November 10, 2023
Biography
Among jazz’s most effective sidemen, Buster Williams offers flourished through many intervals of changing styles in jazz. Most widely known because the 1980s for his solid, dark firmness and highly processed technique within the acoustic bass, the jazz-rock era understood him as the cellular anchor of Herbie Hancock’s exploratory Mwandishi …
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October 28, 2023
Biography
Pianist Cedar Walton’s all-star close friends play post-MJQ music. Occasionally large, deep, and solemn, occasionally brightly swinging. Contains Curtis Fuller (tb), Bobby Hutcherson (vib), Harold Property (ts), Billy Higgins (d).
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October 27, 2023
Biography
Started soon after bassist/leader Charles Mingus’ death in 1979, Mingus Dynasty provides featured a lot of his best alumni in spirited concerts and recordings. Not absolutely all from the records appear to the amount of Mingus’ greatest shows (the bassist is actually skipped), but many recapture his heart. The group …
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August 22, 2023
Biography
Alto saxophonist Gary Bartz attended the Juilliard Conservatory of Music and joined up with Charles Mingus’ Jazz Workshop from 1962-1964 where he caused Eric Dolphy and encountered McCoy Tyner for the very first time. He also started gigging being a sideman within the middle-’60s with Abbey Lincoln and Utmost Roach, …
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May 20, 2023
Biography
The original NY Jazz Quartet was founded by pianist Roland Hanna in the first ’70s and contains flutist Hubert Laws and regulations, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Billy Cobham. That one group went nowhere, however in 1974, Hanna got better luck using a lineup of flutist Frank Wess, bassist Carter …
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February 27, 2023
Biography
Possessor of a unique tone along with a liquid bop-oriented design, Charlie Rouse is at Thelonious Monk’s Quartet for more than ten years (1959-1970) and, although somewhat overlooked, was a significant component in Monk’s music. Rouse was generally a modern participant and he caused Billy Eckstine’s orchestra (1944) as well …
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February 7, 2023
Biography
A fantastic drummer whose solid support has helped a number of advanced bop periods, Ben Riley is most beneficial known for his association with Thelonious Monk’s Quartet despite the fact that he was just an associate for 3 years. Prior to using Monk, Riley performed numerous combos, including those led …
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January 8, 2023
Biography
A thorough study of Kenny Barron’s music accomplishments more than a span of 50 years necessitates a discography greater than 200 web pages. That’s because and a recognized profession as soloist and head he has offered among the most reliable sidemen in every of post-bop mainstream contemporary jazz. A lot …
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December 16, 2022
Biography
A festive method of music, dance-inspiring soca rhythms along with a knack for witty, twice entendre-tinged lyrics possess produced Superblue (delivered: Austin Lyons) among Trinidad’s most effective vocalists. A normal performer at Trinidad’s celebrations, Superblue provides dominated the renowned Road March tournaments through the entire ’90s. He earned your competition …
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November 29, 2022
Biography
On the day that Thelonious Monk died (February 17, 1982), the Monk tribute group Sphere — made up of Monk’s longtime tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Buster Williams, and Monk’s former drummer Ben Riley — recorded an album of Monk tunes. Although Sphere began being a tribute …
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