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Gary Valente
Gary Valente (born June 26, 1953) is a jazz trombonist. Early life Valente was born on June 26, 1953, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He started playing the trombone as a young child, encouraged by his father, who played the same instrument. In the 1970s he studied at the New England Conservatory of Music, with Jaki Byard, and recorded with the conservatory's Jazz Repertory Orchestra. Later life and career Valente became a prominent figure in contemporary big band jazz, as a member of bands led by Carla Bley, Lester Bowie, Chico O'Farrill, and George Russell. He has also played in a diverse range of smaller groups, including those led by Don Byron, Cab Calloway, Charlie Haden, Joe Lovano, and Andy Sheppard. As a leader, he had a small band with tenor saxophonist Bob Hanlon in the late 1980s and co-founded Slideride with other trombonists in 1994. At the end of the 1990s he led a quintet that featured Lew Soloff. Discography With Carla Bley * '' Social Studies'' (Watt, 1981) * ' ... [...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] |
I Hate To Sing
''I Hate to Sing'' is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded at the Great American Music Hall in 1981 (at the same concerts that produced '' Live!'') combined with three tracks recorded at Grog Kill Studios in 1983 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1984.Carla Bley discography accessed August 3, 2010 Reception The review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 2½ stars and stated "here the airy, goofy tone seems to be the only thing holding the album together. Fans of the Carla Bley Band will appreciate the group's jovial performance and loose, swinging style, but this is little more than a novelty album".[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Mason
Nicholas Berkeley Mason, (born 27 January 1944) is an English drummer and a founder member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He is the only member to feature on every Pink Floyd album, and the only constant member since its formation in 1965. He co-wrote Pink Floyd compositions such as " Echoes", "Time", " Careful with That Axe, Eugene", and " One of These Days". In 2018, he formed a new band, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, to perform music from Pink Floyd's early years. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Pink Floyd. Early life Mason was born on 27 January 1944 in Birmingham to Ailsa Sarah (née Kershaw) and Bill Mason, a documentary filmmaker; Nick's paternal great-grandfather was Rowland Hill Berkeley, who was Lord Mayor of Birmingham in 1904–1905. Mason was brought up in Hampstead, London, and attended the Hall School, Hampstead, and Frensham Heights School, near Farnham, Surrey. While studying architecture at the Rege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viva Caruso
''Viva Caruso'' is one of Joe Lovano's "most ambitious and enjoyable recordings". Inspired by the legendary Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso, Lovano deftly, yet directly, applies orchestral melodies and figures in different manners to create a beautifully meditative collection of music. The album contains a variety of songs, each of which focuses on a distinctive jazz interpretation of classical music. Track listing # "Vesti la giubba - Leoncavallo - 3:48 # "Tarantella Sincera for voice & orchestra - DeCrescenzo - 4:42 # "The Streets of Naples" - Lovano - 4:57 # "Cielo Turchino for voice & orchestra eep Blue Sky- Ciociano - 4:42 # "Pecchè? for voice & orchestra hy?- Pennino - 7:39 # "O sole mio, for voice & piano (or orchestra)" - DeCapua - 6:47 # "Viva Caruso" - Lovano - 4:18 # "Campane a sera "Ave Maria", for voice & orchestra vening Bells - Billi - 7:02 # "Santa Lucia, Neapolitan song" - Traditional - 4:25 # "Sultanto a Te for voice & orchestra nly to You - Fuciio - 5:57 # "I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worlds (Joe Lovano Album)
''Worlds'' is a live 1989 album by American jazz musician Joe Lovano. The album was recorded at the Amiens International Jazz Festival in France. The record was initially released in 1989 via Label Bleu in France and then re-released via Evidence Music in 1995 in the United States. Reception Alex Henderson of Allmusic wrote "Listeners whose first exposure to Joe Lovano was his Blue Note output of the 1990s might assume that Quartets (recorded at New York's famous Village Vanguard) was his first live album. But in fact, Worlds is a live recording that was made before Lovano signed with Blue Note and became a such a huge name in the jazz world. Recorded at the Amiens International Jazz Festival in France on May 5, 1989, Worlds finds the saxman leading a group that includes his wife, Judi Silvano, on vocals, Bill Frisell on guitar, Tim Hagans on trumpet, Gary Valente on trombone, Henri Texier on bass, and Paul Motian on drums. Lovano excels on the tenor and soprano saxes as well as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gruntz
