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Jack Montrose
Jack Montrose (December 30, 1928 – February 7, 2006) was a jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger. After attending college in Los Angeles, he worked with Jerry Gray and then Art Pepper. Montrose also did arrangements for Clifford Brown. He became known for cool jazz and/or West coast jazz. Montrose was born in Detroit. Beginning in the mid-1950s Montrose's heroin addiction became a liability and by the time he had overcome it his style of jazz was no longer popular. This led him to play in strip joints for a time until he relocated to Las Vegas where he worked in casinos. Montrose returned to recording in 1977 and in 1986 had some success in collaboration with Pete Jolly.All Music/ref> Jack Montrose (West Coast Jack) is not to be confused with tenorist J.R. Monterose (East Coast Jake) who played on Charles Mingus's album '' Pithecanthropus Erectus''. He died in Las Vegas. Discography As leader *''Arranged by Montrose'' (Pacific Jazz, 1954) with Bob Gordon Quartet / Clifford ... [...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] |
Spread A Little Joy
Spread may refer to: Places * Spread, West Virginia Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Spread'' (film), a 2009 film. * '' $pread'', a quarterly magazine by and for sex workers * "Spread", a song by OutKast from their 2003 album ''Speakerboxxx/The Love Below'' * Spreadability, a concept in media studies * Page spread, an aspect of book design Finance * Spread, the difference in price between related securities, as in: ** Bid–offer spread, between the buying and selling price of a commodity and/or security ** Credit spread (bond), on bonds ** Option-adjusted spread, on mortgage backed securities where the borrower has the right to repay in full ** Options spread, building blocks of option trading strategies. ** Spread trade, between two related securities or commodities *** Spread option, payoff is based on the difference in price between two underlying assets ** Yield spread, difference in percentage rate of return of two instruments ** Z-spread, on mortgage backed securiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorty Rogers
Milton "Shorty" Rogers (born Milton Rajonsky; April 14, 1924 – November 7, 1994) was an American jazz musician, one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz. He played trumpet and flugelhorn and was in demand for his skills as an arranger. Biography Rogers was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States. He worked first as a professional musician with Will Bradley and Red Norvo. From 1947 to 1949, he worked extensively with Woody Herman and in 1950 and 1951 he played with Stan Kenton. On June 7, 1953, Rogers and his orchestra, including Johnny "Guitar" Watson, performed for the famed ninth Cavalcade of Jazz concert at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, produced by Leon Hefflin, Sr. Also featured that day were Roy Brown and his Orchestra, Don Tosti and His Mexican Jazzmen, Earl Bostic, Nat "King" Cole, and Louis Armstrong and his All Stars with Velma Middleton. From 1953 through 1962, Rogers recorded a series of albums for RCA Victor (later reissued on RCA's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surf Ride
''Surf Ride'' is an album by saxophonist Art Pepper featuring sessions from 1952-54 which was originally released as a 12 inch LP on the Savoy label in 1956.Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R. and Neely, TDiscography Preview for the Savoy/Savoy Jazz labelaccessed October 21, 2016 Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow observed: "The music on this Savoy LP is quite brilliant, but the packaging leaves something to be desired ... The somewhat random nature of this set is unfortunate, for Pepper is in superior form throughout". Track listing ''All compositions by Art Pepper, except where indicated.'' # "Tickle Toe" (Lester Young) - 2:55 # "Chili Pepper" - 3:00 # "Susie the Poodle" - 3:14 # "Brown Gold" - 2:26 # "Holiday Flight" - 3:12 # "Surf Ride" - 2:54 # "Straight Life" - 2:52 # "Cinnamon" - 3:11 # "Thyme Time" - 3:30 # "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 3:48 # "Nutmeg" - 3:15 # "Art's Oregano" - 3:08 *Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concerto For Clarinet & Combo
''Concerto for Clarinet & Combo'' (full title ''Premiere Recording of Concerto for Clarinet & Combo by Bill Smith, with the Composer on Clarinet, & Bags' Groove, Sophisticated Rabbit, My Old Flame'') is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men recorded at sessions in 1955 and 1957 and released on the Contemporary label.Contemporary Records discography accessed May 18, 2015 Reception The review by Scott Yanow states: "All in all, this is a well-balanced and continually interesting set that deserves to be reissued" ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelly Manne
Sheldon "Shelly" Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, swing, bebop, avant-garde jazz, and later fusion. He also contributed to the musical background of hundreds of Hollywood films and television programs. Family and origins Manne's father Max Manne and uncles were drummers. In his youth he admired many of the leading swing drummers of the day, especially Jo Jones and Dave Tough. Billy Gladstone, a colleague of Manne's father and the most admired percussionist on the New York theatrical scene, offered the teenage Shelly tips and encouragement. From that time, Manne rapidly developed his style in the clubs of 52nd Street in New York in the late 1930s and 1940s. His first professional job with a known big band was with the Bobby Byrne Orchestra in 1940. In those years, as he became known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stepper
