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Saturday, May 31, 2025

Curtis Fuller • Bone & Bari

 



Review
by Lee Bloom
Curtis Fuller emerged during the 1950s as a leading hard bop trombonist. A native of Detroit, Fuller was initially inspired by hearing J.J. Johnson, who became a mentor for the young musician. This recording was completed only weeks before Fuller went into the studio to record John Coltrane's Blue Trane. The session is unique in its pairing of trombone with the baritone sax of Tate Houston. The resultant front line sound is thick and rotund. The rhythm section of Sonny Clark, Paul Chambers and Art Taylor had a lovely rapport; individually and collectively, these three made many important recordings in the late 1950s, especially for the Blue Note label. Highlights of Bone & Bari include the title tune, penned by Fuller, and the group's rendering of the standard "Heart and Soul."
https://www.allmusic.com/album/bone-bari-mw0000341687


Biography
by Ron Wynn
Curtis Fuller belonged in the select circle with J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, and a few others who make the trombone sound fluid and inviting rather than awkward. His ability to make wide-octave leaps and play whiplash phrases in a relaxed, casual manner was a testament to his skill. Fuller's solos and phrases were often ambitious and creative, and he worked in several fine bands and participated in numerous great sessions.

Fuller studied music in high school, then began developing his skills in an Army band, where he played with Cannonball Adderley. He worked in Detroit with Kenny Burrell and Yusef Lateef, then moved to New York. Fuller made his recording debut as a leader on Transition in 1955, and recorded in the late '50s for Blue Note, Prestige, United Artists, and Savoy. He was a charter member of the Jazztet with Benny Golson and Art Farmer in 1959, then played in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from 1961 to 1965. There were additional recording dates for Warwick, Smash/Trip, Epic, and Impulse! in the '60s. Fuller toured Europe with Dizzy Gillespie's big band in 1968, then did several sessions in New York.

During the '70s, he experimented for a time playing hard bop arrangements in a band featuring electronic instruments, heading a group with guitarist Bill Washer and Stanley Clarke. He concluded that phase with the 1973 album Crankin'. Fuller toured with the Count Basie band from 1975 to 1977, and did dates for Mainstream, Timeless, and Bee Hive. He co-led the quintet Giant Bones with Winding in 1979 and 1980, and played with Art Blakey, Cedar Walton, and Benny Golson in the late '70s and early '80s. During the '80s, Fuller toured Europe regularly with the Timeless All-Stars, and performed and recorded with the revamped Jazztet in addition to leading a fine session for Savoy in 1993.

Fuller continued playing dates and working in the decades that followed, recording albums for labels like Delmark, Capri, and Savant. He retired from playing in the early 2010s; his final studio album was 2012's Down Home. The legendary trombonist died on May 8, 2021, at the age of 88.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/curtis-fuller-mn0000139566/biography

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Reseña
por Lee Bloom
Curtis Fuller surgió durante la década de 1950 como un destacado trombonista de hard bop. Nativo de Detroit, Fuller se inspiró inicialmente al escuchar a J.J. Johnson, que se convirtió en mentor del joven músico. Esta grabación se realizó sólo unas semanas antes de que Fuller entrara en el estudio para grabar Blue Trane de John Coltrane. La sesión es única por el emparejamiento del trombón con el saxo barítono de Tate Houston. El sonido resultante de la primera línea es grueso y rotundo. La sección rítmica de Sonny Clark, Paul Chambers y Art Taylor se compenetraba muy bien; individual y colectivamente, estos tres hicieron muchas grabaciones importantes a finales de los años 50, especialmente para el sello Blue Note. Lo más destacado de Bone & Bari incluye la melodía del título, escrita por Fuller, y la interpretación del grupo del estándar "Heart and Soul".
https://www.allmusic.com/album/bone-bari-mw0000341687


Biografía
por Ron Wynn
Curtis Fuller pertenece al selecto círculo de J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding y algunos otros que hacen que el trombón suene fluido y atractivo en lugar de incómodo. Su capacidad para dar saltos de octava amplia y tocar frases latigazosas de forma relajada y desenfadada era un testimonio de su habilidad. Los solos y frases de Fuller eran a menudo ambiciosos y creativos, y trabajaba en varias bandas excelentes y participaba en numerosas y grandes sesiones.

Fuller estudió música en el instituto y luego empezó a desarrollar sus habilidades en una banda del ejército, donde tocó con Cannonball Adderley. Trabajó en Detroit con Kenny Burrell y Yusef Lateef, y luego se trasladó a Nueva York. Fuller hizo su debut discográfico como líder en Transition en 1955, y grabó a finales de los 50 para Blue Note, Prestige, United Artists y Savoy. Fue miembro fundador del Jazztet con Benny Golson y Art Farmer en 1959, y luego tocó en los Jazz Messengers de Art Blakey de 1961 a 1965. También grabó para Warwick, Smash/Trip, Epic e Impulse en los años 60. Fuller realizó una gira por Europa con la big band de Dizzy Gillespie en 1968, y luego hizo varias sesiones en Nueva York.

Durante los años 70, experimentó durante un tiempo tocando arreglos de hard bop en una banda con instrumentos electrónicos, encabezando un grupo con el guitarrista Bill Washer y Stanley Clarke. Concluyó esa etapa con el álbum Crankin', de 1973. Fuller estuvo de gira con la banda de Count Basie de 1975 a 1977, y realizó fechas para Mainstream, Timeless y Bee Hive. Codirigió el quinteto Giant Bones con Winding en 1979 y 1980, y tocó con Art Blakey, Cedar Walton y Benny Golson a finales de los 70 y principios de los 80. Durante los años 80, Fuller realizó giras regulares por Europa con los Timeless All-Stars, y actuó y grabó con el renovado Jazztet, además de dirigir una excelente sesión para Savoy en 1993.

Fuller siguió tocando y trabajando en las décadas siguientes, grabando discos para sellos como Delmark, Capri y Savant. Se retiró de tocar a principios de la década de 2010; su último álbum de estudio fue Down Home, de 2012. El legendario trombonista falleció el 8 de mayo de 2021, a la edad de 88 años.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/curtis-fuller-mn0000139566/biography


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Harry Stoneham Trio • Live At Abbey Road

 




Harry Stoneham was born in 1930 in West Ham, London, England. He is known for Fresh Fields (1984), Full House (1985) and A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987). He died in December 2018 in the UK.


Outside the BBC studios Harry Stoneham avoided the public eye to the extent of keeping his telephone number and home address private.
He started learning the piano at an early age.
He studied at the London College of Music and switched his attention to the organ in 1962.
Harry was perhaps most well known for his appearances on the BBC Terry Wogan and Michael Parkinson talk shows as musical director.
During the 1960s he worked with several name bands - notably Johnny Howard's - and enjoyed playing any kind of music, if it's good.
He did a Lowrey release "breakfast" function in Melbourne, Australia in 1977. He was doing promotion of the range in general with a little accent on the SCT Symphonic Citation Theatre.
In the mid-sixties Harry Stoneham was the resident organist of a pub in Clapham, named The Plough. He worked with a drummer (unsurprisingly, Harry provided bass with his feet) called Johnny Eiden, and they were a duo under the name of "Two Fellas to Follow".
Harry was also engaged as demonstrator for Lowrey Organs. He played a Lowrey Coronation for the biggest part of his residency as Musical Director on the Parkinson Show, before Lawrie Holloway replaced him.
His death around Christmas time in 2018 was kept quiet by his wife as she did not want the news to spoil Christmas for others. This perhaps reflects the air of modesty that surrounded his private life.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832249/bio

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Harry Stoneham nació en 1930 en West Ham, Londres, Inglaterra. Es conocido por Campos frescos (1984), Full House (1985) y Un poco de Fry y Laurie (1987). Murió en diciembre de 2018 en el Reino Unido.