George Gruntz (24 June 1932 – 10 January 2013) was a Swiss jazz pianist, organist, harpsichordist, keyboardist, and composer known for the George Gruntz Concert Big Band and his work with Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, and Mel Lewis. Gruntz, who was born in Basel, Switzerland, was also an accomplished arranger and composer, having been commissioned by many orchestras and symphonies. From 1972 to 1994, he served as artistic director of JazzFest Berlin. He died at the age of 80 in January 2013. Discography As leader/co-leader Main sources: Compilations *''Sins'n Wins'n Funs – Left-cores and Hard-core En-cores'', 1981–1990 (Compilation, released 1996) *''The MPS Years'', 1972–1981 (Compilation, released 1996) *''Renaissance Man'' a.k.a. ''30 + 70: The One Hundred Years of George Gruntz'', 1961–2000 (Compilation, released 2002) As sideman With Franco Ambrosetti *''Close Encounter'' (Enja, 1979) See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Odyssey Of Funk & Popular Music
''The Odyssey Of Funk & Popular Music'' (also referred to as Vol. 1) is an album by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy recorded for the Atlantic label in 1997. It is the eighth album by Bowie's Brass Fantasy group, and the final album by Bowie issued in his lifetime. (''When The Spirit Returns'', recorded at the same sessions, was issued in 2003.) It features performances by Bowie, Vincent Chancey, Gary Valente, Joshua Roseman, Louis Bonilla, Ravi Best, Gerald Brezel, Joseph Gollehon, Bob Stewart, Victor See Yuen and Vinnie Johnson. Reception The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell states "At the very least, the brasses sound fresh and interested in what they're doing, so there is pleasure to be had here".Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Reviewaccessed April 14, 2009. Track listing # "The Birth of the Blues" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) - 5:49 # "Next" (Joseph Bowie, Sebastian Piekarek) - 6:05 # " Two Become One" ( Matt Rowebottom, Richard Stannard, Spice Girls) - 6:08 # "D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appearing Nightly
''Appearing Nightly'' is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded in Paris in 2006 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2008. Track listing All compositions by Carla Bley. # "Greasy Gravy" - 8:50 # "Awful Coffee" - 6:11 # "Appearing Nightly at the Black Orchid: 40 On-20 Off/Second Round/What Would You Like to Hear/Last Call" - 25:23 # "Someone to Watch" - 5:56 # " I Hadn't Anyone 'Till You" (Ray Noble) - 7:38 *Recorded live at New Morning in Paris on July 17 & 18, 2006. Personnel * Carla Bley - piano * Earl Gardner, Lew Soloff, Florian Esch - trumpet * Beppe Calamosca, Gary Valente, Gigi Grata - trombone * Richard Henry - bass trombone * Roger Jannotta - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute * Wolfgang Puschnig - alto saxophone, flute *Andy Sheppard, - tenor saxophone * Julian Argüelles - baritone saxophone * Karen Mantler - organ *Steve Swallow - bass guitar *Billy Drummond Willis Robert "Billy" Drummond Jr. (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Looking For America (album)
''Looking for America'' is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in 2002 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2003.Carla Bley discography accessed August 12, 2010 Reception The review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and stated "''Looking for America'' is a fun, innovative, and indefatigable album by one of the true geniuses in modern jazz".Jurek, T. accessed August 12, 2010 The '' |
4x4 (Carla Bley Album)
''4 x 4'' is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with a chamber ensemble recorded in Oslo in 1999 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2000.Carla Bley discography accessed August 12, 2010 Reception The review by David R. Adler awarded the album 3 stars and stated "This batch of compositions is informed by Bley's distinctive brand of tongue-in-cheek playfulness... While the entire eight-piece band is consistently a pleasure, some of the album's most appealing moments occur during several Bley/Swallow duet passages. The two have been performing and recording as a duo for many years, so in a certain sense the whole band seems to r ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carla Bley Big Band Goes To Church
''The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church'' is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in Perugia, Italy as part of the Umbria Jazz Festival and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1996.Carla Bley discography accessed August 12, 2010 Reception The review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "''The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church'' is a perfect showcase for the forward-thinking compositions and arrangements of Carla Bley... Not quite as experimental as her earlier compositions, this album manages, regardless to be among her best work in the '90s".Proefrock, S. |
Big Band Theory
''Big Band Theory'' is an album by the American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1993.Carla Bley discography accessed August 9, 2010 Reception The review by Scott Yanow stated that "overall this set (which is enjoyable enough) is less memorable than one would expect from Carla Bley".Yanow, S. accessed August 9, 2010 '' |
