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Earl Neal Creque
Earl Neal Creque (April 13, 1940 – December 1, 2000) was an American organist and jazz composer, born in the Virgin Islands; he was based in the Cleveland area, was a professor at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and played frequently around northern Ohio up until his death. He also composed music with Mongo Santamaría including the Grammy Award-nominated song "Sofrito" which was sampled by Jennifer Lopez on the album ''J.Lo (album), J.Lo''. Neal also wrote and played on, Grant Green's "Windjammer." He was a sought after session musician and his credits include Stanley Turrentine, Teresa Brewer, Leon Thomas, Harold Ousley, Bernard Purdie, and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. Neal released three solo albums, the first being ''Creque,'' in 1972, followed by ''Contrast!'' and ''Neal Creque and the Hands of Time'', both in 1974. He died of kidney cancer in Olmsted Falls at the age of 60. His daughter Nina Creque was part of Gerald Levert's group 1 of the Girls. She died of an undiscl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands ( es, Islas Vírgenes) are an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. They are geologically and biogeographically the easternmost part of the Greater Antilles, the northern islands belonging to the Puerto Rico Trench and St. Croix being a displaced part of the same geologic structure. Politically, the British Virgin Islands have been governed as the western island group of the Leeward Islands, which are the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, and form the border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The archipelago is separated from the true Lesser Antilles by the Anegada Passage and from the main island of Puerto Rico by the Virgin Passage. The islands fall into three different political jurisdictions: * Virgin Islands, informally referred to as British Virgin Islands, a British overseas territory, * Virgin Islands of the United States, an unincorporated territory of the United States, * Spanish Virgin Islands, the easternmost islands of the Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muse Records
Muse Records was a jazz record company and label founded in New York City by Joe Fields in 1972. Fields worked as an executive for Prestige Records in the 1960s. Several of the albums were previously released on Cobblestone Records. Muse also had another label, Onyx Records, which operated until 1978, when Fields and collaborator Don Schlitten ended their professional relationship. In the late 1970s, Muse partnered with the Dutch Timeless Records to distribute Timeless Muse. Muse was sold in 1996 to 32 Jazz, which repackaged and reissued a large amount of Muse recordings. In 2003, Savoy Jazz (which had become a subsidiary of Nippon Columbia) acquired the rights to the Muse catalog (along with that of Landmark) from 32 Jazz. Fields later founded HighNote Records and Savant Records; many Muse artists later recorded for these labels as well. Discography From 1972 until 1995 Muse released around 500 albums. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongo Santamaria
Mongo may refer to: Geography Africa * Mongo, Chad, a Sahel city * Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo (Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction) * Mongo, Sierra Leone, a chiefdom * Mongo River (Little Scarces River), Guinea and Sierra Leone, a tributary of the Little Scarces River; see List of rivers of Guinea and List of rivers of Sierra Leone * Mongo Department, Gabon United States * Mongo, Indiana, United States, an unincorporated community Languages * Mongo language, the language of the Mongo people * Mongo, one of the five languages of the Duala language-cluster, spoken in Cameroon People * Mongo people, one of the largest ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Mongo Santamaría (1917–2003), Cuban jazz/salsa percussionist * Mongo Beti (1932–2001), pen name of Cameroonian writer Alexandre Biyidi Awala * "Mongo", family nickname for Ramón Castro Ruz (1924–2016), eldest brother of Fidel Castro * Mongo, nickname of musician Drew Parsons (born 1974) * Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prestige Records
Prestige Records is a jazz record company and label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock in New York City which issued recordings in the mainstream, bop, and cool jazz idioms. The company recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musicians of the day, sometimes issuing them on subsidiary labels. In 1971, the company was sold to Fantasy, which was later absorbed by Concord. History The Prestige office was located at 446 West 50th Street, New York City. Its catalogue included Gene Ammons, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Thelonious Monk, and Sonny Rollins. Audio engineer Rudy Van Gelder was the recording engineer of many Prestige albums in the 1950s and early-to-mid-1960s. Prestige created new labels in 1960: Swingville, Moodsville, covering jazz, Bluesville featuring blues revival artists, Lively Arts featuring spoken word recordings and Prestige International, Prestige Folklore, Irish and Near East with folk and world music. By the later 1950s, We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaft (Bernard Purdie Album)
''Shaft'' is an album led by jazz drummer Bernard Purdie which was recorded for the Prestige label in 1971. Reception Stewart Mason of Allmusic states, "these limp retreads, apparently aimed at a middle-of-the-road audience that was reaching for hipness but didn't want to be confronted with anything too out there, are utterly unnecessary. There are a handful of good tunes here; although it's unclear what the genial funk groove "Attica" has to do with the 1971 prison riot of the same name, it's got some hot tenor sax solos and a rollicking electric piano solo by composer Neal Creque. Similarly, the mellow and soulful "Summer Melody" has some exquisite electric piano and trumpet over its gentle conga-led groove. An album' s worth of variations on these two themes would have been a minor soul-jazz classic, but unfortunately, Bernard Purdie's overreaching ends up giving him the, um, Shaft".Mason, SAllmusic listingaccessed July 1, 2013. Track listing # " Shaft" ( Isaac Hayes) - 5:52 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers
Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers was a Latin jazz, soul jazz and R&B group formed in 1959 by timbales player Henry "Pucho" Brown. Of the many musicians that worked in his group, Chick Corea is among them, Corea leaving prior to Pucho's recording career. The core of his band, in the foundational early records, featured Pucho Brown, percussion, Eddie Pazant, reeds, Al Pazant, trumpet, William Bivens, Jr., vibraphone, Neal Creque, piano and organ. In 1973 he disbanded the group and focused more on traditional Latin music. In the 1990s, his music received interest from the British Acid Jazz scene, and the re-formed Latin Soul Brothers perform today. Discography *''Tough!'' (Prestige, 1966) *''Saffron And Soul'' (Prestige, 1966; reissued on BGP/Ace in 2012) *''Shuckin' And Jivin' '' (Prestige, 1967; reissued on BGP/Ace in 2012) *''Big Stick'' (Prestige, 1967; reissued on BGP/Ace in 2012) *''Heat!'' (Prestige, 1968; reissued on BGP/Ace in 1992) *''Dateline'' (Prestige, 1969; reis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Vibes (Johnny Lytle Album)
''Good Vibes'' is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Johnny Lytle which was recorded in 1981 for the Muse Records, Muse label. accessed May 26, 2015 Reception AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars with a review stating, "The ever-gregarious Johnny Lytle never cared too much for categorizing his music; he just loved to play all kinds, and this album is one of those outings".Track listing # "So What (Miles Davis composition), So What" (Miles Davis) - 5:56 # "Turn the Hands of Time" (Peabo Bryson) - 5:53 # "Theme from New York, New York, New York, New York" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) - 4:20 # "Didn't We (Richard Harris song), Didn't We?" (Jimmy Webb) - 5:23 # "After Supper" (Neal Hefti) - 6:06 # "Aaron's Theme" (Mike Post) - 5:14 Pe ...
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Johnny Lytle
Johnny Dillard Lytle (October 13, 1932 in Springfield, Ohio – December 15, 1995 in Springfield) was a jazz drummer and vibraphonist. Life and career Lytle grew up in Springfield, Ohio in a family of musicians, the son of a trumpeter father and an organist mother. He began playing the drums and piano at an early age. Before studying music in earnest, he was a boxer, and was a successful Golden Gloves champion. During the late '50s, Lytle continued to box, but landed jobs as a drummer for Ray Charles, Jimmy Witherspoon and Gene Ammons. Then he switched from drums to vibraphone and toured with organist Hiram "Boots" Johnson from 1955 to 1957. He formed his first group in 1957 with saxophonist Boots Johnson, organist Milton Harris and drummer William "Peppy" Hinnant. He impressed the producer Orrin Keepnews who signed him to his Jazzland label in 1960. Lionel Hampton said Lytle was "the greatest vibes player in the world." Lytle was known for his great hand speed and showmanshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doors (album)
''Doors'' is an album by saxophonist Eric Kloss which was recorded in 1972 and first released on the Cobblestone Records, Cobblestone label. accessed September 5, 2013 Reception AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.AllMusic listingaccessed September 5, 2013 Track listing ''All compositions by Eric Kloss.'' # "Doors" - 7:28 # "Waves" - 7:02 # "Quasar" - 4:28 # "Sweatin' It" - 4:59 # "Love" - 4:55 # "Libra" - 6:48Personnel *Eric Kloss - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone *Neal Creque - piano, electric piano *Gene Taylor (bassist), Gene ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Kloss
Eric Kloss (born April 3, 1949) is an American jazz saxophonist. Music career Kloss was born blind in Greenville, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, and attended the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind, which was run by his father. When he was 10, he began to play the saxophone, and two years later he was playing in night clubs with professional musicians such as Bobby Negri, Charles Bell, and Sonny Stitt. At 16, he recorded his debut album, ''Introducing Eric Kloss'' (Prestige, 1965) with Don Patterson (organist), Don Patterson and Pat Martino. On his third album, ''Grits & Gravy'' (1966), he was recording with musicians over twice his age: Jaki Byard, Richard Davis (bassist), Richard Davis, and Alan Dawson. He continued recording and performing while a student at Duquesne University. A fan of Elvis Presley and The Ventures, he was attracted to the growth of jazz fusion in the 1960s and '70s, and eventually worked in the fusion idiom with musicians Chick Corea, Dave Holland, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alive! (Grant Green Album)
''Alive!'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring a performance recorded at the Cliche Lounge in Newark, New Jersey in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label.Grant Green discography accessed September 17, 2010 The album was Green's first official live recording. The CD reissue in 1993 added three bonus tracks. Reception The review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4 stars and stated "''Alive!'' is the hardest LP Grant Green recorded during the later phase of his career... this is the most convincing and consistent Green had ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Is Beautiful
''Green Is Beautiful'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label.Grant Green discography accessed September 17, 2010 Reception The review by Steve Huey awarded the album 3 stars and stated "''Green Is Beautiful'' finds the guitarist growing more comfortable with harder, funkier R&B than he seemed on the softer-hued ''''... ''Green Is Beautiful'' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
