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Despite an amazingly colorful and challenging life, Artwork Pepper was quite consistent within the saving studios; just about any recording he produced is really worth buying. In the 1950s he was mostly of the altoists (alongside Lee Konitz and Paul Desmond) who was simply in a position to develop his …

Pianist/accordionist Tino Derado mixes his history in jazz along with his interest in cultural and globe music. Having researched jazz initial at Berklee College of Music in Boston and at the brand new School in NEW YORK, Derado initial became thinking about music at age group six you start with …

A fantastic tenor saxophonist and an excellent arranger/composer, Al Cohn was greatly admired by his fellow music artists. Early gigs included organizations with Joe Marsala (1943), Georgie Auld, Boyd Raeburn (1946), Alvino Rey, and Friend Rich (1947). Nonetheless it was when he changed Herbie Steward among the “Four Brothers” with …

Generally overlooked during his formative years, Artwork Farmer’s regularly inventive playing was even more greatly appreciated simply because he continued to build up. Alongside Clark Terry, Farmer helped to popularize the flügelhorn among brass players. His lyricism provided his bop-oriented design its own character. Farmer researched piano, violin, and tuba …

The Three Baritone Saxophone Music group includes Ronnie Cuber, Nick Brignola and Gary Smulyan, with bassist Andy McKee and drummer Joe Farnsworth. The group’s 1st album, Takes on Mulligan, premiered in early 1998.

Blessed with a lovely tone of voice from an early on age group, Sue Raney offers performed music which range from swinging jazz and ballads to cabaret, middle-of-the-road pop and jingles. Her mom was a vocalist and an excellent great aunt have been in German opera. Raney began performing when …

This West Coast bop combo featured Barney Kessel on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and drummer Shelly Mann; the trio produced its Poll Winners moniker from your three music artists’ placements in 1956-1957 Down Defeat, Metronome, and Playboy visitors’ polls as greatest on their particular instruments. Created in 1957, they …

A busy studio room musician who made an appearance on a many recordings during his productive (and generally profitable) career, Crimson Callender may be the just player to carefully turn straight down offers to become listed on both Duke Ellington’s Orchestra as well as the Louis Armstrong All-Stars. After briefly …

Crimson Norvo was a unique star through the swing era, using jazz xylophone. After he turned to vibes in 1943, Norvo acquired a quieter however no-less fluent design than Lionel Hampton. Although no match for Hampton popularity-wise, Norvo and his wife, vocalist Mildred Bailey, do become referred to as “Mr. …

The musical movie director of the present day Jazz Quartet because of its entire history, John Lewis found an ideal outlet for his curiosity about bop, blues, and Bach. Possessor of the “great” piano design that (like Count number Basie’s) makes every take note count, Lewis using the MJQ provides …