Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Milton DeLugg • Presenting Milton Delugg and The Tonight Show Big Band
Biography:
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Buddy Rich • Big Band Shout Buddy Rich & His Orchestra Play Count Basie
Arguably
the greatest jazz drummer of all time, the legendary Buddy Rich
exhibited his love for music through the dedication of his life to the
art. His was a career that spanned seven decades, beginning when Rich
was 18 months old and continuing until his death in 1987. Immensely
gifted, Rich could play with remarkable speed and dexterity despite the
fact that he never received a formal lesson and refused to practice
outside of his performances. Born Bernard Rich to vaudevillians Robert
and Bess Rich on September 30, 1917, the famed drummer was introduced to
audiences at a very young age. By 1921, he was a seasoned solo
performer with his vaudeville act, "Traps the Drum Wonder." With his
natural sense of rhythm, Rich performed regularly on Broadway at the age
of four. At the peak of Rich's early career, he was the second-highest
paid child entertainer in the world. Rich's jazz career began in 1937
when he began playing with Joe Marsala at New York's Hickory House. By
1939, he had joined Tommy Dorsey's band, and he later went on to play
with such jazz greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Ventura, Louis
Armstrong and Gene Krupa. Rich was regularly featured in Jazz at the
Philharmonic during the late 1940s. He also appeared in such Hollywood
films as Symphony of Swing (1939), Ship Ahoy (1942) and How's About It
(1943). Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Rich toured with his own bands
and opened two nightclubs, Buddy's Place and Buddy's Place II. Both
clubs were regularly filled to capacity by fans of the great master
drummer. After opening Buddy's Place II, Rich introduced new tunes with
elements of rock into his repertoire, demonstrating his ability to adapt
to his audience's changing tastes and establishing himself as a great
rock drummer. Known for his caustic humor, Rich was a favorite on
several television talk shows including the Tonight Show with Johnny
Carson, the Mike Douglas Show, the Dick Cavett Show and the Merv Griffin
Show. During these appearances, audiences were entertained by Rich's
constant sparring with the hosts and his slights of various pop singers.
This famed musician received outstanding recognition throughout his
career. The Downbeat Magazine Hall of Fame Award, the Modern Drummer
Magazine Hall of Fame Award and the Jazz Unlimited Immortals of Jazz
Award are just a few of his numerous honors. Rich gained international
attention for such master compositions as his 10-minute West Side Story
medley.
During his lengthy career, Rich toured around the globe,
performing for millions of fans and several world leaders including the
King of Thailand, King Hussein of Jordan the Queen of England, and U.S.
presidents Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. On
April 2, 1987, Rich died of heart failure following surgery for a
malignant brain tumor. Longtime friend, Frank Sinatra, spoke a touching
eulogy at Rich's funeral. Today, Buddy Rich is remembered as one of
history's greatest musicians. According to jazz legend Gene Krupa, Rich
was "The greatest drummer ever to have drawn breath."
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/buddy-rich/
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Durante su larga carrera, Rich realizó giras por todo el mundo, actuando para millones de fans y varios líderes mundiales, entre ellos el Rey de Tailandia, el Rey Hussein de Jordania, la Reina de Inglaterra y los presidentes estadounidenses Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy y Ronald Reagan. El 2 de abril de 1987, Rich murió de un fallo cardíaco tras una operación por un tumor cerebral maligno. Su viejo amigo Frank Sinatra pronunció un emotivo elogio en el funeral de Rich. Hoy, Buddy Rich es recordado como uno de los mejores músicos de la historia. Según la leyenda del jazz Gene Krupa, Rich era "El mejor batería que jamás haya exhalado aliento".
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/buddy-rich/
Dizzy Gillespie & James Moody • Dizzy Gillespie & James Moody With Gil Fuller
Dizzy Gillespie & James Moody • Dizzy Gillespie & James Moody With Gil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra
Review from All About Jazz (by Graham L. Flanagan): This 2008 compilation combines two 1965 studio albums made by Gil Fuller with the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra, one featuring Dizzy Gillespie and the other featuring James Moody. Flanagan highlights Fuller's arrangements, the orchestra's powerful ensemble sound and the contributions of soloists including Harry Edison, Buddy Collette and Bill Green. Among the highlights he identifies are "Tin Tin Deo," "Blues For a Debutante," "Big Sur" and "Latin Lady."