Fuera de los estudios de la BBC, Harry Stoneham evitaba el ojo público hasta el punto de mantener en privado su número de teléfono y su dirección particular.
Comenzó a aprender a tocar el piano a una edad temprana.
Estudió en el London College of Music y en 1962 se pasó al órgano.
Harry fue quizás más conocido por sus apariciones en los programas de entrevistas de la BBC Terry Wogan y Michael Parkinson como director musical.
Durante la década de 1960 trabajó con varias bandas de renombre -sobre todo la de Johnny Howard- y disfrutaba tocando cualquier tipo de música, si era buena.
Hizo una función de "desayuno" de lanzamiento de Lowrey en Melbourne, Australia, en 1977. Hizo promoción de la gama en general con un poco de acento en el Teatro de Citación Sinfónico SCT.
A mediados de los sesenta Harry Stoneham era el organista residente de un pub en Clapham, llamado The Plough. Trabajaba con un baterista (como es lógico, Harry aportaba el bajo con sus pies) llamado Johnny Eiden, y formaban un dúo bajo el nombre de "Two Fellas to Follow".
Harry también fue contratado como demostrador de los órganos Lowrey. Tocó un Lowrey Coronation durante la mayor parte de su residencia como director musical en el Parkinson Show, antes de que Lawrie Holloway lo reemplazara.
Su muerte en torno a la Navidad de 2018 fue mantenida en secreto por su esposa, ya que no quería que la noticia estropeara la Navidad para los demás. Esto quizás refleja el aire de modestia que rodeaba su vida privada.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832249/bio


Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio • Dreamsville

 


 


Gary Moore • Jam with Gary Moore

 



Howard McGhee • The Classic 1960s Albums Vol 1

 

 

Among the first bebop jazz trumpeters (along with Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro and Idrees Sulieman), Howard McGhee was known for his fast fingers and very high notes, but is rarely credited for the influence he extended to younger trumpeters in an era when the instrument had come back into vogue among students of jazz. Despite a troubled life and career, Howard McGhee remains a huge inspiration for younger jazz musicians, students and fans alike. The collection here brings together eight of the very finest albums the great man ever released or played on, making it the ideal go-to- compilation for collectors and fans of this pioneering, albeit hugely underrated, musician.

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Entre los primeros trompetistas de bebop jazz (junto con Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro e Idrees Sulieman), Howard McGhee era conocido por sus dedos rápidos y sus notas muy agudas, pero rara vez se le reconoce la influencia que ejerció sobre los trompetistas más jóvenes en una época en la que el instrumento había vuelto a ponerse de moda entre los estudiantes de jazz. A pesar de una vida y una carrera problemáticas, Howard McGhee sigue siendo una gran inspiración para los músicos de jazz más jóvenes, los estudiantes y los aficionados. Esta colección reúne ocho de los mejores álbumes que el gran hombre publicó o en los que tocó, lo que la convierte en la compilación ideal para los coleccionistas y aficionados a este músico pionero, aunque enormemente infravalorado.


Howard McGhee • The Classic 1960s Albums Vol 2

 

 

Howard McGhee • The Classic 1960s Albums Vol 3

 

 

Howard McGhee • The Classic 1960s Albums Vol 4

 

 

Donald Byrd • Stepping Into Tomorrow

 



Review
by Andy Kellman  
Beginning with a crack of thunder, like it was made to trail Gary Bartz's "Mother Nature" (actually recorded at a slightly later date), Stepping into Tomorrow contains almost all of the Mizell trademarks within its title track's first 30 seconds: a soft and easy (yet still funky) electric-bass-and-drums foundation, silken rhythm guitar, organ and piano gently bouncing off one another, light synthesizer shading, and coed group vocals to ensure true liftoff. It's only one in a line of many magnetic '70s sessions led by Fonce and Larry Mizell, and it differs from their two previous Donald Byrd dates -- the polarizing and groundbreaking Black Byrd and the deceptively excellent Street Lady -- by not featuring any of Roger Glenn's flute, and by focusing on heavily melodic and laid-back arrangements. Even the speedy "You Are the World," by some distance the most energetic song, seems more suited for relaxing in a hammock than shooting down a freeway. Many of the musicians present on the previous Byrd-Mizell meetings are here, including drummer Harvey Mason, bassist Chuck Rainey, keyboardist Jerry Peters, and guitarist David T. Walker. As ever, those who pined for the approach of Byrd's '60s dates would tune out a sublime set of material, but maybe some of those who sniffed at the straightforward nature of some of the rhythms and riffing were won over by the supreme layering of the many components (the way in which "Think Twice" lurches forward, peels back, and gathers steam is nothing short of heavenly), not to mention some deeply evocative playing from Byrd himself.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/stepping-into-tomorrow-mw0000057832

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Reseña
por Andy Kellman  
Empezando con un trueno, como si estuviera hecho para seguir a "Mother Nature" de Gary Bartz (en realidad grabado en una fecha ligeramente posterior), Stepping into Tomorrow contiene casi todas las marcas registradas de Mizell dentro de los primeros 30 segundos de su tema principal: una base de bajo eléctrico y batería suave y fácil (pero todavía funky), una guitarra rítmica sedosa, un órgano y un piano que rebotan suavemente entre sí, un ligero matiz de sintetizador y voces grupales conjuntas para asegurar un verdadero despegue. Es sólo una de las muchas sesiones magnéticas de los años 70 dirigidas por Fonce y Larry Mizell, y difiere de sus dos citas anteriores con Donald Byrd -el polarizador y rompedor Black Byrd y el engañosamente excelente Street Lady- por no presentar nada de la flauta de Roger Glenn, y por centrarse en arreglos muy melódicos y relajados. Incluso la veloz "You Are the World", con diferencia la canción más enérgica, parece más adecuada para relajarse en una hamaca que para rodar por una autopista. Muchos de los músicos presentes en las anteriores reuniones de Byrd-Mizell están aquí, como el batería Harvey Mason, el bajista Chuck Rainey, el teclista Jerry Peters y el guitarrista David T. Walker. Como siempre, los que añoran el enfoque de las citas de Byrd en los 60 se quedarán con un material sublime, pero quizás algunos de los que olfatearon la naturaleza directa de algunos ritmos y riffs fueron conquistados por la suprema estratificación de los muchos componentes (la forma en que "Think Twice" avanza, retrocede y se llena de vapor es nada menos que celestial), por no hablar de una interpretación profundamente evocadora del propio Byrd.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/stepping-into-tomorrow-mw0000057832


Horace Silver • The Stylings Of Silver

 



Review
by Scott Yanow
The 1957 Horace Silver Quintet (featuring trumpeter Art Farmer and tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley) is in top form on this date, particularly on "My One and Only Love" and their famous version of "Home Cookin'." All of Silver's Blue Note quintet recordings are consistently superb and swinging and, although not essential, this is a very enjoyable set.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-stylings-of-silver-mw0000223931

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Review
by Scott Yanow
The 1957 Horace Silver Quintet (featuring trumpeter Art Farmer and tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley) is in top form on this date, particularly on "My One and Only Love" and their famous version of "Home Cookin'." All of Silver's Blue Note quintet recordings are consistently superb and swinging and, although not essential, this is a very enjoyable set.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-stylings-of-silver-mw0000223931


Enrico Pieranunzi • Something Tomorrow

 



Acclaimed Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi is at the zenith of his career and has now joined forces with the legendary French drummer André Ceccarelli and the acrobatic Danish double bass player Thomas Fonnesbæk. This new trio encounter combines three of the very best European jazz stars and makes for an album played with dramatic coherence – a seldom sight when three major personalities meet.

Playing with Fonnesbæk seems to give wings to Pieranunzi, the two men listen and talk to each other like two accomplices, who meet again after a long absence. Fonnesbæk enjoys this intuitive game, where they listen intensely to each other, propose another tempo or a new melody. And they can count on the rhythmic precision and great musicality of André Ceccarelli, one of Pieranunzi’s favorite drummers.

Pieranunzi is one of, if not the most, popular European pianist, likely due to a unique combination of influences, from his formative years in classical and Italian music to his collaborations with iconic film composer Ennio Morricone and output with the likes of Chet Baker and Lee Konitz. Pieranunzi never renounces bold and elegant music, for he is a poet of black and white. In the breath of his piano, there is a reflexive expression, a harmonic treatment full of subtleties. A lush romanticism lies deep at the heart of his music, when he lets his hands dance on the keys.

