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Manolo Badrena
Manolo Badrena (born March 17, 1952, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a percussionist most noted for his work with Weather Report from 1976 to 1977. He has made contributions to over 100 recordings that span jazz, world music, pop, and Latin music. Badrena has played with The Zawinul Syndicate, the Rolling Stones, Mezzoforte, Joni Mitchell, Spyro Gyra, Art Blakey, Bill Evans, Steve Khan, Carla Bley, Talking Heads, Blondie, Michael Franks, Ahmad Jamal, Hugo Fattoruso, and others. Badrena lives in Fair View, New Jersey. He is the leader (drums, percussion, guitar, vocals) of the Latin jazz band Trio Mundo. Discography As leader * ''Manolo'' (A&M, 1979) * ''Carnaval'' with Trio Mundo (Khaeon, 2002) * ''Trio Mundo Rides Again'' with Trio Mundo (ZOHO, 2004) As sideman With Herb Alpert * ''Main Event Live'' (A&M, 1978) * ''Rise'' (A&M, 1979) * ''Beyond'' (A&M, 1980) With Bill Evans * ''Living in the Crest of a Wave'' (Elektra Musician, 1984) * ''The Alternative Man'' (Blue Note, 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan (, , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 342,259. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico ("City of Puerto Rico", Spanish for ''rich port city''). Puerto Rico's capital is the third oldest European-established capital city in the Americas, after Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, founded in 1496, and Panama City, in Panama, founded in 1521, and is the oldest European-established city under United States sovereignty. Several historical buildings are located in San Juan; among the most notable are the city's former defensive forts, Fort San Felipe del Morro and Fort San Cristóbal, and La Fortaleza, the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the Americas. Today, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Franks (musician)
Michael Franks (born September 18, 1944) is an American singer and songwriter, considered a leader of the quiet storm movement. He has recorded with a variety of well-known artists, such as Patti Austin, Art Garfunkel, Brenda Russell, Claus Ogerman, Joe Sample, and David Sanborn. His songs have been recorded by Gordon Haskell, Shirley Bassey, The Carpenters, Kurt Elling, Diana Krall, Patti LaBelle, Lyle Lovett, The Manhattan Transfer, Leo Sidran, Veronica Nunn, Carmen McRae, Ringo Starr and Natalie Cole. Biography Franks grew up in southern California with his father Thurman, his mother Vera, and two younger sisters. Although no one in his family was a musician, his parents loved swing music, and his early influences included Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Johnny Mercer. At age 14 Franks bought his first guitar, a Japanese Marco Polo for $29.95 with six private lessons included; those lessons were the only music education that he received. At Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Kids (album)
''City Kids'' is the seventh album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1983. At ''Billboard'' magazine, it reached No. 66 on the Top 200 Albums chart, and No. 2 on that magazine's Jazz Albums chart. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic. Spyro Gyra * Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, Lyricon * Tom Schuman – electric piano (1, 2, 5, 6, 7), synthesizers (1, 2, 5, 6, 7) * Jeremy Wall – acoustic piano (4, 5), synthesizers (4, 5) * Chet Catallo – guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 7) * Kim Stone – bass (1) * Eli Konikoff – drums (1) * Gerardo Velez – percussion (1, 5, 7) * Dave Samuels – marimba (4, 5), vibraphone (4, 5) Guests * Richard Tee – acoustic piano (4, 8), electric piano (4, 8) * Hiram Bullock – guitar (2, 4, 7) * Steve Love – acoustic guitar (2, 4, 5, 7, 8), electric guitar (2, 4, 5, 7, 8), guitar solo (2, 4) * Will Lee – bass (2, 4) * Eddie Gómez – bass (3, 6) * Marcus Miller – bass (5, 7, 8) * Steve Jordan – drums (2, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incognito (Spyro Gyra Album)
''Incognito'' is the sixth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1982. At ''Billboard'' magazine, it reached No. 46 on the Top 200 Albums chart, and No. 2 on that magazine's Jazz Albums chart. Track listing Charts U.S. Weekly charts U.S. Year End chart Personnel * Jay Beckenstein – saxophone, whistle (2) * Tom Schuman – keyboards (1), synthesizers (1, 2, 5, 6), acoustic piano (3), electric piano (5, 6, 8) * Jorge Dalto – acoustic piano (2) * Rob Mounsey – synthesizers (2, 5, 6, 7), vocoder (3, 6, 7) * Richard Tee – acoustic piano (4, 8), organ (4) * Jeremy Wall – electric piano (7) * Steve Love – guitar (1, 3-8), acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (2) * Hiram Bullock – guitar (1, 6) * Chet Catallo – guitar textures (3), guitar (4, 8) * John Tropea – guitar textures (3), slide guitar (4), guitar (5, 7) * Will Lee – bass (1) * Marcus Miller – bass (2-8) * Steve Gadd – drums * Manolo Badrena – congas (1), percussion (2, 5, 6, 7) * Gerardo Velez – pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Essence Part 2
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Essence Part One
''The Essence Part One'' is an album by the American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, containing performances recorded in Paris in 1994 and New York City in 1995. It was released on the Verve Records, Birdology label in 1995.Ahmad Jamal discography accessed May 28, 2012 Critical reception Richard S. Ginell, in his review for AllMusic, states: "This absorbing collection is a testament to the continuing ability of Ahmad Jamal to startle and engage jazz listeners."Ginell, R. SAllmusic Review accessed May 28, 2012 Track listing All compositions by Ahmad Jamal unless noted. # "Flight" – 6:29 # "Toulouse" – ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossiter Road
