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Nat Reeves
Nat Reeves (born 1955 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American jazz bassist. He resides in Hartford, Connecticut, and teaches at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford. He also performs internationally with a number of jazz artists. As a bassist, he is regarded as a precise accompanist, known for his impeccable time, deep tones and great earthy, organic sound. Band leaders Reeves has worked with Jackie McLean, Kenny Garrett, Joe Farnsworth, and others. Discography As leader *''State of Emergency'' (482 Music, 2012) *''Blue Ridge'' (Side Door, 2018) As sideman With Eric Alexander * ''Live at the Keynote'' (Skip, 1999) * '' It’s All in the Game'' (HighNote, 2006) * '' Temple of Olympic Zeus'' ((HighNote, 2007) * '' Revival of the Fittest'' (HighNote, 2009) * '' Don't Follow the Crowd'' (HighNote, 2011) * ''Recado Bossa Nova'' (Venus, 2015) With Steve Davis * ''Crossfire'' (Criss Cross, 1998) * '' Portrait in Sound'' (Stretch, 2000) * ''Dig Deep'' (Criss Cross, 2004) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. First settled in 1757 by ferry owner John Lynch (1740–1820), John Lynch, the city's population was 79,009 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or the "Hill City". In the 1860s, Lynchburg was the only city in Virginia that was not recaptured by the Union (American Civil War), Union before the end of the American Civil War. Lynchburg lies at the center of a wider Lynchburg metropolitan area, metropolitan area close to the geographic center of Virginia. It is the fifth-largest Metropolitan statistical area, MSA in Virginia, with a population of 261,593. It is the site of several institutions of higher education, including Virginia University of Lynchburg, Randolph College, University of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait In Sound
''Portrait in Sound'' is an album by jazz trombonist Steve Davis. Music and recording The core band is Davis (trombone), David Hazeltine (piano), Nat Reeves (bass), and Joe Farnsworth (drums); other musicians appear as guests.Adler, David (October 1, 2000"Steve Davis – Portrait in Sound" AllAboutJazz. Seven of the pieces are Davis originals. Other tracks included standards and a new Chick Corea composition, "Shadows". Critical reception The AllMusic reviewer wrote that "''Portrait in Sound'' instantly reveals Steve Davis as an expert trombone player who communicates his musical visions with instinctive self-confidence as well as technical expertise." Track listing #"Portrait in Sound" #"I'm Old Fashioned" #"Shadows" #"The Slowdown" #"Darn That Dream" #"Runway" #"Somber Song" #"A Bundle of Joy" #"I Found You" #"Samba D" Personnel * Steve Davis – trombone * David Hazeltine – piano * Nat Reeves – bass * Joe Farnsworth – drums Guest musicians * Steve Wilson – alto sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom McClung
Tom McClung (April 4, 1957 – May 14, 2017) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Career McClung released several jazz albums, both as a leader and as a sideman to other artists. He played and recorded with musicians such as Archie Shepp, Yusef Lateef, and Marion Brown. He spent years residing, performing, and recording music with other artists in Paris. Beginning in 1996, he toured and recorded internationally as a member of the Archie Shepp quartet. Their recording, ''Gemini'', features two McClung originals and a guest appearance by rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy. McClung's solo piano recording ''Declassified'' (Blang Music, 2007) features arrangements and re-interpretations of classical composers. In 2008 he composed and performed the music for the film ''D'un mur l'autre - de Berlin à Ceuta'' by Patric Jean. Death McClung died of cancer in Moulins-la-Marche, France, at the age of 60. Selected discography As leader * ''Burning Bright'' (2015) Matyas Zsandai, double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hat Trick (Jackie McLean Album)
''Jackie McLean meets Junko Onishi Hat Trick'' is an album by American jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, released in May 1996 on somethin`else EMI Music Japan, (Toshiba EMI). Track listing Personnel *Jackie McLean - Alto saxophone *Junko Onishi (musician), Junko Onishi - Piano *Nat Reeves - Double bass, Bass *Lewis Nash - Drum kit, Drums Production *Executive Producer - Hitoshi Namekata *Record producer, Co-Producer - Jackie McLean *Audio engineer, Recording and Mixing Engineer - Jim Anderson (sound engineer), Jim Anderson *Assistant Engineer - Barbara Lipke *Mastering engineer - Yoshio Okazaki *Cover art, Cover Photograph - Jimmy Katz *Art director - Kaoru Taku *Artists and repertoire, A&R - Yoshiko Tsuge References External links * * * {{Authority control 1996 albums Jackie McLean albums Junko Onishi albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Blythe
Arthur Murray Blythe (May 7, 1940 – March 27, 2017) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer. He was described by critic Chris Kelsey as displaying "one of the most easily recognizable alto sax sounds in jazz, big and round, with a fast, wide vibrato and an aggressive, precise manner of phrasing" and furthermore as straddling the avant garde and traditionalist jazz, often with bands featuring unusual instrumentation. Biography Born in Los Angeles, Blythe lived in San Diego, returning to Los Angeles when he was 19 years old. He took up the alto saxophone at the age of nine, playing R&B until his mid-teens when he discovered jazz. In the mid-1960s, Blythe was part of the Underground Musicians and Artists Association (UGMAA), founded by Horace Tapscott, on whose 1969 ''The Giant Is Awakened'' he made his recording debut. After moving to New York in the mid-1970s, Blythe worked as a security guard before being offered a place as sideman for Chico Hamilton (1975–77) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz. Biography Early life Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied piano, clarinet and alto saxophone before narrowing his focus to tenor saxophone. He occasionally plays soprano saxophone as well. He studied drama at Goddard College from 1955 to 1959. He played in a Latin jazz band for a short time before joining the band of avant-garde pianist Cecil Taylor. Shepp's first recording under his own name, '' Archie Shepp - Bill Dixon Quartet'', was released on Savoy Records in 1962 and featured a composition by Ornette Coleman. Along with alto saxophonist John Tchicai and trumpeter Don Cherry, he formed the New York Contemporary Five. John Coltrane's admiration for Shepp led to recordings for Impulse! Records, the first of which was ''Four for Trane'' in 1964 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Love And Be Loved
