Saturday, May 30, 2026

Greek Art From Prehistoric to Classical • MET



This publication was designed not only to introduce the Museum's collection of Greek art to teachers and their students, but also to provide them with a general grounding in ancient Greek culture, from the prehistoric period to the end of the Classical age. Its range of resources gives educators great flexibility in engaging students of any age with the art of ancient Greece. Included are a brief history of Athens from the sixth to the fourth century B.C.; a look at key aspects of fifth-century Greek life (including myths and religion, philosophy and science, music, poetry, sports, the symposium, and warfare); discussions of Greek art, artists, materials, and the influence of Greek subjects in the art of other eras; suggested activities and lesson plans; a map of the ancient Greek world; a timeline; and a bibliography.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's teacher-training programs and accompanying materials are made possible through a generous grant from Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Rose.


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VA • The Colors Of Latin Jazz - Soul Cookin'

 



Review by Thom Jurek
While most of the collections in the Colors of Latin Jazz series of releases are well assembled, this one is especially delightful. Never mind the corny food theme on Soul Cookin', just dig into the sounds because there is a double entendre in the title. This is funky, gritty, steaming soulful jazz of all Latin varieties. There are jams by Mongo Santamaria, Poncho Sanchez, Cal Tjader, Tito Puente, and Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers, to name a handful. The cuts are well-sequenced and beautifully illustrate the rich and varied tradition of Latin soul-jazz. If one needs any proof at all, just sample "Sweet 'Tater Pie," by Santamaria at any of your local CD emporiums that provide such a service, or check it here. It may be the best cut here, but they are all up to that standard of excellence. Add to this a budget price and you cannot, cannot go wrong!

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Revisión por Thom Jurek
Los olores de las series de estrenos de jazz latino están bien ensamblados, esta es especialmente encantadora. No importa el tema de la comida cursi en Soul Cookin ', simplemente profundiza en los sonidos porque hay un doble sentido en el título. Este es un jazz funky, arenoso y lleno de vapor de todas las variedades latinas. Hay mermeladas de Mongo Santamaria, Poncho Sanchez, Cal Tjader, Tito Puente y Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers, por nombrar algunos. Los cortes están bien secuenciados e ilustran bellamente la rica y variada tradición del soul-jazz latino. Si necesita alguna prueba, simplemente pruebe "Sweet 'Tater Pie", de Santamaria, en cualquiera de los emporios de CD locales que brindan dicho servicio, o consulte aquí. Puede ser el mejor corte aquí, pero todos están a la altura de ese estándar de excelencia. ¡Agregue a esto un precio económico y no puede, no puede salir mal!






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Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers • The Witch Doctor

  



Review
by Michael G. Nastos  
Into the third year of utilizing late-'20s superstars trumpeter Lee Morgan and tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter on the front line, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers were showing a progressive compositional stance, mostly due to the emerging creativity of Shorter's sharply off-minor ideas. Pianist Bobby Timmons, a peer of the front liners, is swimming somewhere in the middle of this stylistic lake, exhibiting soulful backstrokes, straight-ahead sprinting, and the angular chordal complexities or sudden changes any potpourri of modernities might offer. Faithful bassist Jymie Merritt, no young pup at the time (seven years Blakey's junior) is solid, unspectacular, and right where this band of stars needed him to be. Writing chores continue to be split evenly between the horn players, but Shorter's pieces are distinct with a difference. "Those Who Sit and Wait" is a classic hard bop line with opposing non-sequitur melody/harmony cross sections, while "Joelle" sports two piano chords from Timmons leading to unusual phrasings, but still in a hard bop stance. Morgan contributes the title track and an alternate take with its typical and reliable hard bop shuffle buoying quirky horn and piano exchanges, and the spectacular "Afrique" with a 6/8 modal, choppy clave Latin beat merging to easy swing from the heavy tenor of Shorter -- the best of three worlds. Timmons contributes "A Little Busy" which is not far removed from the soul-jazz he is known for, a fun and funky groove biscuit where the pianist is truly in his element. "Lost & Found," penned by Clifford Jordan, showcases the straight-ahead signature sound the Jazz Messengers mined for decades -- upbeat, happy and tight. Whether this was or was not the pinnacle for this great band is still up for debate, but it assuredly ranks with Blakey's personal best aside from the popular album Moanin' of the same time frame.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-witch-doctor-mw0000671831

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Reseña
por Michael G. Nastos  
En el tercer año de utilización de las superestrellas de finales de los años 20, el trompetista Lee Morgan y el saxofonista tenor Wayne Shorter en la primera línea, los Jazz Messengers de Art Blakey mostraban una postura compositiva progresiva, sobre todo debido a la creatividad emergente de las agudas ideas de Shorter. El pianista Bobby Timmons, coetáneo de los front liners, nada en algún punto intermedio de este lago estilístico, exhibiendo conmovedores golpes traseros, sprint rectilíneo y las angulosas complejidades acordales o cambios repentinos que cualquier popurrí de modernidades podría ofrecer. El fiel bajista Jymie Merritt, que no era un cachorro en aquel momento (siete años menor que Blakey), es sólido, nada espectacular, y justo donde esta banda de estrellas necesitaba que estuviera. Las tareas de composición siguen repartiéndose a partes iguales entre los trompetistas, pero las piezas de Shorter son distintas. "Those Who Sit and Wait" es una línea clásica de hard bop con secciones cruzadas de melodía/armonía opuestas no secuenciadas, mientras que "Joelle" presenta dos acordes de piano de Timmons que conducen a frases inusuales, pero todavía en una postura de hard bop. Morgan contribuye con el tema que da título al disco y con una toma alternativa con su típico y fiable shuffle hard bop que anima extravagantes intercambios de trompa y piano, y la espectacular "Afrique" con un ritmo 6/8 modal, de clave latina entrecortada que se funde con el swing fácil del pesado tenor de Shorter: lo mejor de tres mundos. Timmons contribuye con "A Little Busy", que no se aleja mucho del soul-jazz por el que es conocido, un divertido y funky groove biscuit donde el pianista está realmente en su elemento. "Lost & Found", escrita por Clifford Jordan, muestra el sonido directo y característico que los Jazz Messengers explotaron durante décadas: optimista, alegre y ajustado. Todavía se discute si éste fue o no el punto álgido de esta gran banda, pero sin duda es uno de los mejores álbumes personales de Blakey, aparte del popular Moanin' de la misma época.
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Joey DeFrancesco • More Music

 



Label: Mack Avenue Records
Catalog#: MAC1186
ISRC: USMAR2118601
Released: 24th September, 2021
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Contemporary Jazz

