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Wycliffe Gordon and Jay Leonhart: This Rhythm On My Mind
by Mark F. Turner
In times of social, political, and global challenges, music has always helped to ease the burdens of the people. Jazz artists such as trumpeter Louis Armstrong did more than just play instruments; they were also entertainers that spirited listeners into better times. This Rhythm On My Mind remembers those sentiments. The recording features ...
Cone's Coup
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2006
Track listing: Shhh!!! (The Band Is Trying to Play); Yaht Doo Daht Ditt; Sweet Spot; Blues for Alice's Freight Train; Speak Low; Breaks; Blooz Hymn; Just Friends; Stars Fell on Alabama; Mister P.C.; Cruise Blues; Hush Yo' Mouf!!
Greensleeves
Album: Standards Only
By Wycliffe Gordon
Label: Nagel Heyer Records
Released: 0
Duration: 3:12
Wycliffe Gordon: Cone's Coup
by George Kanzler
Back in June, Wycliffe Gordon was awarded the Jazz Journalist Association's Trombonist of the Year honors. Cone's Coup is a good showcase of the artistry that helped him win that award. Gordon's approach to the trombone is like Sonny Rollins' on the tenor sax: a complete mastery of techniques through the entire range, with attention paid ...
Wycliffe Gordon: Cone's Coup
by Alain Londes
Few musicians focus on the trombone at an early age and maintain a certain sense of individuality as they mature professionally. Wycliffe “Cone Gordon is one of those serious trombonists, having had his interest piqued at the age of twelve, following his brother. Examples of other contemporaries would include Slide Hampton, Robin Eubanks and Steve Turre. ...
Wycliffe Gordon: Cone's Coup
by C. Andrew Hovan
Of all the musicians who have come through Wynton Marsalis' various ensembles, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon is one of the few who has made the most of his experience while developing an individualistic voice. Although you can hear the history of the music from Dixie to avant garde in his approach, he's been able to successfully channel ...
Wycliffe Gordon: Cone's Coup
by C. Michael Bailey
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon warrants that the last be stated first: he is the most soulful and technically proficient trombone player composing, performing, and educating today. Period. As Gordon closes in on twenty years as a performing jazz musician, he never ceases to challenge the listener with something new. Cone's Coup is a perfect case ...
In the Cross
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2005
Track listing: All Day Long, Sang My Song, Going Home II, I'm Glad, I Want Jesus to Walk With Me, Just a Closer Walk With Thee, Holy, Holy, Holy, Wade in the Water, Near the Cross, Help Me Somebody, Glory Hallelujah, All Day Long, Sang My Song, Going Home I, When the Saints Go Marching In, I Came to Jesus
Wycliffe Gordon and the Garden City Gospel Choir: In the Cross
by C. Andrew Hovan
Although the trombone hasn't always been the most popular of jazz instruments, a varied and variegated stable of talented jazz trombonists can be found among the lineage of historical jazz artists. From the Dixie strains of Jack Teagarden to the forward-thinking innovations of Roswell Rudd, the trombone has been adaptable to a wide variety of stylistic ...