Thomas Fonnesbæk is a formidable bassist with an astonishing technique. He impresses with his virtuosity and harmonic choices, and his bass lines inspire both Pieranunzi and Ceccarelli. Not only is Fonnesbæk one of Pieranunzi’s favorite collaborators, he has also recorded and toured with musicians such as Monty Alexander, Aaron Parks, Sinne Eeg, Lars Jansson and many others.

Drummer André Ceccarelli is one of the most important figures on the European jazz scene. He has not only played with Pieranunzi in many other musical constellations, but also with giants like Enrico Rava and Chick Corea, and popular music stars like Sting, Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner. Here, Ceccarelli expresses his joy by a rare delicacy of touch in a performance with no discordant element.

It is quite frankly evident that the trio enjoys the musical company of each other making ‘Something Tomorrow’ an important milestone in the career of a pianist, who never ceases to amaze us.
https://storyvillerecords.com/product/something-tomorrow/

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El aclamado pianista italiano Enrico Pieranunzi está en la cúspide de su carrera y ahora ha unido sus fuerzas con el legendario baterista francés André Ceccarelli y el acrobático contrabajista danés Thomas Fonnesbæk. Este nuevo encuentro en trío combina a tres de las mejores estrellas del jazz europeo y da lugar a un álbum tocado con una coherencia dramática, algo que rara vez se ve cuando se reúnen tres grandes personalidades.

Tocar con Fonnesbæk parece dar alas a Pieranunzi, los dos hombres se escuchan y hablan entre sí como dos cómplices que se reencuentran después de una larga ausencia. Fonnesbæk disfruta con este juego intuitivo, en el que se escuchan intensamente, se proponen otro tempo o una nueva melodía. Y cuentan con la precisión rítmica y la gran musicalidad de André Ceccarelli, uno de los bateristas favoritos de Pieranunzi.

Pieranunzi es uno de los pianistas europeos más populares, si no el que más, probablemente debido a una combinación única de influencias, desde sus años de formación en la música clásica e italiana hasta sus colaboraciones con el icónico compositor de cine Ennio Morricone y la producción con artistas de la talla de Chet Baker y Lee Konitz. Pieranunzi nunca renuncia a la música audaz y elegante, pues es un poeta del blanco y el negro. En el aliento de su piano hay una expresión reflexiva, un tratamiento armónico lleno de sutilezas. Un exuberante romanticismo subyace en el corazón de su música, cuando deja que sus manos bailen sobre las teclas.

Thomas Fonnesbæk es un formidable bajista con una técnica asombrosa. Impresiona con su virtuosismo y sus elecciones armónicas, y sus líneas de bajo inspiran tanto a Pieranunzi como a Ceccarelli. Fonnesbæk no sólo es uno de los colaboradores favoritos de Pieranunzi, sino que también ha grabado y girado con músicos como Monty Alexander, Aaron Parks, Sinne Eeg, Lars Jansson y muchos otros.

El baterista André Ceccarelli es una de las figuras más importantes de la escena del jazz europeo. No sólo ha tocado con Pieranunzi en muchas otras constelaciones musicales, sino también con gigantes como Enrico Rava y Chick Corea, y con estrellas de la música popular como Sting, Aretha Franklin y Tina Turner. Aquí, Ceccarelli expresa su alegría con una rara delicadeza de toque en una interpretación sin ningún elemento discordante.

Es francamente evidente que el trío disfruta de la compañía musical del otro, lo que hace de "Something Tomorrow" un hito importante en la carrera de un pianista que no deja de sorprendernos.
https://storyvillerecords.com/product/something-tomorrow/


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Charles Lloyd • Trios Sacred Thread

 

Biography
by Matt Collar

Saxophonist Charles Lloyd is a forward-thinking musician whose supreme improvisational talents and interest in cross-pollinating jazz with rock as well as non-Western styles of music, established him as one of the key figures in the development of fusion and world music. Albums like Love In (1966), Forest Flower (1967), and In the Soviet Union (1970) were so successful in showcasing his warm, accessible playing style on tenor saxophone and flute that for a time he enjoyed the benefits and curses of the life of a rock star, playing sold-out dates across the world. The pressure left him feeling spiritually empty, and he left the music scene for a decade to follow a solitary path. After returning in 1981, Lloyd became one of jazz's elder statesmen, creating a body of work that reflects the influence of his forbears and collaborators. He has continued to work at a near-prolific pace with various ensembles that showcase different aspects of his musical persona. He signed to Blue Note Records in 2015 for the release of the charting live album Wild Man Dance, and formed an all-star fusion outfit called the Marvels with guitarists Bill Frisell and Greg Leisz. Their debut, I Long to See You, followed in 2016. Two years later, Lloyd, the Marvels, and singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams joined forces on Vanished Gardens. 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero) was released in 2020. In early 2021, Lloyd's Marvels issued a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Anthem" to introduce the studio album Tone Poem that appeared in March.

Born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 15, 1938, Lloyd grew up surrounded by the vibrant blues and jazz scenes of his native city. Given a saxophone at age nine, Lloyd eventually studied with Memphis' legendary pianist Phineas Newborn, as well as saxophonist Irvin Reason. By his teens, Lloyd was not only best friends with schoolmate and trumpeter Booker Little, but was also gigging locally with such artists as saxophonist George Coleman and future blues icons including Bobby "Blue" Bland, Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, and others.

In 1956, Lloyd left Memphis and enrolled at the University of Southern California to study classical music, ultimately earning a master's degree. During this time, he performed around Los Angeles with a veritable who's who of avant-garde jazzmen including saxophonist Ornette Coleman, saxophonist Eric Dolphy, and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. He also became a working member of Gerald Wilson's big band. In 1960, Lloyd joined drummer Chico Hamilton's ensemble as musical director, replacing Dolphy, who had left to play with bassist Charles Mingus. During his time with Hamilton, Lloyd was responsible for writing and arranging much of the music in the band and recorded several albums with Hamilton, including 1962's Transfusion, 1963's A Different Kind of Journey, 1963's A Man from Two Worlds, and 1963's Passin' Thru.

By the mid-'60s, Lloyd had developed into a highly adept writer/arranger as well as a virtuoso improviser, and regular sojourns to New York City brought him into contact with such luminaries as saxophonist John Coltrane, trumpeter Miles Davis, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, Mingus, and saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, whose group he joined in 1964. Also during this time, Lloyd began recording as a leader and released several albums, including 1965's Discovery! The Charles Lloyd Quartet and 1965's Of Course, Of Course. Lloyd continued recording as a leader after he left Adderley in 1965 and formed his own quartet, which featured future Miles Davis alum pianist Keith Jarrett, drummer Jack DeJohnette, and bassist Cecil McBee. An extremely creative, intuitive, and adventurous ensemble, Lloyd's quartet released several exceptional albums during this time, including 1966's Dream Weaver, the 1966 live album Charles Lloyd in Europe, and 1966's Love-In.

However, this ensemble's appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1966, and the subsequent album Forest Flower: Charles Lloyd at Monterey, are what truly caught the public's attention. An expansive, sophisticated, and genre-bending performance, Forest Flower found Lloyd and his group in peak creative form, mixing his long-burgeoning interest in Eastern music with modal and avant-garde jazz. The performance was a highlight at the festival and the album was one of the first jazz recordings to sell a million copies, gain heavy radio play, and garner a wide crossover audience during a time when rock was quickly superseding jazz in the popular mindset.

His success at Monterey buoyed Lloyd's career, and he spent much of the late '60s sharing billing at such famed rock venues as San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium alongside artists like guitarist Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and the Grateful Dead. Such was Lloyd's popularity that in 1967 he was voted Jazz Artist of the Year by DownBeat and toured Europe, even playing in the U.S.S.R. during a time when the government was discouraging jazz performances. Lloyd's genre-bending jazz dovetailed perfectly with the free-thinking experimentation of the late '60s, and although his music was based in acoustic jazz, many artists took notice and went the extra step toward electrifying jazz, most notably Miles Davis, whose 1969 classic Bitches Brew drew upon many of the same rock and world music influences that Lloyd had experimented with.

