|
Ups 'n Downs (album)
''Ups 'n Downs'' is an album by jazz pianist Bud Powell, and the last recorded album prior to his death. At the time of recording, believed to be 1964 and early 1965, Powell had returned to New York City after living in Paris for several years. The album has been noted for its mysterious recording circumstances and misleading liner notes. History All the tracks for the album were recorded after Powell returned to New York in 1964 and before his death in 1966. The album's accompanying liner notes written by Nat Hentoff inaccurately claimed it was recorded during the mid-1950s. Powell participated in multiple studio sessions from 1964 to 1966, but most were not issued due to his ill health and advancing tuberculosis. What is known is that drummer J. C. Moses participated in some of the sessions, and that bassist Scotty Holt and drummer Rashied Ali participated in at least one session in 1966. Some of the tapes from these sessions were destroyed. Adding to the confusion, Horace Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Powell
Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Along with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie, Powell was a leading figure in the development of modern jazz. His virtuosity led many to call him the Charlie Parker of the piano. Powell was also a composer, and many jazz critics credit his works and his playing as having "greatly extended the range of jazz harmony".Grove Life and career Early life He was born in Harlem, New York, United States. Powell's father was a stride pianist.Gitler, p. 112. Powell started classical piano lessons at the age of five. His teacher, hired by his father, was a West Indian man named Rawlins. At 10 years of age, Powell showed interest in the swing music that could be heard all over the neighborhood. He first appeared in public at a rent party,Crawford, p. 12. where he mimicked Fats Waller's playing style. The first jazz composition that he mastered was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author. Allmusic Biography/ref> Biography Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles. Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles and was the jazz editor for ''Record Review.'' He wrote for many jazz and arts magazines, including '' JazzTimes'', ''Jazziz'', '' Down Beat'', ''Cadence'', '' CODA'' and the ''Los Angeles Jazz Scene''. In September 2002, Yanow was interviewed on-camera by CNN about the Monterey Jazz Festival and wrote an in-depth biography on Dizzy Gillespie for AllMusic.com. He authored 12 books on jazz (including 2022's Life Through The Eyes Of A Jazz Journalist), over 900 liner notes for CDs and over 20,000 reviews of jazz recordings. Yanow was a contributor to and co-editor of the third edition of the '' All Music Guide to Jazz''. He continues to write for ''Downbeat, Jazziz'', the ''Los Angeles Jazz Scene'', "Syncopated Times," "Jazz Artistry Now," ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Powell Albums
In botany, a bud is an undeveloped or embryonic shoot and normally occurs in the axil of a leaf or at the tip of a stem. Once formed, a bud may remain for some time in a dormant condition, or it may form a shoot immediately. Buds may be specialized to develop flowers or short shoots or may have the potential for general shoot development. The term bud is also used in zoology, where it refers to an outgrowth from the body which can develop into a new individual. Overview The buds of many woody plants, especially in temperate or cold climates, are protected by a covering of modified leaves called ''scales'' which tightly enclose the more delicate parts of the bud. Many bud scales are covered by a gummy substance which serves as added protection. When the bud develops, the scales may enlarge somewhat but usually just drop off, leaving a series of horizontally-elongated scars on the surface of the growing stem. By means of these scars one can determine the age of any young bran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert
The ''Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert'' was recorded March 27, 1965, 10 years after the death of Charlie Parker, at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Its A&R director was Bobby Scott and it was released on Limelight Records the same year. It has yet to be reissued on CD. It also marks Dave Lambert's final recordings. Track listing Side 1 1. "Um-Hmm! (Ode to Yard)" (7:00) *Dizzy Gillespie * James Moody *Kenny Barron * Chris White * Rudy Collins 2. " Groovin' High" (5:50) :Same personnel except Moody play alto sax 3. "Now's the Time" (13:16) * Roy Eldridge * Coleman Hawkins *C. C. Siegel (J. J. Johnson pseudonym) * Billy Taylor * Tommy Potter * Roy Haynes Side 2 4. "Blues for Bird" (4:05) *Lee Konitz, unaccompanied alto sax solo 5. " Donna Lee" (2:42) * Dave Lambert *Billy Taylor *Tommy Potter *Roy Haynes 6. " Medley: Bird Watcher/Disorder at the Border" " (11:50) ;Solo order on this track: Billy Taylor, Tommy Potter, Kenny Dorham McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham (August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist)
Thomas Joseph McCarthy (September 27, 1885 – December 18, 1943) was an American lyricist whose most famous songs include " You Made Me Love You", and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", from the now-forgotten ''Oh, Look!'' (1918), starring the Dolly Sisters, based upon the haunting melody from the middle section of Chopin's ''Fantaisie-Impromptu''. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, McCarthy was a frequent collaborator of composers Harry Tierney and Fred Fisher. He was the director of ASCAP from 1921 to 1929. Broadway and film credits Music score *1918 ''Oh, Look!'' Kenrick, John"Who's Who in Musicals: Additional Bios XIV – McCarthy, Joseph" Musicals101.com, 2004, accessed July 23, 2017 *1919 ''Ziegfeld Follies of 1919'' *1919 ''Irene'' (stage musical) *1920 ''Ziegfeld Follies of 1920'' *1921 ''The Broadway Whirl'' *1922 ''Up She Goes'' *1922 ''Glory'' *1923 ''Ziegfeld Follies of 1923'' *1923 ''Kid Boots'' *1924 ''Ziegfeld Follies of 1924'' *1926 ''Irene'' (film) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Carroll
