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Joe LaBarbera
Joseph James LaBarbera (born February 22, 1948) is an American jazz drummer and composer. He is best known for his recordings and live performances with the trio of pianist Bill Evans in the final years of Evans's career. His older brothers are saxophonist Pat LaBarbera and trumpeter John LaBarbera. Career He grew up in Mount Morris, New York. His first drum teacher was his father. For two years in the late 1960s, he attended Berklee College of Music, then went on tour with singer Frankie Randall. After Berklee he spent two years with the US Army band at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He began his professional career playing with Woody Herman and the Thundering Herd. His reputation grew in the 1970s when he spent four years recording and touring with Chuck Mangione. He also worked as a sideman for Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Hall, Art Farmer, Art Pepper, John Scofield, Toots Thielemans, and Phil Woods. In 1979 and 1980, he was a member of the Bill Evans Trio with bassist Marc Johnson, then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Morris, New York
Mount Morris is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 4,465 at the 2010 census. The town and village were named after Robert Morris, an 18th Century slave trader and Founding Father of the United States. The town of Mount Morris has a village also called Mount Morris. The town is on the western border of the county and is home to part of Letchworth State Park. History The region was first settled by Europeans ''circa'' 1784. It was first known as "Allens Hill", then as "Richmond Hill". The town was formed from the town of Leicester in 1818. The former Genesee Valley Canal passed through the town. In 1952 Mount Morris Dam was finished on the Genesee River for flood control. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.21%, are water. The northwest town line is defined by the Genesee River. The southwestern half of the town line following the Genesee is the bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Woods
Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began taking lessons from Harvey LaRose at a local music shop. His heroes on the alto saxophone included Benny Carter and Johnny Hodges. He studied music with Lennie Tristano at the Manhattan School of Music and at the Juilliard School. His friend, Joe Lopes, coached him on clarinet as there was no saxophone major at Juilliard at the time and received a bachelor’s degree in 1952. Although he did not copy Charlie Parker, Woods was known as the New Bird, a nickname also given to other alto saxophone players such as Sonny Stitt and Cannonball Adderley. In the 1950s, Woods began to lead his own bands. Quincy Jones invited him to accompany Dizzy Gillespie on a world tour sponsored by the U.S. State Department. A few years later he toured Europe wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cunliffe
William Henry Cunliffe Jr. (born June 26, 1956) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Cunliffe was born in Andover, Massachusetts. He discovered music at an early age, with particular emphasis on classical music as well as jazz-oriented music from the 1960s and 1970s: "My mother was a good pianist...I started just copying little things that I would hear my mom play and I would sit next to her and listen. Cunliffe described himself as having been drawn to "anything with hip harmony in it" with great melodies, and he loved listening to The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, and Herb Alpert. He attended Phillips Academy and graduated in 1974 in the school's first co–educational class. In college, he performed rock and roll at the Prince Spaghetti House in Saugus, Massachusetts. He attended Wesleyan University for several years.David Low"Cunliffe '78 Wins Grammy for Instrumental Arrangement" Wesleyan University, March 3, 2010. During this time, a friend introduced hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mothers & Daughters (album)
''Mothers & Daughters'' is a 1997 studio album by Rosemary Clooney. Track listing # " Thank Heaven for Little Girls" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 3:28 # "Always" (Irving Berlin) – 3:44 # "That Face" (Alan Bergman, Lew Spence) – 3:06 # " Baby Mine" (Frank Churchill, Ned Washington) – 4:27 # "The Best Gift" (Lan O'Kun) – 2:00 # "Maria" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 3:28 # " God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) – 4:33 # "Look to the Rainbow" (Yip Harburg, Burton Lane) – 2:36 # " Turn Around" (Harry Belafonte, Alan Greene, Malvina Reynolds) – 3:13 # " Hello, Young Lovers" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 2:13 # " Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (and Dream Your Troubles Away)" (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll) – 3:19 # "And I'll Be There" (A. Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Dave Grusin) – 3:56 # "Pick Yourself Up" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 2:51 # "Look for the Silver Lining" (Buddy DeSylva, Kern) – 2:54 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl Singer
''Girl Singer'' is a 1992 studio album by Rosemary Clooney. Clooney sings with a big band on the album, which is the first of her Concord Records series not to feature Scott Hamilton. The introduction to "Straighten Up and Fly Right" is from the Clooney Sisters' March 1945 audition tape. Track listing # "Nice 'n' Easy" ( Alan Bergman, Lew Spence, Marilyn Keith) – 3:13 # "Sweet Kentucky Ham" ( Dave Frishberg) – 3:55 # " Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 4:50 # " Miss Otis Regrets" (Cole Porter) – 3:20 # " Let There Be Love" (Lionel Rand, Ian Grant) – 3:46 # "Lovers After All" (Richard Rodney Bennett, Johnny Mandel) – 3:44 # " From This Moment On" (Porter) – 3:13 # " More Than You Know" (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) – 3:38 # "Wave" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 3:46 # "We Fell In Love Anyway" ( Mike Reid, Naomi Martin) – 3:12 # Duke Ellington Medley: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"/"I'm Checking Out, Goodbye" (Duke Ellington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Clooney Sings Rodgers, Hart & Hammerstein
