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Al Harewood
Al Harewood (June 3, 1923 – March 13, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and teacher, born in Brooklyn. As a musician Harewood worked with many jazz musicians including the J.J. Johnson/ Kai Winding group, the Art Farmer/ Gigi Grice band, David Amram, Betty Carter, and the Curtis Fuller- Benny Golson Sextet. He played on many jazz recordings under the leadership of Lou Donaldson, Horace Parlan, Ike Quebec, Dexter Gordon and Grant Green and had a long association with saxophonist Stanley Turrentine from 1959 onwards. He died in March 2014 at the age of 90. Discography With *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Meets West (Ahmed Abdul-Malik Album)
''East Meets West'' (subtitled ''Musique of Ahmed Abdul-Malik'') is the second album by American double bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik featuring performances recorded in 1959 and originally released on the RCA Victor label the following year.Both Sides Now: RCA Victor 12 Inch Popular Series LPM/LSP 1900–2199 discography accessed August 21, 2018 Reception Ken Dryden of says, "Not a release of interest to everyone but, for the most part, this fusion of vastly different styles of music is quite enjoyable; it's obvious from the start that the musicians were enjoying themselves as it was recorded".[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blues-ette
''Blues-ette'' is an album by American trombonist Curtis Fuller recorded in 1959 and released on the Savoy label.Savoy Records Discography accessed September 5, 2012 accessed October 22, 2019 Reception The website awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Sessions in any genre of music are all too often described as "sublime," but seldom has that description been better deserved than with this relaxed h ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Bones
2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many cultures. Evolution Arabic digit The digit used in the modern Western world to represent the number 2 traces its roots back to the Indic Brahmic script, where "2" was written as two horizontal lines. The modern Chinese and Japanese languages (and Korean Hanja) still use this method. The Gupta script rotated the two lines 45 degrees, making them diagonal. The top line was sometimes also shortened and had its bottom end curve towards the center of the bottom line. In the Nagari script, the top line was written more like a curve connecting to the bottom line. In the Arabic Ghubar writing, the bottom line was completely vertical, and the digit looked like a dotless closing question mark. Restoring the bottom line to its original horizonta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's It!
''That's It!'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1961 for the Candid label.Booker Ervin discography accessed February 4, 2011. Reception The review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "Booker Ervin, who always had a very unique sound on the tenor, is heard in prime form on his quartet set".Yanow, SAllmusic review accessed February 4, 2011. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booker Ervin
Booker Telleferro Ervin II (October 31, 1930 – August 31, 1970) was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing. He is remembered for his association with bassist Charles Mingus. Biography Ervin was born in Denison, Texas, United States. He first learned to play trombone at a young age from his father, who played the instrument with Buddy Tate."Ervin, Booker T., Jr." Texas State Historical Association. After leaving school, Ervin joined the , stationed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lush Life (Lou Donaldson Album)
''Lush Life'' (also released as ''Sweet Slumber'') is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1967 and featuring Donaldson with Freddie Hubbard, Garnett Brown, Jerry Dodgion, Wayne Shorter, Pepper Adams, McCoy Tyner, Ron Carter, and Al Harewood performing arrangements by Duke Pearson. Due to the success of Donaldson's '' Alligator Bogaloo'' (1967) the album was not released until 1980 in Japan under the title ''Sweet Slumber'' and then finally released decades later internationally. Reception The album was awarded 4½ stars in an Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who states: "With its plush arrangements and unabashedly pretty melodies, ''Lush Life'' stands in stark contrast to most everything else he cut in the '60s. There are no blues, no stabs at soul-jazz grooves, no hard bop — only sweet, sensitive renditions of romantic standards. Donaldson shone on ballads before, but it's nevertheless surprising how successful he is on this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson Album)
