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Curtis Lundy
Curtis Lundy (born October 1, 1955) is an American double bass player, composer, producer, choir director and arranger. Lundy is best known for his work as part of jazz vocalist Betty Carter's band. Discography As leader * ''Beatitudes'' with Bobby Watson (New Note, 1985) * ''Just Be Yourself'' (New Note, 1987) * ''Against All Odds'' (Justin Time, 1999) * ''Purpose'' (Justin Time, 2002) As sideman With Billy Bang * ''Big Bang Theory'' (Justin Time, 2000) * ''Vietnam: The Aftermath'' (Justin Time, 2001) * ''Vietnam: Reflections'' (Justin Time, 2005) With Betty Carter * ''The Audience with Betty Carter'' (Bet-Car, 1980) * ''Whatever Happened to Love?'' (Bet-Car, 1982) * ''Betty Carter'' (Verve, 1990) * ''I'm Yours, You're Mine'' (Verve, 1996) * ''Betty Carter's Finest Hour'' (Verve, 2003) * ''Live in Montreal'' (Universal, 2004) With Johnny Griffin * ''Call It Whachawana'' (Galaxy, 1983) * ''Live Jazzbuhne Berlin '84'' (Amiga, 1984) * ''Tough Tenors Back Again!'' (Storyville, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami, Florida
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most populous city in Florida and the eleventh-most populous city in the Southeastern United States. The Miami metropolitan area is the ninth largest in the U.S. with a population of 6.138 million in 2020. The city has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 58 of which exceed . Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the U.S., with a GDP of $344.9 billion as of 2017. According to a 2018 UBS study of 77 world cities, Miami is the second richest city in the U.S. and third richest globally in purchasing power. Miami is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Love Of Mine
''Sweet Love of Mine'' is an album by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 2006. Background The recording session that produced this album was the last of pianist John Hicks' career. Recording and music The album was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on April 5, 2006."John Hicks Catalog" jazzdisco.org. Retrieved July 19, 2017. "One Peaceful Moment", "Sunset Blues", and " The Things We Did Last Summer" are solo piano performances.Dryden, Ke "John Hicks – Sweet Love of Mine" AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2017.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chico Freeman
Chico Freeman (born Earl Lavon Freeman Jr.; July 17, 1949) is a modern jazz tenor saxophonist and trumpeter and son of jazz saxophonist Von Freeman. He began recording as lead musician in 1976 with ''Morning Prayer'', won the New York Jazz Award in 1979 and earned the Stereo Review Record of the Year in 1981 for his album ''The Outside Within''. Early years He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Freeman was introduced to the trumpet by his brother Everett, who found a trumpet in the family basement. Freeman began playing, inspired by artists such as Miles Davis. He went to Northwestern University in 1967 with a scholarship for mathematics and played the trumpet in the school, but did not begin playing the saxophone until his junior year. After practicing eight to ten hours per day and trying out for the saxophone section, Freeman quickly changed his major to music, and graduated in 1972. By that time he was proficient in saxophone, trumpet, and piano. After graduatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrus Chestnut
Cyrus Chestnut (born January 17, 1963) is an American jazz pianist, composer and producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for ''Time'', wrote: "What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes and play space." Early life Cyrus Chestnut was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1963, the son of McDonald (a retired post-office employee and church pianist) and Flossie (a city social services worker and church choir director). Chestnut began learning the piano at the age of seven, and in his boyhood played at Mount Calvary Baptist Church. By the age of nine, he was studying classical music at the Peabody Institute. In 1985, Chestnut earned a degree in jazz composition and arranging from Boston's Berklee College of Music. Jazz career In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Chestnut worked with Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison, and other bandleaders. He joined the band of jazz vocalist Betty Carter in the early 1990s and appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeri Brown
Jeri Brown (born 1952 in Missouri) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and professor. Life and work Jeri Brown grew up in St. Louis, where she first appeared in public at age six. In Iowa, she studied classical singing, and later appeared in the Midwestern United States and Europe. After graduating, she lived in Cleveland, where she worked with the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. She performed in Ohio with the band of drummer and bandleader Bob McKee. As a consequence, she had collaborations with artists such as Ellis Marsalis, Billy Taylor and Dizzy Gillespie. Jeri Brown then worked mainly in the jazz scene of the Cleveland area, focused on jazz standard material, wrote lyrics and collaborated with composers such as Henry Butler, Kenny Wheeler, Greg Carter and Cyrus Chestnut. In 1991, Brown signed with the Canadian Justin Time label. She has been under contract with this label since her debut album ''Mirage'', where she was accompanie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanne Blouin
Johanne Blouin (born September 19, 1955), is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She won the Félix Award twice for her albums ''Merci Félix'' (1988) and ''Johanne Blouin'' (1989). Blouin was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada. Discography * ''Merci Felix'' (Les Productions Guy Cloutier, 1988) * ''Johanne Blouin'' (Les Productions Guy Cloutier, 1989) * ''Sainte Nuit'' (Les Productions Guy Cloutier, 1990) * ''Entre L'Amour Et La Guerre'' (Les Productions Guy Cloutier, 1992) * ''Souviens-Moi'' (L'Etoile Du Nord, 1993) * ''Noels D'espoir'' with Michel Legrand (L'Etoile Du Nord, 1994) * ''Chante Noel'' (Du Nord, 1994) * ''Elle Le Dira'' (L'Etoile Du Nord, 1995) * ''Que Veux-tu Que J'te Dise'' (L'Etoile Du Nord, 1998) * ''Everything Must Change'' (Justin Time, 2000) * ''Until I Met You'' with Vic Vogel (Justin Time, 2004) * ''Rose Drummond'' (2005) * ''Lui'' (Musicor, 2010) * ''French Kiss'' (Pyramide Bleue, 2014) References Biography on ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' {{DEFAULTS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th Street Saxophone Quartet
