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Joe Newman (trumpeter)
Joseph Dwight Newman (September 7, 1922 – July 4, 1992) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and educator, best known as a musician who worked with Count Basie during two periods. Early life and education Newman was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Dwight, (pianist) and Louise Newman, a musical family, having his first music lessons from David Jones. He attended Alabama State College, where he joined the college band (the Bama State Collegians), became its leader, and took it on tour. Career In 1941, he joined Lionel Hampton for two years, before signing with Count Basie, with whom he stayed for a total of thirteen years, interrupted by short breaks and a long period (1947–1952) spent first with saxophonist Illinois Jacquet and then drummer J. C. Heard. During his second period with Basie, which lasted for about nine years, he made a number of small-group recordings as the leader. He also played on Benny Goodman's 1962 tour of the Soviet Union. In 1961, Newman l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nueva Orleans) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, it is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, most populous city in Louisiana and the twelfth-most populous city in the southeastern United States. Serving as a List of ports in the United States, major port, New Orleans is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast region of the United States. New Orleans is world-renowned for its Music of New Orleans, distinctive music, Louisiana Creole cuisine, Creole cuisine, New Orleans English, uniq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Cats
''The Happy Cats'' is an album by trumpeter Joe Newman's Sextet recorded in early 1957 for the Coral label.Edwards, D., Eyries, P., Watts, R, Neely, T. & Callahan, M.Coral Album Discography accessed December 7, 2015 Reception Allmusic gave the album 3 stars.Allmusic listing accessed December 7, 2015 Track listing ''All compositions by Joe Newman except as indicated'' # "The Happy Cats" - 3:08 # "" ( Arthur Johnston, |
Zoot Sims
John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big band, afterward enjoying a long solo career, often in partnership with fellow saxmen Gerry Mulligan and Al Cohn. Biography Sims was born in 1925 in Inglewood, California, United States, to vaudeville performers Kate Haley and John Sims. His father was a vaudeville hoofer, and Sims prided himself on remembering many of the steps his father taught him. Growing up in a performing family, he learned to play drums and clarinet at an early age. His brother was the trombonist Ray Sims. Sims began on tenor saxophone at age 13. He initially modelled his playing on the work of Lester Young, Ben Webster, and Don Byas. By his late teens, having dropped out of high school, he was playing in big bands, starting with those of Kenny Baker and Bobby Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locking Horns
''Locking Horns'' is an album by trumpeter Joe Newman and saxophonist Zoot Sims recorded in 1957 and originally released on the Rama label before it was sold to Roulette Records. accessed November 13, 2015 Reception awarded the album 4 stars.Allmusic listingaccessed November 13, 2015 Track listing ''All compositions by Adriano Acea except as indicated'' # "Corky" (Joe Newman) - 4:45 # "Mambo for Joe" - 3:50 # "Wolafunt's Lament" ([...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Midgets
''The Midgets'' is an album by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman's Septet recorded in 1956 for the RCA Records subsidiary Vik label. accessed November 30, 2015 Reception awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listingaccessed November 30, 2015 Track listing ''All compositions by Ernie Wilkins except as indicated'' # "The Midgets" (Joe Newman) - 6:09 # "The Late, Late Show" ( |
I Feel Like A Newman
''I Feel Like a Newman'' is an album by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman recorded in 1956 and originally released on the Storyville label. accessed December 3, 2015 Reception awarded the album 4 stars stating "the music always swings and the talented musicians are in fine form".Track listing # "" (, |
Salute To Satch
''Salute to Satch'' is a tribute album to Louis Armstong by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman and His Orchestra recorded in 1956 for the RCA Victor label.Cohen, N.Benny Powell Discographyaccessed December 3, 2015 Reception Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating "Newman makes a keen tribute to his mentor, featuring a tart big band". Track listing # "When the Saints Go Marching In" (Traditional) – 2:40 # "Chinatown, My Chinatown" (Jean Schwartz, William Jerome) – 2:42 # "West End Blues" (King Oliver) – 4:00 # " Jeepers Creepers" ( Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) – 2:46 # "Dipper Mouth Blues" (Oliver, Louis Armstrong) – 2:40 # "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René) – 3:01 # "Struttin' with Some Barbeque" (Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye) – 2:40 # " Pennies from Heaven" ( Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) – 3:07 # " Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) – 3:30 # "Back O'Town Blues" (Louis Armstrong, Luis Russell) – 3:46 # " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Byers
William Mitchell Byers (May 1, 1927 – May 1, 1996) was an American jazz trombonist and arranger. Early life Byers was born in Los Angeles on May 1, 1927. He suffered from arthritis from a young age and was unable to continue his plans of a career as a pianist. Career Byers picked up trombone and played with Karl Kiffe before serving in the United States Army in 1944 and 1945. In the second half of the 1940s he arranged and played trombone for Georgie Auld, Buddy Rich, Benny Goodman, Charlie Ventura, and Teddy Powell. Following this he composed for WMGM (AM) radio and television in New York City. In the middle of the 1950s he was in Paris arranging; he also led a session of his own, released as ''Jazz on the Left Bank'', at this time. Later in the 1950s in Europe he played with Harold Arlen (1959–1960) and with the orchestra of Quincy Jones. He became Jones's assistant at Mercury Records in the 1960s, and arranged for Count Basie albums. He also recorded some Duke Ellingt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Sounds In Swing
''New Sounds in Swing'' (also released as ''Byers' Guide'') is an album by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman and trombonist Billy Byers recorded in 1956 for the mail order Jazztone label. accessed December 3, 2015 Reception Writing for , Ken Dryden awarded the album four stars, noting "Byers wrote most of the music for the date and the solos remain very fresh. The performances are comparable to other musicians' better-known dates that have had the benefit of better promotion by their record labels and wider exposure through reissues".Track listing ''All compositions by Billy Byers except as indicated'' # "Who's Cool?" – 6:18 # "Byers' Guide" †...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Still Swinging
''I'm Still Swinging'' is an album by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman's Octet recorded in 1955 for the RCA Victor label. The album features cover art by Andy Warhol. accessed November 30, 2015 Reception awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listingaccessed November 30, 2015 Track listing # " |
Jazztone
Concert Hall Society, Inc., was a New York City-based membership-subscription-oriented record production and distribution company founded in 1946 by Samuel Mulik Josefowitz (1921–2015) and David Josefowitz (1918–2015), brothers. The New York office was located at 250 West 57th Street in Manhattan. The Josefowitz's sold Concert Hall Society in 1956 to Crowell-Collier Publishing Company. The name Concert Hall Society was also one of several labels owned by the company. History Principal founders Samuel and David Josefowitz's father, Zachar Josefowitz (1884–1949), owned a large piece of land in Maine that the United States government used for its earliest research in atomic energy, which generated income that helped finance the founding of Concert Hall Society, Inc. Samuel earned a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering in 1942 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. David Josefowitz was an expert in plastics and had a PhD in Chemistry from the Polytechnic Institute of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
