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Nick Stabulas
Nicholas Stabulas (December 18, 1929 – February 6, 1973) was an American jazz drummer. Career After working in commercial music, Stabulas was a member of Phil Woods group from 1954 to 1957. He did extensive work as a sideman in the 1950s, with Jon Eardley (1955–56), Jimmy Raney (1955–57), Eddie Costa (1956), Friedrich Gulda (1956), George Wallington (1956–57), Al Cohn (1956–57, 1960), Zoot Sims (1957), Gil Evans (1957), Mose Allison (1957–58), Carmen McRae (1958), and Don Elliott (1958). In the 1960s, he worked with Chet Baker, Kenny Drew, Bill Evans, Lee Konitz and Lennie Tristano. He remained active into the 1970s and died in a car crash in 1973. Discography With Mose Allison *''Local Color (Mose Allison album), Local Color'' (Prestige, 1957) *''Young Man Mose'' (Prestige, 1958) With Al Cohn *''The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer'' (Coral, 1956) with Bob Brookmeyer *''Al and Zoot'' (Coral, 1957) – with Zoot Sims With Eddie Costa *''Eddie Costa/Vinn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City, New York
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] |
Don Elliott
Don Elliott Helfman (October 21, 1926 – July 5, 1984) was an American jazz trumpeter, vibraphonist, vocalist, and mellophone player. Elliott recorded over 60 albums and 5,000 advertising jingles throughout his career. Career Elliott played mellophone in his high school band and played trumpet for an army band. After studying at the University of Miami he added vibraphone to his instruments. He recorded with Terry Gibbs and Buddy Rich before forming his own band. From 1953 to 1960, he won the ''DownBeat'' Readers' Poll several times for "miscellaneous instrument-mellophone."Skin Deep (Louis Bellson album)">Skin Deep'', Louie Bellson * 1954 ''Joe Puma Quintet'', Joe Puma * 1955 ''Songs by Sylvia Syms'', Sylvia Syms (singer), Sylvia Syms * 1956 ''The Swingin' Miss "D"'', Dinah Washington * 1956 ''Sylvia Syms Sings'', Sylvia Syms * 1956 ''Desmond: Here I Am'', Paul Desmond * 1956 ''Featuring Don Elliott'', Paul Desmond * 1956 ''Special Delivery'', Janet Brace * 1956 ''Braff!'', Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motion (Lee Konitz Album)
''Motion'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz, recorded in 1961 for Verve Records. It features drummer Elvin Jones and bassist Sonny Dallas. It is regarded by many as Konitz's finest album. The 1990 CD issue expanded the number of tracks from five to eight; a 1998 release then expanded this to 38, although most of the additional tracks were from different recording sessions with drummer Nick Stabulas instead of Elvin Jones.Yanow, Scott (2003) "Jazz on Record: The First Sixty Years" ''Backbeat Books'', p. 591. Music The album consists of performances of five standards, although "the heads when they are stated at all are for the most part fragmentary and more alluded to than stated". On the first track, " I Remember You", Dallas' bass lines provide the song's structure, while Konitz' phrasing, across bar lines and behind the beat, and Jones' drumming are subtly phrased. "Foolin' Myself" has some role-reversal, with Konitz providing harmonic support for Dallas' soloing.Liebm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gil Evans & Ten
''Gil Evans & Ten'' (also released as ''Big Stuff'' and ''Gil Evans + Ten'') is the first album by pianist, conductor, arranger and composer Gil Evans as a leader, released on the Prestige label in 1957. It features Evans' arrangements of five standards and one original composition performed by Evans, Steve Lacy, John Carisi, Jack Koven, Jimmy Cleveland, Bart Varsalona, Willie Ruff, Lee Konitz, Dave Kurtzer, Paul Chambers, Jo Jones, Louis Mucci and Nick Stabulas. In 2003 a SACD version was published, with the first release of the stereo version. Critical reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "As good an introduction to his work as any, this program includes diverse works ranging from Leadbelly to Leonard Bernstein, plus Evans' own 'Jambangle.' The arranger's inventive use of the voices of his rather unusual sidemen make this a memorable set.".Yanow, S.Allmusic Reviewaccessed July 4, 2011 Writing for ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'', a critic observed, "It's a record so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al And Zoot
''Al and Zoot'' is an album by the Al Cohn Quintet featuring Zoot Sims recorded in 1957 for the Coral label. accessed November 30, 2015 Reception The review by Scott Yanow states, "The mid- to late '50s were a period of intense recording activity and this album is one of the underrated gems that was somewhat overlooked at the time".Track listing ''All compositions by Al Cohn except as indicated'' # "It's a Wonderful World" (, |