Review:
The mega-faceted jazz musician Joey DeFrancesco celebrated his 50th birthday in April, and has quite a résumé to show for it. More Music is his 39th studio album as a leader. Characteristically, he has delivered an effusive mainstream hard-bop/soul-jazz effort. DeFrancesco plays organ, piano, keyboards, trumpet and tenor saxophone - often more than one on the same track. That's not doubling, that's quintupling. And that doesn't count his laid-back, everyman vocals on the standard-in-waiting, "And If You Please." For good measure, DeFrancesco wrote and arranged all the material [Except "And If You Please"]. Two highly simpatico players are all the support he needs. Lucas Brown plays organ, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar. His comparatively restrained organ work countervails the leader's unbridled effervescence. Drummer Michael Ode drives the entire affair with muscular swing. His 25-second solo intro to "Just Beyond the Horizon" is straight-up wild. No bassist necessary, by the way. DeFrancesco plays his trumpet with spark ("Free") and his tenor sax with warmth (on the ballad "Lady G" and the near-ballad "Angel Calling"), but - no surprise - it's on Hammond B-3 that he shines brightest. He showcases that instrument on "Just Beyond the Horizon," "Roll With It," "Soul Dancing" and the title track, his fingers dancing across the keys with boundless swagger. ~ Jazziz.com. Source: https://www.jazziz.com/joey-defrancesco-more-music-mack-avenue/

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Reseña:
El polifacético músico de jazz Joey DeFrancesco celebró su 50º cumpleaños en abril, y tiene un buen currículum para demostrarlo. More Music es su 39º álbum de estudio como líder. Se trata de un disco de hard-bop/soul-jazz de gran calidad. DeFrancesco toca el órgano, el piano, los teclados, la trompeta y el saxo tenor, a menudo más de uno en el mismo tema. Eso no es doblar, es quintuplicar. Y eso sin contar con su voz relajada y sencilla en el tema estándar "And If You Please". Por si fuera poco, DeFrancesco escribió y arregló todo el material [excepto "And If You Please"]. Dos músicos muy simpáticos son todo el apoyo que necesita. Lucas Brown toca el órgano, los teclados y la guitarra acústica y eléctrica. Su trabajo de órgano, comparativamente comedido, contrarresta la efervescencia desenfrenada del líder. El baterista Michael Ode conduce todo el asunto con un swing muscular. Su solo de introducción de 25 segundos en "Just Beyond the Horizon" es directamente salvaje. Por cierto, no es necesario un bajista. DeFrancesco toca su trompeta con chispa ("Free") y su saxo tenor con calidez (en la balada "Lady G" y la casi balada "Angel Calling"), pero -no es una sorpresa- es en el Hammond B-3 donde brilla más. En "Just Beyond the Horizon", "Roll With It", "Soul Dancing" y el tema que da título al disco, hace gala de este instrumento, y sus dedos bailan sobre las teclas con un contoneo sin límites. ~ Jazziz.com. Fuente: https://www.jazziz.com/joey-defrancesco-more-music-mack-avenue/


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Jerry Weldon & Bobby Forrester • Five by Five



Jerry Weldon:
Internationally renowned veteran sax man Jerry Weldon, has been a player on the jazz scene for more than 35 years. With eight CD’s as a leader and more sideman sides than even he can count…or remember, this native New Yorker’s performance/recording résumé reflects his venerable tenor tenure and reads like a virtual “Who's Who of Jazz.”
After graduating from Rutgers University Jazz Studies Program in 1981, Jerry joined the legendary Lionel Hampton Orchestra and continued his association with Hamp into the new millennium. Next came a long, rewarding stint with master organist Jack McDuff & his “Heatin' System.” Additionally Jerry has worked with organists Jimmy McGriff, Joey DeFrancesco, Bobby Forrester, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Mel Rhyne, trombone great Al Grey, piano giants George Cables and Cedar Walton, drum legends Roy Haynes and Jimmy Cobb as well as guitarist/singer George Benson, guitarist Earl Klugh, bassist Keter Betts, singer Mel Tormé and a host of other legendary musicians.
In 1990, Jerry became a charter member and featured soloist with Harry Connick Jr.'s newly formed big band. Since then Jerry has toured the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia with Harry and was also part of Connick's Broadway musical production, “Thou Shalt Not” and appeared on stage as well as in the orchestra. Now, thanks to his talent, and long association with Connick, Jerry can be seen daily as part of the “house band” on HARRY, Connick’s new daytime television variety show. HARRY is produced and distributed by NBC Universal and has been sold to 99% of the U.S., including Fox, Sinclair, Hearst, NBC Owned Stations, CBS, Scripps, Tribune and other station groups. The program airs in the coveted 4PM time slot in most markets.
Jerry, a “musician’s musician,” who is also a first class showman in the truest sense of the word, blows his horn with his entire body and delights audiences with his all-in, soulful playing. Depending on the tune, Weldon’s warm fat tenor sound can roll and roar like a thunderstorm or gentle you like a warm summer breeze…and it always, always resonates far beyond the listener’s ear, Whether he’s walkin’ the crowded bar at Showmans in Harlem or wending his way through packed candlelit tables at Birdland in Midtown, Jerry Weldon is a tenor force that cannot be contained. He becomes the music and brings the audience with him on a communal tuneful journey. This mastery of the message, and the medium, has kept Weldon working steady for nearly four decades. Jerry’s latest recording, “On the Move,” spent two months on the Jazz Week charts and he at work on a new CD
When Jerry was fourteen, his jazz fan father took him to see Stan Getz at The Village Vanguard. In that moment, the young saxophonist knew he wanted to have a life in music.
https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/jerryweldon
Bobby Forrester:
Bobby Forrester was one of the greats of the Hammond Organ in Jazz and Rhythm and Blues. He worked for years with countless legends of Black music, from Lena Horne to Ruth Brown and everyone in between.
 
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Jerry Weldon:
El veterano saxofonista de renombre internacional Jerry Weldon, ha estado en la escena del jazz durante más de 35 años. Con ocho CD's como líder y más equipos de sideman de los que puede contar....o recordar, el currículum de este neoyorquino nativo refleja su venerable carrera como tenor y se lee como un virtual "Who's Who of Jazz" (quién es quién en el jazz).
Después de graduarse del Rutgers University Jazz Studies Program en 1981, Jerry se unió a la legendaria Lionel Hampton Orchestra y continuó su asociación con Hamp en el nuevo milenio. Luego vino una larga y gratificante temporada con el maestro organista Jack McDuff y su "Heatin' System". Además, Jerry ha trabajado con los organistas Jimmy McGriff, Joey DeFrancesco, Bobby Forrester, Dr. Lonnie Smith y Mel Rhyne, el gran trombón Al Grey, los gigantes del piano George Cables y Cedar Walton, las leyendas de la batería Roy Haynes y Jimmy Cobb, así como con el guitarrista y cantante George Benson, el guitarrista Earl Klugh, el bajista Keter Betts, el cantante Mel Tormé y un sinfín de músicos legendarios.
En 1990, Jerry se convirtió en miembro fundador y actuó como solista con la recién formada big band de Harry Connick Jr. Desde entonces, Jerry ha estado de gira por los Estados Unidos, Europa, Asia y Australia con Harry y también fue parte de la producción musical de Connick en Broadway, "Thou Shalt Not" y apareció tanto en el escenario como en la orquesta. Ahora, gracias a su talento y a su larga asociación con Connick, Jerry puede ser visto diariamente como parte de la "banda de la casa" en HARRY, el nuevo programa de variedades de la televisión diurna de Connick. HARRY es producido y distribuido por NBC Universal y ha sido vendido al 99% de los Estados Unidos, incluyendo Fox, Sinclair, Hearst, NBC Owned Stations, CBS, Scripps, Tribune y otros grupos de estaciones. El programa se emite en el codiciado horario de las 4 de la tarde en la mayoría de los mercados.
Jerry, "músico de músicos", que también es un showman de primera clase en el sentido más auténtico de la palabra, sopla su trompa con todo su cuerpo y deleita al público con su interpretación completa y conmovedora. Dependiendo de la melodía, el sonido cálido y gordo del tenor de Weldon puede rodar y rugir como una tormenta o suave como una brisa cálida de verano...y siempre, siempre resuena mucho más allá de la oreja del oyente, ya sea que esté caminando por el abarrotado bar de Showmans en Harlem o deambulando a través de las mesas llenas de velas en Birdland en Midtown, Jerry Weldon es una fuerza del tenor que no puede ser contenida. Se convierte en la música y lleva a la audiencia con él en un viaje comunitario y sinuoso. Este dominio del mensaje, y del medio, ha mantenido a Weldon trabajando de manera estable durante casi cuatro décadas. La última grabación de Jerry, "On the Move", estuvo dos meses en las listas de éxitos de la Semana de Jazz y trabajó en un nuevo CD.
Cuando Jerry tenía catorce años, su padre, fanático del jazz, lo llevó a ver a Stan Getz en The Village Vanguard. En ese momento, el joven saxofonista supo que quería tener una vida en la música.
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Bobby Forrester:
Bobby Forrester fue uno de los grandes del Órgano Hammond en Jazz y Rhythm and Blues. Trabajó durante años con innumerables leyendas de la música negra, desde Lena Horne hasta Ruth Brown y todos los demás.
 