In the early '70s, with his career at its peak, Lloyd underwent a spiritual crisis. He withdrew from the public eye and moved to Big Sur to focus on what he described as an inner spiritual journey and to practice meditation. He remained out of sight until 1981, when he met the talented 18-year-old French pianist Michel Petrucciani. Inspired by Petrucciani's immense skill, Lloyd toured with the young pianist throughout the early '80s and released several albums, including the live Montreux (1982) and 1983's A Night in Copenhagen. In the late '80s, Lloyd formed a quartet with Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson and released several albums on ECM, including 1989's Fish Out of Water, 1991's Notes from Big Sur, and 1996's Canto.

His association with ECM continued throughout the next decade, a time of renewed public interest in Lloyd, and he built a steady body of work for the label, including 1999's Voice in the Night with guitarist John Abercrombie and 2000's The Water Is Wide with pianist Brad Mehldau. In August of 2001 Lloyd issued Hyperion with Higgins, an archival live date celebrating the memory of drummer Billy Higgins, who had passed in May. His 2002 album Lift Every Voice was scheduled to be recorded on the night of September 11, 2001 at New York City's Blue Note club. In the aftermath of 9/11, however, it was delayed until February when Lloyd, with pianist Geri Allen, drummer Billy Hart, guitarist John Abercrombie, and bassists Marc Johnson and Larry Grenadier played two gigs; their material drew from public-domain spirituals, pop/rock songs, R&B tunes and folk songs, Ellingtonia, and original compositions. The band's collective goal was to illustrate the power of music to provide empathy, compassion, and solace in the face of darkness. Lift Every Voice was issued in October, and has since become one of the saxophonist's most beloved albums.

In 2004, Lloyd released Which Way Is East, a collection of duets recorded with Higgins in the months before he died -- they constitute his final recordings. In 2006, Lloyd released the live album Sangam, featuring Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain. Two years later he returned with another live album, Rabo de Nube, this time with pianist Jason Moran. In 2010, Lloyd released Mirror, his 13th album for ECM, once again featuring Moran, along with bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland. The live album Athens Concert, featuring vocalist Maria Farantouri, followed in 2011. Lloyd continued touring for most of 2012. His next studio effort was a duet offering with pianist Jason Moran entitled Hagar's Song, which was issued in February of 2013. The same year, the saxophonist was commissioned to write and perform a work for Poland's Jazztopad Festival in Wrocław. The festival also screened Arrows Into Infinity, a documentary that looked at Lloyd's life and career. It was directed by Jeffrey Morse and his life partner, manager, and co-producer Dorothy Darr. The film made the festival and theater circuit before being released on disc by ECM in 2014.

After a nearly three-decade tenure with ECM, Lloyd re-signed to Blue Note in early 2015. His debut for the label, Wild Man Dance, had been commissioned by the Jazztopad Festival two years earlier. His band on the date included pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Gerald Cleaver, with guest appearances from Greek lyra player Sokratis Sinopoulos and Hungarian cimbalom master Miklós Lukács. Wild Man Dance was released in April.

For his second Blue Note release, Lloyd had intended to use a 2013 concert recording made at UCLA's Royce Hall featuring guitarist Bill Frisell. However, producer Darr convinced him to re-enter the studio with Frisell instead. Along with drummer Harland, guitarist Greg Leisz, and bassist Reuben Rogers, they cut a set of traditional and folk tunes, and re-recorded some of Lloyd's earlier compositions, including "Of Course, Of Course," which was issued as a pre-release single. There were two guest vocal appearances: Norah Jones assisted on the pop nugget "You Are So Beautiful" and Willie Nelson lent his voice to a reading of Ed McCurdy's "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream." Attributed to Charles Lloyd & the Marvels, the finished album was titled I Long to See You and was released in early 2015.

The saxophonist celebrated the tenth anniversary of his New Quartet with Moran, Rogers and Harland, with Passin' Thru in the summer of 2017. The live offering featured compositions from across his long career including the title track, which made its first recorded appearance in 1963 when he was a member of Hamilton's quintet. It also featured a new version of "Dream Weaver," the title of his first quartet's debut album in 1966.

Lloyd reconvened the Marvels for 2018's Vanished Gardens on Blue Note that also featured special guest Lucinda Williams. The singer/songwriter, who had worked with Leisz and Frisell before, met Lloyd backstage at a Marvels concert. The pair got along well, and before long, she invited him to open one of her own shows. He returned the favor, and the two decided to work together. Vanished Gardens, co-produced by Darr and Don Was, features Williams on four revisioned versions of originals from her catalog as well as a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Angel." The rest of the album comprises three tracks by Lloyd, Thelonious Monk's "Monk's Mood," and the standard "Ballad of the Sad Young Men." In the aftermath of the record's release in June, the Marvels and Williams embarked on a nationwide tour for the rest of the calendar year.

The saxophonist celebrated his 80th birthday on March 15, 2018 at his hometown venue, Santa Barbara's Lobero Theatre, accompanied by guitarist Julian Lage, pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Eric Harland. Also on the scene for the occasion were organist Booker T. Jones and bassist (and Blue Note president) Don Was. They joined the ensemble midway through. A document of that event simply entitled 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero), was issued by Blue Note Records in February of 2020.

While the pandemic shut down touring and, for practical purposes, collaborations, Lloyd and the Marvels soldiered on in the studio. In February 2021, the release of the single "Anthem" by Leonard Cohen appeared to positive critical notice. In March, the band issued the full-length Tone Poem, the first-ever new release in the label's Tone Poet deluxe vinyl series. The album also included covers by Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk, and Gabor Szabo, and a live reading of the Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernandez Cuban standard "Ay Amor." Lloyd contributed three original compositions to the date, including the title track and "Prayer."

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Biografía
por Matt Collar
El saxofonista Charles Lloyd es un músico con visión de futuro cuyo talento supremo para la improvisación y su interés por la polinización cruzada del jazz con el rock y los estilos musicales no occidentales le convirtieron en una de las figuras clave en el desarrollo de la fusión y la música del mundo. Álbumes como Love In (1966), Forest Flower (1967) e In the Soviet Union (1970) tuvieron tanto éxito al mostrar su estilo cálido y accesible de tocar el saxofón tenor y la flauta, que durante un tiempo disfrutó de los beneficios y las maldiciones de la vida de una estrella del rock, actuando con las entradas agotadas en todo el mundo. La presión le hizo sentirse espiritualmente vacío, y dejó la escena musical durante una década para seguir un camino solitario. Tras su regreso en 1981, Lloyd se convirtió en uno de los ancianos del jazz, creando una obra que refleja la influencia de sus antepasados y colaboradores. Ha seguido trabajando a un ritmo casi prolífico con varios conjuntos que muestran diferentes aspectos de su persona musical. Firmó con Blue Note Records en 2015 para el lanzamiento del álbum en vivo Wild Man Dance, que está en la lista de éxitos, y formó un conjunto de fusión de estrellas llamado The Marvels con los guitarristas Bill Frisell y Greg Leisz. Su debut, I Long to See You, llegó en 2016. Dos años después, Lloyd, los Marvels y la cantante y compositora Lucinda Williams unieron sus fuerzas en Vanished Gardens. 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero) se publicó en 2020. A principios de 2021, los Marvels de Lloyd publicaron una versión de "Anthem" de Leonard Cohen para presentar el álbum de estudio Tone Poem que apareció en marzo.

Nacido en Memphis, Tennessee, el 15 de marzo de 1938, Lloyd creció rodeado de las vibrantes escenas de blues y jazz de su ciudad natal. A los nueve años le regalaron un saxofón y acabó estudiando con el legendario pianista de Memphis Phineas Newborn, así como con el saxofonista Irvin Reason. En su adolescencia, Lloyd no sólo era el mejor amigo de su compañero de escuela y trompetista Booker Little, sino que también actuaba localmente con artistas como el saxofonista George Coleman y futuros iconos del blues como Bobby "Blue" Bland, Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King y otros.