The 29th Street Saxophone Quartet was an American saxophone quartet. Established in 1982, the ensemble's members included alto saxophonists Bobby Watson and Ed Jackson, tenor saxophonist Rich Rothenberg (in more recent years, Willie Williams), and baritone saxophonist Jim Hartog. The group has performed an eclectic repertoire, including jazz, show tunes, funk, rap, and original experimental works. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s the band toured in Britain, Europe, Turkey, Canada and in the United States. Critical reception In an early review of the band's first extended engagement in New York City in 1984, John S. Wilson of ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...'' wrote, "The ensemble playing is clean, precise and tightly together, but the solo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Remains (Bobby Watson Album)
''Love Remains'' is an album by saxophonist Robert Watson which was recorded in 1986 and released on the Italian Red label. accessed December 6, 2017 Reception On , observed "the high-quality music is essentially advanced hard bop and gives Watson a good opportunity to stretch out on some challenging structures". ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz ...
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Bobby Watson
Robert Michael Watson Jr. (born August 23, 1953), known professionally as Bobby Watson, is an American saxophonist, composer, and educator. Music career Watson was born in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. He attended the University of Miami, at the same time as Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, and Bruce Hornsby. He graduated in 1975, moved to New York City, and became music director for the Jazz Messengers from 1977 to 1981. After leaving the band, he was productive as a session musician, recording with Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Max Roach, Joe Williams, Dianne Reeves, Lou Rawls, Betty Carter, and Carmen Lundy. He formed the band Bobby Watson & Horizon with bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Victor Lewis, with whom he played throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1991, they released the album ''Post Motown Bop'' on Blue Note Records, with John Fordham in Q Magazine describing it as "gleaming, glossy bebop". Watson also led a group k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night In The Life
''A Night in the Life'' (subtitled ''Live at the Jazz Standard Vol. 3'') is a live album by saxophonist Frank Morgan which was recorded at the Jazz Standard in 2003 and released on the HighNote label in 2007. Reception The review by AllMusic's Michael G. Nastos said: "Frank Morgan's final release while still alive stands as a testament to his gentle, unassuming soul, his fluid drive playing the bop music born from the seeds and stems germinated by Charlie Parker, and his ability to touch a live audience with music". ''All About Jazz'' reviewer John Barron stated "It would be too convenient to write off ''A Night in the Life'' as just another blowing session with predictable results. What makes this set worthwhile, as well as the previously released '' City Nights: Live at the Jazz Standard, Volume 1'' and '' Raising the Standard: Live at the Jazz Standard, Volume 2'', is the uninhibited passion of an authentic master bearing his soul to an audience who is appreciative of the lyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raising The Standard
''Raising the Standard'' (subtitled ''Live at the Jazz Standard Vol. 2'') is a live album by saxophonist Frank Morgan which was recorded at the Jazz Standard in 2003 and released on the HighNote label in 2005. Reception Writing for ''All About Jazz'', Joel Roberts observed "It charts little new ground but serves up some of the best, most authentic modern bebop you're likely to hear anywhere" stating "''Raising the Standard'' is another fine effort by one of jazz's most inspiring artists".Roberts, J.All About Jazz Review accessed February 22, 2019 On the same site Jack Bowers said "''Raising the Standard'' is another impressive tour de force for Morgan and his mates, one that is easily recommended".Bowers, J.All About Jazz Review accessed February 22, 2019 In ''JazzTimes'', David Franklin noted "Almost 70 at the time and having suffered a stroke five years earlier, Morgan still plays with youthful exuberance".Franklin, D.JazzTimes Review accessed February 22, 2019 In ''The Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At The Jazz Standard
''Live at the Jazz Standard'' is the 27th album by trumpeter Dave Douglas and the first to feature him exclusively on cornet. It was released on the Greenleaf label in 2007 and features live performances by Douglas, Donny McCaslin, Uri Caine, James Genus and Clarence Penn. Douglas recorded his Quintet's performances at the Jazz Standard nightclub in New York City in December 2006 making all twelve complete sets available for download within days of the performances. This 2-CD set was distilled from those concerts. Reception The Allmusic review by Matt Collar awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is soulful, visceral, moody and propulsive post-bop that often leans heavily toward late-'60s and '70s modal and free jazz".Collar, MAllmusic Reviewaccessed September 26, 2011 On All About Jazz John Kelman said "As undeniably superb as the quintet's studio albums are, the group has never sounded this ''hot''".Kelman, J.All About Jazz Review December 13, 2007 Alarm magazine's Ryan Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
