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Clifton Anderson
Clifton Elliot Anderson (born October 5, 1957) is an American jazz trombonist. Early life Anderson was born in New York City on October 5, 1957. "His mother was a singer and his father was an organist." When he was seven, Anderson's uncle, saxophonist Sonny Rollins, bought him his first trombone. Anderson attended the High School of Music and Art in New York, and graduated from the Manhattan School of Music in 1978. Later life and career Anderson joined Rollins's band in 1983. Other bands he has played in include Frank Foster's Loud Minority, Carlos Garnett's Cosmos Nucleus, Slide Hampton's World of Trombones, and McCoy Tyner's big band. Anderson's debut album as a leader was ''Landmarks'', which was recorded in 1995 for Milestone Records. A further album, ''Decade'', was released by Doxy around 2008. Anderson explained the difficulties he had between recordings: "''Landmarks'' was played fairly regularly on the radio and the critics thought it was good, so I assumed I'd be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Life Of A Song (Geri Allen Album)
''The Life of a Song'' is an album by pianist Geri Allen, recorded in 2004 and released on the Telarc label. The album reunited Allen with drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Dave Holland; they had previously performed together on vocalist Betty Carter's live 1993 album, '' Feed the Fire''. Reception AllMusic stated: "This is a trio date that has all the elements: an indefatigable lyricism and honesty of emotion, as well as beautiful colors and deft, even uncanny engagements among the three principals. What a welcome return for Allen, who expertly displays she's been refining her chops and listening deeply to her Muse these past six years".Jurek, T.AllMusic Reviewaccessed June 28, 2014 ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' awarded it 4 stars, calling it "a graceful mixture of originals and standards that not only reference past performances but create a shimmering unity of sound that one can readily imagine hovering in the ether long after the record is over". ''JazzTimes'' stated: "A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 9/11 Concert
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Is What I Do (Sonny Rollins Album)
''This Is What I Do'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 2000, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Stephen Scott, Bob Cranshaw, Jack DeJohnette and Perry Wilson.Sonny Rollins discography accessed September 21, 2009. Reception The review by Alex Henderson states: "''This Is What I Do'' falls short of essential, but it offers some nice surprises and is a rewarding addition to Rollins' huge catalog."Henderson, Alex accessed September 21, 20 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Warming (Sonny Rollins Album)
''Global Warming'' is an album by the jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1998. It contains performances by Rollins with Stephen Scott, Bob Cranshaw, Idris Muhammad, Clifton Anderson, Victor See Yuen and Perry Wilson.Sonny Rollins discography accessed September 21, 2009. Reception The review by Cub Koda states: "Rollins' blowing is impassioned throughout and the surroundings are nice and intimate, making this a very inspired set."Track listing :''All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated'' # "Island Lady" - 9:07 # "Echo-Side Blue" - 7:15 # "Global Warming" - 6:30 # ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here's To The People
''Here's to the People'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1991, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Mark Soskin, Jerome Harris, Bob Cranshaw, Roy Hargrove, Jack DeJohnette, Steve Jordan, and Al Foster.Sonny Rollins discography accessed September 22, 2009. Reception The review by states: "Nothing very innovative occurs but the music is quite pleasing."Track listing :''All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falling In Love With Jazz
''Falling in Love with Jazz'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1989, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Bob Cranshaw, Mark Soskin, Jerome Harris and Jack DeJohnette with Branford Marsalis, Tommy Flanagan and Jeff Watts standing in on two tracks.Sonny Rollins discography accessed 22 September 2009 The cover artwork was by . Reception The review by |
Dancing In The Dark (Sonny Rollins Album)
''Dancing in the Dark'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1987, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Mark Soskin, Jerome Harris and Marvin "Smitty" Smith.Sonny Rollins discography accessed September 23, 2009. Reception The review by states: "Although not up to the level of his best live performances, this studio album is quite enjoyable and gives one a clear idea as to how Sonny Rollins sounded in the 1980s."Track listing ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G-Man (Sonny Rollins Album)
''G-Man'' is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. It was recorded at an outdoor concert on August 16, 1986, held at Opus 40 in Saugerties, New York. The concert was filmed for a documentary about Rollins, directed by Robert Mugge, before being released on record in November 1987 by Milestone Records. ''G-Man'' received positive reviews from critics, some of whom called it one of Rollins' best albums. Background The performances on ''G-Man'' were recorded on August 16, 1986, at Opus 40 in Saugerties, where Rollins performed an outdoor concert with an ensemble that featured trombonist Clifton Anderson, bass player Bob Cranshaw, pianist Mark Soskin, and drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith. The concert was originally filmed for ''Saxophone Colossus'', Robert Mugge's documentary on Rollins. Some tenor saxophone parts were recorded in studio on April 9, 1987, and overdubbed onto the track "Kim", and ''G-Man'' was released in November of that year by Milestone Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunny Days, Starry Nights
''Sunny Days, Starry Nights'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1984, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Mark Soskin, Russell Blake and Tommy Campbell.Sonny Rollins discography accessed September 25, 2009. Reception The review by Scott Yanow states: "''Sunny Days, Starry Nights'' as usual finds the great tenor at his best on the two ballads ('I'm Old Fashioned' and Noel Coward's 'I'll See You Again') while the other four originals have been largely forgotten." Music critic[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Different Perspectives
''Different Perspectives'' is the debut album by trombonist Robin Eubanks which was recorded in 1988 and released on the JMT label.Shimada, T.JMT label discography accessed November 14, 2014 Reception The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos said it was "An exceptional first album from this trombonist. A great listening album with many components, mostly in a progressive vein".Nastos, M. G.Allmusic Reviewaccessed October 7, 2014 Track listing ''All compositions by Robin Eubanks except as indicated'' # "Midtown" - 6:29 # "The Night Before" - 5:01 # "Taicho" - 7:20 # "You Don't Know What Love Is" ( Don Raye, Gene de Paul) - 9:03 # "Overjoyed" ( Stevie Wonder) - 5:02 # "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 7:19 # "Different Perspectives" – 12:53 Personnel * Robin Eubanks - trombone *Kevin Eubanks - guitar *James Weidman - keyboards *Rael Wesley Grant - electric bass *Peter Washington - bass *Terri Lyne Carrington, Jeff "Tain" Watts Jeff "Tain" Watts (born January 20, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Eubanks
Robin Eubanks (born October 25, 1955) is an American jazz and jazz fusion slide trombonist, the brother of guitarist Kevin Eubanks and trumpeter Duane Eubanks. His uncles are jazz pianist Ray Bryant and bassist Tommy Bryant. His mother, Vera Eubanks, was famed pianist Kenny Barron's first piano teacher. Biography Robin Eubanks was born on October 25, 1955, in Philadelphia. After graduating cum laude from the University of the Arts, he moved to New York City where he first appeared on the jazz scene in the early 1980s. He played with Slide Hampton, Sun Ra, and Stevie Wonder. Eubanks also the musical director with the jazz drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. He also was a member of jazz drummer Elvin Jones Jazz Machine. He was a contributor on fellow jazz trombonist Steve Turre's 2003 release ''One4J: Paying Homage to J.J. Johnson''. Eubanks has also released several albums as a bandleader. He played for 15 years in double bassist Dave Holland's quintet, sextet, octet an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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