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Resena de All About Jazz (por Graham L. Flanagan): Esta recopilacion de 2008 reune dos albumes de estudio grabados por Gil Fuller con la Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra en 1965, uno con Dizzy Gillespie y el otro con James Moody. Flanagan destaca los arreglos de Fuller, la potente sonoridad del conjunto y las contribuciones de solistas como Harry Edison, Buddy Collette y Bill Green. Entre los temas que destaca se encuentran "Tin Tin Deo", "Blues For a Debutante", "Big Sur" y "Latin Lady".
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Urbie Green And His Orchestra • Let's Face The Music And Dance
A fine jazz player with a beautiful tone who has spent most of his career in the studios, Urbie Green is highly respected by his fellow trombonists. He started playing when he was 12; was with the big bands of Tommy Reynolds, Bob Strong, and Frankie Carle as a teenager; and worked with Gene Krupa during 1947-1950. Green had a stint with Woody Herman's Third Herd, appeared on some of the famous Buck Clayton jam sessions (1953-1954), and was with Benny Goodman off and on during 1955-1957. He played with Count Basie in 1963, and spent a period in the 1960s fronting the Tommy Dorsey ghost band (1966-1967), but has mostly stuck to studio work. Urbie Green recorded frequently as a leader in the 1950s up to 1963 (for Blue Note, Vanguard, Bethlehem, ABC-Paramount, and dance band-oriented records for RCA and Command). He has appeared much less often in jazz settings since then, but did make two albums for CTI in 1976-1977.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/urbie-green-mn0000300013#biography
Urbie Green, un excelente intérprete de jazz con un tono precioso que ha pasado la mayor parte de su carrera en los estudios, es muy respetado por sus colegas trombonistas. Empezó a tocar a los 12 años, formó parte de las big bands de Tommy Reynolds, Bob Strong y Frankie Carle cuando era adolescente y trabajó con Gene Krupa entre 1947 y 1950. Green formó parte del Third Herd de Woody Herman, participó en algunas de las famosas jam sessions de Buck Clayton (1953-1954) y estuvo con Benny Goodman de forma intermitente entre 1955 y 1957. Tocó con Count Basie en 1963, y en los años sesenta estuvo al frente de la banda fantasma de Tommy Dorsey (1966-1967), pero se ha dedicado sobre todo al trabajo de estudio. Urbie Green grabó con frecuencia como líder en los años 50 hasta 1963 (para Blue Note, Vanguard, Bethlehem, ABC-Paramount, y discos orientados a bandas de baile para RCA y Command). Desde entonces ha aparecido con mucha menos frecuencia en el mundo del jazz, pero grabó dos discos para CTI en 1976-1977.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/urbie-green-mn0000300013#biography
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Friday, September 25, 2026
Bud Freeman • Chicago-Austin High School Jazz In Hi-Fi.txt
Review by Scott Yanow
Three overlapping groups are heard from here, and they revisit the repertoire of the McKenzie & Condon's Chicagoans of 1927 (playing new versions of the four songs originally recorded) and Bud Freeman's 1939-1940 Summa Cum Laude Orchestra. The two septets and the octet feature such immortal Condonites as tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman; Jimmy McPartland and Billy Butterfield on trumpets; trombonists Tyree Glenn and Jack Teagarden (who also takes some vocals); clarinetists Pee Wee Russell and Peanuts Hucko; pianists Gene Schroeder and Dick Cary; rhythm guitarist Al Casamenti (but surprisingly no Eddie Condon); bassists Milt Hinton, Al Hall, and Leonard Gaskin; and drummer George Wettling. The veterans were all still in prime form at the time, and they sound quite inspired. Highlights include "Nobody's Sweetheart," "China Boy," "Chicago," "There'll Be Some Changes Made," and "Jack Hits the Road."
