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Nat Peck
Nathan Peck (January 13, 1925 – October 24, 2015) was an American jazz trombonist. Early life Peck was born in New York City on January 13, 1925. His father was a cinema projectionist. Peck began playing the trombone as a teenager. Later life and career After leaving high school Peck was drafted into the army and became part of Glenn Miller's band. He remained with the band until after World War II ended. He played with Don Redman in 1947. He studied classical music at the Paris Conservatory from 1949 to 1951, while playing and recording with leading jazz musicians such as Coleman Hawkins (1949), James Moody (1949–50), and Roy Eldridge (1950). In the 1950s Peck played on television in New York, and in 1953 he recorded with Dizzy Gillespie. Peck shuttled between Paris and New York until 1957, when he married dancer Vera Tietz and settled in France. In France, Peck played with Michel Legrand, André Hodeir and Duke Ellington. Peck spent some time in England and Germany, workin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sender Freies Berlin
Sender Freies Berlin (; abbreviated SFB ; ) was the ARD public radio and television service for West Berlin from 1 June 1954 until 1990 and for Berlin as a whole from German reunification until 30 April 2003. On 1 May 2003 it merged with Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg to form ''Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg''. History Pre-war In 1922, the ''Deutsche Stunde, Gesellschaft für drahtlose Belehrung und Unterhaltung mbH'' (German Society for Wireless Instruction and Entertainment Limited) was formed to promote the new science of radio broadcasting and reception. This institution began broadcasting on 29 October 1923 from Berlin. In 1933, German broadcasting was brought under Nazi state control and the station became ''Reichssender Berlin'', part of the national ''Großdeutscher Rundfunk'', controlled by Joseph Goebbels. The station was closed by the Allies at the end of the Battle of Berlin that brought the End of World War II in Europe. Post-war In the post-war four-power oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Kaleidoscope
''Latin Kaleidoscope'' is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1968 and released on the MPS label in Europe and also released in the US on Prestige Records. Reception AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.AllMusic listing accessed October 14, 2015 On , Douglas Payne said "''Latin Kaleidoscope'' is two suites that are more traditionally Latinate, with the band swinging on well-written parts to a panoply of well-used percussion elements".Payne, D. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faces (Clarke-Boland Big Band Album)
''Faces'' (subtitled ''17 Men and Their Music'') is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1968 and released on the MPS label. accessed September 20, 2016 Reception awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listingaccessed October 14, 2015 Track listing ''All compositions by Francy Boland.'' # "1st Movement: Vortographs" - 10:31 # "2nd Movement: Solarisation" - 8:12 # "3rd Movement: Panchromatic" - 3:40 # "4th Movement: Macro ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Smiles (album)
''All Smiles'' is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1968 and released on the MPS label. The album was also released in the US on Prestige Records as ''Let's Face the Music''. accessed October 14, 2015 Reception The review says "One of the qualities that set apart this aggregation from others of the same mettle was the smoothness of the playing. Smoothness here means sensuous and bluesy, not lifeless in the sense the term is used in contemporary jazz. There's a bounce to the up-tempo tunes, but the ostentatious playing other bands were noted for is shunned. A f ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17 Men And Their Music
''17 Men and Their Music'' is a live album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in West Germany in 1967 and first released on producer Gigi Campi's own label. accessed September 20, 2016 The album's title phrase was added as a subtitle / "sticker" to re-issues of four Clarke-Boland Big Band albums: '' Faces: Gigi Campi Presents 17 Men and Their Music 1''; '' All Smiles: Gigi Campi Presents 17 Men and Their Music 2''; '' Latin Kaleido ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of The Folk Bag
''Out of the Folk Bag'' is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Cologne in 1967 for the German Columbia label. accessed September 20, 2016 The album features big band interpretations of traditional songs from around the world. Track listing # "Belgium: Nice Bunch" (Bosseret) - 2:58 # "England: " (Trad.) - 4:00 # "Italy: Funiculì, Funiculà" () - 3:27 # "Poland: ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sax No End
''Sax No End'' is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band with guest soloist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1967 and released on the SABA label. The album was also released in the US on Prestige Records as ''Fire, Heat, Soul & Guts!''. accessed October 14, 2015 Reception The review called it "a powerfully swinging session, a mixture of the wallop of Count Basie and the modernism of Gil Evans and Bob Brookmeyer".Track listing ''All compositions by Francy Boland, except where indicated.'' # "New Box" - 6:08 # "Sax No End" - 5:05 # ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swing, Waltz, Swing
''Swing, Waltz, Swing'' is an album by Carl Drevo and the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1966 for the German Philips label. accessed September 20, 2016 The album features big band interpretations of classical waltzes interspersed with jazz standards and original compositions. Track listing # "" Opus 410 () - 3:00 # "[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now Hear Our Meanin'
''Now Hear Our Meanin'' is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1963 and released on the Columbia label in 1965. accessed September 20, 2016 Reception The review stated "Their third studio date is a swinging affair, with potent charts by Boland and a number of strong soloists... The only disappointment with this disc is the excessive use of reverb and occasional shifting of instruments back and forth between both channels".Track listing ''All compositions by Francy Boland, except where indicated.'' # " |
Handle With Care (Clarke-Boland Big Band Album)
''Handle with Care'' is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1963 for the Atlantic label. accessed September 20, 2016 Reception The review by Ken Dryden stated: "Although pretty brief by CD standards at just 34 minutes 26 seconds, there's absolutely no filler in this highly recommended CD".Track listing ''All compositions by Francy Boland, except where indicated.'' # "Long Note Blues (Here Is Cecco Beppe)" - 6:38 # " |
Jazz Is Universal
''Jazz Is Universal'' is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1961 for the Atlantic label. The album was the first by the Big Band although earlier recordings by Kenny Clarke and Francy Boland's Octet had been released previously.Payne, D.The Clarke-Boland Big Band discographyaccessed October 14, 2015 Reception AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listing accessed October 14, 2015 Track listing All compositions by Francy Boland except where noted. # "Box 703, Washington, D.C." - 5:06 # "The Styx" - 3:54 # "Gloria" () - 4:39 # "Los Bravos" - 5:03 # "Charon's Ferry" - 6:10 # "Volutes" - 6 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