Bob Brookmeyer
Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Gerry Mulligan's quartet from 1954 to 1957. He later worked with Jimmy Giuffre, before rejoining Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. He garnered 8 Grammy Award nominations during his lifetime. Biography Brookmeyer was born on December 19, 1929 Kansas City, Missouri. He was the only child of Elmer Edward Brookmeyer and Mayme Seifert. Brookmeyer began playing professionally in his teens. He attended the Kansas City Conservatory of Music, but did not graduate. He played piano in big bands led by Tex Beneke and Ray McKinley, but concentrated on valve trombone from when he moved to the Claude Thornhill orchestra in the early 1950s. He was part of small groups led by Stan Getz, Jimmy Giuffre, and Gerry Mulligan in the 1950s. During the 1950s and 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer
''The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer'' is an album by saxophonist, composer and arranger Al Cohn's Quintet with trombonist Bob Brookmeyer recorded in late 1956 for the Coral Records, Coral label.Edwards, D., Eyries, P., Watts, R, Neely, T. & Callahan, M.Coral Album Discography accessed November 30, 2015 Reception The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated "Cohn and Brookmeyer inspire one another throughout the sessions". Track listing ''All compositions by Al Cohn except as indicated'' # "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:25 # "Good Spirits" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 3:37 # "A Blues Serenade" (Frank Signorelli, Vincent Grande, Jimmy Lytell) - 4:23 # "Lazy Man Stomp" (Brookmeyer) - 2:56 # "Ill Wind (Arlen-Koehler song), Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:50 # "Chlo-e (Song of the Swamp)" (Charles N. Daniels (music), Neil Moret, Gus Kahn) - 3:38 # "Shine (1910 song), S-H-I-N-E" (Cecil Mack, Lew Brown, Ford Dabney) - 3:45 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Man Mose
''Young Man Mose'' is the third album by blues/jazz pianist and vocalist Mose Allison which was recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label. accessed May 16, 2013 Reception The site awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listingaccessed May 16, 2013 Track listing # "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place" (Bob Ellsworth, Richard Howard, |
Local Color (Mose Allison Album)
''Local Color'' is the second album by blues/jazz pianist and vocalist Mose Allison which was recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label. accessed May 16, 2013 The album features the first recording of Allison's "" which was later covered by on their album '' Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton''. Recepti ...
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Lennie Tristano
Leonard Joseph Tristano (March 19, 1919 – November 18, 1978) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and teacher of jazz improvisation. Tristano studied for bachelor's and master's degrees in music in Chicago before moving to New York City in 1946. He played with leading bebop musicians and formed his own small bands, which soon displayed some of his early interests – contrapuntal interaction of instruments, harmonic flexibility, and rhythmic complexity. His quintet in 1949 recorded the first free group improvisations. Tristano's innovations continued in 1951, with the first overdubbed, improvised jazz recordings, and two years later, when he recorded an atonal improvised solo piano piece that was based on the development of motifs rather than on harmonies. He developed further via polyrhythms and chromaticism into the 1960s, but was infrequently recorded. Tristano started teaching music, especially improvisation, in the early 1940s, and by the mid-1950s was conc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Konitz
Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz movement of the 1940s and 1950s includes participation in Miles Davis's ''Birth of the Cool'' sessions and his work with pianist Lennie Tristano. He was one of relatively few alto saxophonists of this era to retain a distinctive style, when Charlie Parker exerted a massive influence. Like other students of Tristano, Konitz improvised long, melodic lines with the rhythmic interest coming from odd accents, or odd note groupings suggestive of the imposition of one time signature over another. Other saxophonists were strongly influenced by Konitz, such as Paul Desmond and Art Pepper. He died during the COVID-19 pandemic from complications brought on by the disease. Biography Early life Konitz was born on October 13, 1927, in Chicago. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