https://www.allmusic.com/album/chicago-austin-high-school-jazz-in-hi-fi-mw0000211633
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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Aquí se escuchan tres grupos superpuestos que revisan el repertorio de los Habitantes de Chicago de McKenzie & Condon de 1927 (tocando nuevas versiones de las cuatro canciones grabadas originalmente) y la Orquesta Summa Cum Laude de Bud Freeman de 1939-1940. Los dos septetos y el octeto presentan condonitas inmortales como el saxofonista tenor Bud Freeman; Jimmy McPartland y Billy Butterfield a las trompetas; los trombonistas Tyree Glenn y Jack Teagarden (quienes también toman algunas voces); los clarinetistas Pee Wee Russell y Peanuts Hucko; los pianistas Gene Schroeder y Dick Cary; el guitarrista rítmico Al Casamenti( pero sorprendentemente no Eddie Condon); los bajistas Milt Hinton, Al Hall y Leonard Gaskin; y el baterista George Wettling. Los veteranos todavía estaban en plena forma en ese momento, y suenan bastante inspirados. Los aspectos más destacados incluyen "Nobody's Sweetheart", "China Boy", "Chicago"," Se realizarán algunos Cambios " y " Jack Sale a la carretera."
https://www.allmusic.com/album/chicago-austin-high-school-jazz-in-hi-fi-mw0000211633
Monday, September 21, 2026
Bob Thiele & Gabor Szabo • Light My Fire
Light My Fire is an album by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó and American record producer Bob Thiele featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.
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Light My Fire es un álbum del guitarrista de jazz húngaro Gábor Szabó y del productor discográfico estadounidense Bob Thiele con actuaciones grabadas en 1967 para el sello Impulse!
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Monday, September 14, 2026
Count Basie • Basie In London
El título del álbum es inexplicable, ya que fue grabado en vivo en Gothenburg, Suecia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basie_in_London
The album title is inexplicable, as it was recorded live in Gothenburg, Sweden.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basie_in_London
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
J.J. Johnson • Broadway Express
J.J.
Johnson is an NEA Jazz Master Considered by many to be the finest jazz
trombonist of all time, J.J. Johnson somehow transferred the innovations
of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to his more awkward instrument,
playing with such speed and deceptive ease that at one time some
listeners assumed he was playing valve (rather than slide) trombone!
Johnson toured with the territory bands of Clarence Love and Snookum
Russell during 1941-42 and then spent 1942-45 with Benny Carter's big
band.
He made his recording debut with Carter (taking a solo on
"Love for Sale" in 1943) and played at the first JATP concert (1944).
Johnson also had led plenty of solo space during his stay with Count
Basie's Orchestra (1945-46). During 1946-50, he played with all of the
top bop musicians including Charlie Parker (with whom he recorded in
1947), the Dizzy Gillespie big band, Illinois Jacquet (1947-49) and the
Miles Davis Birth of the Cool Nonet. His own recordings from the era
included such sidemen as Bud Powell and a young Sonny Rollins. J.J., who
also recorded with the Metronome All-Stars, played with Oscar Pettiford
(1951) and Miles Davis (1952) but then was outside of music, working as
a blueprint inspector for two years (1952-54).
His fortunes
changed when in August 1954 he formed a two -trombone quintet with Kai
Winding that became known as Jay and Kai and was quite popular during
its two years. After J.J. and Kai went their separate ways (they would
later have a few reunions), Johnson led a quintet that often included
Bobby Jaspar.
He began to compose ambitious works starting with
1956's "Poem for Brass" and including "El Camino Real" and a feature for
Dizzy Gillespie, "Perceptions"; his "Lament" became a standard. Johnson
worked with Miles Davis, during part of 1961-62, led some small groups
of his own, and by the late '60s was kept busy writing television and
film scores. J.J. Johnson was so famous in the jazz world that he kept
on winning DOWN BEAT polls in the 1970s even though he was not playing
at all! However, starting with a Japanese tour in 1977, J.J. gradually
returned to a busy performance schedule, leading a quintet in the 1980s
that often featured Ralph Moore.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/jj-johnson/
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J.
