PCL LinkDump (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
From 1959, A Singer, A Swinger, A Gasser --don't bother trying to read it backwards, it's not a palindrome, but small combo gems from Annie Ross (of Lambert, Hendricks, and) backed by tenorman Zoot Sims.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Jazz saxophonists had a field day with the bossa nova in 1962. The jazz-Brazilian folk experiments first undertaken by alto saxophonist Bud Shank and guitarist Laurindo Almeida in the early and late 1950s became a winning formula for jazz in the spring of 1962. With Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd's Jazz Samba LP racing up the charts, many established jazz saxophonists took a shot at the new beat with great...
Rifftides (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
As you may recall from parts 1 and 2, our theme in this series is that by concentrating on the lines played by a good string bassist, you can gain an understanding of the shape and structure of a piece...
4488: A Ridge Blog (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
My apologies for being a bit late with this, but I didn’t want to let the birthday of Zoot Sims go by unheralded. Zoot, one of my favorite jazz sax players, was born on October 29th, 1925, and I for one would like to honor him! And of course, in honor of our blog, I would like [...]
Retro To Go (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Barry Murphy returns once more to trawl the TV and radio guides (so you don't have to), finding anything worth tuning into this week. All listings are for UK terrestrial TV, Freeview and national radio, with the shows running from...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
With his new quintet, Joe Lovano takes a multicultural approach American saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano is touring with his new quintet, Us Five, and their upcoming show in Prague is the highlight of this season's Agharta Jazz Festival. Born in 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio, Lovano is a powerhouse on the tenor and straight alto saxes, as well as assorted woodwind instruments. He ranks among the top...
Cameron K's Blog (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
George Bruno Money was born in 1942, in Bournemouth, Dorset. He learned to play French horn at school and also sang in a local choir. As a young teenager he was drawn to the music of Jerry Lee Lewis and Ray Charles and destined to become a singer in a group. George had a good sense of humour and got his nickname ‘Zoot’ after he went to a concert by American Jazz saxophonist, Zoot Sims....
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
The first edition of Manhattan Transfer was formed in 1969 by Gene Pistilli, Tim Hauser, Erin Dickins, Marty Nelson, and Pat Rosalia, splitting after one album. Hauser reformed the band in 1972 and, with {{Janis Siegel = 4314}}, Laurel Masse, and Alan Paul, established the group in New York, playing several club dates. The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic, 1975), on which they used jazz musicians including...
LP Cover Lover (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
“Stretching Out” Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, United Artists (1958) The rest of the superb band includes Harry “Sweets” Edison, Hank Jones, bassist Eddie Jones, guitarist Freddie Green, and drummer Charlie Persip. 1. Stretching Out (Bob Brookmeyer) 6:09 2. Now Will You Be Good? (Jentes-Pease-Terker) 5:27 3. Pennies From Heaven (Johnston-Burke) 6:14 4. King Porter Stomp (Morton-Burke-Robbins)...
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
A relaxed and unpretentious club date becomes a slice of history
I ♥ MUSIQUE (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
I went shopping yesterday to pick up a few essentials, and came back with this lot of not-quite-so essential music. But hey, it's tough to write a music blog without buying new music, right? That's my logic anyway. CDs Bob Dylan - Christmas In The Heart Bob's Christmas album that made the news a few weeks back. If you buy the box-y version of the CD you get several blank Bob Dylan Christmas cards too,...
Pseudo-Intellectualism (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
JATP Gillespie 1967 Uploaded by boberwig . - Watch more music videos, in HD! Jazz at the Philharmonic in London in 1967 Norman Granz assembled a band of all star musicians for this concert in London and probably for an European tour a well. Dizzy, Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, James Moody with Teddy Wilson piano, Bob Cranshaw as bassist and Louie Bellson on drums The tune title is not announced, but after...
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
This month, the world's most famous jazz club celebrates five decades of playing host to an extraordinary procession of musical legends Fifty years ago this month, what was to become the most famous jazz club on the planet – Ronnie Scott's – staged its first gig. The location wasn't today's glitzy Frith Street supper club, with its soft-lit ambiance, plush furnishings and coolly expert...
LP Cover Lover (Free subscription) | 13/09/2009
“Whooeeee” ZOOT SIMS; BOB BROOKMEYER; HANK JONES; JO JONES; BILL CREW Storyville Records (1956) Reissued on CD, “Morning Fun” Black Lion
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Anne DeVere (vcl), Frank Brooker (ten/clt), Bill Harper (pno), Andy Champion (bs), Roly Veitch (gtr), Bill Shield (dms). + Zoe Gilby (vcl). This was the night of 1000 delights - well perhaps not quite 1000 but certainly a good few. Frank Brooker on tenor got things rolling with a booting "Indian Summer" then followed up with Zoot Sims' "Red Door". Frank hangs his hat around the...
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