 
 

Terry Gibbs Sextet • Memories Of You A Tribute To Benny Goodman



Review by Richard S. Ginell
The first of two discs recorded at a gig at Kimball's East in Emeryville, CA -- the other being Kings of Swing -- the Terry Gibbs/Buddy DeFranco/Herb Ellis sextet appoints itself chief keepers of the Benny Goodman Sextet flame, but not in a slavish way. Rather, the sextet re-interprets the Goodman classics "Flying Home, "Rose Room," "Don't Be That Way," "Avalon," etc. -- in a contemporary swing style, with thoroughly modern drumming by Butch Miles setting the pace. Ellis seems to adopt the most authentic voice from the past, taking Charlie Christian's role often quite literally (which actually fits well within this group since Christian was the most harmonically advanced player in the sextet). DeFranco and Gibbs are, as always, marvelous sparring partners, always pushing each other in their own styles, just like Goodman/Hampton or Goodman/Norvo. A genuine survivor of the old days, Milt Hinton, is on bass, and the nimble Larry Novak occupies the piano chair. Although the true authentic small-combo swing style of the period, as heard on recordings, was apparently a lost art in the '90s, this is nouvelle swing at just about its finest.

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Revisión por Richard S. Ginell
El primero de los dos discos grabados en un concierto en Kimball's East en Emeryville, California - el otro es Kings of Swing - el sexteto de Terry Gibbs / Buddy DeFranco / Herb Ellis se nombra a sí mismo como los guardianes principales de la llama del Sexteto de Benny Goodman, pero no en Una forma servil. Más bien, el sexteto reinterpreta los clásicos de Goodman "Flying Home", "Rose Room", "Don't Be That Way", "Avalon", etc. - en un estilo de swing contemporáneo, con una batería completamente moderna de Butch Miles. Ellis parece adoptar la voz más auténtica del pasado, tomando el papel de Charlie Christian a menudo literalmente (lo que en realidad encaja bien dentro de este grupo ya que Christian era el jugador más armónicamente avanzado en el sexteto). DeFranco y Gibbs son, como siempre , maravillosos compañeros de entrenamiento, siempre se empujan unos a otros en sus propios estilos, como Goodman / Hampton o Goodman / Norvo. Milt Hinton, un genuino sobreviviente de los viejos tiempos, está en el bajo y el ágil Larry Novak ocupa la silla del piano. El verdadero estilo de swing de combo pequeño auténtico del período, como se escuchó en las grabaciones, fue aparentemente un arte perdido en los años 90, este es el nuevo swing en su máxima expresión.

 

VA • Genuine Excello R&B



Review
Jay Miller's Nashville-based Excello Records generated a sound as distinct as any in the history of modern American pop music, favoring an echo-laden, rustic, and swamp-tinged approach to blues, R&B, and gospel that makes every Excello side immediately identifiable. This generous compilation features several rare tracks from Miller's vaults, including such highlights as Silas Hogan's delightfully loose-limbed "Go on Pretty Baby," the odd (and completely compelling) submerged feel of Jimmy Anderson's take on "Frankie and Johnny," a busy and proto-funky "We Gonna Rub" from Joe Johnson, and Slim Harpo's classic "Rainin' in My Heart."
by Steve Leggett

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Excello Records, con sede en Nashville, generó un sonido tan distinto como cualquier otro en la historia de la música pop moderna americana, favoreciendo un enfoque del blues, el R&B y el gospel cargado de ecos, rústico y teñido de pantano que hace que cada lado de Excello sea inmediatamente identificable. Esta generosa compilación incluye varios temas raros de las cámaras acorazadas de Miller, entre los que destacan el deliciosamente suelto "Go on Pretty Baby" de Silas Hogan, la extraña (y completamente convincente) sensación de inmersión de Jimmy Anderson en "Frankie and Johnny", un ocupado y protofunky "We Gonna Rub" de Joe Johnson, y el clásico de Slim Harpo "Rainin' in My Heart".
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Harmonica Sam with The Domestic Bumblebees • Rocker No.1



Desde Suecia Harmonica Sam y los Domestic Bumblebees, excelente banda de Rockabilly, Rhythm and blues y Rock and Roll.

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From Sweden the Harmonica Sam and Domestic Bumblebees, excellent band of Rockabilly, Rhythm and Blues and Rock and Roll.

 

The Back-Talk Organ Trio +1 • Black Flower

 

 




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The Reverb Syndicate • Mondo Cacti



 The Reverb Syndicate was formed in late-2005 in Ottawa, Canada with the simple concept of exploring and re-imagining the music of groups from The Ventures to Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet via the soundtracks of old spy movies. This concept has led them to four independently-released albums, heavy gigging throughout Ontario and Quebec, recurring gigs in New York City, and two UK tours.
In 2006, they introduced the masses to their blend of sixties spy movie music and classic surf rock with their debut album, "Operation: Jet Set!". In 2007, they blasted off into the stars with the space-themed "Sputnik A-Go-Go". In 2011, it was back to the wild west with "Mondo Cacti", where spaghetti westerns reign supreme.

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El Sindicato de Reverberación se formó a finales de 2005 en Ottawa, Canadá, con el simple concepto de explorar y reimaginar la música de los grupos de The Ventures a Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet a través de las bandas sonoras de viejas películas de espías. Este concepto les ha llevado a cuatro álbumes de lanzamiento independiente, a conciertos pesados en Ontario y Quebec, a conciertos recurrentes en Nueva York y a dos giras por el Reino Unido.
En 2006, presentaron a las masas su mezcla de música de películas de espías de los años sesenta y el clásico surf rock con su álbum de debut, "Operation": Jet Set!". En 2007, se lanzaron a las estrellas con el tema espacial "Sputnik A-Go-Go". En 2011, volvieron al salvaje oeste con "Mondo Cacti", donde los espaguetis del oeste reinan de manera suprema.


