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Jodie Christian
Jodie Christian (February 2, 1932 – February 13, 2012) - accessed February 14, 2012 was an American jazz pianist, noted for and . Early life Christian was born in , Illinois. His "father was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, into a share-cropper's family. Realizing the futility of that life, Christian's grandfather sold his livestock and sent his family to Chicago, where Christian was born in 1932 on 44th Street and Prairie Avenue." Christian's mother, a church pianist, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reminiscing (Jodie Christian Album)
''Reminiscing'' is an album by pianist Jodie Christian. His last release as a leader, it was recorded during July 2000 at Riverside Studio in Chicago, and was issued in 2001 by Delmark Records. On the album, Christian is joined by bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Tony Walton. Recorded when the pianist was nearly 70 years old, ''Reminiscing'' consists of tunes that were connected to specific memories of his childhood and career. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson wrote: "even though Christian... acknowledges various musicians that he admired along the way, he never goes out of his way to emulate any of them. The pianist always sounds like his own man... ''Reminiscing'' is a musical autobiography that the Chicagoan can easily be proud of." The authors of ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' called the album "a delightful session," and stated that Christian "likes... to paraphrase melodies, but not so much that you can't tell what they might be, and he has a swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain Or Shine (Jodie Christian Album)
''Rain or Shine'' is an album by pianist Jodie Christian. It was recorded during May 1991 and December 1993 at Riverside Studio in Chicago, and was released in 1994 by Delmark Records. On the album, Christian is joined by saxophonists Art Porter and Roscoe Mitchell, trombonist Paul McKee, bassist Larry Gray, drummers Ernie Adams, George Hughes, and Vincent Davis, and vocalist Francine Griffin. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "Christian's versatility is displayed during this wide-ranging set and most of the selections work quite well." The authors of ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' stated: "'Let's Try' is a fine opener with sterling work by McKee and Porter and the ballad medley works well." However, they disliked the tracks that feature "an unusually sour and argumentative Roscoe Mitchell," noting that they "don't fit in, no matter how nobly Christian tries to bring them round." Track listing # "Let's Try" ( Tom McIntosh) – 6:42 # "Song For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Fountain (Jodie Christian Album)
''Soul Fountain'' is an album by pianist Jodie Christian. It was recorded during January 1996, and was released in 1998 by Delmark Records. On the album, Christian is joined by saxophonists Art Porter and Roscoe Mitchell, trumpeter Odies Williams III, bassist John Whitfield, and drummer Ernie Adams. ''Soul Fountain'' is dedicated to the memory of Art Porter, who died in November 1996. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Tim Sheridan called the album "pleasant blend of bop and romance," and wrote: "Christians's originals focus primarily on space rather than melody, save the lovely 'Jeremy,' which brings Vince Guaraldi immediately to mind. A strong effort overall." The authors of ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' stated: "The piano solos 'Everlasting Life' and 'Blessings' are further evidence of Christian's gifts, and the lovely duet with Porter on 'My One and Only Love' makes a touching farewell to the since-departed altoman." Jack Bowers of ''All About Jazz'' described t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Front Line (album)
''Front Line'' is an album by pianist Jodie Christian. It was recorded during January 1996 at Riverside Studios in Chicago, and was released later that year by Delmark Records. On the album, Christian is joined by saxophonists Norris Turney and Eddie Johnson, trumpeter Sonny Cohn, bassist John Whitfield, and drummers Ernie Adams and Gerryck King. Vocalist Francine Griffin also appears on one track. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson wrote: "Outside of the Windy City, Christian isn't nearly as well known as he deserves to be, but that doesn't make ''Front Line'' any less appealing." The authors of ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' called the album "good fun," and described the band as "a nice group of oldtimers." They stated: "Christian acts as coach and gets the best out of the team." Writing for ''JazzTimes'', Owen Cordle commented: "The results are first class... The underrated and versatile Christian shows all the traits that make Chicago pianists so li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Experience (Jodie Christian Album)
''Experience'' is the debut album by pianist Jodie Christian, released in 1992 by Delmark Records. It features six solo piano tracks, plus four on which Christian is joined by bassist Larry Gray and drummer Vincent Davis. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow described Christian as "a flexible pianist able to play anything from bebop to fairly free jazz," and wrote: "Christian mostly sticks to the modern mainstream and he sounds quite fine throughout this largely melodic set." The authors of ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' stated: "Christian's decisive touch and complex but clear voicings bespeak a talent that has absorbed everything it needs from the tradition. Gray and Davis help out assiduously." John Litweiler of the ''Chicago Reader'' commented: "Christian's bop melodies, with bubbling vitality and attendant subtle harmonies and without distracting flourishes or the idiom's typical nervous qualities, are lyric music with a crystal touch." Track listing # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bebop