''Midnight Sun'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson, recorded for the Blue Note label in 1960, but not released until 1980 and performed by Donaldson with pianist Horace Parlan, bassist George Tucker, drummer Al Harewood and congalero Ray Barretto. Reception The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine who states "''Midnight Sun'' is as strong as any of the hard bop records Donaldson released in the early '60s. Part of the reason the quality is so high is the fact his supporting quartet is so strong... Any dedicated Donaldson fan should search for this record; even if it doesn't reach the heights of '' Blues Walk'' and '' Here 'Tis'', it still has plenty of fine music.Erlewine, S. T.Allmusic Reviewaccessed December 8, 2009. Track listing :''All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated'' # "Candy" (Mack David, Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney) - 6:12 # "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) - 5:45 # "Avalo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Capitol Music Group. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derived its name from the blue notes of jazz and the blues. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, the label began to switch its attention to modern jazz around 1947. From there, Blue Note grew to become one of the most prolific, influential and respected jazz labels of the mid-20th century, noted for its role in facilitating the development of hard bop, post-bop and avant-garde jazz, as well as for its iconic modernism, modernist art direction. History Historically, Blue Note has principally been associated with the "hard bop" style of jazz (mixing bebop with other forms of music including soul music, soul, blues, rhythm and blues and gospel music, gospel), but also recorded essential albums in the avant-garde and Free Jazz, free styles of jazz. Horace Silver, Jimm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunny Side Up (Lou Donaldson Album)
''Sunny Side Up'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Donaldson with Bill Hardman, Horace Parlan, Sam Jones, Al Harewood, with Laymon Jackson replacing Jones on four tracks. Reception The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who states: "''Sunny Side Up'' is closer to hard bop than the straight-ahead bop that characterized Lou Donaldson's '50s Blue Note records. There's a bit more soul to the songs here.... Even the uptempo numbers sound relaxed, never fiery. Despite the general smoothness of the session, Donaldson stumbles a little but there's enough solid material to make ''Sunny Side Up'' a worthwhile listen for fans of Donaldson and early-'60s hard bop."Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed December 4, 2009. Track listing # "Blues for J.P." (Horace Parlan) - 5:39 # " The Man I Love" ( Gershwin, Gershwin) - 5:14 # "Politely" (Bill Hardman) - 5:52 # "It's You or No One" (Cahn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round Midnight (1975 Album)
''Round Midnight'' is a 1975 live album by Betty Carter. It was recorded at the same 1969 concert as her album ''Finally, Betty Carter''. It is not to be confused with Carter's similarly titled 1963 studio album, '' 'Round Midnight''. Track listing # "Do Something" (Bud Green, Sam H. Stept) – 2:52 #"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) – 5:45 #"My Shining Hour" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 2:35 #" Something Wonderful" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:31 #"What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 2:38 #"By the Bend of the River" (Clara Edwards, Bernhard Haig) – 1:36 #"I'm Pulling Through" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Irene Wilson) – 4:28 #" 'Round Midnight" (Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 5:45 #"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 8:25 Personnel Recorded December 6, 1969 at Judson Hall, New York City, New York, USA: * Betty Carter - vocals * Norman Simmons - piano * Lisle Atkinson - bass * Al Harewood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roulette Records
Roulette Records was an American record company and label founded in 1957 by George Goldner, Joe Kolsky, Morris Levy and Phil Kahl, with creative control given to producers and songwriters Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore. Levy was appointed director. The label had known ties to New York City mobsters. Levy ran the label with an iron fist. In 1958 Roost Records was purchased. Goldner subsequently bowed out of his partnership interest in Roulette and, to cover his gambling debts, sold his record labels Tico, Rama, Gee and—years later—End and Gone to Levy, who grouped them into Roulette. Peretti and Creatore later left Roulette and worked as freelance producers for RCA Records throughout the 1960s. They co-founded Avco Records in 1969. In 1971 Roulette took over the catalog of Jubilee Records. History During the late 1950s, Roulette scored hits by Buddy Knox, Jimmy Bowen, The Playmates, Jimmie Rodgers, Ronnie Hawkins and The Delicates as well as releasing albums by Pearl Bailey, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