Harry Carroll (November 28, 1892, in Atlantic City, New Jersey – December 26, 1962, in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania) was an American songwriter, pianist, and composer. Biography Carroll taught himself how to play the piano and began playing in movie houses before he finished grade school. After he graduated from high school, he moved to New York City, where he worked as an arranger in Tin Pan Alley and at night entertained at the Garden Café and accompanied various vaudeville shows. He contributed the song (lyric by Ballard MacDonald) "Nix on the Concertina, Lena" to the Ziegfeld Follies of 1910. In 1912, Carroll was hired by the Schubert brothers' Winter Garden productions as a contract writer. He worked with Arthur Fields to produce his first hit, ''On the Mississippi.'' In 1913 he again collaborated with Ballard MacDonald on the big hit song " The Trail of the Lonesome Pine." He wrote several Broadway stage scores including some popular favorites: "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
"I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" is a popular Vaudeville song. The music is credited to Harry Carroll, but the melody is adapted from ''Fantaisie-Impromptu'' by Frédéric Chopin. The lyrics were written by Joseph McCarthy, and the song was published in 1917. It was introduced in the Broadway show ''Oh, Look!'' which opened in March 1918. The song was sung in the show by the Dolly Sisters. Judy Garland sang it in the 1941 film ''Ziegfeld Girl''. It was subsequently sung by Jack Oakie in the 1944 film '' The Merry Monahans'' and was again featured in the 1945 film ''The Dolly Sisters'' (1945 in film), where it was sung by John Payne. It was also included for part of the run (and in the cast album) of the 1973 revival of ''Irene''. The song is a true popular standard, recorded by many artists over the years. Lyrics Recorded versions Hit versions in 1918 The biggest hit version in 1918 was recorded by Charles W. Harrison on July 26, 1918, and released by Victor Records as cata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
'Round Midnight (song)
"Round Midnight" (sometimes titled "Round About Midnight") is a 1943 composition by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk that quickly became a jazz standard and has been recorded by a wide variety of artists. A version recorded by Monk's quintet was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1993. It is one of the most recorded jazz standards composed by a jazz musician. Composition and Monk's first recording It is thought that Monk composed the song sometime in 1940 or 1941. However, Monk's longtime manager Harry Colomby claims the pianist may have written an early version around 1936 (at the age of 19). The song was copyrighted September 24, 1943 in C minor under the title "I Need You So", with lyrics by a friend of Monk's named Thelma Murray. The first recording was made by Cootie Williams on August 22, 1944, after the pianist Bud Powell persuaded Williams to record the tune. Monk first recorded the song on November 21, 1947. It later appeared on the Blue Note album '' Genius of Mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Born and raised in North Carolina, Coltrane moved to Philadelphia after graduating high school, where he studied music. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was one of the players at the forefront of free jazz. He led at least fifty recording sessions and appeared on many albums by other musicians, including trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk. Over the course of his career, Coltrane's music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension, as exemplified on his most acclaimed album '' A Love Supreme'' (1965) and others. Decades after his death, Coltrane remains influential, and he has received numerous posthumous awards, including a special Pulitzer Prize, and was canoniz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moment's Notice
"Moment's Notice" is a "classic" jazz standard composed by John Coltrane. The song was featured on Coltrane's noted 1958 recording '' Blue Train''. History Coltrane never recorded "Moment's Notice" after the version on ''Blue Train''. But other soloists have treated it as a standard, particularly since the 1970s. It has been recorded by such artists as McCoy Tyner (on ''Supertrios'', 1977, and ''Passion Dance'', 1978), Harry Connick, Jr (on '' 25'', 1992), Dexter Gordon (on ''Manhattan Symphonie'', 1978), George Coleman (on ''Playing Changes'', 1979), Anthony Braxton (on ''Seven Standards'', 1985), Fred Hersch (on ''Fred Hersch trio plays...'', 1994), Mark Turner (on '' Yam Yam'', 1994), Arturo Sandoval (on '' Swingin''', 1996), US Navy Commodores Jazz Ensemble (on ''Sessions on M Street S.E.'', 1998), Keith Jarrett in a November 1998 performance in Newark, NJ (not released until 2018 on ECM Records' '' After the Fall''), and Billy Hart Billy Hart (born November 29, 1940) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", " Blue Monk", " Straight, No Chaser", " Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington. Monk's compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodic twists and are consistent with his unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of switched key releases, silences, and hesitations. Monk's distinct look included suits, hats, and sunglasses. He also had an idiosyncratic habit during performances: while other musicians continued playing, Monk would stop, stand up, and dance for a few moments before returning to the piano. Monk is one of five jazz musicians to have been featured on the cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Burke (lyricist)
John Francis Burke (October 3, 1908 – February 25, 1964) was an American lyricist, successful and prolific between the 1920s and 1950s. His work is considered part of the Great American Songbook. His song " Swinging on a Star", from the Bing Crosby film '' Going My Way'', won an Academy Award for Best Song in 1944. Early life Burke was born in Antioch, California, United States, the son of Mary Agnes (Mungovan), a schoolteacher, and William Earl Burke, a structural engineer. When he was still young, his family moved to Chicago, Illinois, where Burke's father founded a construction business. As a youth, Burke studied piano and drama. He attended Crane College and then the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he played piano in the orchestra. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1927, Burke joined the Chicago office of the Irving Berlin Publishing Company in 1926 as a pianist and song salesman. He also played piano in dance bands and vaudeville. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> Thelonious Monk")