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Homage To Count Basie
''Homage to Count Basie'' is an album by the Bob Mintzer Big Band that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2002. Track listing Personnel * Bob Mintzer Robert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Early life Mintzer was born and raised in a Jewish family in New Rochelle, New York, on January 27, 1953. He attended the Inte ... – clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, liner notes, producer * Lawrence Feldman – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone * Pete Yellin – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone * Scott Robinson – clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone * Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone * Bob Millikan – flugelhorn, trumpet * Byron Stripling – flugelhorn, trumpet * Scott Wendholt – flugelhorn, trumpet * Michael Philip Mossman – flugelhorn * Michael Davis – trombone * Larry Farrell – trombone * Keith O'Quinn – trombone * Dave Taylor – bass trombo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Mintzer
Robert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Early life Mintzer was born and raised in a Jewish family in New Rochelle, New York, on January 27, 1953. He attended the Interlochen Arts Academy, Michigan from 1969 to 1970, then was at the Hartt School of Music, Hartford, Connecticut for two years, before attending the Manhattan School of Music from 1972 to 1974. Later life and career Early in his career, Mintzer played in various big bands, including those led by Buddy Rich (1975–77), Thad Jones and Mel Lewis (1977–79), and Sam Jones (1978–80). While with Rich, he began writing big band music, and has since composed and arranged hundreds of pieces. In 2008, Mintzer and his family moved to Los Angeles, where he joined the faculty of the University of Southern California. He is a member of the Grammy award-winning Yellowjackets and holds the Buzz McCoy endowed chair of jazz studies at the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Yellin
Peter Michael Yellin (July 18, 1941 – April 13, 2016) was an American jazz saxophonist and educator. Career A native of New York City, Yellin received piano lessons from his father, who was a staff pianist for NBC. He began playing saxophone in the late 1950s after hearing Art Pepper. He studied music at the Juilliard School and Brooklyn College. During the 1960s, Yellin worked with Chick Corea, Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, and Tito Puente. In the 1970s, he was a member of Joe Henderson's band and worked with Mario Bauzá, Charles Earland, Maynard Ferguson, Sam Jones, and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. He started his own group in 1974. During the 1980s and 1990s, he worked with George Benson, Eddie Palmieri, and Bob Mintzer. Yellin played with Mintzer's big band from its origin in 1984 until 2007, when he moved to California. Four years later, he suffered the first of several strokes that would end his life in 2016. He taught jazz at Long Island University, establishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Brake
John Brian Brake (27 June 1927 – 4 August 1988) was a photographer from New Zealand. He is best known for his 1955 photographs of Pablo Picasso at a bullfight, his 1957 and 1959 series of China, and his 1960 ''Monsoon'' series of India. Early life (1927–1945) Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Brake was the adopted son of John Samuel Brake and his wife Jennie Brake (née Chiplin). He was raised initially at Doyleston, before his father moved the family to Arthur's Pass, where his father owned the general store, and Christchurch, where he attended Christchurch Boys' High School. His early interest in photography was inspired by his aunt Isabel Brake, who exhibited with the Christchurch Photographic Society, and several of his older cousins. Early career in New Zealand (1945–1954) Brake trained with Wellington portrait photographer Spencer Digby from 1945. Three years later he joined Government filmmaking body the National Film Unit as an assistant cameraman. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Chirillo
James Louis Chirillo (born May 2, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist, banjoist, composer, arranger, and band leader. Career From 1977 to 1979, Chirillo performed regularly with singers Marilyn Maye, Vic Damone, Joey Heatherton, Lorna Luft, and pianist Roger Williams. From 1979 to 1982, he was a member of The Jazz Knights at West Point, the jazz ensemble of the United States Military Academy Band, a premier band of the United States armed forces. In 1982, he moved to New York City. He studied and performed with Tiny Grimes. From 1985 to 1986, he was a member of Benny Goodman's last band. From 1987 to 1991, he was a member of the Buck Clayton Orchestra and toured Europe in July 1991. He performed with Claude Williams in President Bill Clinton's inaugural festivities, with Bob Wilber and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Benny Carter, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra directed by Wynton Marsalis. From 1992 to 1999 he was a charter member of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Irwin
__NOTOC__ Dennis Irwin (November 28, 1951 in Birmingham, Alabama - March 10, 2008) was an American jazz double bassist. He toured and recorded with John Scofield and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra among others, and played on over 500 albums. Biography Irwin attended North Texas State University with Norman Wisdom, studying classical music. Although he started out playing alto sax and clarinet (achieving first chair All State clarinet while at Westchester High School in Houston) he soon switched to the bass and joined the university's " Two O'Clock Lab Band." After working with pianist Red Garland in Dallas, Irwin moved to New York. There he played with Charles Brackeen, and later landed his first steady gig in trumpeter Ted Curson's group in 1975. He accompanied such vocalists as Jackie Paris, Betty Carter, Annie Ross, Ann Hampton Callaway, Tania Maria and Mose Allison. Influences include bassists Al Jackson Sr. and Eddie Jones. Irwin's first major recording session ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Markowitz
Phil Markowitz (born September 6, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York) is a jazz pianist and educator. Discography As leader * ''Sno' Peas'' (Ken Music, 1991) * ''In the Woods'' (Passage, 1996) * ''Taxi Ride'' (Passage, 1998) * ''Catalysis'' (Sunnyside, 2008) * ''Perpetuity'' (Dot Time, 2014) As sideman With Chet Baker * ''Love For Sale: Live At The Rising Sun Celebrity Club'' (Justin Time, 1978) * ''Broken Wing'' (Sonopresse, 1979) * ''Live at Chateauvalion, 1978'' (France's Concert, 1989) * ''Live at Fat Tuesday's'' (Fresh Sound, 1991) * ''Stella by Starlight'' (Bandstand, 1992) With Michael Davis (trombonist), Michael Davis * ''Sidewalk Café'' (Voss, 1989) * ''Midnight Crossing'' (Lipstick, 1994) * ''Absolute Trombone'' (Hip Bone, 1997) * ''Brass Nation'' (Hip Bone, 2000) * ''New Brass'' (Hip Bone, 2002) * ''Trumpets Eleven'' (Hip Bone, 2003) * ''Absolute Trombone II'' (Hip Bone, 2007) With Dave Liebman * ''Turn It Around'' (Owl, 1992) * ''Looking for the Light'' (C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith O'Quinn (trombonist)
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Michael Davis (trombonist)
Michael Davis (born August 13, 1961) is an American jazz trombonist from San Jose, California. Discography As leader * 1989 ''Sidewalk Cafe'' * 1991 ''Heroes'' * 1994 ''Midnight Crossing'' * 1997 Absolute Trombone * 1999 Bonetown * 2000 ''Brass Nation'' * 2002 New Brass * 2003 ''Trumpets Eleven'' * 2007 Absolute Trombone II * 2015 ''Bone Alone'' * 2016 Hip-Bone Big Band * 2023 Open City As sideman With Linda Eder * 1991 ''Linda Eder'' * 1997 ''It's Time'' * 2003 ''Broadway My Way'' With Bob Mintzer * 1990 ''The Art of the Big Band'' * 1991 ''Departure'' * 1993 ''Only in New York'' * 2000 ''Homage to Count Basie'' * 2003 ''Gently'' * 2004 ''Live at MCG'' * 2006 ''Old School New Lessons'' * 2008 ''Swing Out'' * 2012 ''For the Moment'' With The Rolling Stones * 1995 '' Stripped'' * 1998 ''No Security'' * 2008 '' Shine a Light'' With Philippe Saisse * 1995 ''Masques'' * 1997 ''Next Voyage'' * 1999 ''Halfway Till Dawn'' * 2009 ''Philippe Saisse'' With Andy Snitzer * 1994 ''Ties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Philip Mossman
Michael Philip Mossman (born October 12, 1959) is an American jazz trumpeter. Career Mossman's early career included a tour of Europe with Anthony Braxton in 1978 and tours with Roscoe Mitchell in the early 1980s. He also did session work in the 1980s, for Styx among others. He played with Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and Machito before joining the Blue Note Records ensemble Out of the Blue in 1985. In 1986 he performed with the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, in the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, in the summer series. Following this he worked with Toshiko Akiyoshi, Horace Silver (1989–1991), Gerry Mulligan (1992), Dizzy Gillespie, Slide Hampton, Michel Camilo, Bobby Sanabria, Mario Bauza, Eddie Palmieri, and the Philip Morris Superband. In 2019, Mossman wrote the arrangements for pianist Michel Camilo on the album ''Essence'' which also features Michael as trumpet soloist. Mossman received a Grammy nomination in 2013 for Best Instrumental Arrangement for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron Stripling
Byron Stripling is a jazz trumpeter who has been a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. Career He was born Lloyd Byron Stripling on August 20, 1961, in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. Following his studies, he was featured as lead trumpeter and soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra, under the direction of Thad Jones and Frank Foster. He toured and recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, Louis Bellson, Buck Clayton, Gerry Mulligan, J.J. Johnson, Jim Hall, Sonny Rollins, Paquito D'Rivera, Freddie Cole, Jack McDuff, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, the Joe Henderson Big Band, and the GRP All-Star Big Band. Stripling debuted at Carnegie Hall with Skitch Henderson and The New York Pops. He has been a featured soloist at the Hollywood Bowl and with the Boston Pops Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Seattle Symp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Robinson (jazz Musician)
Scott Robinson (born April 27, 1959) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist. Robinson is best known for his work on multiple saxophones, but he has also performed on clarinet, alto clarinet, flute, trumpet, sarrusophone, and other, more obscure instruments. Music career The son of a piano teacher and National Geographic book editor, Robinson graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 1981. The next year, he joined the college's staff, becoming its youngest faculty member.Levine, Bill.Our Critics Picks", the Nashville Scene, published October 6, 2005. Retrieved February 26, 2007. Robinson has appeared on more than 275 LP and CD releases, including 20 under his leadership,Small, Mark.Scott Robinson '81: Unusual Voices Berklee Today. Retrieved February 26, 2007. with musicians Frank Wess, Roscoe Mitchell, Ruby Braff, Joe Lovano, Ron Carter, Paquito D'Rivera, David Bowie, Maria Schneider (musician), Maria Schneider, Rufus Reid, Buck Clayton, and the Orchestra of St. Luke's. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal Hefti
Neal Paul Hefti (October 29, 1922 – October 11, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. He wrote music for '' The Odd Couple'' movie and TV series and for the ''Batman'' TV series. He began arranging professionally in his teens, when he wrote charts (musical arrangements) for Nat Towles. He composed and arranged while working as a trumpeter for Woody Herman providing the bandleader with versions of "Woodchopper's Ball" and "Blowin' Up a Storm" and composing "The Good Earth" and "Wild Root". He left Herman's band in 1946. Now concentrating on writing music only, he began an association with Count Basie in 1950. Hefti occasionally led his own bands. Beginnings Neal Paul Hefti was born October 29, 1922, to an impoverished family in Hastings, Nebraska, United States. He later recalled his family relying on charity when he was a young child. He started playing the trumpet in school at the age of eleven, and by high school was spending his summer vacations pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |