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Charles Williams (musician)
Charles Isaac Williams (born July 18, 1932) is an alto saxophone, alto saxophonist based in New York City.Henderson, A.C. I. Williams: Allmusic Artist Biography accessed November 11, 2014 Biography Williams was born in Halls, Tennessee and moved to Alton, Illinois at the age of eight where he later played in the junior high school band, majored in music education at Lincoln University (Missouri), Lincoln University, in Jefferson City, Missouri and taught orchestral music in St. Albans, Queens.Griffiths, David, ''Hot Jazz: From Harlem to Storyville'', Scarecrow Press, 1998, pp. 82-85 He released three albums on the Mainstream Records, Mainstream label in the early 1970s. Williams also played with Clark Terry, Frank Foster (jazz musician), Frank Foster, and singer Ruth Brown. In 1995 Hamiett Bluiett approached record producer Pierre Sprey's Mapleshade Records, Mapleshade label and convinced them to record Williams first album in more than two decades. Discography * ''Charles William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halls, Tennessee
Halls is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, Lauderdale County, Tennessee. The population was 2,255 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. The town was founded in 1882 as a railroad station stop. It is named after Hansford R. Hall, one of the founders. Among the early business ventures were sawmills and cotton gins, founded in the 1880s to process local lumber and cotton. Halls is home to the Arnold Field (Halls, Tennessee), Veterans' Museum on the grounds of the Dyersburg, Tennessee, Dyersburg United States Army, Army Air Base, which documents the history of the World War II Army Air Corps. It was the main base for the B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in the mid-1940s. History The town was not established until 1882, when the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Railroad line (later the Illinois Central Railroad) set up a railroad stop here. The village was originally named Hall's Station in honor of Hansford R. Hall, one of the founders. Other founders were J. S. Stephens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Brown
Ruth Alston Brown (; January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the " Queen of R&B". She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as " So Long", "Teardrops from My Eyes" and " (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean". For these contributions, Atlantic became known as "the house that Ruth built" (alluding to the popular nickname for the old Yankee Stadium). Brown was a 1993 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Following a resurgence that began in the mid-1970s and peaked in the 1980s, Brown used her influence to press for musicians' rights regarding royalties and contracts; these efforts led to the founding of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. Her performances in the Broadway musical ''Black and Blue'' earned Brown a Tony Award, and the original cast recording won a Grammy Award. Brown was a recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Halls, Tennessee
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Living People
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American Jazz Musicians
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Births
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Alto Was King
''When Alto Was King'' is the final album recorded by American saxophonist Charles Williams (musician), C. I. Williams released in 1997 on the Mapleshade Records, Mapleshade label a quarter century after his previous album. Reception AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "this superb-sounding album is a fitting showcase for Williams' alto talents".Roberts, J.Allmusic Reviewaccessed November 13, 2014 In JazzTimes Willard Jenkins wrote "Mr. Williams has a buttery tone that is delivered with authority and the veteran's sense of relaxed swing. His tone bending, for example, is done very subtly and with a knowingness that never announces the arrival of the next bended note. He plays it with a liquidity and fluid sense of phrasing that makes every piece a study in elegance".Jenkins, W.JazzTimes Review January/February 1998 Track listing ''All compositions by C. I. Williams except as indicated'' # "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) - 5:12 # "Punkin Juice" - 5:45 # "'R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiaroscuro Records
Chiaroscuro Records is a jazz record company and label founded by Hank O'Neal in 1970. The label's name comes from the art term for the use of light and dark in a painting. O'Neal came up with the name via his friend and mentor Eddie Condon, a jazz musician who performed in what were called Chiaroscuro Concerts in the 1930s. O'Neal also got the name from a store that sold only black and white dresses. O'Neal ran the label from 1969–1977 and produced all but two of the albums. Its catalogue included Earl Hines, Joe Venuti, Teddy Wilson, and Ruby Braff. O'Neal sold the label to Audiophile Enterprises in 1978, then bought back the catalogue when he started SOS Productions in 1987. Chiaroscuro released new discs and reissues through the 1990s. In 2011, Chiaroscuro's founders donated the company to the Northeast Pennsylvania Educational Television Association, owner of WVIA-FM- TV, the PBS and NPR member for northeastern Pennsylvania. WVIA-FM used Chiaroscuro's library to start an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Curson
Theodore Curson (June 3, 1935 – November 4, 2012) was an American jazz trumpeter. Life and career Curson was born in Philadelphia. He became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet. Curson's father, however, wanted him to play alto saxophone like Louis Jordan. When he was ten, he gained his first trumpet. He attended Granoff School of Music in Philadelphia. (web version) At the suggestion of Miles Davis, he moved to New York in 1956. He performed and recorded with Cecil Taylor in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His composition "Tears for Dolphy" has been used in numerous films. He was featured in a profile on composer Graham Collier in the 1985 Channel 4 documentary 'Hoarded Dreams' He was a familiar face in Finland, having performed at the Pori Jazz festival every year since it began in 1966. In 2007, he performed at Finland's Independence Day Ball at the invitation of president Tarja Halonen. A longtime resident of Montclai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake Johnson
''Snake Johnson'' is an album by trumpeter Ted Curson which was recorded in 1980 and first released on the Chiaroscuro label.Ted Curson discography accessed March 4, 2015Fitzgerald, M. Ted Curson leader entry accessed March 4, 2015 Reception awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating "Trumpeter Ted Curson plays his own interpretations of advanced hard bop on this somewhat obscure LP".[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stickball (album)
''Stickball'' is the third album by American saxophonist Charles Williams (musician), Charles Williams recorded in 1972 for the Mainstream Records, Mainstream label. accessed November 13, 2014 Track listing # "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?" (Bill Withers, Stan McKenny) - 3:33 # "People Make the World Go Round, People Make the World Go 'Round" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 3:24 # "Where Is the Love (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song), Where Is the Love" (Ralph MacDonald William Salter) - 2:44 # "Iron Jaws" (Ernie Wilkins) - 6:35 # "Drown in My Own Tears (Henry Glover) - 4:53 # "Ain't No Blues" (Charles Williams, Don Pullen) - 4:17 # "Just Before Day" (Tommy Dean) - 8:20 # "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 6:33 Bonus track on CD reissuePersonnel *Charles William ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trees And Grass And Things
''Trees and Grass and Things'' is the second album recorded by American saxophonist Charles Williams in 1971 for the Mainstream label.Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, TDiscography of the Mainstream Label (Preview) accessed October 18, 2014 Reception AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic Review accessed November 11, 2014 Track listing ''All compositions by Charles Williams except as indicated'' # "Trees and Grass and Things" () - 4:33 # " Chop! Chop!" (Charles Williams, Don Pullen, |
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