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Various Artists (Verve). Review by Kurt Channing.
... on Verve's brand awareness, lumping together an impressive array of songs which have little to do with each other beyond their status as classics. Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughn, Louie Armstrong, Django Reinhardt, Ramsey Lewis, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Billie Holliday, and many ...
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Singer/songwriter Joe Henry tells Gail Worley that he considers himself a very lucky man, and after hearing about his work with Ornette Coleman, sipping martinis with Bob Dylan, and having his sister-in-law record one of his songs (maybe you've heard of her -- she's called Madonna), it's hard to argue.
ALMOST FAMOUS: AN INTERVIEW WITH JOE HENRY by Gail Worley courtesy Mammoth Records Joe Henry is one of those artists you tend to discover either by word of mouth or by accident. He's made eight critically acclaimed albums covering genres as diverse as country, jazz, blues, and rock, but is far from ...
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September1998 :: Music N-S :: Royal Crown Revue (James Mann)
... release, The Contender. They seemed to be poised to take full advantage of the swing craze sweeping the charts. Only problem is, to quote the great Duke Ellington: "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing." The Royal Crown Revue couldn't swing if you hung them from a rope. When I was younger ...
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November 1998 :: Music I-L :: Louis Armstrong (David Lee Simmons.)
... remains in the eyes of many to be the predominant figure in the history of jazz, ranking right up there (if not a hair above) giants such as Duke Ellington and Count Basie. But what is most impressive about Armstrong, besides his overall impact of the music form he helped create, was his incredible ...
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December 1998 :: Music P-R :: Marcus Roberts (David Lee Simmons)
... of modern music. The FSU grad started with the highly acclaimed Alone with Three Giants, showcasing the work of piano greats Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, and Thelonius Monk. Then he moved into his George Gershwin phase, which consisted of the brilliant 1994 release Gershwin For Lovers, and 1996 ...
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August 1999 :: Music I-L :: Javon Jackson (Drew Id)
... solos. The collection on this CD range from originals ("Pleasant Valley"), to covers, such as Stevie Wonder ("Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing") and Duke Ellington ("Sun Swept Sunday"). As far as musicianship goes, this is by far the best album I have heard this year. If you have a desire to hear truly ...
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November 1998 :: Streaks :: Letters ()
... , if you will, of the original swing greats since I was very young. I had played in a jazz band for five years; I've heard and performed my share of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, etc.; and it has been absorbed into my life like water to a sponge. If anything, the Royal Crown ...
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Shirley Witherspoon is a veteran of the music world; she sang at clubs as a c...
... MAGIC & LOVE Hot Springs Shirley Witherspoon is a veteran of the music world; she sang at clubs as a child and eventually performed with the Duke Ellington orchestra at Nixon's inauguration. Magic & Love, the solo album from the woman for which the governor of Minnesota officially declared January 26 ...
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Pepesito Reyes (Narada). Review by Vanessa Bormann.
... at New York's very own Cafe Metropolis in result to the uproar about his talented performances. In this time, he played for Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington, among others. Ellington took such a liking to Reyes that he played with him on numerous occasions. In the 1940s, Reyes was mixing American jazz ...
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Shelton Hull is wowed by the treasure trove of concert and performance footage offered up in the newest volumes of this DVD series. All the greats you'd expect and plenty of surprises, to boot!
... to Ben Webster, paired with three young white cats who might have been toddlers when he first went over, tear through the song he owned during his Ellington run, "Cottontail." Another quartet tune, "Chelsea Bridge" leads into the Webster sextet (including Basie's old drummer, "Papa" Jo Jones) playing ...
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