''To Love and Be Loved'' is an album by pianist Harold Mabern. It was released by Smoke Sessions Records in 2017. Recording and music Six of the ten tracks are played by the quartet of Harold Mabern (piano), Eric Alexander (tenor sax), Nat Reeves (bass), and Jimmy Cobb (drums). Three of the tracks have trumpeter Freddie Hendrix added, while the title track adds to the quartet Cyro Baptista on percussion. "Dat Dere" is played by Mabern alone.Mabern, Harold "To Love and Be Loved" (CD liner notes). Smoke Sessions Records. Alexander composed "The Iron Man" in honor of Mabern. Hendrix arranged "The Gigolo". Release and reception The album was released by Smoke Sessions Records on August 25, 2017. Smoke Sessions Records. Retrieved October 23, 2017. The '' |
Don't Know Why (album)
Harold Mabern Jr. (March 20, 1936 – September 17, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer, principally in the hard bop, post-bop, and soul jazz fields.Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007) ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''. p. 425. Oxford University Press. He is described in ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' as "one of the great post-bop pianists". Early life Mabern was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 20, 1936. He initially started learning drums before switching to learning piano. He had access to a piano from his teens, after his father, who worked in a lumber yard, saved to buy him one. Mabern learned by watching and emulating pianists Charles Thomas and Phineas Newborn Jr. Mabern attended Douglass High School,. before transferring to Manassas High School;Johnson, David Brent (March 18, 2011"A Few Miles from Memphis: Harold Mabern, the Early Years" Indiana Public Media. he played with saxophonists Frank Strozier, George Coleman and trumpeter Booker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Mabern
Harold Mabern Jr. (March 20, 1936 – September 17, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer, principally in the hard bop, post-bop, and soul jazz fields.Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007) ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''. p. 425. Oxford University Press. He is described in ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' as "one of the great post-bop pianists". Early life Mabern was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 20, 1936. He initially started learning drums before switching to learning piano. He had access to a piano from his teens, after his father, who worked in a lumber yard, saved to buy him one. Mabern learned by watching and emulating pianists Charles Thomas and Phineas Newborn Jr. Mabern attended Douglass High School,. before transferring to Manassas High School;Johnson, David Brent (March 18, 2011"A Few Miles from Memphis: Harold Mabern, the Early Years" Indiana Public Media. he played with saxophonists Frank Strozier, George Coleman and trumpeter Booker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jubilation (Randy Johnston Album)
''Jubilation'' is an album by guitarist Randy Johnston which was recorded in 1992 and released on the Muse label in 1994. Retrieved December 28, 2018 Reception The review by Ron Wynn stated "He has a fluid style, plays in the full-toned, relaxed, taut fashion of and , and has the versatility to handle blues, soul-jazz and interpretations of show tunes. ... Finely tuned, expertly performed light jazz with a touch of fun ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Johnston (musician)
Randy Barksdale Johnston (born December 5, 1956) is an American jazz guitarist. Career The Beatles's performance on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' inspired Johnston to start playing guitar in childhood. He heard jazz for the first time on the album ''The Smithsonian Collection of Jazz'' and was influenced by guitarists Kenny Burrell and Grant Green. Johnston's family moved to Richmond, Virginia, when he was thirteen. He was a member of rock bands that performed at parties and school dances. In the late 1970s he attended the University of Miami, occasionally involved in jam sessions at a Unitarian Church with Ira Sullivan. In the early 1980s he moved to New York City and worked with Warne Marsh, then as a sideman with Houston Person and Etta Jones. Person produced his first album, ''Walk On'', which was engineered by Rudy Van Gelder. He has worked with Joey DeFrancesco, Lou Donaldson, Lee Konitz, and Lonnie Smith. Discography * '' Walk On'' (Muse, 1991) * '' Jubilation'' (Muse, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hazeltine
David Perry Hazeltine (born October 27, 1958) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Early life Hazeltine was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 27, 1958. He began studying the piano at the age of nine, and first performed professionally when he was thirteen. He attended the Wisconsin College Conservatory of Music from 1976 to 1979. Later life and career 1980–1992 Hazeltine worked around Chicago, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee, and was the regular pianist for the Milwaukee Jazz Gallery. He obtained a BA from the University of Wisconsin in 1991. After performing with Chet Baker at the Milwaukee Jazz Gallery, the trumpeter suggested he should move to New York City, which he did in 1981. After two years, "domestic considerations prompted a return to his home town". He returned to the Wisconsin College Conservatory of Music, and was the chairman of the jazz department from 1985 to 1992. In 1992, he returned to New York. 1993–present In New York, Haze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