 
 

Global Jazz: A Research and Information Guide

 


Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco

 


Disco may be the most universally derided musical form to come about in the past forty years. Yet, like its pop cultural peers punk and hip hop, it was born of a period of profound social and economic upheaval. In Turn the Beat Around, critic and journalist Peter Shapiro traces the history of disco music and culture. From the outset, disco was essentially a shotgun marriage between a newly out and proud gay sexuality and the first generation of post-civil rights African Americans, all to the serenade of the recently developed synthesizer. Shapiro maps out these converging influences, as well as disco's cultural antecedents in Europe, looks at the history of DJing, explores the mainstream disco craze at it's apex, and details the long shadow cast by disco's performers and devotees on today's musical landscape.

One part cultural study, one part urban history, and one part glitter-pop confection,
Turn the Beat Around is the most comprehensive study of the Me Generation to date.

 

 Peter Shapiro (Author)

 

Pink Noises: Women on Electronic Music and Sound

 


Pink Noises brings together twenty-four interviews with women in electronic music and sound cultures, including club and radio DJs, remixers, composers, improvisers, instrument builders, and installation and performance artists. The collection is an extension of Pinknoises.com, the critically-acclaimed website founded by musician and scholar Tara Rodgers in 2000 to promote women in electronic music and make information about music production more accessible to women and girls. That site featured interviews that Rodgers conducted with women artists, exploring their personal histories, their creative methods, and the roles of gender in their work. This book offers new and lengthier interviews, a critical introduction, and resources for further research and technological engagement.

Contemporary electronic music practices are illuminated through the stories of women artists of different generations and cultural backgrounds. They include the creators of ambient soundscapes, “performance novels,” sound sculptures, and custom software, as well as the developer of the Deep Listening philosophy and the founders of the Liquid Sound Lounge radio show and the monthly Basement Bhangra parties in New York. These and many other artists open up about topics such as their conflicted relationships to formal music training and mainstream media representations of women in electronic music. They discuss using sound to work creatively with structures of time and space, and voice and language; challenge distinctions of nature and culture; question norms of technological practice; and balance their needs for productive solitude with collaboration and community. Whether designing and building modular synthesizers with analog circuits or performing with a wearable apparatus that translates muscle movements into electronic sound, these artists expand notions of who and what counts in matters of invention, production, and noisemaking. Pink Noises is a powerful testimony to the presence and vitality of women in electronic music cultures, and to the relevance of sound to feminist concerns.

Interviewees: Maria Chavez, Beth Coleman (M. Singe), Antye Greie (AGF), Jeannie Hopper, Bevin Kelley (Blevin Blectum), Christina Kubisch, Le Tigre, Annea Lockwood, Giulia Loli (DJ Mutamassik), Rekha Malhotra (DJ Rekha), Riz Maslen (Neotropic), Kaffe Matthews, Susan Morabito, Ikue Mori, Pauline Oliveros, Pamela Z, Chantal Passamonte (Mira Calix), Maggi Payne, Eliane Radigue, Jessica Rylan, Carla Scaletti, Laetitia Sonami, Bev Stanton (Arthur Loves Plastic), Keiko Uenishi (o.blaat)

 

 Tara Rodgers (Author)

 

Klezmer: Music, History, and Memory

 


Klezmer: Music, History, and Memory is the first comprehensive study of the musical structure and social history of klezmer music, the music of the Jewish musicians' guild of Eastern Europe. Emerging in 16th century Prague, the klezmer became a central cultural feature of the largest transnational Jewish community of modern times - the Ashkenazim of Eastern Europe. Much of the musical and choreographic history of the Ashkenazim is embedded in the klezmer repertoire, which functioned as a kind of non-verbal communal memory. The complex of speech, dance, and musical gesture is deeply rooted in Jewish expressive culture, and reached its highest development in Eastern Europe. Klezmer: Music, History, and Memory reveals the artistic transformations of the liturgy of the Ashkenazic synagogue in klezmer wedding melodies, and presents the most extended study available in any language of the relationship of Jewish dance to the rich and varied klezmer music of Eastern Europe.

Author Walter Zev Feldman expertly examines the major written sources--principally in Russian, Yiddish, Hebrew, and Romanian--from the 16th to the 20th centuries. He draws upon the foundational notated collections of the late Tsarist and early Soviet periods, as well as rare cantorial and klezmer manuscripts from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries. He has conducted interviews with authoritative European-born klezmorim over a period of more than thirty years, in America, Europe, and Israel. Thus, his analysis reveals both the musical and cultural systems underlying the klezmer music of Eastern Europe.

 

Walter Zev Feldman (Author) 

 

Jacob Jolliff • Standards, Vol. 1

 


ABOUT
Jacob Jolliff was born into a musical family in Newberg, OR. His dad started him on the mandolin at age seven and required him to practice ten minutes a day. But after six months of practicing this minimal amount, something clicked, and almost overnight he started putting in several hours of intense practice daily. And this hasn't really changed in the last 20 years.

Throughout middle school and high school, Jacob picked in a bluegrass gospel band with his father. They played festivals and churches throughout the northwestern United States, and became a staple at the Sunday morning gospel shows. During this time he had the opportunity to meet and play with many of his heroes, including Ronnie McCoury, David Grisman, and Chris Thile. Though Jacob was mostly self-taught to this point, lessons with great players such as these kept him inspired and moving forward.

When he was 18, Jacob was awarded a full scholarship to The Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Massachusetts to start school in 2007, along with a lot of the other young musicians he had grown up with. There he studied under the late mandolin great John McGann, who was a huge influence. Under John's supervision, he spent many six-hour practice days working on a variety of styles from bluegrass to jazz to celtic music. In 2008, during his sophomore year of college, he joined the New England based roots music band, Joy Kills Sorrow. Over the next few years the group toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, playing hundreds of clubs, theaters, and festivals. Because of the group's rigorous schedule, it was a challenge for him to stay in school, but he still managed to graduate in 2011. Shortly after, in 2012, he won the National Mandolin Championship in Winfield, Kansas.

In 2014, after three records, hundreds of shows, and thousands of miles in a 15 passenger van, Joy Kills Sorrow went on an indefinite hiatus. Fortuitously, as this chapter of Jacob's musical journey ended, another important one began. Within a couple weeks of the band's last show, the young mandolinist got a call from the progressive bluegrass jam group, Yonder Mountain String Band. They had parted ways with their original mandolin player and were looking to try out someone new. Jacob went on his first tour with YMSB in June of that year. He immediately connected musically and personally with the band, and shortly after he became a full-time member. Jacob played with Yonder until the end of 2019, releasing three albums with the group.

Now in 2023, the mandolinist’s main focus is The Jacob Jolliff Band. This ensemble is a group of virtuosic pickers that play Jacob's original instrumentals, as well as showcase his singing. They tour nationally in the US and have also travelled to Scotland and Australia to perform. The group has released two albums, “Instrumentals Vol. 1” in 2018 and “The Jacob Jolliff Band” in 2022.