J. Johnson es un Maestro del Jazz NEA Considerado por muchos como el
mejor trombonista de jazz de todos los tiempos. ¡J. J. Johnson
transfirió de alguna manera las innovaciones de Charlie Parker y Dizzy
Gillespie a su instrumento más incómodo, tocando con tanta velocidad y
facilidad engañosa que en un momento algunos oyentes asumieron que
estaba tocando trombón de válvula (en lugar de slide)! Johnson realizó
una gira con las bandas territoriales de Clarence Love y Snookum Russell
durante 1941-42 y luego pasó 1942-45 con la big band de Benny Carter.
Hizo
su debut discográfico con Carter (haciendo un solo en" Love for Sale "
en 1943) y tocó en el primer concierto de JATP (1944). Johnson también
había liderado mucho espacio en solitario durante su estadía con la
Orquesta de Count Basie(1945-46). Durante 1946-50, tocó con todos los
mejores músicos de bop, incluido Charlie Parker (con quien grabó en
1947), la Dizzy Gillespie big band, Illinois Jacquet (1947-49) y Miles
Davis Birth of the Cool Nonet. Sus propias grabaciones de la época
incluían acompañantes como Bud Powell y un joven Sonny Rollins. J. J.,
quien también grabó con Metronome All-Stars, tocó con Oscar Pettiford
(1951) y Miles Davis (1952), pero luego estuvo fuera de la música,
trabajando como inspector de planos durante dos años (1952-54).
Su
suerte cambió cuando en agosto de 1954 formó un quinteto de dos
trombones con Kai Winding que se conoció como Jay y Kai y fue bastante
popular durante sus dos años. Después de que J. J. y Kai tomaran caminos
separados (más tarde tendrían algunas reuniones), Johnson dirigió un
quinteto que a menudo incluía a Bobby Jaspar.
Comenzó a componer
obras ambiciosas a partir de "Poem for Brass" de 1956 e incluyendo "El
Camino Real" y un largometraje para Dizzy Gillespie, "Perceptions"; su
"Lamento" se convirtió en un estándar. Johnson trabajó con Miles Davis,
durante parte de 1961-62, dirigió algunos pequeños grupos propios y, a
fines de los 60, se mantuvo ocupado escribiendo partituras para
televisión y cine. ¡J. J. Johnson era tan famoso en el mundo del jazz
que siguió ganando en las encuestas A LA BAJA en la década de 1970 a
pesar de que no tocaba en absoluto! Sin embargo, comenzando con una gira
japonesa en 1977, J. J. poco a poco volvió a una apretada agenda de
presentaciones, liderando un quinteto en la década de 1980 que a menudo
presentaba a Ralph Moore.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/jj-johnson/
Monday, September 7, 2026
Brian Setzer • The Devil Always Collects
Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Every decade has its own retro craze spearheaded by a true believer who brings classic sounds and styles back into vogue. Brian Setzer performed this trick not just once but twice: first as the leader of the Stray Cats, the trio who brought rockabilly back into the charts during the '80s, and then as a figure who helped popularize the swing revival of the '90s with the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Both of these sounds were grounded in the '50s, which is when rockabilly was born, but it was also the heyday of the kind of jump blues Setzer loved, such as Louis Prima and Big Joe Turner. While the Stray Cats were purists of sorts, indebted to the big beat of Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, as a solo act Setzer wound up fusing these aesthetics together, playing rockabilly guitar to a swinging beat. With this jumping sound, he cultivated a loyal following -- consisting of not a few latter-day disciples -- that stretched well into the new millennium, developing the long-running, successful career that many of his idols never had. Though Setzer's first solo effort, 1986's The Knife Feels Like Justice, was a heartland rock album, his big step forward came with 1994's The Brian Setzer Orchestra, where his rockabilly/swing fusion first took hold, and with 1998's The Dirty Boogie, he took that sound to the pop charts. His work with the Orchestra and the occasional holiday-themed release dominated his solo career, but he took detours back to rockabilly, most notably on 2005's Rockabilly Riot, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Sun Records and 2021's Gotta Have the Rumble. 2023's The Devil Always Collects was recorded with a trio.
