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Butch Warren
Edward Rudolph "Butch" Warren Jr. (August 9, 1939 – October 5, 2013) was an American jazz bassist who was active during the 1950s and 1960s. Biography Warren's mother was a typist at the CIA. His father, Edward Sr., was an electronics technician who played piano and organ part-time in clubs in Washington, D.C; his uncle, Quentin — actually the same age as Butch — played guitar. The Warren home was often visited by jazz musicians Billy Hart, Jimmy Smith, and Stuff Smith. The first time Butch Warren played bass was at home on an instrument left by Billy Taylor, who had played bass for Duke Ellington. Warren has cited Jimmy Blanton, the innovative and virtuoso bassist with Ellington from 1939 to 1941, as his biggest inspiration. Warren began playing professionally at age 14 in a Washington, D.C. band led by his father. He later worked with other local groups, including that of Stuff Smith, as well as with altoist and bandleader Rick Henderson at the Howard Theatre. ... [...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] |
Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including Blue Note, Milestone, and Verve. Biography Early life Born in Lima, Ohio, United States, Henderson was one of fourteen children. He was encouraged by his parents Dennis and Irene (née Farley) and older brother James T. to study music. He dedicated his first album to them "for being so understanding and tolerant" during his formative years. Early musical interests included drums, piano, saxophone and composition. According to Kenny Dorham, two local piano teachers who went to school with Henderson's brothers and sisters, Richard Patterson and Don Hurless, gave him a knowledge of the piano.Original liner notes to '' Page One'' by Kenny Dorham He was particularly enamored of his brother's record collection. It seems that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Swingin' Affair
''A Swingin' Affair'' is a 1962 album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon, recorded two days after ''Go (Dexter Gordon album), Go!'', and with the same line-up. Recording and music The album was recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on August 29, 1962. Gordon's quartet contained pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Billy Higgins. Of the six compositions, three are standards, two were written by Gordon, and one was contributed by Warren. Release and reception ''A Swingin' Affair'' was released in early October 1964. ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' picked "You Stepped Out of a Dream" as the album's highlight, but described the session as a "not altogether riveting date". Track listing #"Soy Califa" (Gordon) – 6:27 #"Don't Explain (song), Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday, Holiday) – 6:06 #"You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Brown, Gus Kahn, Kahn) – 6:34 #"The Backbone" (Butch Warren) &ndash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Una Mas
''Una Mas'', titled ''Una Mas (One More Time)'' on the front cover, is a jazz album by trumpeter Kenny Dorham and his quintet, released in 1963 on Blue Note as BLP 4127 and BST 84127. The album would be the next-to-last studio session led by the trumpeter. ''Una Mas'' features three compositions by Dorham himself. An outtake from the session, the ballad "If Ever I Would Leave You", comes from the Broadway musical ''Camelot''. At the time, Dorham was still relatively unknown to the jazz audience, and spoke of his lack of musical fame to Nat Hentoff: Compositions "Una Mas" is a 16-bar tune pertaining to bossa nova genre. Dorham felt positive about it: "The groove was very good. ..You can switch to almost any kind of feeling when you're improvising on this; from bossa nova to blues." Dorham had earlier recorded "Una Mas" under the title "Us" and released the piece on his 1961 live album '' Inta Somethin'''.Bob Blumenthal's 1999 liner notes "At the time, the tune had a shuffle bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz Contemporary
''Jazz Contemporary'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Time label.Kenny Dorham discography accessed October 7, 2010 The album features the recording debut of pianist Steve Kuhn. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars and stated "The results are not quite essential but everyone plays up to par... It's fine hard bop, the modern mainstream music of the period".Yanow, S. [ Allmusic Review] accessed September 28, 2018Track listing :''All compositions by Kenny Dorham except as indicated'' # "A Waltz" - 5:34 # "Monk's Mood" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:09 # "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) - 8:01 # "Horn Salute" - 8:27 # ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album
''The Arrival of Kenny Dorham'' is a jazz studio album by Kenny Dorham, recorded and release in 1960. Initially released by Jaro Records, it would be reissued on the Xanadu label in 1975 as ''The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album'' with a different artwork. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The straight-ahead music includes features for Davis and Warren, but Dorham consistently takes honors". Track listing #"Stage West" - 8:20 #"I'm an Old Cowhand" - 4:09 #"Song of Delilah" - 4:25 #"Butch's Blues" - 3:41 #" Stella by Starlight" - 5:01 #"Lazy Afternoon" - 3:10 #"Turbo" - 3:44 #"When Sunny Gets Blue" - 4:36 #"Six Bits" - 4:45 Personnel *Kenny Dorham - trumpet * Charles Davis - baritone sax *Tommy Flanagan - piano *Butch Warren Edward Rudolph "Butch" Warren Jr. (August 9, 1939 – October 5, 2013) was an American jazz bassist who was active during the 1950s and 1960s. Biography Warren's mother was a typist at the CIA. His father, Edward Sr., was an electroni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A New Perspective