En 1956, Lloyd dejó Memphis y se matriculó en la Universidad del Sur de California para estudiar música clásica, obteniendo finalmente un máster. Durante este tiempo, actuó en Los Ángeles con un verdadero "quién es quién" de jazzistas de vanguardia, como el saxofonista Ornette Coleman, el saxofonista Eric Dolphy y el vibrafonista Bobby Hutcherson. También fue miembro activo de la big band de Gerald Wilson. En 1960, Lloyd se unió al conjunto del baterista Chico Hamilton como director musical, sustituyendo a Dolphy, que se había marchado para tocar con el bajista Charles Mingus. Durante su estancia con Hamilton, Lloyd se encargó de escribir y arreglar gran parte de la música de la banda y grabó varios álbumes con Hamilton, como Transfusion, de 1962, A Different Kind of Journey, de 1963, A Man from Two Worlds y Passin' Thru, de 1963.

A mediados de los años 60, Lloyd se había convertido en un compositor y arreglista muy hábil, así como en un virtuoso de la improvisación, y las estancias regulares en Nueva York le pusieron en contacto con personalidades como el saxofonista John Coltrane, el trompetista Miles Davis, el saxofonista Coleman Hawkins, Mingus y el saxofonista Cannonball Adderley, a cuyo grupo se unió en 1964. ¡También durante esta época, Lloyd comenzó a grabar como líder y publicó varios álbumes, como Discovery! The Charles Lloyd Quartet y Of Course, Of Course de 1965. Lloyd continuó grabando como líder después de dejar a Adderley en 1965 y formó su propio cuarteto, en el que participaron el futuro pianista de Miles Davis Keith Jarrett, el baterista Jack DeJohnette y el bajista Cecil McBee. El cuarteto de Lloyd, un conjunto extremadamente creativo, intuitivo y aventurero, publicó varios álbumes excepcionales durante esta época, como Dream Weaver, de 1966, el álbum en directo Charles Lloyd in Europe, de 1966, y Love-In, de 1966.

Sin embargo, la aparición de este conjunto en el Monterey Pop Festival de 1966, y el posterior álbum Forest Flower: Charles Lloyd at Monterey, es lo que realmente llamó la atención del público. Forest Flower, una actuación expansiva, sofisticada y que trastoca los géneros, encontró a Lloyd y a su grupo en plena forma creativa, mezclando su creciente interés por la música oriental con el jazz modal y de vanguardia. La actuación fue una de las más destacadas del festival y el álbum fue una de las primeras grabaciones de jazz que vendió un millón de copias, obtuvo una gran difusión en la radio y consiguió una amplia audiencia en una época en la que el rock estaba desbancando rápidamente al jazz en la mentalidad popular.

Su éxito en Monterey impulsó la carrera de Lloyd, que pasó gran parte de los últimos años de la década de los 60 compartiendo cartel en famosos locales de rock como el Fillmore Auditorium de San Francisco junto a artistas como el guitarrista Jimi Hendrix, Cream y Grateful Dead. La popularidad de Lloyd fue tal que en 1967 fue elegido artista de jazz del año por DownBeat y realizó una gira por Europa, llegando a tocar en la URSS en una época en la que el gobierno desaconsejaba las actuaciones de jazz. El jazz de Lloyd, que transgredía los géneros, encajaba perfectamente con la experimentación de pensamiento libre de finales de los 60 y, aunque su música se basaba en el jazz acústico, muchos artistas se dieron cuenta y dieron un paso más hacia el jazz electrizante, sobre todo Miles Davis, cuyo clásico de 1969, Bitches Brew, se basó en muchas de las mismas influencias del rock y la música del mundo con las que Lloyd había experimentado.

A principios de los años 70, con su carrera en la cima, Lloyd sufrió una crisis espiritual. Se retiró de la escena pública y se trasladó a Big Sur para centrarse en lo que describió como un viaje espiritual interior y practicar la meditación. Permaneció oculto hasta 1981, cuando conoció al talentoso pianista francés de 18 años Michel Petrucciani. Inspirado por la inmensa habilidad de Petrucciani, Lloyd salió de gira con el joven pianista a lo largo de los primeros años de la década de los 80 y publicó varios álbumes, entre ellos el de Montreux (1982) en directo y A Night in Copenhagen (1983). A finales de los 80, Lloyd formó un cuarteto con el pianista sueco Bobo Stenson y publicó varios álbumes en ECM, como Fish Out of Water (1989), Notes from Big Sur (1991) y Canto (1996).

Su asociación con ECM continuó a lo largo de la siguiente década, una época de renovado interés público en Lloyd, y construyó un cuerpo de trabajo constante para el sello, incluyendo Voice in the Night de 1999 con el guitarrista John Abercrombie y The Water Is Wide de 2000 con el pianista Brad Mehldau. En agosto de 2001, Lloyd publicó Hyperion with Higgins, una fecha de archivo en directo que celebraba la memoria del batería Billy Higgins, fallecido en mayo. Su álbum de 2002 Lift Every Voice estaba programado para ser grabado la noche del 11 de septiembre de 2001 en el club Blue Note de Nueva York. Sin embargo, tras el 11-S, se retrasó hasta febrero, cuando Lloyd, junto con la pianista Geri Allen, el batería Billy Hart, el guitarrista John Abercrombie y los bajistas Marc Johnson y Larry Grenadier dieron dos conciertos; su material se basó en espirituales de dominio público, canciones pop/rock, melodías de R&B y canciones folclóricas, Ellingtonia y composiciones originales. El objetivo colectivo de la banda era ilustrar el poder de la música para proporcionar empatía, compasión y consuelo ante la oscuridad. Lift Every Voice se publicó en octubre, y desde entonces se ha convertido en uno de los álbumes más queridos del saxofonista.

En 2004, Lloyd publicó Which Way Is East, una colección de dúos grabados con Higgins en los meses anteriores a su muerte, que constituyen sus últimas grabaciones. En 2006, Lloyd publicó el álbum en directo Sangam, con el maestro de la tabla india Zakir Hussain. Dos años después volvió con otro álbum en directo, Rabo de Nube, esta vez con el pianista Jason Moran. En 2010, Lloyd publicó Mirror, su decimotercer álbum para ECM, de nuevo con Moran, junto con el bajista Reuben Rogers y el batería Eric Harland. El álbum en directo Athens Concert, con la vocalista Maria Farantouri, le siguió en 2011. Lloyd siguió de gira durante la mayor parte de 2012. Su siguiente trabajo de estudio fue un dúo con el pianista Jason Moran titulado Hagar's Song, que se publicó en febrero de 2013. Ese mismo año, el saxofonista recibió el encargo de escribir e interpretar una obra para el Festival Jazztopad de Polonia en Wrocław. En el festival también se proyectó Arrows Into Infinity, un documental que repasa la vida y la carrera de Lloyd. Fue dirigido por Jeffrey Morse y su compañera de vida, mánager y coproductora Dorothy Darr. La película recorrió el circuito de festivales y teatros antes de ser editada en disco por ECM en 2014.

Después de un período de casi tres décadas con ECM, Lloyd volvió a firmar con Blue Note a principios de 2015. Su debut para el sello, Wild Man Dance, había sido encargado por el Festival Jazztopad dos años antes. Su banda en esa fecha incluía al pianista Gerald Clayton, al bajista Joe Sanders y al baterista Gerald Cleaver, con apariciones de invitados como el lira griego Sokratis Sinopoulos y el maestro húngaro del cimbalom Miklós Lukács. Wild Man Dance se publicó en abril.

Para su segundo lanzamiento en Blue Note, Lloyd tenía la intención de utilizar una grabación de un concierto realizado en 2013 en el Royce Hall de la UCLA con el guitarrista Bill Frisell. Sin embargo, el productor Darr le convenció para que volviera a entrar en el estudio con Frisell en su lugar. Junto con el baterista Harland, el guitarrista Greg Leisz y el bajista Reuben Rogers, grabaron un conjunto de melodías tradicionales y folclóricas, y volvieron a grabar algunas de las primeras composiciones de Lloyd, incluyendo "Of Course, Of Course", que se publicó como un sencillo previo al lanzamiento. Hubo dos apariciones de voces invitadas: Norah Jones colaboró en la pepita de oro pop "You Are So Beautiful" y Willie Nelson prestó su voz para una lectura de "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" de Ed McCurdy. Atribuido a Charles Lloyd & the Marvels, el álbum terminado se tituló I Long to See You y se publicó a principios de 2015.

