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Don Rader (musician)
Donald Arthur Rader (born October 21, 1935) is an American jazz trumpeter. Career Rader began playing trumpet at age five and was taught by his father. He studied at Sam Houston State Teachers College and served in the Navy in the 1950s as a member of the band, then played and arranged for Woody Herman (1959–61), Maynard Ferguson (1961–63), and Count Basie (1963–64), Louie Bellson, Harry James, Terry Gibbs, Frank Foster, Henry Mancini, Les Brown (1967–72), and Stan Kenton. He toured with Della Reese, Sarah Vaughn, Andy Williams, Percy Faith, Diana Ross, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lewis (intermittently for 28 years), and Bob Hope (intermittently for 28 years with five tours of wartime Vietnam). He assembled a quintet in Los Angeles in 1972 and continued working with West Coast jazz musicians, including Lanny Morgan, Lew Tabackin, and Toshiko Akiyoshi. He recorded as a leader and worked in music education for many years, including in Australia in the 1980s. Discography * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochester, Pennsylvania
Rochester is a borough in central Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located northwest of Pittsburgh, it is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 3,480 at the 2020 census. Like many places around Pittsburgh, Rochester was a former industrial hub, home to the H. C. Fry Glass Company, and was a major junction on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Recently, Rochester has been a background for films, including the 1986 movie ''Gung Ho'', the 1996 movie '' Kingpin'', and the 2000 movie ''Wonder Boys''. History What eventually became Rochester was originally a Lenape village called Sawcunk. The area was settled in 1799 in what was then the American frontier by white settlers and was known as East Bridgewater, Fairport, and Beaver Point. The borough adopted the name Rochester in 1834 when a local businessman who did regular business in Pittsburgh decided to christen his home with the name Rochester so he could have a unique name to stamp his goods; the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiko Akiyoshi
is a Japanese–American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Akiyoshi received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in ''Down Beat'' magazine's annual Readers' Poll. In 1984, she was the subject of the documentary '' Jazz Is My Native Language''. In 1996, she published her autobiography, ''Life with Jazz'', and in 2007 she was named an NEA Jazz Master by the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts. Biography Akiyoshi was born in Liaoyang, Manchuria, to Japanese colonists, the youngest of four sisters. In 1945, after World War II, Akiyoshi's family lost their home and returned to Japan, settling in Beppu. A local record collector introduced her to jazz by playing a record of Teddy Wilson playing "Sweet Lorraine." She immediately loved the sound and began to study jazz. In 1952, during a tour of Japan, pianist Oscar Peterson discovered her playing in a club on the Ginza. Peterson was impressed and convinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Message From Maynard
''Message from Maynard'' is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in early 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.Minn, MMaynard Ferguson discography accessed February 7, 2017 Reception AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "None of the originals caught on, but there are plenty of fine solos from the leader/trumpeter, Menza on tenor, altoist Lanny Morgan and pianist Abene; plus, the rhythm section is really pushed by drummer Rufus Jones". Track listing All compositions by Don Menza except where noted. # "September Moan" (Don Sebesky) – 4:04 # "Statement" – 6:08 # "Nude Mood" – 2:45 # "One for Otis" – 2:43 # "Reflection" – 2:49 # "Head Hunter" – 2:57 # "Lament for Susan" (Mike Abene) – 3:43 # "L & M" (Don Rader) – 3:06 # "Jennifer's Bounce" (Rader) – 2:21 Personnel * Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, leader *John C. Gale, Gene A. Goe, Natale Pavone, Donald A. Rader – trumpet *Kenneth H. Rupp †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maynard '63
''Maynard '63'' is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in March 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.Minn, MMaynard Ferguson discography accessed February 8, 2017 Reception AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "In addition to the exciting leader/trumpeter, the main soloists are altoist Lanny Morgan, Don Menza and Willie Maiden on tenors and pianist Mike Abene, all of whom excel on the bop-oriented music. This was one of the best big bands of the era". Track listing All compositions by Mike Abene except where noted. # "Antibes" (Don Rader) – 2:57 # "In Retrospect" (Ernie Wilkins) – 3:07 # "Let's Try" (Tom McIntosh) – 4:37 # "Guess Again" ( Bill Mathieu) – 3:31 # "Hate Notes" (Don Menza) – 2:33 # "Sin Blues" (Rader) – 2:52 # "Overcoat Stomp" – 2:40 # "Fox Hunt" – 3:16 # "Spookin'" – 3:16 # "Knarf" – 4:41 Personnel *Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, leader *Gene Coe, Natale Pavone, Don Rader †... [...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] |
Maynard '62
