith]: Here's Erroll Garner... Here's Paul Smith... Here's John Bunch... Here's ...
Jimmy Heath in 10 Tracks
The late Jimmy Heath had a crisp and deliberate sound on his tenor saxophone. His solos and double-and triple timing were fluid, seemingly effortless and never short on ideas. His soprano saxophone was insistent and his flute was divine. His compositions were melodic and sophisticated, and his arrangements were engaging, always taking the listener's short attention ...
Maxine Sullivan in 10 Clips
The female jazz vocal starts with Maxine Sullivan. No knock on Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday or other great vocalists of the 1930s and '40s, but they were really show-time swing singers at the time. Sullivan was first to bring a conversational intimacy to the jazz vocal that was better suited to small rooms than theater stages. ...
Jazz for the Fireplace
With Thanksgiving coming next Thursday and the December holidays just around the corner, you'll likely find yourself in front of a fireplace or cooking for friends in the coming weeks. Or simply unwinding by yourself. To make those evenings extra cozy, here are 10 jazz albums that are hip and remarkably soothing. Here are album titles ...
The Kids Dig Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith was a superb and tasteful jazz guitarist who played on dozens of albums behind big bands and combos. While he regretfully recorded just one album as a leader (Gone With the Wind, Decca, 1958), he wrote many jazz guitar books on comping, soloing, fingering, daily exercises and more. They are considered a must for ...
Big Sid Catlett in 5 Clips
Sidney “Big Sid" Catlett was an extraordinary drummer who immediately grasped and advanced nearly all jazz styles—New Orleans, Chicago, Swing and bebop—to widen his playing and recording opportunities. As a result, he played with masters of the forms: Louis Armstrong; Eddie Condon and Muggsy Spanier; Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington; and Charlie Parker and ...
Jazz Musicians Who Sang
Besides Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker and many pianists like Shirley Horn, Matt Dennis and others who played and sang at clubs, a good number of jazz musicians could sing quite well. Here are eight: Here's trombonist Jack Teagarden playing and singing It's All in Your Mind... Here's pianist Oscar Peterson singing ...