El saxofonista celebró el décimo aniversario de su New Quartet con Moran, Rogers y Harland, con Passin' Thru en el verano de 2017. La oferta en vivo incluyó composiciones de toda su larga carrera, incluido el tema del título, que hizo su primera aparición grabada en 1963, cuando era miembro del quinteto de Hamilton. También incluyó una nueva versión de "Dream Weaver", el título del primer álbum de su cuarteto en 1966.

Lloyd volvió a reunir a los Marvels para Vanished Gardens de 2018 en Blue Note, que también contó con la participación especial de Lucinda Williams. La cantante y compositora, que ya había trabajado con Leisz y Frisell, conoció a Lloyd entre bastidores en un concierto de los Marvels. La pareja se llevó bien, y al poco tiempo, ella le invitó a abrir uno de sus propios espectáculos. Él le devolvió el favor y ambos decidieron trabajar juntos. Vanished Gardens, coproducido por Darr y Don Was, presenta a Williams en cuatro versiones revisadas de originales de su catálogo, así como una versión de "Angel" de Jimi Hendrix. El resto del álbum comprende tres temas de Lloyd, "Monk's Mood" de Thelonious Monk, y el estándar "Ballad of the Sad Young Men". Tras la publicación del disco en junio, los Marvel y Williams se embarcaron en una gira por todo el país durante el resto del año.

El saxofonista celebró su 80 cumpleaños el 15 de marzo de 2018 en el teatro Lobero de Santa Bárbara, su ciudad natal, acompañado por el guitarrista Julian Lage, el pianista Gerald Clayton, el bajista Reuben Rogers y el baterista Eric Harland. También estuvieron en escena para la ocasión el organista Booker T. Jones y el bajista (y presidente de Blue Note) Don Was. Se unieron al conjunto a mitad de camino. Un documento de ese evento titulado simplemente 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero), fue publicado por Blue Note Records en febrero de 2020.

Mientras la pandemia interrumpía las giras y, a efectos prácticos, las colaboraciones, Lloyd y los Marvels seguían en el estudio. En febrero de 2021, el lanzamiento del sencillo "Anthem" de Leonard Cohen apareció con una crítica positiva. En marzo, la banda publicó el álbum completo Tone Poem, la primera novedad de la serie de vinilos de lujo del sello Tone Poet. El álbum también incluía versiones de Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk y Gabor Szabo, y una lectura en directo del estándar cubano "Ay Amor" de Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández. Lloyd contribuyó con tres composiciones originales a la fecha, incluyendo el tema del título y "Prayer".


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Gary Burton • Good Vibes

 


Biography by Scott Yanow
One of the two great vibraphonists to emerge in the 1960s (along with Bobby Hutcherson), Gary Burton's remarkable four-mallet technique (best displayed on an unaccompanied version of "No More Blues" from 1971) can make him sound like two or three players at once. He has recorded in a wide variety of settings and always sounds distinctive. Self-taught on vibes, Burton made his recording debut with country guitarist Hank Garland when he was 17. From there, he started recording regularly for RCA in 1961, beginning with his debut, New Vibe Man in Town.

Despite his burgeoning solo career, he continued work as a sideman, touring with George Shearing's quintet in 1963. He also gained some fame while with Stan Getz's pianoless quartet during 1964-1966, and then put together his own groups. In 1967, with guitarist Larry Coryell, he led one of the early "fusion" bands, releasing albums like A Genuine Tong Funeral, Duster, and Gary Burton Quartet in Concert. Coryell would later be succeeded by Sam Brown, Mick Goodrick, John Scofield, Jerry Hahn, and Pat Metheny.

During the '70s, Burton continued to release a steady stream of albums including the impressive solo session Alone at Last, Ring with Eberhard Weber, and the quintet date Dreams So Real: Music of Carla Bley. He also collaborated often during the '70s, touring and recording duet sets with Chick Corea such as 1972's Crystal Silence for ECM. There were similarly influential dates with Ralph Towner, Steve Swallow, Paul Bley, Keith Jarrett, and others. Among his sidemen in the late '70s and '80s were Makoto Ozone, Tiger Okoshi, and Tommy Smith. Very active as an educator at Berklee upon joining its faculty in 1971, Burton remained a prominent performer over the next few decades, releasing albums like 1982's Lyric Suite for Sextet, 1986's Whiz Kids, and 1988's Times Like These for GRP.

Moving into the '90s, Burton stuck with GRP, issuing albums like the Paul Bley duo date Right Time, Right Place, 1993's It's Another Day with vocalist Rebecca Parris, and 1995's Face to Face. He then shifted to Concord for a bevy of well-regarded efforts, including 1997's Departure and 1998's Like Minds. Two years later, Libertango, his tribute to tango master Astor Piazzolla, arrived. The very personal album For Hamp, Red, Bags, and Cal was issued in 2001, and in 2002 he explored classical music with the duet album Virtuosi, recorded with pianist Makoto Ozone.

The year 2004 found Burton back on familiar ground with the release of Generations, a bop-influenced album featuring a quartet of younger musicians. Burton paired with the same group for 2005's Next Generation. In 2009, Burton released Quartet Live featuring guitarist Metheny and bassist Swallow on Concord. In 2012, he released Hot House, another duet recording with Corea. In August of 2013, the vibraphonist released Guided Tour by the New Gary Burton Quartet on Mack Avenue Records. His new bandmates included drummer Antonio Sanchez, bassist Scott Colley, and guitarist Julian Lage. Two years later, he joined Metheny, Jan Garbarek, Paul McCandless, the SWR Big Band, and others in a concert marking bassist Eberhard Weber's 75th birthday. It was released as Hommage à Eberhard Weber on ECM. After a 50-plus-year career, Burton retired from performing in 2017, following a farewell tour with pianist Ozone.
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Jermaine Landsberger • Gettin' Blazed





German-born Hammond B-3 organist Jermaine Landsberger has assembled a strong ensemble for this recording of covers and original material, including pieces borrowed from some of his heroes or all-star bandmates. Pat Martino appears on three tracks with the rising star guitarist Andreas Öberg on the rest, drummer Harvey Mason gets back to his jazz groove roots, while Gary Meek plays saxes and flutes. The surprise participant is acoustic or electric bassist James Genus, added to the group where normally an organist plays all of the bottom-end rhythmic tones with his feet. The result is a deeply grooving, soulful, diverse, and substantive music that goes beyond what one might expect from this type of group, and it all sounds marvelous. A composition written by pianist Phil Markowitz, a title track from one of his own CDs as well as covered by Bill Evans and Toots Thielemans on their album Affinity, "Sno' Peas" is a sweet waltz played with pure authenticity, featuring the still able Martino, and Meek on tenor sax. Marcos Silva's "Brazilian People" is more modern jazz than samba or bossa nova, perfectly exhibiting the deepened low-octave sound provided when Genus and Landsberger play basslines together or in counterpoint, with Martino's playful guitar and Meek's flute soaring on top. Playing Martino's bopper "Three Base Hit," the band with Öberg sans the composer is quite comfortable speeding along and paying no mind to stop signs or commercialized affectations. Adopting a rock beat merging to bop, Mason is particularly effective driving the group during Django Reinhardt's tribute to his son, "Babik," not at all a Gypsy swing, while Horace Silver's famous "Filthy McNasty" is the perfect soul-swing vehicle meant to evoke good feelings and the essential element of fun. Where Stevie Wonder's "Another Star" is adapted into a road song à la Wes Montgomery, Richard Galliano's "Romance" is conversely the slowest of slow ballads, true to its title and composer's initial intent, with Martino beautifully leading the way. There's a cohesion in this group speaking to its members' collective experience in the studio, which clearly urges and inspires Landsberger to play very well, and above all, concisely. He's not a pyrotechnical maniac nor a purist soul sender, but is quite able to express a unique point of view throughout. His composition "Valse Manouche," with lead lines by Öberg, stands out in a 6/8 framework, not so much because it is an original but that it is played by the organist expertly and with great passion. Meek is also impressive on all of his horns, and keeps developing as a deft and lithe player who never overstates the obvious. If you are a fan of the B-3, this delightful, easily recommended effort will please you and, because of its wide-ranging repertoire, will bear repeat listenings sure to reveal more with every spin. ~ Michael G. Nastos