While the heroes of rockabilly's golden era -- Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Elvis, and Carl Perkins -- loom large in Setzer's oeuvre, as a kid growing up in Long Island he initially fell for big-band jazz. His first instrument was the euphonium and he played brass in a variety of jazz bands while in school. He'd sneak into classic clubs like the Village Vanguard, but he also developed a taste for blues-rock and punk, which led him down the road to rockabilly. Picking up a guitar, he formed the Tomcats with drummer Gary Setzer and Bob Beecher in 1979, the latter was also a bandmate of Brian's in the Bloodless Pharaohs. As his infatuation with rockabilly intensified, Setzer devoted himself to the Tomcats, which evolved into the Stray Cats when bassist Lee Rocker and drummer Slim Jim Phantom entered the lineup in late 1979.
Sensing the U.S. wasn't quite ready for their rock & roll, the Stray Cats departed for London in June of 1980, hawking their instruments to get across the Atlantic. Within a few months, they earned the attention of roots rocker Dave Edmunds -- who just happened to appear in the 1973 film That'll Be the Day, playing in a band called the Stray Cats -- and he took them under his wing, producing their 1981 eponymous debut for Arista. Thanks to the singles "Rock This Town" and "Stray Cat Strut," the record was a hit; its 1982 sequel, Gonna Ball, didn't do as well, but highlights from the two LPs were culled for the American album Built for Speed. Thanks to those aforementioned singles, which both received heavy MTV airplay, Built for Speed turned the Stray Cats into stars in the U.S., paving the way for 1983's Rant n Rave with the Stray Cats, which had another major hit in the form of "(She's) Sexy + 17" and a minor one in the form of "I Won't Stand in Your Way."
Success came to the Stray Cats, but the group fractured in 1984 and Setzer responded by acting as a sideman for a variety of rockers, most prominently playing in Robert Plant's oldies band the Honeydrippers on a tour. Setzer launched a solo career in 1986 with The Knife Feels Like Justice, a record that found him right in line with the heartland rock of the mid-'80s but didn't generate any hits and, perhaps coincidentally, Setzer returned to the Stray Cats' fold that year for Rock Therapy, a reunion that also failed to stir sales. Next up was 1988's Live Nude Guitars, a record that moved him closer to Stray Cats territory but also failed to gain an audience. Another reunion with the Stray Cats followed, one that lasted for three albums over four years. First was 1989's Blast Off!, which they supported with a tour opening for Stevie Ray Vaughan, but the record reached no higher than 111 on Billboard and EMI dropped them in America. Undaunted, they teamed with Nile Rodgers in 1990 for Let's Go Faster!, a record that appeared on Liberation to little attention; they then returned to their roots for 1992's Choo Choo Hot Fish, a final album recorded with their original producer, Dave Edmunds.
This was the last go-round for the Stray Cats and it was time for a reset for Setzer. He found one with the Brian Setzer Orchestra, where he refashioned his rockabilly boogie for the neo-swing era. Their eponymous debut appeared on Hollywood in 1994 and it did OK on the charts, reaching 158; then corporate restructuring pushed him over to Interscope Records, which put out Guitar Slinger in 1996. That record failed to chart but it laid the groundwork for 1998's The Dirty Boogie, which was a smash hit thanks to a hit cover of Louis Prima's "Jump Jive & Wail." The single peaked at 23 and the record went all the way to nine on the Billboard 200, and if Setzer never scaled those heights again -- the 2000 follow-up, Vavoom!, reached 62 -- he nevertheless found his niche and ran with it, releasing all manner of swinging big-band records in the new millennium, ranging from a series of Christmas albums (there are at least five seasonal releases in his discography) to swinging covers of classical compositions (2007's Wolfgang's Big Night Out), most issued on SurfDog Records. 2004's The Ultimate Collection: Recorded Live was a solid document of this period; a two-album set, the first disc featured a show in Montreal from one of the Setzer Orchestra's early tours, while the second preserved a show in Japan after the band's commercial breakthrough, previously issued on its own in 2001 as Jumpin' East of Java: Live in Japan.
At times, Setzer would step outside of the Orchestra to return to his rockabilly roots, beginning with 2003's Nitro Burnin' Funny Daddy, running through Rockabilly Riot, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Sun Records in 2005, and extending to 2014's Rockabilly Riot! All Original. Another holiday album, Rockin' Rudolph, showed up in time for the Christmas season of 2015. Setzer celebrated the 25th anniversary of forming the Brian Setzer Orchestra with the release of 25 Live!, a limited-edition Record Store Day 45 of "Gene & Eddie" and "Let There Be Rock," in November 2017. In 2020, The Ultimate Collection: Recorded Live set from 2004 got a vinyl reissue in the form of two double-LP sets, with The Ultimate Collection Recorded Live, Vol. 1 featuring the Montreal concert and The Ultimate Collection Recorded Live, Vol. 2 containing the Japanese show. In 2021, Setzer issued his first solo outing in seven years, the rollicking, yet reflective Gotta Have the Rumble.
He returned to the studio with co-producer Julian Raymond, mixing engineer Chris Lord-Alge, and a cast of sidemen; he emerged with The Devil Always Collects. Released in September 2023, it showcased originals and covers, evidenced by lead single "Girl on the Billboard," a mid-'60s trucker's anthem closely associated with Del Reeves. Following its release, Setzer undertook the Rockabilly Riot Tour with an international trio that included bassist Australian bassist Chris D’Rozario and drummer Juan Laurios from Mexico City.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-setzer-mn0000519637#biography
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Biografía de Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Cada década tiene su propia locura retro encabezada por un verdadero creyente que vuelve a poner de moda los sonidos y estilos clásicos. Brian Setzer interpretó este truco no solo una vez, sino dos veces: primero como líder de The Stray Cats, el trío que devolvió el rockabilly a las listas de éxitos durante los años 80, y luego como una figura que ayudó a popularizar el renacimiento del swing de los 90 con la Orquesta de Brian Setzer. Ambos sonidos se basaron en los años 50, que es cuando nació el rockabilly, pero también fue el apogeo del tipo de jump blues que amaba Setzer, como Louis Prima y Big Joe Turner. Mientras que The Stray Cats eran puristas, en deuda con el gran ritmo de Eddie Cochran y Gene Vincent, como solista, Setzer terminó fusionando estas estéticas, tocando la guitarra rockabilly con un ritmo oscilante. Con este sonido de salto, cultivó seguidores leales, que consistían en no pocos discípulos de los últimos días, que se extendieron hasta bien entrado el nuevo milenio, desarrollando la carrera exitosa y de larga duración que muchos de sus ídolos nunca tuvieron. Aunque el primer esfuerzo en solitario de Setzer, The Knife Feels Like Justice de 1986, fue un álbum de rock del corazón, su gran paso adelante llegó con The Brian Setzer Orchestra de 1994, donde su fusión de rockabilly/swing se afianzó por primera vez, y con The Dirty Boogie de 1998, llevó ese sonido a las listas de éxitos. Su trabajo con la Orquesta y el lanzamiento ocasional de temas navideños dominaron su carrera en solitario, pero volvió al rockabilly, sobre todo en Rockabilly Riot, Vol. 1: Un tributo a Sun Records y Gotta Have the Rumble de 2021. The Devil Always Collects de 2023 fue grabado con un trío.
Mientras que los héroes de la era dorada del rockabilly, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Elvis y Carl Perkins, ocupan un lugar destacado en la obra de Setzer, cuando era niño y crecía en Long Island, inicialmente se enamoró del jazz de grandes bandas. Su primer instrumento fue el bombardino y tocó metales en una variedad de bandas de jazz mientras estaba en la escuela. Se colaba en clubes clásicos como Village Vanguard, pero también desarrolló un gusto por el blues-rock y el punk, lo que lo llevó por el camino del rockabilly. Cogiendo una guitarra, formó The Tomcats con el baterista Gary Setzer y Bob Beecher en 1979, este último también fue compañero de banda de Brian en the Bloodless Pharaohs. A medida que se intensificaba su enamoramiento por el rockabilly, Setzer se dedicó a los Tomcats, que se convirtieron en Stray Cats cuando el bajista Lee Rocker y el baterista Slim Jim Phantom ingresaron a la formación a fines de 1979.