''A New Perspective'' is a 1964 studio album by jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd. It was released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4124 and BST 84124. In 2017, it was ranked at number 194 on ''Pitchfork''s list of the "200 Best Albums of the 1960s". The album was remastered by Rudy Van Gelder in 1998. Inspiration About the project, Byrd said: "I mean this album seriously. Because of my own background, I've always wanted to write an entire album of spiritual-like pieces. The most accurate way I can describe what we were all trying to do is that this is a modern hymnal. In an earlier period, the New Orleans jazzmen would often play religious music for exactly what it was - but with their own jazz textures and techniques added. Now, as modern jazzmen, we're also approaching this tradition with respect and great pleasure."Original liner notes Track listing Personnel * Donald Byrd – trumpet * Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone * Herbie Hancock – piano * Kenny Burrel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Form (Donald Byrd Album)
''Free Form'' is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring Byrd with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label later in 1966.Donald Byrd discography accessed September 2, 2010 It was remastered in 2003 and reissued on CD. On the CD reissue, the original stereo release is erroneously given as "BST 84106" instead of BST 84118. Reception The review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars and stated "''Free Form'' is both a smorgasbord of modern jazz styles and a breakthrough album showing the Detroit born trumpeter's versatility and interest in diversity... This may be c ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Flush (album)
''Royal Flush'' is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring Byrd with Pepper Adams, Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4101.Donald Byrd discography accessed August 31, 2010 The album is notable for being pianist 's first Blue Note session to be released. Reception The review by |
The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large national audience. Daily broadsheet editions are printed for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The ''Post'' was founded in 1877. In its early years, it went through several owners and struggled both financially and editorially. Financier Eugene Meyer purchased it out of bankruptcy in 1933 and revived its health and reputation, work continued by his successors Katharine and Phil Graham (Meyer's daughter and son-in-law), who bought out several rival publications. The ''Post'' 1971 printing of the Pentagon Papers helped spur opposition to the Vietnam War. Subsequently, in the best-known episode in the newspaper's history, reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein led the American press's investigation into what became known as the Watergate scandal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, near Washington, D.C. Although officially unincorporated, in practice it is an edge city, with a population of 81,015 at the 2020 census, making it the fifth-most populous place in Maryland after Baltimore, Columbia, Germantown, and Waldorf. Downtown, next to the northern tip of Washington, D.C., is the oldest and most urbanized part of the community, surrounded by several inner suburban residential neighborhoods inside the Capital Beltway. Many mixed-use developments combining retail, residential, and office space have been built since 2004. Silver Spring takes its name from a mica-flecked spring discovered there in 1840 by Francis Preston Blair, who subsequently bought much of the surrounding land. Acorn Park, south of downtown, is believed to be the site of the original spring. Geography As an unincorporated CDP, Silver Spring's boundaries are not consistently de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go (Dexter Gordon Album)
''Go!'' is a studio album by jazz musician Dexter Gordon featuring Sonny Clark, Butch Warren and Billy Higgins, recorded on August 27, 1962 and released in the same year on Blue Note. According to the liner notes by Ira Gitler, this session was "not recorded in a nightclub performance but, in its informal symmetry, it matches the relaxed atmosphere that the best of those made in that manner engender. Everyone was really together, in all the most positive meanings of that word." It was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs. Since its release, ''Go!'' has received very positive reviews from critics, with AllMusic giving it a five star rating. The album was re-released in March 1999 as part of Blue Note's RVG Series, produced by Michael Cuscuna. In 2019, ''Go!'' was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Track listing Personnel *D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