In 2022, Jacob was called on by world famous banjo player, Béla Fleck, to tour as part of My Bluegrass Heart. He performed around the country alongside Béla and some of the very best musicians in the genre: Bryan Sutton, Cody Kilby, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz, Michael Cleveland, Stuart Duncan and Billy Contreras.
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ACERCA de ...
Jacob Jolliff nació en una familia de músicos de Newberg, Oregón. Su padre le inició en la mandolina a los siete años y le obligaba a practicar diez minutos al día. Pero después de seis meses practicando esta cantidad mínima, algo encajó, y casi de la noche a la mañana empezó a dedicar varias horas de práctica intensa al día. Y esto no ha cambiado en los últimos 20 años.

Durante la secundaria y el bachillerato, Jacob tocó con su padre en una banda de bluegrass gospel. Tocaron en festivales e iglesias de todo el noroeste de Estados Unidos, y se convirtieron en un elemento básico en los espectáculos de gospel de los domingos por la mañana. Durante este tiempo tuvo la oportunidad de conocer y tocar con muchos de sus héroes, como Ronnie McCoury, David Grisman y Chris Thile. Aunque hasta entonces Jacob había sido un autodidacta, las lecciones con grandes músicos como éstos le mantuvieron inspirado y en movimiento.

A los 18 años, Jacob obtuvo una beca completa para el Berklee College of Music de Boston. En 2007 se trasladó a Massachusetts para comenzar sus estudios, junto con muchos otros jóvenes músicos con los que había crecido. Allí estudió con el difunto gran mandolinista John McGann, que fue una gran influencia. Bajo la supervisión de John, pasó muchos días de práctica de seis horas trabajando en una variedad de estilos, desde bluegrass hasta jazz y música celta. En 2008, durante su segundo año de universidad, se unió al grupo de música de raíces de Nueva Inglaterra Joy Kills Sorrow. En los años siguientes, el grupo realizó numerosas giras por Estados Unidos, Canadá y Europa, tocando en cientos de clubes, teatros y festivales. Debido a la rigurosa agenda del grupo, fue todo un reto para él seguir estudiando, pero aun así consiguió graduarse en 2011. Poco después, en 2012, ganó el Campeonato Nacional de Mandolina en Winfield, Kansas.

En 2014, después de tres discos, cientos de conciertos y miles de kilómetros en una furgoneta de 15 pasajeros, Joy Kills Sorrow hizo una pausa indefinida. Fortuitamente, al terminar este capítulo del viaje musical de Jacob, comenzó otro importante. Un par de semanas después del último concierto de la banda, el joven mandolinista recibió una llamada del grupo de improvisación de bluegrass progresivo Yonder Mountain String Band. Habían roto con su mandolinista original y querían probar a alguien nuevo. Jacob realizó su primera gira con YMSB en junio de ese año. Enseguida conectó musical y personalmente con la banda, y poco después se convirtió en miembro a tiempo completo. Jacob tocó con Yonder hasta finales de 2019, publicando tres álbumes con el grupo.

Ahora, en 2023, el principal foco de atención del mandolinista es The Jacob Jolliff Band. Este conjunto es un grupo de virtuosos de la púa que tocan instrumentales originales de Jacob, además de mostrar su canto. Realizan giras nacionales por Estados Unidos y también han viajado a Escocia y Australia para actuar. El grupo ha publicado dos álbumes, "Instrumentals Vol. 1" en 2018 y "The Jacob Jolliff Band" en 2022.

En 2022, Jacob fue llamado por el mundialmente famoso intérprete de banjo, Béla Fleck, para hacer una gira como parte de My Bluegrass Heart. Actuó por todo el país junto a Béla y algunos de los mejores músicos del género: Bryan Sutton, Cody Kilby, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz, Michael Cleveland, Stuart Duncan y Billy Contreras.
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Clark Terry-Freddie Hubbard-Dizzy Gillespie plus Oscar Peterson-Ray Brown-Joe Pass-Bobby Durham • The Alternate Blues

 



James Moody • Running the Gamut Legendary Sessions

 



Description from liner notes and reviews:
Two of the most expressive and prolific figures in jazz history collaborated on this exceptional session. Multi-reed instrumentalist James Moody and trumpeter, composer, and arranger Thad Jones created an album that fell through the critical cracks despite being remarkably good. Recorded in 1964 for the independent Scepter label, it was one of two albums Moody made for the label featuring the immortal Thad Jones. The session takes off from Moody's early '60s work for Chess, displaying a deeper side of his musical consciousness with Tom McIntosh's influence strongly felt as producer. Moody plays tenor, alto, and flute, working with a really great group including Patti Bown on piano, Albert Heath on drums, Reggie Workman on bass, and Thad Jones on trumpet. The scope of the work is far beyond anything expected, with a stunning early funk track featuring a tripped-out organ line. Remastered for 2024, this album represents one for any true jazz fanatic's collection.
https://www.amazon.com/Running-Gamut-Legendary-Sessions-1963-1964/dp/B0DFZ582C3

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Descripción de notas de producción y reseñas:
Dos de las figuras más expresivas y prolíficas de la historia del jazz colaboraron en esta sesión excepcional. El instrumentista multi-cañas James Moody y el trompetista, compositor y arreglista Thad Jones crearon un álbum que cayó entre las grietas críticas a pesar de ser notablemente bueno. Grabado en 1964 para el sello independiente Scepter, fue uno de dos álbumes que Moody hizo para el sello presentando al inmortal Thad Jones. La sesión despega del trabajo de principios de los '60 de Moody para Chess, mostrando un lado más profundo de su consciencia musical con la influencia de Tom McIntosh fuertemente sentida como productor. Moody toca tenor, alto y flauta, trabajando con un grupo realmente grande que incluye a Patti Bown en piano, Albert Heath en batería, Reggie Workman en bajo y Thad Jones en trompeta. El alcance del trabajo está mucho más allá de lo esperado, con una impresionante pista de funk temprano presentando una línea de órgano psicodélica. Remasterizado para 2024, este álbum representa uno para la colección de cualquier verdadero fanático del jazz.
https://www.amazon.com/Running-Gamut-Legendary-Sessions-1963-1964/dp/B0DFZ582C3


The Blue Cats • The Blue Cats



British Neo-Rockabilly band that started in the late 70s. The original line-up consisted of Dave Phillips, Carlo Edwards, Stef Edwards and Clive Osborne. In 1982 Dave Phillips left he band to start with Dave Phillps And The Hot Rod Gang. He was replaced by singer Clint Bradley. They were very active in the 80s and 90s as spearheads of the British Neo-Rockabilly movement which combined the old traditional Rockabilly from the states with modern wave influences. Recently had a great comeback in 2012 earning them Europe/world wide recognition again.
https://www.discogs.com/es/artist/950193-Blue-Cats

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La banda británica Neo-Rockabilly que comenzó a finales de los 70. La formación original estaba formada por Dave Phillips, Carlo Edwards, Stef Edwards y Clive Osborne. En 1982 Dave Phillips dejó la banda para empezar con Dave Phillps And The Hot Rod Gang. Fue reemplazado por el cantante Clint Bradley. Estuvieron muy activos en los 80 y 90 como punta de lanza del movimiento británico Neo-Rockabilly que combinaba el viejo Rockabilly tradicional de los estados con influencias de la onda moderna. Recientemente tuvieron un gran regreso en 2012 ganándose de nuevo el reconocimiento de toda Europa y el mundo.
https://www.discogs.com/es/artist/950193-Blue-Cats