''The Stepper'' is an album by drummer Frank Butler which was recorded in 1977 and released on the Xanadu label.Fitzgerald, M.Frank Butler discography accessed May 2, 2014 Reception The Allmusic review recommended the album awarding it album 4½ stars and stating "the drummer is in top form on this quartet date... He never loses the listener's attention during his two long drum solos... this LP should be snapped up without delay by bop fans".Yanow, S.Allmusic Reviewaccessed May 2, 2014 Track listing ''All compositions by Dolo Coker except as indicated'' # "The Stepper" - 19:58 # "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) - 4:43 # "Captain Kidd" - 5:51 # " Easy Living" (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) - 5:38 # "Urbane" – 8:36 Personnel * Frank Butler - drums *Jack Montrose - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3-5) *Dolo Coker - piano *Monty Budwig Monte Rex Budwig (December 26, 1929 – March 9, 1992) was a West Coast jazz double bassist, professionally known as Monty Budwig. Early l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Butler (musician)
Frank Butler (February 18, 1928 – July 24, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Early life Butler was born in Kansas City, Missouri, but later moved west and was associated in large part with the West Coast school. He played the drums in multiple high school bands (including one in Omaha, Nebraska), in local jazz combos, and in USO shows during World War II.Feather, p. 150. Career Butler never became well known, but was highly regarded by fellow musicians (in 1958, veteran drummer Jo Jones proclaimed him "the greatest drummer in the world")Goia, p. 323. and performed with numerous jazz notables. Early in his career he played with the Dave Brubeck combo at a 1950 engagement in San Francisco, before Brubeck's group gained a national following in the mid-1950s.Chadbourne. He went on to perform and record with Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Ben Webster, Harold Land, Hampton Hawes and Art Pepper in the 1950s and 1960s. He performed on several television seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(Themes From) The Man With The Golden Arm
"(Themes from) ''The Man with the Golden Arm''" is a song written by Elmer Bernstein and performed by Richard Maltby & His Orchestra. It was featured in the 1955 film ''The Man with the Golden Arm'', and reached number 14 on the ''Billboard'' chart in 1956. Other charting versions *Bernstein released a version in 1956 that reached number 16 in the U.S. *Dick Jacobs released a version in 1956 that reached number 22 in the U.S. * Billy May released a version in 1956 that reached number 9 on the UK Singles Chart and number 49 in the U.S. * Les Elgart released a version in 1956 that reached number 56 in the U.S. *Buddy Morrow released a version in 1956 that reached number 82 in the U.S. *Jet Harris released a version in 1962 that reached number 12 in the U.K. Other versions *Eddie Calvert released a version as a single in 1956, but it did not chart. *Jonah Jones released a version on his 1957 EP ''Muted Jazz''. *Jimmy McGriff released a version as the B-side to his 1964 single " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein ( '; April 4, 1922August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 original film scores, as well as scores for nearly 80 television productions. For his work he received an Academy Award for ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (1967) and Primetime Emmy Award. He also received seven Golden Globe Awards, five Grammy Awards, and two Tony Award nominations. He composed and arranged scores for over 100 film scores, including '' Sudden Fear'' (1952), ''The Man with the Golden Arm'' (1955), ''The Ten Commandments'' (1956), ''Sweet Smell of Success'' (1957), ''The Magnificent Seven'' (1960), ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (1962), '' The Great Escape'' (1963), ''Hud'' (1963), ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (1967), ''True Grit'' (1969), ''My Left Foot'' (1989), '' The Grifters'' (1990), '' Cape Fear'' (1991), ''Twilight'' (1998), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chet Baker & Strings
''Chet Baker & Strings'' is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker recorded in late 1953 and early 1954 and released on the Columbia label. accessed August 5, 2013 Reception Lindsay Planer of stated: "This release offers a unique glimpse of a young Chet Baker in a quintet setting, complemented by a nine-piece string section... The easygoing and otherwise winding strings support the cool bop like a kite in a March breeze — light, airy, and conspicuous only in altitude".Planer, LAllmusic listing accesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trumpet Artistry Of Chet Baker
''The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker'' is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker recorded in 1953 and 1954 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. accessed August 6, 2013 The album compiles tracks previously released on the 1954 10 inch LP '' Chet Baker Sextet'' along with previously unissued recordings. Reception rated the album with 3 stars stating "This well-rounded LP features the very popular trumpeter in his early days... those listeners running across this LP will find it a perfect introduction to the music of the early Chet Baker".Yanow, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