''Maynard '62'' is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in late 1961 and originally released on the Roulette label.Minn, MMaynard Ferguson discography accessed May 31, 2016 Reception AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. Track listing # "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:28 # "Maria" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 3:02 # "Zip 'n' Zap" (Al Gilbert) – 2:52 # "Lazy Afternoon" (Jerome Moross, John La Touche) – 4:17 # "Go East Young Man" (Slide Hampton) – 5:45 # "This Is My Lucky Day" ( Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) – 2:25 # ""X" Stream" (Jaki Byard) – 3:10 # "Four" (Miles Davis) – 3:32 # "Pretty Little Nieda" ( Rolf Ericson) – 5:46 # "'Round About the Blues" (Don Sebesky) – 4:16 *Recorded in New York City on June 20, 1961 (track 10) and December 1961 (tracks 1-9) Personnel *Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, trombone * Bill Berry (track 10), Chet Ferretti, Nat Pavone (tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operates through Warner Records, one of its flagship labels. Artists currently signed to Reprise Records include Enya, Michael Bublé, Eric Clapton, Stevie Nicks, Neil Young, Deftones, Mastodon (band), Mastodon, Lindsey Buckingham, Josh Groban, Disturbed (band), Disturbed, Idina Menzel, My Chemical Romance, Gerard Way, Green Day, Dwight Yoakam, and Never Shout Never. Company history Beginnings Reprise Records was formed in 1960 by Frank Sinatra in order to allow more artistic freedom for his own recordings. Soon thereafter, he garnered the nickname "The Chairman of the Board". Because of dissatisfaction with Capitol Records, and after trying to buy Norman Granz's Verve Records, the first album Sinatra released on Reprise was ''Ring-a-Ding-Ding!'' As CEO of Reprise, Sinatra recruited several artists for the fledgling label, such as fellow Rat Pack members Dean Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Might As Well Be Swing
''It Might as Well Be Swing'' is a 1964 studio album by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra. It was Sinatra's first studio recording arranged by Quincy Jones. The recording of "Fly Me to the Moon" which appears on this album has become one of Sinatra's most popular. This was Sinatra and Basie's second collaboration after 1962's '' Sinatra-Basie''. Sinatra's cover version of "Hello Dolly" on the album features a new second verse improvised by Sinatra, which pays tribute to Louis Armstrong, who had topped the Billboard charts with his own version of the song earlier in 1964. ''It Might as Well Be Swing'' is a reference to the title of the well known jazz standard "It Might as Well Be Spring". Track listing Personnel * Frank Sinatra - vocals * Count Basie - piano * Quincy Jones - arranger, conductor ;The Count Basie Orchestra: * Al Porcino, Don Rader, Wallace Davenport, Al Aarons, George Cohn and Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpets *Henry Coker, Grover Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More Hits Of The 50's And 60's
More or Mores may refer to: Computing * MORE (application), outline software for Mac OS * more (command), a shell command * MORE protocol, a routing protocol * Missouri Research and Education Network Music Albums * ''More!'' (album), by Booka Shade, 2010 * ''More'' (soundtrack), by Pink Floyd with music from the 1969 film * ''More...'' (Trace Adkins album), or the title song, 1999 * ''More'' (Mary Alessi album), 2005 * ''More'' (Beyoncé EP), 2014 * ''More'' (Michael Bublé EP), 2005 * ''More'' (Clarke-Boland Big Band album), 1968 * ''More'' (Double Dagger album), 2009 * ''More...'' (Montell Jordan album), 1996 * ''More'' (Crystal Lewis album), 2001 * ''More'' (Giuseppi Logan album), 1966 * ''More'' (No Trend album), 2001 * ''More'' (Jeremy Riddle album), or the title song, 2017 * ''More'' (Symphony Number One album), 2016 * ''More'' (Tamia album), or the title song, 2004 * ''More'' (Vitamin C album), 2001 * ''More'', by Mylon LeFevre, 1983 * ''More'', by Resin Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verve Records
Verve Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). Founded in 1956 by Norman Granz, the label is home to the world's largest jazz catalogue, which includes recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, and Oscar Peterson, among others. It absorbed the catalogues of Granz's earlier label, Clef Records, founded in 1946; Norgran Records, founded in 1953; and material which was previously licensed to Mercury Records. Verve also served as the original home of rock acts such as The Velvet Underground, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. The restructured Verve Records is now part of the Verve Label Group (VLG), a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. This company is also home to historic imprints including Verve Forecast, Impulse! and Decca Records. History Norman Granz created Verve to produce new recordings by Ella Fitzgerald, whom he managed; the first album the label released was ''Ella Fitzge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella And Basie!
''Ella and Basie!'' is a 1963 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra, with arrangements by Quincy Jones and Benny Carter. It was later reissued with slightly different cover art as ''On the Sunny Side of the Street''. Overview Fitzgerald and the Basie band had recorded together once before, on the 1957 album ''One O'Clock Jump''. This album is revered alongside '' Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!'' (1961), ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from Let No Man Write My Epitaph'' (1960), '' Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook'' (1959), and '' Ella in Hollywood'' (1961) as one of Ella's greatest recordings. The album was rated the 175th best album of the 1960s by ''Pitchfork''. Track listing For the 1963 Verve LP album, Verve V6-4061 Side One: # " Honeysuckle Rose" ( Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 2:42 # "'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) – 2:40 # "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" ( Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) – 3:20 # "Them There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
