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Tuesday, November 4
Map to The Treasure /Re imagining Laura Nyro - Review
Read the All about Jazz review of this incredible recording.
Tuesday, October 21
Monday, October 20
Thursday, October 16
Monday, October 13
Thursday, October 9
Tuesday, October 7
Friday, October 3
Artists of The Day - Von Freeman & Stevie Ray Vaughan
Thursday, October 2
Artist of The Day - Howard Roberts
Tuesday, September 30
Monday, September 29
Thursday, September 25
Monday, September 22
Friday, September 19
Thursday, September 18
Thursday, September 11
Artist of The Day - Baby Face Willette
Wednesday, September 10
Tuesday, September 9
Monday, September 8
Friday, September 5
Wednesday, September 3
Artist Of The Day
Bluesman Peter "Memphis Slim" Chatman is today's Artist Of The Day
Birth: Sep. 15, 1915
Memphis
Shelby County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Feb. 24, 1988, France
Blues Pianist. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, as a young man he frequented Beale Street, where he picked up hints from other piano players. He lived in Helena, Arkansas before moving to Chicago in 1939, where in 1940 he cut one of his trademark tunes, "Beer Drinking Woman" for Bluebird using his nickname, "Memphis Slim". Later that year he teamed up with guitarist "Big Bill" Broonzy and the two musicians played and recorded in Chicago until 1944. It was then that Chatman formed his first group, "The Houserockers" and recorded such classics as "Lend Me Your Love" and "Rockin' The House" During the 1940s and 1950s, he recorded for a number of labels, including Miracle, United, Chess, Vee-Jay, Bluesville, and Folkways. He also performed as soloist and with artists such as Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson. After an European tour in 1962, he moved to Paris where he recorded and performed regularly. (bio by: Kim Inboden)
Birth: Sep. 15, 1915
Memphis
Shelby County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Feb. 24, 1988, France
Blues Pianist. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, as a young man he frequented Beale Street, where he picked up hints from other piano players. He lived in Helena, Arkansas before moving to Chicago in 1939, where in 1940 he cut one of his trademark tunes, "Beer Drinking Woman" for Bluebird using his nickname, "Memphis Slim". Later that year he teamed up with guitarist "Big Bill" Broonzy and the two musicians played and recorded in Chicago until 1944. It was then that Chatman formed his first group, "The Houserockers" and recorded such classics as "Lend Me Your Love" and "Rockin' The House" During the 1940s and 1950s, he recorded for a number of labels, including Miracle, United, Chess, Vee-Jay, Bluesville, and Folkways. He also performed as soloist and with artists such as Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson. After an European tour in 1962, he moved to Paris where he recorded and performed regularly. (bio by: Kim Inboden)
Thursday, August 28
Wednesday, August 27
Tuesday, August 26
Monday, August 25
Today in Jazz History
Aug 25
Tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate records Meets Dollar Brand, 1977.
Saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter born 1933 in Newark, NJ.
Organist Jimmy Smith records The Sermon, 1957 with trumpeter Lee Morgan and guitarist Kenny Burrell.
Courtesy: Smithsonian Jazz
Tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate records Meets Dollar Brand, 1977.
Saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter born 1933 in Newark, NJ.
Organist Jimmy Smith records The Sermon, 1957 with trumpeter Lee Morgan and guitarist Kenny Burrell.
Courtesy: Smithsonian Jazz
Friday, August 22
Thursday, August 21
Happy Birthday Count Basie and Art Farmer!
Find out more about Bill "Count" Basie by clicking here.
Find out more about trumpeter Art Farmer by clicking here.
Tuesday, August 19
Happy Birthday to Spokane's own Jimmy Rowles!
Born: August 19, 1918 | Died: May 28, 1996
Jimmy Rowles was born in Spokane, Washington, August 19, 1918. Inspired by Andy Kirk, Dick Wilson and Jimmy Lunceford. Jimmy began his professional career in 1935. By 1941, he was playing with Lee and Lester Young and the great Billie Holiday. Establishing himself in jazz, Rowles' career brought him recognition and respect as a master jazz pianist and a five-time Grammy nominee.
Monday, August 18
Friday, August 15
Happy Birthday Oscar Peterson!
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| Oscar Peterson |
Born: August 15, 1925 | Died: December 23, 2007
One of the most admired pianists in jazz, Oscar Peterson has rightfully claimed the same sort of status as earlier greats such as James P. Johnson, Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, Fats Waller, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, and Bill Evans. Possibly the most successful artist produced by Canada, he appeared on well over 200 albums spanning six decades and won numerous awards, including eight Grammys. During his career he performed and recorded with, among others, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, and Charlie Parker. He was beyond doubt an authentic jazz piano virtuoso, with a remarkable and prolific legacy of recordings and performances.(Courtesy of All About Jazz)
Thursday, January 30
Tuesday, January 28
Tuesday, January 21
Today in Jazz
Happy Birthday Jason Moran!
Historical Recordings
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (1949)
Milt Jackson - Ballads and Blues (1956)
The Arrival of Victor Feldman (1958)
Miles Davis - E.S.P. (1965)
William Parker - Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace (1979)
Ed Schuller - The Eleventh Hour (1991)
Wednesday, January 15
Review - George Colligan "The Endless Mysteries"
Read the All About Jazz review of George Colligan's latest release "The Endless Mysteries" and tune into Jazz 89.5 to hear it!
Friday, January 10
Thursday, January 9
NPR - A Blog Supreme - Musicians We Lost in 2013
Check out A Blog Supreme to read about the musicians we lost in 2013.
Frank Wess
Mulgrew Miller
Yusef Lateef
Frank Wess
Mulgrew Miller
Yusef Lateef
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