''Rossiter Road'' is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1986 and released on the Atlantic label.Ahmad Jamal discography accessed May 25, 2012 The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' Top Jazz Album chart on June 7, 1986 and would spend 10 weeks on the chart, eventually peaking at #21. Critical reception Scott Yanow of Allmusic said, "Few of pianist Ahmad Jamal's many recordings are not worth picking up, and this effort for Atlantic boasts some fresh material and fine playing".Yanow, SAllmusic Review accessed May 25, 2012 Track listing ''All compositions by Ahm ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaru Imada
is a Japanese jazz pianist and composer. Life and career Imada was born in Tokyo on 21 March 1932. He had classical piano lessons. He played jazz in student bands while a student at Meiji University, after which he worked in business for a year. He then decided to pursue music professionally. From 1953 he was part of clarinetist Eiji Kitamura Eiji Kitamura ja, 北村 英治 (born April 8, 1929) is a Japanese jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist originally from Tokyo who made his debut at the age of 22. Kitamura devoted himself to clarinet playing while still an undergraduate at Ke ...'s band. Imada had his own trio from 1964. He formed Now'in, a fusion band, in 1984. He played internationally at jazz festivals from the 1970s. Discography An asterisk (*) after the year indicates that it is the year of release. As leader/co-leader References {{DEFAULTSORT:Imada, Masaru 1932 births Japanese jazz pianists Living people Musicians from Tokyo 21st-century pianists [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terumasa Hino
is a Japanese jazz trumpeter. He is considered one of Japan's finest jazz musicians. His instruments include the trumpet, cornet, and flügelhorn. Early life He was born in Tokyo, Japan, and his father was a trumpeter and tap dancer. Hino started tap dancing at age four and playing trumpet at age nine. As a teenager, he transcribed solos by Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, and Lee Morgan. Career In the 1950s, Hino began his career as a professional jazz musician, inspired by Fumio Nanri and Hiroshi Sakaue. In 1965, he joined Hideo Shiraki's Quintet, with whom he stayed until 1969, leaving to lead his own band full-time, which he started in 1964. He released his first solo album ''Alone, Alone and Alone'' (1967) and a group album, ''Hino-Kikuchi Quintet'' (1968), with pianist Masabumi Kikuchi. In 1969, Hino released ''Hi-nology'' to critical acclaim. He collaborated with the Flower Travellin' Band for the 1970 single "Crash". Soon after, Hino performed in several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Evans (saxophonist)
William D. Evans (born February 8, 1958) is an American jazz saxophonist, who was a member of the Miles Davis group in the 1980s and has since led several of his own bands, including Push and Soulgrass. Evans plays tenor and soprano saxophones. He has recorded over 17 solo albums and received two Grammy Award nominations. He recorded an award-winning album called ''Bill Evans – Vans Joint'' with the WDR Big Band in 2009. He has played a variety of music with his solo projects, including bluegrass, jazz, and funk. His style is influenced by Michael Brecker, Bob Berg, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Steve Grossman, and Dave Liebman. Biography Evans was born in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, United States. His father was a classical piano prodigy and until junior high school Evans studied classical clarinet. He attended Hinsdale Central High School and studied with tenor saxophonist Vince Micko. Early in his studies he was able to hear such artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rise (Herb Alpert Album)
''Rise'' is a 1979 album by Herb Alpert. History In 1979, the song "Rise", written by Andy Armer and Alpert's nephew Randy "Badazz" Alpert but without an accompanying album, became a worldwide sensation. The 12" version was a favorite of club DJs and the 7" single, released on July 20, 1979, reached the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in October, staying there for two weeks. "Rise" was Alpert's first No. 1 hit in the US since "This Guy's in Love with You" spent four weeks there in 1968. Armer and the Alperts then set about creating an album to capitalize on the song's success, and ''Rise'' was released in September. Side 1 of ''Rise'' consists of original songs composed by Armer, Herb Alpert and Randy Alpert. Side 2 contains cover versions of songs that Herb Alpert admired. All songs featured the elder Alpert on trumpet, with many other studio musicians contributing. The opening track, "1980", is an instrumental theme written by Herb Alpert that NBC Sports executive Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, five of which became No. 1 albums; he has had 14 platinum albums and 15 gold albums. Alpert is the only musician to hit No. 1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as both a vocalist ("This Guy's in Love with You", 1968) and an instrumentalist ("Rise", 1979). Alpert has reportedly sold 72 million records worldwide. He has received many accolades, including a Tony Award, and eight Grammy Awards, as well as the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2006, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Alpert was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Barack Obama in 2013. Early life and career Herb Alpert was born and raised in the Boyle Heights section of Eastside Los Angeles, California, the younger child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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