Marco Marzola Feat. Ed Cherry • Create

 



Marco Marzola Jazz Musician and Bandleader (Contrabass & Electric Bass) Based in London
Ongoing collaboration with Musicians of the International jazz scene across Europe at Jazz Festivals and Jazz Clubs.
His artistic training began at the conservatory of Ferrara (Italy). Captured by Jazz at an early age, he moved to New York in 1982 where he studied with Barry Harris and Buster Williams. He became interested in Ethnic Music, Blues and Pop. Alongside his work as sideman, he started several projects as a band leader featuring International acclaimed guests such as Ed Cherry, Steve Turre, Sherman Irby, Akua Dixon, Darrell Green, Dion Parson. As a testimony to these collaborations, there are now a number of Albums available on line. He shared the stage and recorded with the most representative Musicians of the INTERNATIONAL JAZZ SCENE around Europe and United States such as:
Betty Carter, Jimmy Lovelace, Tommy Tarantine, Jimmy Owens, Paul Jeffrey, Craig Handy, Harold Land, George Cables, Steve Turre, Tommy Campbell, John Hics, Tony Scott, Bruce Forman, Jimmy Cobb, Dion Parson, John Clark, Sherman Irby, Chuck McPherson, James Zollar, Darrell Green, Jesse Davis, Akua Dixon, James Hurt, Ed Cherry, Stacy Dillard, Bruce Williams, Jerome Jennings, Art Hirahara, Camille Thurman, Giulio Capiozzo, Flavio Boltro, Stefano Bollani, Fabrizio Bosso and many other.
He participated on many occasions in broadcasting radio television.
Tournée: Europe, USA, Japan.
Guest player for International Jazz Day at The London Shaw Theatre on 2016.
http://www.marcomarzola.com/bio/

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Marco Marzola, músico de jazz y director de banda (contrabajo y bajo eléctrico) con base en Londres.
Colaboración continua con músicos de la escena internacional de jazz de toda Europa en festivales y clubes de jazz.
Su formación artística comenzó en el conservatorio de Ferrara (Italia). Capturado por el Jazz a una edad temprana, se trasladó a Nueva York en 1982 donde estudió con Barry Harris y Buster Williams. Se interesó por la música étnica, el blues y el pop. Además de su trabajo como sideman, comenzó varios proyectos como líder de banda con invitados de renombre internacional como Ed Cherry, Steve Turre, Sherman Irby, Akua Dixon, Darrell Green, Dion Parson. Como testimonio de estas colaboraciones, ahora hay varios álbumes disponibles en línea. Compartió el escenario y grabó con los músicos más representativos de la ESCENA INTERNACIONAL DE JAZZ en Europa y Estados Unidos como:
Betty Carter, Jimmy Lovelace, Tommy Tarantine, Jimmy Owens, Paul Jeffrey, Craig Handy, Harold Land, George Cables, Steve Turre, Tommy Campbell, John Hics, Tony Scott, Bruce Forman, Jimmy Cobb, Dion Parson, John Clark, Sherman Irby, Chuck McPherson, James Zollar, Darrell Green, Jesse Davis, Akua Dixon, James Hurt, Ed Cherry, Stacy Dillard, Bruce Williams, Jerome Jennings, Art Hirahara, Camille Thurman, Giulio Capiozzo, Flavio Boltro, Stefano Bollani, Fabrizio Bosso y muchos otros.
Participó en muchas ocasiones en la difusión de la radio y la televisión.
Tournée: Europa, EE.UU., Japón.
Invitado para el Día Internacional del Jazz en el Teatro Shaw de Londres en 2016.
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Billy Mitchell • This Is Billy Mitchell

 



Review from AllMusic (by Scott Yanow):
Although the tenor saxophonist is in typically fine form on six obscurities and two standards ("Sophisticated Lady" and "You Turned the Tables On Me"), this record's main significance is that it features the young vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, who was virtually at the beginning of his career. Five of the eight songs also include trumpeter Dave Burns, pianist Billy Wallace, bassist Herman Wright and drummer Otis Finch, while the other numbers have organist Sleepy Anderson in place of Wallace and Burns. Mainstream hard bop of the era.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-billy-mitchell-featuring-bobby-hutcherson-mw0000028852

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Reseña de AllMusic (por Scott Yanow):
Aunque el saxofonista tenor está en forma típicamente excelente en seis piezas oscuras y dos estándares ("Sophisticated Lady" y "You Turned the Tables On Me"), la significancia principal de este disco es que presenta al joven vibrafonista Bobby Hutcherson, quien estaba virtualmente al comienzo de su carrera. Cinco de las ocho canciones también incluyen al trompetista Dave Burns, el pianista Billy Wallace, el bajista Herman Wright y el baterista Otis Finch, mientras que los otros números tienen al organista Sleepy Anderson en lugar de Wallace y Burns. Hard bop convencional de la época.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-billy-mitchell-featuring-bobby-hutcherson-mw0000028852


Benny Golson • Groovin' With Golson

  



Review
by Scott Yanow
This is one of at least four recordings that matched up tenor saxophonist Benny Golson and trombonist Curtis Fuller prior to the formation of the Jazztet; ironically, Fuller only stuck around for one Jazztet record before departing. Reissued on CD, the LP-length program has two lesser-known Golson compositions along with "Drum Boogie," "I Didn't Know What Time It Was," and "Yesterdays." Three of the tunes are blues, and the two ballads are taken at a medium-tempo pace. With pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Art Blakey forming a solid rhythm section, the hard bop music does indeed groove in its own fashion.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/groovin-with-golson-mw0000093023

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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
Esta es una de las al menos cuatro grabaciones que emparejaron al saxofonista tenor Benny Golson y al trombonista Curtis Fuller antes de la formación del Jazztet; irónicamente, Fuller sólo se quedó para un disco del Jazztet antes de marcharse. Reeditado en CD, el programa de duración LP tiene dos composiciones menos conocidas de Golson junto con "Drum Boogie", "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" y "Yesterdays". Tres de los temas son blues, y las dos baladas se interpretan a un ritmo medio. Con el pianista Ray Bryant, el bajista Paul Chambers y el batería Art Blakey formando una sólida sección rítmica, la música hard bop se mueve a su manera.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/groovin-with-golson-mw0000093023


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The Kyle Asche Organ Trio • The Hook Up

 

 



Nothing says "jazz" like an organ trio, and nothing sounds "cooler." I mean dark sunglasses, tight black suit and skinny dark tie cool, maybe a cigarette dangling, like on some of those old Wes Montgomery album covers on Riverside.

Chicago-based guitarist Kyle Asche fits very well into the Wes Montgomery sound, though the look has been updated—suits have a more modern cut, with some color, and the ties are wider, and the cigarettes (thankfully) are nowhere to be seen. These are young guys—Asche is 26—but they've absorbed the Montgomery/Grant Green organ trio sound and given it a modern twist, with some gritty sax work growling up from under the guitar/organ solos on four of the eight tunes.

Asche penned six of the tunes on The Hook Up, some fine compositions that pay homage to the tradition. The group also covers Irving Berlin's "The Best Thing for You" and Burt Bacharach's "Alfie," the latter opening with an extended Asche solo, the group joining him a minute and half in, with the whisper of Pete Benson's B-3 and the soft hiss of Todd Howell's brushes on skin. It seems an unlkely vehicle for the organ trio, but they make the song theirs, and it's a nice change of pace from the bluesier tone of most of the rest of the recording.

Tenor saxophonist Scott Burns joins the trio on four tunes, mixing up the group sound on a nicely-paced set, one played with a lot of soul, passion and an updated "coolness."
By DAN MCCLENAGHAN
October 22, 2005
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-hook-up-oa2-records-review-by-dan-mcclenaghan.php

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Nada dice "jazz" como un trío de órganos, y nada suena "más cool". Me refiero a unas gafas de sol oscuras, un traje negro ajustado y una corbata oscura ceñida, tal vez un cigarrillo colgando, como en algunas de esas viejas portadas de discos de Wes Montgomery en Riverside.

El guitarrista de Chicago, Kyle Asche, encaja muy bien en el sonido de Wes Montgomery, aunque el aspecto se ha actualizado: los trajes tienen un corte más moderno, con algo de color, y las corbatas son más anchas, y los cigarrillos (afortunadamente) no se ven por ninguna parte. Estos chicos son jóvenes -Asche tiene 26 años-, pero han absorbido el sonido del trío de órganos de Montgomery/Grant Green y le han dado un toque moderno, con algún trabajo de saxo arenoso que gruñe por debajo de los solos de guitarra/órgano en cuatro de las ocho melodías.

Asche es autor de seis de los temas de The Hook Up, algunas de las cuales son buenas composiciones que rinden homenaje a la tradición. El grupo también versiona "The Best Thing for You" de Irving Berlin y "Alfie" de Burt Bacharach, esta última abre con un extenso solo de Asche, al que se une el grupo al minuto y medio, con el susurro de la B-3 de Pete Benson y el suave siseo de las escobillas de Todd Howell sobre la piel. Parece un vehículo impropio para el trío de órganos, pero hacen suya la canción, y es un agradable cambio de ritmo respecto al tono más bluesero de la mayor parte del resto de la grabación.

El saxofonista tenor Scott Burns se une al trío en cuatro temas, mezclando el sonido del grupo en un conjunto de buen ritmo, tocado con mucha alma, pasión y una "frescura" actualizada.
Por DAN MCCLENAGHAN
22 de octubre de 2005
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-hook-up-oa2-records-review-by-dan-mcclenaghan.php


Ronald Muldrow • Mapenzi

 

 


Biography
by Scott Yanow
An excellent guitarist inspired by his own sound, Ronald Muldrow has long been a fixture at Los Angeles' Fifth St. Dick's club. Muldrow's first main professional job was backing the Staples Singers during a tour of Africa. The guitarist was part of Eddie Harris' band during 1974-79, had a short stint with Ronnie Laws, formed a trio in 1980 and then spent a period living in New York freelancing including a Japanese tour with Terumasa Hino. Muldrow returned permanently to Los Angeles, continued working with Eddie Harris and, while touring Europe with Maceo Parker in 1992, he had the opportunity to record his debut as a leader, Growing You for the Bellaphon label. Muldrow has since led dates for Enja and Kokopelli and continued to grow as an improviser.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ronald-muldrow-mn0000298416/biography

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Biografía
por Scott Yanow
Excelente guitarrista inspirado en su propio sonido, Ronald Muldrow ha sido durante mucho tiempo un fijo en el club Fifth St. Dick's de Los Ángeles. El primer trabajo profesional importante de Muldrow fue respaldar a los Staples Singers durante una gira por África. El guitarrista formó parte de la banda de Eddie Harris entre 1974 y 1979, tuvo una breve temporada con Ronnie Laws, formó un trío en 1980 y luego pasó un periodo viviendo en Nueva York como freelance, incluyendo una gira japonesa con Terumasa Hino. Muldrow regresó permanentemente a Los Ángeles, continuó trabajando con Eddie Harris y, mientras estaba de gira por Europa con Maceo Parker en 1992, tuvo la oportunidad de grabar su debut como líder, Growing You para el sello Bellaphon. Desde entonces, Muldrow ha liderado fechas para Enja y Kokopelli y ha seguido creciendo como improvisador.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ronald-muldrow-mn0000298416/biography




Lucky Thompson • Bop & Ballads

 



 Artist Biography
Born in Columbia, SC, on June 16, 1924, tenor saxophonist Lucky Thompson bridged the gap between the physical dynamism of swing and the cerebral intricacies of bebop, emerging as one of his instrument's foremost practitioners and a stylist par excellence. Eli Thompson's lifelong nickname -- the byproduct of a jersey, given him by his father, with the word "lucky" stitched across the chest -- would prove bitterly inappropriate: when he was five, his mother died, and the remainder of his childhood, spent largely in Detroit, was devoted to helping raise his younger siblings. Thompson loved music, but without hope of acquiring an instrument of his own, he ran errands to earn enough money to purchase an instructional book on the saxophone, complete with fingering chart. He then carved imitation lines and keys into a broom handle, teaching himself to read music years before he ever played an actual sax. According to legend, Thompson finally received his own saxophone by accident -- a delivery company mistakenly dropped one off at his home along with some furniture, and after graduating high school and working briefly as a barber, he signed on with Erskine Hawkins' 'Bama State Collegians, touring with the group until 1943, when he joined Lionel Hampton and settled in New York City.

Soon after his arrival in the Big Apple, Thompson was tapped to replace Ben Webster during his regular gig at the 52nd Street club the Three Deuces -- Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and Art Tatum were all in attendance at Thompson's debut gig, and while he deemed the performance a disaster (a notorious perfectionist, he was rarely if ever pleased with his work), he nevertheless quickly earned the respect of his peers and became a club fixture. After a stint with bassist Slam Stewart, Thompson again toured with Hampton before joining singer Billy Eckstine's short-lived big band that included Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Art Blakey -- in other words, the crucible of bebop. But although he played on some of the earliest and most influential bop dates, Thompson never fit squarely within the movement's paradigm -- his playing boasted an elegance and formal power all his own, with an emotional depth rare among the tenor greats of his generation. He joined the Count Basie Orchestra in late 1944, exiting the following year while in Los Angeles and remaining there until 1946, in the interim playing on and arranging a series of dates for the Exclusive label. Thompson returned to the road when Gillespie hired him to replace Parker in their epochal combo -- he also played on Parker's landmark March 28, 1946, session for Dial, and that same year was a member of the Charles Mingus and Buddy Collette-led Stars of Swing which, sadly, never recorded.