Sintiendo que Estados Unidos no estaba listo para su rock & roll, The Stray Cats partieron hacia Londres en junio de 1980, vendiendo sus instrumentos para cruzar el Atlántico. En unos pocos meses, se ganaron la atención del rockero de raíces Dave Edmunds, quien casualmente apareció en la película de 1973 That'll be the Day, tocando en una banda llamada Stray Cats, y los tomó bajo su protección, produciendo su debut homónimo de 1981 para Arista. Gracias a los sencillos "Rock This Town" y "Stray Cat Strut", el disco fue un éxito; a su secuela de 1982, Gonna Ball, no le fue tan bien, pero los aspectos más destacados de los dos LP fueron seleccionados para el álbum estadounidense Built for Speed. Gracias a esos sencillos antes mencionados, que recibieron una gran difusión en MTV, Built for Speed convirtió a The Stray Cats en estrellas en los EE. UU., allanando el camino para Rant n Rave with the Stray Cats de 1983, que tuvo otro gran éxito en la forma de "(She's) Sexy + 17 "y uno menor en la forma de" I Won't Stand in Your Way."
El éxito llegó a The Stray Cats, pero el grupo se fracturó en 1984 y Setzer respondió actuando como acompañante de una variedad de rockeros, sobre todo tocando en la banda de viejos de Robert Plant, The Honeydrippers, en una gira. Setzer lanzó una carrera en solitario en 1986 con Knife Feels Like Justice, un disco que lo encontró justo en línea con el rock del corazón de mediados de los 80 pero que no generó ningún éxito y, quizás casualmente, Setzer regresó al redil de Stray Cats ese año para Rock Therapy, una reunión que tampoco logró impulsar las ventas. El siguiente fue Live Nude Guitars de 1988, un disco que lo acercó al territorio de Stray Cats pero que tampoco logró ganar audiencia. Siguió otra reunión con The Stray Cats, que duró tres álbumes durante cuatro años. ¡Primero fue Blast Off de 1989!, que apoyaron con una gira como teloneros de Stevie Ray Vaughan, pero el récord no superó los 111 en Billboard y EMI los dejó caer en Estados Unidos. Sin desanimarse, se unieron a Nile Rodgers en 1990 para Let's Go Faster!, un disco que apareció en Liberation con poca atención; luego regresaron a sus raíces para Choo Choo Hot Fish de 1992, un último álbum grabado con su productor original, Dave Edmunds.
Esta fue la última ronda para los Stray Cats y era hora de un reinicio para Setzer. Encontró uno con la Orquesta de Brian Setzer, donde remodeló su boogie rockabilly para la era del neo-swing. Su debut homónimo apareció en Hollywood en 1994 y le fue bien en las listas de éxitos, alcanzando el puesto 158; luego, la reestructuración corporativa lo empujó a Interscope Records, que lanzó Guitar Slinger en 1996. Ese disco no llegó a las listas, pero sentó las bases para The Dirty Boogie de 1998, que fue un gran éxito gracias a una versión exitosa de "Jump Jive & Wail" de Louis Prima."El sencillo alcanzó su punto máximo en 23 y el récord llegó hasta nueve en el Billboard 200, y si Setzer nunca volvió a escalar esas alturas the ¡el seguimiento de 2000, Vavoom!, llegó a 62 -- sin embargo, encontró su nicho y corrió con él, lanzando todo tipo de discos de big band oscilantes en el nuevo milenio, que van desde una serie de álbumes navideños (hay al menos cinco lanzamientos estacionales en su discografía) hasta versiones oscilantes de composiciones clásicas (Wolfgang's Big Night Out de 2007), la mayoría publicados en SurfDog Records. The Ultimate Collection: Recorded Live de 2004 fue un documento sólido de este período; un set de dos álbumes, el primer disco presentó un espectáculo en Montreal de una de las primeras giras de la Orquesta Setzer, mientras que el segundo conservó un espectáculo en Japón después del gran avance comercial de la banda, publicado previamente por su cuenta en 2001 como Jumpin' East of Java: Live in Japan.
