Kenyon Hopkins • The Reporter [TV series]

 

Chris Hamalton & His Hammond Organs • Dizzy Fingers

Nacido Harry Farmer en 1912 en Wallsall, West Midlands, Inglaterra y fallecido en 1986, era un organista muy conocido en Edmonton, Canadá, y es uno de los precursores de la difusión de este instrumento en dicho país.
Nota: En la portada se indica como "Chris Hamilton"

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Born Harry Farmer in 1912 in Wallsall, West Midlands, England and died in 1986, was a well-known organist in Edmonton, Canada, and is one of the pioneers of the dissemination of this instrument in that country.
Note: On the cover it is indicated as "Chris Hamilton"

Clark Terry • Clark After Dark

 

The Pizzarelli Boys • Sunday At Pete's

Review by Ken Dryden

The Pizzarelli family treasured musical gatherings at home from the time the patriarch was just starting to play guitar, where he learned a lot from his two uncles about playing rhythm guitar. Long an accomplished sideman, soloist, and bandleader, Bucky Pizzarelli has performed and recorded with his sons John and Martin on a number of occasions over the years, while John has had Martin as the bassist in his group for a number of years. But this is the first family recording date with all three present and not a larger supporting cast, except for drummer Tony Tedesco, who is so well known to them he is considered family. But this time around, it is John playing electric lead guitar, with his father sticking to playing acoustic rhythm guitar. The songs selected date back many decades to the early days of the swing era and earlier. The breezy treatment of "Alabamy Bound" suggest a train barreling down the tracks, while a wave of nostalgia is awash in the swinging setting of "In the Good Old Summertime" and the upbeat western swing setting of "Red Wing." The one new composition is "Night on Garrett Mountain," an extended blues evidently conjured up during the recording session. It's obvious that the many jam sessions held at Uncle Pete's paid numerous musical dividends, with the listener reaping the rewards.

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Reseña de Ken Dryden

La familia Pizzarelli atesoraba las reuniones musicales en casa desde que el patriarca empezó a tocar la guitarra, donde aprendió mucho de sus dos tíos sobre cómo tocar la guitarra rítmica. Bucky Pizzarelli, un consumado sideman, solista y líder de banda, ha tocado y grabado con sus hijos John y Martin en varias ocasiones a lo largo de los años, mientras que John ha tenido a Martin como bajista en su grupo durante varios años. Pero esta es la primera fecha de grabación familiar con los tres presentes y no con un gran elenco de apoyo, excepto el baterista Tony Tedesco, que es tan conocido por ellos que se le considera de la familia. Pero esta vez, es John tocando la guitarra eléctrica, con su padre pegado a la guitarra rítmica acústica. Las canciones seleccionadas se remontan a muchas décadas atrás, a los primeros días de la era del swing y antes. El tratamiento despreocupado de "Alabamy Bound" sugiere un tren que se desliza por las vías, mientras que una ola de nostalgia inunda el ambiente de swing de "In the Good Old Summertime" y el optimista ambiente de swing del oeste de "Red Wing". La única composición nueva es "Night on Garrett Mountain", un blues extendido evidentemente evocado durante la sesión de grabación. Es obvio que las muchas jam sessions celebradas en Uncle Pete's pagaron numerosos dividendos musicales, con el oyente cosechando las recompensas.

Gary Smith • The Soft Side Of Jazz

 

 

Gary Smith is an avant-garde guitarist, improviser and composer from the United Kingdom. He is known for developing dense extended techniques on electric guitar. Gary Smith has released close to twenty albums in solo, group and live settings with Shoji Hano, Rhys Chatham, John Stevens, Hugh Hopper, Masayoshi Urabe, Chie Mukai, Aufgehoben No Process, and Bill Fay.

Gary now discovered the smooth jazz genre. Consequently he has released the album Jazz Around The World (2021), which is available on all digital platforms.
https://smoothjazzdaily.wordpress.com/2021/05/12/gary-smith-jazz-around-the-world/

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Gary Smith es un guitarrista de vanguardia, improvisador y compositor del Reino Unido. Es conocido por desarrollar densas técnicas extendidas con la guitarra eléctrica. Gary Smith ha publicado cerca de veinte álbumes en solitario, en grupo y en directo con Shoji Hano, Rhys Chatham, John Stevens, Hugh Hopper, Masayoshi Urabe, Chie Mukai, Aufgehoben No Process y Bill Fay.

Gary descubrió ahora el género del smooth jazz. En consecuencia, ha publicado el álbum Jazz Around The World (2021), disponible en todas las plataformas digitales.
https://smoothjazzdaily.wordpress.com/2021/05/12/gary-smith-jazz-around-the-world/