''Rosemary Clooney Sings Rodgers, Hart & Hammerstein'' is a 1990 album by Rosemary Clooney, consisting of songs composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and Oscar Hammerstein II. Track listing # "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" – 2:15 # "People Will Say We're in Love" – 4:55 # "Love, Look Away" – 3:46 # "The Gentleman Is a Dope" – 6:07 # " It Might as Well Be Spring" – 2:54 # " The Sweetest Sounds" – 6:22 # "I Could Write a Book" – 3:10 # "You Took Advantage of Me" – 3:59 # "The Lady Is a Tramp" – 5:58 # " Little Girl Blue" – 4:34 # " My Romance" – 4:01 # "Yours Sincerely" – 3:15 All music composed by Richard Rodgers. Tracks one to five, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, "The Sweetest Sounds", lyrics by Rodgers, tracks seven to twelve, lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Personnel * Rosemary Clooney – vocals * Jack Sheldon – trumpet, vocal (track 2) * Chauncey Welsch – trombone * Warren Vaché Jr. – cornet * Scott Hamilton – tenor saxophone * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina), Botch-a-Me", "Mambo Italiano (song), Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There", "This Ole House", and "¿Quién será?, Sway". She also had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly because of problems related to bipolar disorder and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her ''White Christmas (film), White Christmas'' co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. She continued recording until her death in 2002. Early life Rosemary Clooney was born in Maysville, Kentucky, the daughter of Marie Frances (née Guilfoyle) and Andrew Joseph Clooney. She was one of five children. Her father was of Irish and German descent, and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keter Betts
William Thomas "Keter" Betts (July 22, 1928 – August 6, 2005) was an American jazz double bassist. Early life and education Born in Port Chester, New York, he was nicknamed "Keter", a short form of the word mosquito. He graduated from Port Chester High School in 1946, where he played drums, tympani, tuba, glockenspiel, and bass fiddle. Career Many better-known musicians, such as Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Nat Adderley, Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd and others, recognizing Betts's talent, invited him to perform with them professionally. He was a member of Earl Bostic's R&B band from April 1949 to August 1951. Accompanied Dinah Washington/December 1951 to October 1956. He later became a member of the Charlie Byrd Trio in 1957. In 1962, he was instrumental in introducing the bossa nova style to American audiences via their '' Jazz Samba'' recording. He worked with Bobby Timmons and recorded an album in 1964 before joining Ella Fitzgerald as an accompanist in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Wicks
Patti Wicks (born Patricia Ellen Chappell; February 24, 1945 – March 7, 2014) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Early life Wicks began playing the piano at the age of three and later attended the Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam. Career Influenced by Bill Evans, she began to perform professionally and moved to New York City, where she played in small ensembles. She also directed her own trio, featuring bassists such as Sam Jones, Richard Davis, Brian Torff, and Mark Dresser, and drummers Curtis Boyd, Louis Hayes, Mickey Roker, and Alan Dawson. In the 1970s, she moved to Florida, where she worked as a musician with, among others, Clark Terry, Larry Coryell, Frank Morgan, Ira Sullivan, Flip Phillips, Anita O'Day, Rebecca Parris, Roseanna Vitro and Giacomo Gates. In addition, she taught jazz piano at colleges and gave private lessons. In 1997, she released her debut album ''Room at the Top: The Patti Wicks Trio''. She was a guest o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe LaBarbera
Joseph James LaBarbera (born February 22, 1948) is an American jazz drummer and composer. He is best known for his recordings and live performances with the trio of pianist Bill Evans in the final years of Evans's career. His older brothers are saxophonist Pat LaBarbera and trumpeter John LaBarbera. Career He grew up in Mount Morris, New York. His first drum teacher was his father. For two years in the late 1960s, he attended Berklee College of Music, then went on tour with singer Frankie Randall. After Berklee he spent two years with the US Army band at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He began his professional career playing with Woody Herman and the Thundering Herd. His reputation grew in the 1970s when he spent four years recording and touring with Chuck Mangione. He also worked as a sideman for Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Hall, Art Farmer, Art Pepper, John Scofield, Toots Thielemans, and Phil Woods. In 1979 and 1980, he was a member of the Bill Evans Trio with bassist Marc Johnson, then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Institute Of The Arts
The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both the visual art, visual and performing arts. It offers Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees. The school was first envisioned by many benefactors in the early 1960s including Nelbert Chouinard, Walt Disney, Lulu Von Hagen, and Thornton Ladd. History CalArts was originally formed in 1961, as a merger of the Chouinard Art Institute (founded 1921) and the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music (founded 1883). Both of the formerly existing institutions were going through financial difficulties, and the founder of the Art Institute, Nelbert Chouinard, was terminally ill. Walt Disney was longtime friends with both Chouinard and Lulu May Von Hagen, the chair of the Conservatory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Abercrombie (guitarist)
John Laird Abercrombie (December 16, 1944 – August 22, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. His work explored jazz fusion, free jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Abercrombie studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He was known for his understated style and his work with organ trios. Career Early life and education John Abercrombie was born on December 16, 1944, in Port Chester, New York. Growing up in the 1950s in Greenwich, Connecticut he was attracted to the rock and roll of Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, and Bill Haley and the Comets. He also liked the sound of jazz guitarist Mickey Baker of the vocal duo Mickey and Silvia. He had two friends who were musicians with a large jazz collection. They played him albums by Dave Brubeck and Miles Davis. The first jazz guitar album he heard was by Barney Kessel. He took guitar lessons at the age of ten, asking his teacher to show him what Barney Kessel was playing. After high school, he attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