A veces, Setzer salía de la Orquesta para volver a sus raíces rockabilly, comenzando con Nitro Burnin' Funny Daddy, de 2003, pasando por Rockabilly Riot, Vol. 1: ¡Un tributo a Sun Records en 2005, y que se extiende a Rockabilly Riot de 2014! Todo Original. Otro álbum navideño, Rockin ' Rudolph, apareció a tiempo para la temporada navideña de 2015. Setzer celebró el 25 aniversario de la formación de la Orquesta Brian Setzer con el lanzamiento de 25 Live!, una tienda de discos de edición limitada El Día 45 de "Gene & Eddie" y "Let There Be Rock", en noviembre de 2017. En 2020, The Ultimate Collection: Set grabado en vivo de 2004 recibió una reedición en vinilo en forma de dos sets de doble LP, con The Ultimate Collection Recorded Live, Vol. 1 presentando el concierto de Montreal y The Ultimate Collection Grabado en Vivo, Vol. 2 que contiene el espectáculo japonés. En 2021, Setzer emitió su primera salida en solitario en siete años, el alegre, pero reflexivo Gotta Have the Rumble.
Regresó al estudio con el coproductor Julian Raymond, el ingeniero de mezcla Chris Lord-Alge y un elenco de acompañantes; surgió con The Devil Always Collects. Lanzado en septiembre de 2023, mostró originales y versiones, evidenciado por el sencillo principal "Girl on the Billboard", un himno de camioneros de mediados de los 60 estrechamente asociado con Del Reeves. Tras su lanzamiento, Setzer emprendió la gira Rockabilly Riot con un trío internacional que incluía al bajista australiano Chris D'Rozario y al baterista Juan Laurios de la Ciudad de México.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-setzer-mn0000519637#biography
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Saturday, September 5, 2026
The Buddy Tate Celebrity Club Orchestra • Unbroken
Review from AllMusic (by Scott Yanow):
Starting in 1952 and continuing into the early 1970s, tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate worked regularly at the Celebrity Club in Harlem with his septet/octet, which he logically called the Celebrity Club Orchestra. Tate and his group made relatively few recordings, which makes this set (cut for MPS and last available domestically as a Pausa LP) quite valuable. In addition to Tate, the group features trumpeter Dud Bascomb (who was with Erskine Hawkins' Orchestra during the swing era), pianist Nat Pierce, bassist Eddie Jones, and such lesser-known players as trombonist Eli Robinson, Ben Richardson (on clarinet, alto and baritone) and drummer George Reed. The unit performs six veteran swing standards (including "Undecided," "Airmail Special" and "Tuxedo Junction") and a couple of basic originals. The enjoyable music swings hard, making one wish that this fine session were reissued on CD.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/unbroken-mw0000967659
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Reseña de AllMusic (por Scott Yanow):
A partir de 1952 y hasta principios de los años 70, el saxofonista tenor Buddy Tate trabajó regularmente en el Celebrity Club de Harlem con su septeto/octeto, al que lógicamente llamó la Celebrity Club Orchestra. Tate y su grupo realizaron relativamente pocas grabaciones, lo que hace que este set (grabado para MPS y disponible por última vez en Estados Unidos como LP de Pausa) sea bastante valioso. Además de Tate, el grupo cuenta con el trompetista Dud Bascomb (que estuvo con la orquesta de Erskine Hawkins durante la era del swing), el pianista Nat Pierce, el bajista Eddie Jones y otros músicos menos conocidos como el trombonista Eli Robinson, Ben Richardson (en clarinete, alto y barítono) y el baterista George Reed. El conjunto interpreta seis standards del swing veterano (incluyendo "Undecided", "Airmail Special" y "Tuxedo Junction") y un par de originales básicos. La música placentera swingea con fuerza, haciendo que uno desee que esta excelente sesión fuera reeditada en CD.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/unbroken-mw0000967659
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Skip Martin • The Music From Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Description from Trunk Records (by Jonny Trunk):
One of the first soundtrack LPs I ever bought. A classic chunk of crime jazz by one of the masters of the genre.
https://trunkrecords.greedbag.com/buy/music-from-mickey-spillanes-mike-0
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Descripción de Trunk Records (por Jonny Trunk):
Uno de los primeros LPs de bandas sonoras que compré. Un clásico trozo de jazz de crimen de uno de los maestros del género.
https://trunkrecords.greedbag.com/buy/music-from-mickey-spillanes-mike-0
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Paul Williams and his Hucklebuckers • Spider Sent Me
Biography:
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-hucklebuck-williams-mn0000030817/biography