Bebop or bop is a style of jazz developed in the early-to-mid-1940s in the United States. The style features compositions characterized by a fast tempo, complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerous changes of key, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation based on a combination of harmonic structure, the use of scales and occasional references to the melody. Bebop developed as the younger generation of jazz musicians expanded the creative possibilities of jazz beyond the popular, dance-oriented swing music-style with a new "musician's music" that was not as danceable and demanded close listening.Lott, Eric. Double V, Double-Time: Bebop's Politics of Style. Callaloo, No. 36 (Summer, 1988), pp. 597–605 As bebop was not intended for dancing, it enabled the musicians to play at faster tempos. Bebop musicians explored advanced harmonies, complex syncopation, altered chords, extended chords, chord substitutions, asymmetrical phrasing, and intricate melodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delayed Exposure
''Delayed Exposure'' is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Lin Halliday, which was recorded in 1991 and released on Delmark. He leads a quintet with trumpeter Ira Sullivan, pianist Jodie Christian, bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer George Fludas. Reception In his review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson states "Heartfelt performances of 'Woody'N You' and 'Serpent's Tooth' leave no doubt that Sonny Rollins is Halliday's primary influence, but also demonstrate that he's very much his own man." ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' notes "Some standards and a blues give everyone a chance to hold down some choruses and, if Sullivan's trumpet turns are the most distinctive things here, Halliday acquits himself with the comfortable assurance of a veteran player." Track listing # "Woody 'n You" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:12 # "How Deep Is the Ocean" (Irving Berlin) – 6:36 # "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange) – 9:38 # "Dog Ear Blues" – 8:21 # " My Romance" (Richard Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Halliday
Lin Halliday (June 16, 1936 – January 25, 2000) was an American saxophonist. He was born in De Queen, Arkansas and was raised in Little Rock, where he played the saxophone and clarinet in school. After he moved to Los Angeles in his teens to begin playing professionally, he began performing with saxophonist Joe Maini. Halliday moved to New York City in 1958, Nashville in 1966, and Chicago in 1980. His style was influenced by the musical cultures of these cities. Halliday made his debut album, ''Delayed Exposure,'' with the Chicago jazz label Delmark Records in 1991. His following albums, ''East of the Sun'' (1991) and ''Where or When'' (1993) with saxophonist Ira Sullivan were well received by the Chicago jazz community. Halliday became a "staple attraction" at many Chicago jazz clubs including the Green Mill, the Bop Shop, Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase, and the Get Me High Lounge. His performance on trumpeter Brad Goode's album ''Shock of the New'' (1998) won him much admira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Goode
Bradley Mitchell Goode (born October 10, 1963, in Chicago) is an American jazz trumpeter, bassist, drummer, composer and music educator. Career Goode worked as a sideman with Eddie Harris, Ira Sullivan, Barrett Deems, Ernie Krivda, Jack DeJohnette, Von Freeman, Curtis Fuller, Sheila Jordan, and Paa Kow. He has led his own groups since 1982. He has been a member of the faculties of the American Conservatory of Music, The University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Cuyahoga Community College, New Trier High School and the University of Colorado, where he has been Associate Professor of Jazz Studies. Goode has recorded for SteepleChase, Delmark, and Origin. Goode graduated from East Lansing High School in Michigan in 1981. He received a degree in Music from the University of Kentucky in 1985, majoring in Trumpet Performance. He received an MM in Music from DePaul University in 1988, majoring in Bass Performance. His trumpet teachers include Vincent DiMartino, William Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Von Freeman
Earle Lavon "Von" Freeman Sr. (October 3, 1923 – August 11, 2012) was an American hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Born in Chicago, Illinois, Freeman as a young child was exposed to jazz. His father, George, a city policeman, was a close friend of Louis Armstrong with Armstrong living at the Freeman house when he first arrived in Chicago. Freeman's father taught him to play piano and bought him his first saxophone when he was seven. His musical education was furthered at DuSable High School, where his band director was Walter Dyett. Freeman began his professional career at the age of 16 in Horace Henderson's Orchestra. Freeman enlisted into the Navy during World War II and was trained at Camp Robert Smalls in Chicago. "All the great musicians ended up at Great Lakes", he recalled. "It was an incubator for the best and the brightest lights in the jazz world at that time, and the musical jam sessions were simply phenomenal." After training, he was sent to Hawaii as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Moody (saxophonist)
James Moody (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2010) was an American jazz saxophone and flute player and very occasional vocalist, playing predominantly in the bebop and hard bop styles. Moody had an unexpected hit with "Moody's Mood for Love," a 1952 song written by Eddie Jefferson that used as its melody an improvised solo that Moody had played on a 1949 recording of "I'm in the Mood for Love." Moody adopted the song as his own, recording it with Jefferson on his 1956 album ''Moody's Mood for Love'' and performing the song regularly in concert, often singing the vocals himself. Early life James Moody was born in Savannah, Georgia, United States, and was raised by his (single) mother, Ruby Hann Moody Watters. He had a brother, Louis. Growing up in Newark, New Jersey, he was attracted to the saxophone after hearing "Buddy" George Holmes Tate, Don Byas, and various saxophonists who played with Count Basie. He later also took up the flute. Career Moody joined the US Army Air Corps i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Concert
''Chicago Concert'' is a live album by saxophonists James Moody (saxophonist), James Moody and Gene Ammons recorded in Chicago in 1971 and released on the Prestige Records, Prestige label. accessed December 17, 2012 Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "This meeting between Gene Ammons and James Moody is not as memorable as one might hope... although there are a few sparks, they do not blend together that well and the results are surprisingly workmanlike".Yanow, SAllmusic Review accessed December 17, 2012 Track listing # "Just in Time (song), Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Gr ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
