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Al Aarons
Albert Aarons (March 23, 1932 – November 17, 2015) was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography Aarons was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit. He began to gain attention as a trumpet player in 1956, and started working with jazz artist Yusef Lateef and pianist Barry Harris in the latter part of that decade in Detroit. After a period playing with jazz organist Wild Bill Davis, he played trumpet in the Count Basie Orchestra from 1961 to 1969. In the 1970s, Aarons worked as a sideman for singers Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, and saxophonist Gene Ammons. He was also a contributor to jazz fusion, playing on '' School Days'' with Stanley Clarke, and appears with Snooky Young on the classic 1976 album '' Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live''. Discography As leader *''Al Aarons & the L.A. Jazz Caravan'' (LOSA, 1996?) As sideman With Gene Ammons *'' Free Again'' (Prestige, 1971) With Count Basie *'' The Legend'' (Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania behind Philadelphia, and the List of United States cities by population, 68th-largest city in the U.S. with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania; its population of 2.37 million is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the Pennsylvania metropolitan areas, second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 27th-largest in the U.S. It is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area that extends into Ohio and West Virginia. Pitts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz Fusion
Jazz fusion (also known as fusion and progressive jazz) is a music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and jazz improvisation, improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric guitars, amplifiers, and keyboards that were popular in rock and roll started to be used by jazz musicians, particularly those who had grown up listening to rock and roll. Jazz fusion arrangements vary in complexity. Some employ groove-based vamps fixed to a single key or a single chord with a simple, repeated melody. Others use elaborate chord progressions, unconventional time signatures, or melodies with counter-melodies. These arrangements, whether simple or complex, typically include improvised sections that can vary in length, much like in other forms of jazz. As with jazz, jazz fusion can employ brass and woodwind instruments such as trumpet and saxophone, but other instruments often substitute for these. A jazz fusion band is less likely to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Goes The Basie
''Pop Goes the Basie'' is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring jazz versions of contemporary hits recorded in 1964 and originally released on the Reprise label.Kitora, R.Count Basie Discography accessed November 15, 2015 Reception AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listing accessed November 15, 2015 Track listing Side One: # "" () - 3:03 # " |
More Hits Of The 50's And 60's
More or Mores may refer to: Computing * MORE (application), outline software for Mac OS * more (command), a shell command * MORE protocol, a routing protocol * Missouri Research and Education Network Music Albums * ''More!'' (album), by Booka Shade, 2010 * ''More'' (soundtrack), by Pink Floyd with music from the 1969 film * ''More...'' (Trace Adkins album), or the title song, 1999 * ''More'' (Mary Alessi album), 2005 * ''More'' (Beyoncé EP), 2014 * ''More'' (Michael Bublé EP), 2005 * ''More'' (Clarke-Boland Big Band album), 1968 * ''More'' (Double Dagger album), 2009 * ''More...'' (Montell Jordan album), 1996 * ''More'' (Crystal Lewis album), 2001 * ''More'' (Giuseppi Logan album), 1966 * ''More'' (No Trend album), 2001 * ''More'' (Jeremy Riddle album), or the title song, 2017 * ''More'' (Symphony Number One album), 2016 * ''More'' (Tamia album), or the title song, 2004 * ''More'' (Vitamin C album), 2001 * ''More'', by Mylon LeFevre, 1983 * ''More'', by Resin Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Time By Basie!
''This Time by Basie'' (subtitled ''Hits of the 50's & 60's'') is an album released by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring jazz versions of contemporary hits recorded in 1963 and originally released on the Reprise label. Reception The album won the Best Performance by a Band for Dancing at the 6th Annual Grammy Awards. AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars noting "''This Time by Basie'' swings, smooth and easy but taut, or hot and heavy... Quincy Jones arranged and conducted ''This Time by Basie'', and the record was successful, returning the Count to the pop charts on the eve of the British Invasion". Track listing # "This Could Be the Start of Something Big" (Steve Allen) - 3:15 # "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (George Cory, Douglass Cross) - 2:30 # "One Mint Julep" (Rudy Toombs) - 4:00 # "The Swingin' Shepherd Blues" (Moe Koffman) - 3:13 # "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) - 4:33 # " Moon River" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 3:07 # "Fly Me to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On My Way & Shoutin' Again!