Thompson returned to New York in 1947, leading his own band at the famed Savoy Ballroom. The following year, he made his European debut at the Nice Jazz Festival, and went on to feature on sessions headlined by Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis (the seminal Walkin'). Backed by a group dubbed the Lucky Seven that included trumpeter Harold Johnson and altoist Jimmy Powell, Thompson cut his first studio session as a leader on August 14, 1953, returning the following March 2. For the most part he remained a sideman for the duration of his career, however, enjoying a particularly fruitful collaboration with Milt Jackson that yielded several LPs during the mid-'50s. But many musicians, not to mention industry executives, found Thompson difficult to deal with -- he was notoriously outspoken about what he considered the unfair power wielded over the jazz business by record labels, music publishers, and booking agents, and in February 1956 he sought to escape these "vultures" by relocating his family to Paris. Two months later he joined Stan Kenton's French tour, even returning to the U.S. with Kenton's group, but he soon found himself blacklisted by Louis Armstrong's manager, Joe Glaser, after a bizarre conflict with the beloved jazz pioneer over which musician should be the first to leave their plane after landing. Without steady work, he returned to Paris, cutting several sessions with producer Eddie Barclay.

Thompson remained in France until 1962, returning to New York and a year later headlining the Prestige LP Plays Jerome Kern and No More, which featured pianist Hank Jones. Around this same time his wife died, and in addition to struggling to raise their children on his own, Thompson's old battles with the jazz power structure also remained, and in 1966 he formally announced his retirement in the pages of Down Beat magazine. Within a few months he returned to active duty, but remained frustrated with the industry and his own ability -- during the March 20, 1968, date captured on the Candid CD Lord, Lord Am I Ever Gonna Know?, he says "I feel I have only scratched the surface of what I know I am capable of doing." From late 1968 to 1970, Thompson lived in Lausanne, Switzerland, touring widely across Europe before returning the U.S., where he taught music at Dartmouth University and in 1973 led his final recording, I Offer You. The remaining decades of Thompson's life are in large part a mystery -- he spent several years living on Ontario's Manitoulin Island before relocating to Savannah, GA, trading his saxophones in exchange for dental work. He eventually migrated to the Pacific Northwest, and after a long period of homelessness checked into Seattle's Columbia City Assisted Living Center in 1994. Thompson remained in assisted care until his death on July 30, 2005.
by Jason Ankeny
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lucky-thompson-mn0000302799/biography

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 Biografía del artista
Nacido en Columbia, SC, el 16 de junio de 1924, el saxofonista tenor Lucky Thompson tendió un puente entre el dinamismo físico del swing y las complejidades cerebrales del bebop, emergiendo como uno de los principales practicantes de su instrumento y un estilista por excelencia. El apodo de toda la vida de Eli Thompson - el subproducto de una camiseta, que le dio su padre, con la palabra "afortunado" cosida en el pecho - resultaría amargamente inapropiado: cuando tenía cinco años, su madre murió, y el resto de su infancia, transcurrida en gran parte en Detroit, se dedicó a ayudar a criar a sus hermanos menores. Thompson amaba la música, pero sin esperanza de adquirir un instrumento propio, hizo recados para ganar suficiente dinero para comprar un libro de instrucciones sobre el saxofón, completo con tabla de digitación. Luego talló líneas de imitación y llaves en el mango de una escoba, enseñándose a sí mismo a leer música años antes de tocar un saxo de verdad. Según la leyenda, Thompson recibió finalmente su propio saxofón por accidente - una empresa de reparto dejó por error uno en su casa junto con algunos muebles, y después de graduarse de la escuela secundaria y trabajar brevemente como barbero, firmó con "Bama State Collegians" de Erskine Hawkins, haciendo una gira con el grupo hasta 1943, cuando se unió a Lionel Hampton y se estableció en la ciudad de Nueva York.

Poco después de su llegada a la Gran Manzana, Thompson fue contratado para sustituir a Ben Webster durante su actuación habitual en el club de la calle 52, los Three Deuces -Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young y Art Tatum asistieron al concierto de debut de Thompson, y aunque consideró la actuación un desastre (un notorio perfeccionista, rara vez, si es que alguna vez, estaba satisfecho con su trabajo), sin embargo, rápidamente se ganó el respeto de sus compañeros y se convirtió en un fijo del club. Después de una temporada con el bajista Slam Stewart, Thompson volvió a hacer una gira con Hampton antes de unirse a la efímera big band del cantante Billy Eckstine que incluía a Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie y Art Blakey, en otras palabras, el crisol del bebop. Pero aunque tocó en algunas de las primeras y más influyentes fechas del bop, Thompson nunca encajó de lleno en el paradigma del movimiento - su forma de tocar se jactaba de una elegancia y poder formal propios, con una profundidad emocional rara entre los grandes tenores de su generación. Se unió a la Count Basie Orchestra a finales de 1944, saliendo al año siguiente mientras estaba en Los Ángeles y permaneciendo allí hasta 1946, mientras tanto tocando y arreglando una serie de fechas para el sello Exclusive. Thompson volvió a la carretera cuando Gillespie lo contrató para reemplazar a Parker en su combo de época -- también tocó en la sesión del 28 de marzo de 1946 para Dial, y ese mismo año fue miembro de las Estrellas del Swing de Charles Mingus y Buddy Collette que, tristemente, nunca grabó.

Thompson regresó a Nueva York en 1947, dirigiendo su propia banda en el famoso Savoy Ballroom. Al año siguiente, hizo su debut europeo en el Festival de Jazz de Niza, y continuó con las sesiones encabezadas por Thelonious Monk y Miles Davis (el seminal Walkin'). Apoyado por un grupo llamado Lucky Seven que incluía al trompetista Harold Johnson y al contralto Jimmy Powell, Thompson cortó su primera sesión de estudio como líder el 14 de agosto de 1953, volviendo el siguiente 2 de marzo. Sin embargo, durante toda su carrera permaneció como sideman, disfrutando de una colaboración particularmente fructífera con Milt Jackson que dio lugar a varios LPs a mediados de los años 50. Pero muchos músicos, por no hablar de los ejecutivos de la industria, encontraron a Thompson difícil de tratar - era notoriamente franco acerca de lo que consideraba el injusto poder que ejercían sobre el negocio del jazz los sellos discográficos, los editores de música y los agentes de contratación, y en febrero de 1956 trató de escapar de estos "buitres" trasladando a su familia a París. Dos meses más tarde se unió a la gira francesa de Stan Kenton, incluso regresó a los Estados Unidos con el grupo de Kenton, pero pronto se encontró en la lista negra del manager de Louis Armstrong, Joe Glaser, después de un extraño conflicto con el querido pionero del jazz sobre qué músico debería ser el primero en dejar su avión después de aterrizar. Sin trabajo fijo, volvió a París, cortando varias sesiones con el productor Eddie Barclay.

Thompson permaneció en Francia hasta 1962, regresando a Nueva York y un año más tarde encabezando el LP Prestige Plays Jerome Kern and No More, en el que aparecía el pianista Hank Jones. Alrededor de esta misma época murió su esposa, y además de luchar para criar a sus hijos por su cuenta, las viejas batallas de Thompson con la estructura de poder del jazz también se mantuvieron, y en 1966 anunció formalmente su retiro en las páginas de la revista Down Beat. En pocos meses volvió al servicio activo, pero siguió frustrado con la industria y su propia habilidad -- durante el 20 de marzo de 1968, fecha capturada en el CD Candid Lord, Lord Am I Gonna Know?, dice "Siento que sólo he arañado la superficie de lo que sé que soy capaz de hacer". Desde finales de 1968 a 1970, Thompson vivió en Lausana, Suiza.