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Bill Dowdy
Bill Dowdy (August 15, 1932 – May 12, 2017) was an American jazz musician and teacher. He was the drummer with the jazz trio, The Three Sounds. The Three Sounds recorded over ten jazz albums from the 1950s through the early 1970s and played with Lester Young, Lou Donaldson, Nat Adderley, Johnny Griffin, Anita O'Day and Sonny Stitt among others. Biography Bill Dowdy was born in Osceola, Arkansas. He moved with his family to Benton Harbor, Michigan when he was six months old. At a young age he would beat on things as if he were playing the drums, an indication of his future musical career. In high school he learned to play the piano and the drums. He had a group called Club 49 Trio in 1949 which group played on the radio in Chicago. After Dowdy started his own music group, he moved to Battle Creek and joined a band before being drafted by the Army. Afterwards he moved to Chicago and took private lessons to improve his musical skills. Over time Dowdy became a professional drum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osceola, Arkansas
Osceola is a city in, and a dual county seat of, Mississippi County, Arkansas, Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. Located along the Mississippi River within the Arkansas Delta, the settlement was founded in 1837 and incorporated in 1853. Occupying an important location on the river, the city's economy grew as steamboat traffic increased. Timber and cotton harvesting would develop, and the city experienced rapid growth and development throughout the early 20th century. The city's economy has since diversified to include a robust industrial sector. The population was 6,976 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 7,757 in 2010. History Prehistory During the Prehistory, prehistoric period, Osceola and Mississippi County were largely swampland, with dense forest cover. The area was inhabited by Native American tribes. Europeans arrived around the time of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Louisiana Purchase through Statehood Initial white visitors to the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bottoms Up!
''Bottoms Up!'' is the second album by jazz group The Three Sounds featuring performances recorded in 1958 and 1959 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Note discography accessed October 11, 2010 Reception The review by awarded the album 3 stars stating "Pianist Gene Harris, bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer Bill Dowdy are in top form performing their brand of funky jazz, which left plenty of room for inventive solos along with the percolating grooves... Well worth searching for".Yanow, S.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standards (The Three Sounds Album)
''Standards'' is an album by jazz group The Three Sounds collecting performances recorded in 1959 and 1962 and originally released on the Blue Note label in 1998.Jazzdisco: The Three Sounds catalog accessed February 7, 2019 Reception The review by Scott Yanow stated: "The fact that the music is not in general as funky as usual may be why producer Alfred Lion did not release with the sessions when they were recorded. However, although not essential, the playing is enjoyable on its own terms". On |
Black Orchid (album)
''Black Orchid'' is an album by jazz group The Three Sounds featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Note discography accessed October 11, 2010 The 1998 limited CD reissue features another seven unissued tracks recorded at different sessions. It was also issued in Japan in 2015, on SHM-CD, featuring different bonus tracks recorded at the same sessions. Reception The review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars, stating "It displays their knack for deftly swinging uptempo numbers, light blues and sensitive standards. If anything, it swings a little harder and is a little more soulful than some ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of This World (The Three Sounds Album)
''Out of This World'' is an album by jazz group The Three Sounds featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label.Blue Note discography accessed October 11, 2010 Reception The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars stating "''Out of This World'' relies less on originals than before, concentrating on standards which sound startlingly fresh. It's the loose, flexible groove that's the key... It's hard to sound this light and easy, and the Three Sounds pull it off with grace".Erlewine, S. T. [ Allmusic Review] accessed October 11, 2010Track listing :''All compositions by Gene Harris except as indicated'' # "Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp)- 3:00 # ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babe's Blues
''Babe's Blues'' is an album by jazz group The Three Sounds featuring performances recorded in 1961 with one additional track from 1962 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1986.Blue Note discography accessed November 30, 2010. The title track is a composition by . Reception The review by awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "The popular Three Sounds perform mostly standard ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey There (album)
''Hey There'' is an album by jazz group The Three Sounds featuring performances recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Note discography accessed November 30, 2010 In March 2015, it was released for the first time on SHM-CD in Japan, featuring all the pieces recorded at an August 13, 1961 session, including the previously unissued "Billy Boy" and the tracks from '''' (except for "Babe's Blues", recorded in 1962 and included on the SHM-CD of '' Black Orchid''). Reception The |
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion during a stint on CTI in the 1970s. He was described by critic Steve Huey as "renowned for his distinctively thick, rippling tone ndearthy grounding in the blues." In the 1960s Turrentine was married to organist Shirley Scott, with whom he frequently recorded, and he was the younger brother of trumpeter Tommy Turrentine, with whom he also recorded. Biography Turrentine was born in Pittsburgh's Hill District, United States, into a musical family. His father, Thomas Turrentine Sr., was a saxophonist with Al Cooper's Savoy Sultans, his mother played stride piano, and his older brother Tommy Turrentine was a trumpet player. He began his prolific career with blues and rhythm and blues bands, and was at first greatly influenced by Illinois Jacq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Hour
The blue hour (from French ; ) is the period of twilight (in the morning or evening, around the nautical stage) when the Sun is at a significant depth below the horizon. During this time, the remaining sunlight takes on a mostly blue shade. This shade differs from the colour of the sky on a clear day, which is caused by Rayleigh scattering. The blue hour occurs when the Sun is far enough below the horizon so that the sunlight's blue wavelengths dominate due to the Chappuis absorption caused by ozone. Since the term is colloquial, it lacks an official definition such as dawn, dusk, or the three stages of twilight. Rather, blue hour refers to the state of natural lighting that usually occurs around the nautical stage of the twilight period (at dawn or dusk). Explanation and times of occurrence The still commonly presented incorrect explanation claims that Earth's post-sunset and pre-sunrise atmosphere solely receives and disperses the sun's shorter blue wavelengths and scatter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Just Got To Be
''It Just Got to Be'' is an album by the jazz group The Three Sounds with performances recorded in 1960. It was released on the Blue Note label in 1963.Blue Note discography accessed October 11, 2010 It was reissued on CD only in Japan, with two bonus tracks. Reception The review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars stating, "The performances throughout the record are predictably swinging and enjoyable, even if they find the trio taking no stylistic chances. That lack of adventure doesn't matter, though — the Three Sounds excel at making unpretentious, unabashedly enjoyable mainstream jazz, and there's something endearing about ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here We Come (The Three Sounds Album)
''Here We Come'' is an album by jazz group The Three Sounds, featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Note discography accessed October 11, 2010 Reception The review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars, stating "''Here We Come'' is a typically classy and entertaining collection from the Three Sounds... overall the album has a warm, relaxed vibe that makes the romanticism particularly welcoming."Erlewine, S. T. accessed October ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feelin' Good (The Three Sounds Album)
''Feelin' Good'' is an album by jazz group The Three Sounds featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Note discography accessed October 11, 2010 It was released on CD only in Japan. Reception The review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars stating "An appropriate title for an utterly charming set from the Three Sounds. The trio works familiar territory on ''Feelin' Good'', playing a set of swinging hard bop and classy soul-jazz, but there's a definite spark in the air... It captures the Three Sounds at a peak, which means ''Feelin' Good'' is an excellent example of early soul-jazz".[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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