''On My Way & Shoutin' Again!'' is an album released by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring compositions by Neal Hefti recorded in 1962 and originally released on the Verve label. accessed November 15, 2015 Reception '''' critic commented in his February 28, 1963 review: "... generally fine solo work and several admirable Hefti scores plus Basie's inevitably strong rhythm section - all of which adds up to a very good album." |
Basie In Sweden
''Basie in Sweden'' (subtitled ''Recorded Live in Concert featuring Louis Bellson on Drums'') is a live album by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring tracks recorded at an amusement park in Sweden in 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.Kitora, R.Count Basie Discography accessed November, 5, 2015 Reception AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.AllMusic listing accessed November, 5, 2015 Track listing # "Little Pony" () - 2:25 # "Plymouth Rock" (Hefti) - 7:00 # "" ( |
Back With Basie
''Back with Basie'' (subtitled ''More Hit Performances of the '60s'') is an album released by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring tracks recorded in 1962 (with one from 1960) and originally released on the Roulette label.Kitora, R.Count Basie Discography accessed November 5, 2015 Reception AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listing accessed November 5, 2015 Track listing # "Peppermint Pipes" (Frank Wess) - 3:15 # "Thanks for the Ride" () - 3:40 # "The Elder" (Thad Jones) - 7:00 # "Summer Frost" (Wess) - 3:06 # " |
The Legend (Count Basie Album)
''The Legend'' (subtitled ''From the Pen of Benny Carter'') is an album by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring tracks composed by Benny Carter recorded in 1961 and originally released on the Roulette label.Kitora, R.Count Basie Discography accessed November 5, 2015 Reception AllMusic awarded the album 4½ out of 5 stars.Allmusic listing accessed November 5, 2015 Track listing ''All compositions by Benny Carter'' # "The Trot" - 3:09 # "Easy Money" - 5:19 # "Amoroso" - 3:47 # "Goin' On" - 4:24 # "The Swizzle" - 3:31 # "The Legend" - 4:35 # "Who's Blue?" - 4:30 # "Turnabout" - 3:56 *Recorded in New York City on October 30, 1961 (tracks 1, 4 & 6), November 1, 1961 (tracks 5 & 7) and November 2, 1961 (tracks 2, 3 & 8)Personnel * |
Count Basie
William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. Many musicians came to prominence under his direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison, plunger trombonist Al Grey, and singers Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes, Thelma Carpenter, and Joe Williams. Biography Early life and education William Basie was born to Lillian and Harvey Lee Basie in Red Bank, New Jersey. His father worked as a coachman and caretaker for a wealthy judge. After automobiles replaced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Again (Gene Ammons Album)
''Free Again'' is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label. accessed December 17, 2012 Reception awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic Reviewaccessed December 17, 2012 Track listing # "Crazy Mary" - 4:50 # "Free Again" (Armand Canfora, Joss Baselli, Robert Colby) - 6:20 # "Fru Fru" (Gene Ammons, Bobby Bryant) - 4:35 # " |
Bobby Bland And B
Bobby or Bobbie may refer to: People * Bobby (given name), a list of names * Bobby (actress), from Bangladesh * Bobby (rapper) (born 1995), from South Korea * Bobby (screenwriter) (born 1983), Indian screenwriter * Bobby, old slang for a constable in British law enforcement * Bobby, disused British railway term for a signalman Events * Kidnapping of Bobby Greenlease, a 1953 crime in Kansas City, Missouri * Murder of Bobby Äikiä, Swedish boy who was tortured and killed by his mother and stepfather in 2006 Dogs * Greyfriars Bobby (1855–1???), legendary 19th century Scottish dog * Bobbie (dog), a British regimental dog who survived the Battle of Maiwand * Bobbie the Wonder Dog Bobbie the Wonder Dog (1921–1927) was a dog who covered on his own to return home to Silverton, Oregon, United States, after he was lost while his owners were visiting family in Wolcott, Indiana. Ripley's estimated the journey may have been ..., an American dog that walked 2,551 miles to find its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