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El organista Hammond B-3 de origen alemán Jermaine Landsberger ha reunido un sólido conjunto para esta grabación de versiones y material original, incluyendo piezas prestadas por algunos de sus héroes o compañeros de banda. Pat Martino aparece en tres temas con el guitarrista estrella Andreas Öberg en el resto, el baterista Harvey Mason vuelve a sus raíces de jazz groove, mientras que Gary Meek toca saxos y flautas. El participante sorpresa es el bajista acústico o eléctrico James Genus, añadido al grupo donde normalmente un organista toca todos los tonos rítmicos de fondo con sus pies. El resultado es una música profundamente groove, conmovedora, diversa y sustanciosa que va más allá de lo que uno podría esperar de este tipo de grupo, y todo suena maravillosamente. Una composición escrita por el pianista Phil Markowitz, un tema que da título a uno de sus propios CDs, así como una versión de Bill Evans y Toots Thielemans en su álbum Affinity, "Sno' Peas" es un dulce vals tocado con pura autenticidad, con la participación del todavía capaz Martino, y Meek en el saxo tenor. Brazilian People", de Marcos Silva, es más jazz moderno que samba o bossa nova, y exhibe a la perfección el sonido más profundo de las octavas bajas que se obtiene cuando Genus y Landsberger tocan las líneas de bajo juntos o en contrapunto, con la guitarra juguetona de Martino y la flauta de Meek elevándose por encima. Tocando el bopper de Martino "Three Base Hit", la banda con Öberg sin el compositor se siente muy cómoda acelerando y sin prestar atención a las señales de stop o a las afectaciones comercializadas. Adoptando un ritmo rockero que se funde con el bop, Mason es particularmente eficaz conduciendo el grupo durante el homenaje de Django Reinhardt a su hijo, "Babik", que no es en absoluto un swing gitano, mientras que el famoso "Filthy McNasty" de Horace Silver es el vehículo perfecto de soul-swing destinado a evocar buenos sentimientos y el elemento esencial de la diversión. Mientras que "Another Star" de Stevie Wonder se adapta a una canción de carretera a la manera de Wes Montgomery, "Romance" de Richard Galliano es, por el contrario, la más lenta de las baladas lentas, fiel a su título y a la intención inicial del compositor, con Martino dirigiendo maravillosamente el camino. Hay una cohesión en este grupo que habla de la experiencia colectiva de sus miembros en el estudio, que claramente impulsa e inspira a Landsberger a tocar muy bien y, sobre todo, de forma concisa. No es un maniático de la pirotecnia ni un purista del soul, pero es muy capaz de expresar un punto de vista único en todo momento. Destaca su composición "Valse Manouche", con líneas principales de Öberg, en un marco de 6/8, no tanto por ser original como por ser tocada por el organista de forma experta y con gran pasión. Meek también es impresionante en todas sus trompas, y sigue desarrollándose como un intérprete hábil y ágil que nunca exagera. Si eres un fan de la B-3, este delicioso y recomendable trabajo te gustará y, debido a su amplio repertorio, soportará repetidas escuchas que te revelarán más con cada vuelta. ~ Michael
 
 

Charlie Rouse • Takin' Care Of Business

 


Biography
by Scott Yanow
Possessor of a distinctive tone and a fluid bop-oriented style, Charlie Rouse was in Thelonious Monk's Quartet for over a decade (1959-1970) and, although somewhat taken for granted, was an important ingredient in Monk's music. Rouse was always a modern player and he worked with Billy Eckstine's orchestra (1944) and the first Dizzy Gillespie big band (1945), making his recording debut with Tadd Dameron in 1947. Rouse popped up in a lot of important groups including Duke Ellington's Orchestra (1949-1950), Count Basie's octet (1950), on sessions with Clifford Brown in 1953, and with Oscar Pettiford's sextet (1955). He co-led the Jazz Modes with Julius Watkins (1956-1959), and then joined Monk for a decade of extensive touring and recordings. In the 1970s he recorded a few albums as a leader, and in 1979 he became a member of Sphere. Charlie Rouse's unique sound began to finally get some recognition during the 1980s. He participated on Carmen McRae's classic Carmen Sings Monk album and his last recording was at a Monk tribute concert.
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Biografía
por Scott Yanow
Poseedor de un tono inconfundible y un estilo fluido orientado al bop, Charlie Rouse formó parte del cuarteto de Thelonious Monk durante más de una década (1959-1970) y, aunque en cierto modo se da por sentado, fue un ingrediente importante en la música de Monk. Rouse siempre fue un intérprete moderno y trabajó con la orquesta de Billy Eckstine (1944) y con la primera big band de Dizzy Gillespie (1945), debutando en disco con Tadd Dameron en 1947. Rouse apareció en muchos grupos importantes, como la orquesta de Duke Ellington (1949-1950), el octeto de Count Basie (1950), en sesiones con Clifford Brown en 1953 y con el sexteto de Oscar Pettiford (1955). Codirigió los Jazz Modes con Julius Watkins (1956-1959), y después se unió a Monk para una década de extensas giras y grabaciones. En los años 70 grabó algunos álbumes como líder, y en 1979 se convirtió en miembro de Sphere. El sonido único de Charlie Rouse empezó a obtener por fin cierto reconocimiento durante la década de 1980. Participó en el clásico álbum de Carmen McRae Carmen Sings Monk y su última grabación fue en un concierto homenaje a Monk.
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Don Friedman • A Day In The City [6 Jazz Variations On A Theme]

 

Review by Scott Yanow
For his debut as a leader, pianist Don Friedman (in a trio with bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Joe Hunt) performed six variations on a theme taken from an old folk song, "The Minstrel Boy." Called "Dawn," "Midday," "Rush Hour," "Sunset," "Early Evening," and "Night," these six jazz variations on a theme are often quite abstract and not as picturesque as one would think considering their titles. However, Friedman's playing (which shows the strong influence of modern classical music, particularly in its chords) rewards repeated listenings.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-day-in-the-city-six-jazz-variations-on-a-theme-mw0000264392

Biography by Scott Yanow
An excellent if underrated pianist, Don Friedman started off playing on the West Coast in 1956 with Dexter Gordon, Shorty Rogers, Buddy Collette, Buddy DeFranco (1956-1957), Chet Baker, and even the then-unknown altoist Ornette Coleman. After moving to New York in 1958, Friedman played in many settings, including with his own trio, Pepper Adams, Booker Little (recording with him in 1961), the Jimmy Giuffre Three (1964), a quartet with Attila Zoller, Chuck Wayne's trio (1966-1967), and, by the end of the decade, Clark Terry's big band. He continued working in New York as both a jazz educator and a pianist with wide musical interests, and was featured on Concord's Maybeck Recital Hall series (1993). Friedman also recorded for Riverside, Prestige, Progressive, Owl, Empathy, and several Japanese labels, and continued doing sessions in New York throughout the '90s and 2000s. Friedman died on June 30, 2016. He was 81 years old.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/don-friedman-mn0000179716#biography

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Para su debut como líder, el pianista Don Friedman (en un trío con el bajista Chuck Israels y el baterista Joe Hunt) interpretó seis variaciones sobre un tema tomado de una antigua canción popular, «The Minstrel Boy». Llamadas «Dawn», «Midday», «Rush Hour», «Sunset», «Early Evening» y «Night», estas seis variaciones jazzísticas sobre un tema son a menudo bastante abstractas y no tan pintorescas como cabría esperar teniendo en cuenta sus títulos. Sin embargo, la interpretación de Friedman (que muestra una fuerte influencia de la música clásica moderna, especialmente en sus acordes) merece ser escuchada repetidamente.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-day-in-the-city-six-jazz-variations-on-a-theme-mw0000264392

Biografía de Scott Yanow
Don Friedman, un pianista excelente aunque infravalorado, comenzó a tocar en la costa oeste en 1956 con Dexter Gordon, Shorty Rogers, Buddy Collette, Buddy DeFranco (1956-1957), Chet Baker e incluso con el entonces desconocido saxofonista alto Ornette Coleman. Tras mudarse a Nueva York en 1958, Friedman tocó en muchos contextos, incluyendo su propio trío, Pepper Adams, Booker Little (con quien grabó en 1961), el Jimmy Giuffre Three (1964), un cuarteto con Attila Zoller, el trío de Chuck Wayne (1966-1967) y, a finales de la década, la big band de Clark Terry. Continuó trabajando en Nueva York como profesor de jazz y pianista con amplios intereses musicales, y participó en la serie Maybeck Recital Hall de Concord (1993). Friedman también grabó para Riverside, Prestige, Progressive, Owl, Empathy y varios sellos japoneses, y siguió haciendo sesiones en Nueva York durante los años 90 y 2000. Friedman falleció el 30 de junio de 2016. Tenía 81 años.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/don-friedman-mn0000179716#biography


Brian Setzer • The Boogie Night

 


 

David Honeyboy Edwards • Don't Mistreat A Fool



David Honeyboy Edwards (Shaw, Misisipi, 28 de junio de 1915, 29 de agosto de 2011)1​ fue un guitarrista y cantante de delta blues.
Amigo del legendario guitarrista Robert Johnson, Edwards dice que estuvo presente la noche que Johnson tomó el whisky envenenado que acabó con su vida.
Escribió The World Don't Owe Me Nothin', publicado por la Chicago Review Press, donde contó su infancia y juventud en el Sur Profundo y su llegada a Chicago a principios de los años 50.

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David "Honeyboy" Edwards (June 28, 1915 – August 29, 2011) was a Delta blues guitarist and singer from Mississippi.
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Duke Ellington • Live At Carnegie Hall Dec, 11, 1943

 



The Duke Ellington Orchestra which performed the eagerly-awaited Second Carnegie Hall Concert on Dec. 11, 1943, was a band which consisted both of famous old alumni and exciting new talent like clarinetest Jimmy Hamilton, bassist Alvin Raglin and vocalist Al Hibbler. Because of the recording ban during World War II, doing live concerts became vital to maintain both the band’s popularity and some form of income. Add to this the fact that Carnegie Hall was the most prestigious venue of them all, and its easy to understand why the Ellington Orchestra was determined to play its best that evening, performing old standards and Ellington favorites. Among the many high points from this marvelous concert, are excerpts from “Black, Brown and Beige”, Al Hibbler’s vocal rendition of “Do Nothing ‘Til You Hear From Me”, Rex Stewart’s showpiece “Trumpet In Spades” and, above all, the first performance ever of “New World A-Coming”.
https://www.propermusic.com/1038341-live-at-carnegie-hall-dec-11-1943.html

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La Orquesta de Duke Ellington, que interpretó el esperado Segundo Concierto del Carnegie Hall el 11 de diciembre de 1943, estaba formada por antiguos alumnos famosos y nuevos talentos como el clarinetista Jimmy Hamilton, el bajista Alvin Raglin y el vocalista Al Hibbler. Debido a la prohibición de grabar durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los conciertos en directo se convirtieron en algo vital para mantener la popularidad de la banda y alguna forma de ingresos. Si a esto le añadimos que el Carnegie Hall era el lugar más prestigioso de todos, es fácil entender por qué la Orquesta de Ellington estaba decidida a tocar lo mejor posible esa noche, interpretando viejos estándares y los favoritos de Ellington. Entre los muchos puntos álgidos de este maravilloso concierto, se encuentran extractos de "Black, Brown and Beige", la interpretación vocal de Al Hibbler de "Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me", el espectáculo de Rex Stewart "Trumpet In Spades" y, sobre todo, la primera interpretación de "New World A-Coming".
https://www.propermusic.com/1038341-live-at-carnegie-hall-dec-11-1943.html


The Encyclopedia of Country Music



Immediately upon publication in 1998, the Encyclopedia of Country Music became a much-loved reference source, prized for the wealth of information it contained on that most American of musical genres. Countless fans have used it as the source for answers to questions about everything from country's first commercially successful recording, to the genre's pioneering music videos, to what conjunto music is.

This thoroughly revised new edition includes more than 1,200 A-Z entries covering nine decades of history and artistry, from the Carter Family recordings of the 1920s to the reign of Taylor Swift in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Compiled by a team of experts at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the encyclopedia has been brought completely up-to-date, with new entries on the artists who have profoundly influenced country music in recent years, such as the Dixie Chicks and Keith Urban. The new edition also explores the latest and most critical trends within the industry, shedding light on such topics as the digital revolution, the shifting politics of country music, and the impact of American Idol (reflected in the stardom of Carrie Underwood). Other essays cover the literature of country music, the importance of Nashville as a music center, and the colorful outfits that have long been a staple of the genre.

The volume features hundreds of images, including a photo essay of album covers; a foreword by country music superstar Vince Gill (the winner of twenty Grammy Awards); and twelve fascinating appendices, ranging from lists of awards to the best-selling country albums of all time.

Winner of the Best Reference Award from the Popular Culture Association

"Any serious country music fan will treasure this authoritative book."
--The Seattle Times

"A long-awaited, major accomplishment, which educators, historians and students, broadcasters and music writers, artists and fans alike, will welcome and enjoy."
--The Nashville Musician

"Should prove a valuable resource to those who work in the country music business. But it's also an entertaining read for the music's true fans."
--Houston Chronicle

"This big, handsome volume spans the history of country music, listing not only artists and groups but also important individuals and institutions."
--San Francisco Examiner

"Promises to be the definitive historical and biographical work on the past eight decades of country music. Well written and heavily illustratedan unparalleled work, worth its price and highly recommended."
--Library Journal


Four Jazz Lives

 


This new and retitled edition of A. B. Spellman's long-out-of-print Four Lives in the Bebop Business brings a classic work on jazz back to life, and shines a light on four musicians who've finally gotten their due.

In 1966, at the height of the avant-garde and the year of the first edition, the subjects of Spellman's interviews for the book—Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Nichols, and Jackie McLean—were considered too subtle, complex, or difficult, certainly far from the comfortable melodies of more mainstream artists. Nearly forty years later, in the new edition, Spellman notes the capriciousness of the jazz industry and writes of darker cultural currents, "the most sinister of which is the gross indifference with which America receives those aspects of Afro-American culture that are not 'entertaining.'"

Now that the world has caught up to the talents of Taylor, Coleman, Nichols, and McLean, Four Jazz Lives not only celebrates their musical genius but reminds us again of the permanent place they occupy in the pantheon of jazz greats.

A. B. Spellman is a well-known author, poet, critic, and instructor. He has published numerous books and articles on the arts, including Art Tatum: A Critical Biography and The Beautiful Days.

Praise / Awards

  • "Remains the best introduction to the worlds of Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Nichols, and Jackie McLean."
    —Ben Ratliff

  • "Four black jazzmen speak at considerable length for themself, with connective passages supplied with persistent relevancy by a poet, historian, and critic."
    —Nat Hentoff

  • "An essential book in the jazz canon. . . . [T]he University of Michigan Press has given it a rebirth under the title Four Jazz Lives."
    —Nat Hentoff, JazzTimes

  • "An engrossing, impressionistic history of contemporary jazz."
    Nation

  • "[Spellman] views these men with a perceptive and understanding eye."
    New York Times

     

Ascension John Coltrane And His Quest

 


"This remarkable book traces the development of Coltrane's music as it moved from hard bop to the freest jazz. . . . Informed and convincing, Ascension belongs on the short list of essential music books . . ."--Lang Thompson,Option

"Nisenson . . . presents us with a sensitive and vivid portrait of Coltrane as he progressed from a 'journeyman bopper' addicted to alcohol and heroin to a profoundly spiritual 'warrior' seeking knowledge of God through the making of music."--Booklist

"Equal parts biography, jazz history, social history, and listener's guide, Ascension manages to be both entertaining and enlightening. Though Eric Nisenson is an avowed fan of Coltrane, he maintains clearheadedness where others often succumb to gibberish. As a listener's guide to Coltrane recordings, the book is perceptive and thorough."--New York Times Book Review

 

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The British Brass Band: A Musical and Social History

 


This is the definitive study of the history and music of the traditional British brass band. It explores the origins of the brass band, its unique and exclusive world, and its relevance for wider spheres of music and social history.