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Louis Durra: Rocket Science
by Bruce Lindsay
The constant revitalization of the piano trio is one of the most rewarding developments in recent jazz history and it continues apace with Louis Durra's Rocket Science. Durra isn't introducing a major paradigm shift, but with Ryan McGillicuddy on bass and longtime compatriot Jerry Kalaf on drums, he's bringing a few fresh new tunes to the ...
2012 Yuletide Offerings
by Dan Bilawsky
While thoughts of Christmas don't enter many a consumer's mind until Black Friday comes, musicians turn their eyes toward the last page of the calendar a bit earlier. Artists and labels need to conceive of, put together, record, release and market their holiday-themed albums early, so they can make their way into eager listener's stockings before ...
Fresh Sound Records and the Legacy of Recorded Jazz
by Bruce Klauber
If the importance and the contributions of jazz are measured by its recorded legacy, then Fresh Sound Records--and its founder, Jordi Pujol--must be duly recognized for rescuing a legacy that might otherwise be lost or nearly impossible to find, and for making it available to the public. Specifically, this legacy includes recorded works by ...
The Importance of Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas
by C. Michael Bailey
Into my heart on air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come ...
Enter the "Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Fantasy Records “Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on December 1st. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Vince Guaraldi at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) ...
George Cables: My Muse
by Greg Simmons
Pianist George Cables' relationship with the late Helen Wray must have been one joyous romance. Contrary to the expectations of an album dedicated to a departed loved one, My Muse is a collection of uplifting and, frankly, happy-sounding originals and standards. Take away the personal context and you'd swear Cables and company were just enjoying the ...
Fantasy Records Readies Vince Guaraldi Trio's "A Charlie Brown Christmas" [2012 Remastered & Expanded Edition]
Set for October 9th, 2012 release, new deluxe CD reissue features 24-bit remastering from original stereo masters and three holiday bonus tracks. A green vinyl LP edition will also be issued. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas [2012 Remastered & Expanded Edition] will be released by the Fantasy label in time ...
Derrick Bang: Vince Guaraldi at the Piano
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Vince Guaraldi at the Piano Derrick Bang 390 pages ISBN: 978-0-7864-5902-5 McFarland Books 2012 Based on Derrick Bang's encyclopedic biography of pianist Vince Guaraldi, you can draw two perhaps surprising conclusions about the subject's contribution to jazz. First, Guaraldi arguably hipped more listeners to this musical form ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Vince Guaraldi
All About Jazz is celebrating Vince Guaraldi's birthday today! By Derrick Bang Like most so-called overnight successes, Vincent Anthony Guaraldi--who forever described himself as “a reformed boogie-woogie piano player"--worked hard for his big break. The man eventually dubbed “Dr. Funk" by his compatriots was born in San Francisco on July 17, 1928; he graduated from Lincoln ...
Concord Music Group Releases Five New Titles In Very Best Of Jazz Series
Titles include the works of music legends Dave Brubeck, Vince Guaraldi, The Bill Evans Trio, Thelonious Monk, and Cannonball Adderley LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Concord Music Group is launching five new titles in its Very Best Of jazz series, which showcases some of the very best tracks culled from the recordings of some of the most ...
