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Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell (15 November 1928 – 25 January 1997) was an American soul jazz, swing, and R&B tenor saxophonist and flautist born in Lawrenceville, Virginia. He worked with Tab Smith (1949), Lucky Millinder (1949–51), Neal Hefti, and Louis Bellson. During the 1960s he ventured into the soul jazz idiom and worked with Clark Terry, Lou Donaldson, Johnny Hammond Smith, and Buddy Rich. Discography As leader * ''Sedon Powell Plays'' (Roost 1955 [1956], reissued by Roulette, 1973)) * ''Seldon Powell featuring Jimmy Cleveland'' (Roost, 1956) * ''Rhythm Plus One'' (Fresh Sound, 1956 [1984], LP reissue of selections from the above) * ''At the Hop'' (PMI) * ''Messin' with Seldon Powell'' (Encounter, 1973) As sideman With Tony Aless *''Long Island Suite'' (Roost, 1955) With Mose Allison *''Hello There, Universe'' (Atlantic, 1970) With Albert Ayler *''New Grass'' (Impulse!, 1968) With Chet Baker *''Baker's Holiday'' (Limelight, 1965) With Gato Barbieri *''Chapter Three, Viva Emilian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Jazz
Soul jazz or funky jazz is a subgenre of jazz that incorporates strong influences from hard bop, blues, soul, gospel and rhythm and blues. Soul jazz is often characterized by organ trios featuring the Hammond organ and small combos including tenor saxophone, guitar, and organ. Its origins were in the 1950s and early 1960s, with its heyday with popular audiences preceding the rise of jazz fusion in the late 1960s and 1970s. Prominent names in fusion ranged from bop pianists including Bobby Timmons and Junior Mance to a wide range of organists, saxophonists, and guitarists including Jack McDuff, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and Grant Green. Musical style Soul jazz is often associated with hard bop. Mark C. Gridley, writing for the ''All Music Guide to Jazz'', explains that soul jazz more specifically refers to music with "an earthy, bluesy melodic concept" and "repetitive, dance-like rhythms.... Note that some listeners make no distinction between 'soul-jazz' and 'funky hard bop,' and ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chet Baker
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals: ''Chet Baker Sings'' (1954) and '' It Could Happen to You'' (1958). Jazz historian Dave Gelly described the promise of Baker's early career as "James Dean, Sinatra, and Bix, rolled into one". His well-publicized drug habit also drove his notoriety and fame. Baker was in and out of jail frequently before enjoying a career resurgence in the late 1970s and 1980s. Biography Early years Baker was born and raised in a musical household in Yale, Oklahoma on 23 December 1929. His father, Chesney Baker Sr., was a professional guitarist, and his mother, Vera Moser, was a pianist who worked in a perfume factory. His maternal grandmother was Norwegian. Baker said that o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Crawford
Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (December 21, 1934 – January 29, 2009) was an American Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter whose genres ranged from Rhythm and blues, R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, and soul jazz. Crawford was musical director for Ray Charles before embarking on a solo career releasing many well-regarded albums for labels such as Atlantic Records, Atlantic, CTI Records, CTI and Milestone Records, Milestone. Biography Crawford was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. He began formal piano studies at the age of nine and was soon playing for his church choir. His father had brought an alto saxophone home from the service and when Hank entered Manassas High School, he took it up in order to join the band. He credits Charlie Parker, Louis Jordan, Earl Bostic and Johnny Hodges as early influences. Crawford appears on an early 1952 Memphis recording for B.B. King, with a band including Ben Branch and Ike Turner. In 1958, Crawford went to colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byrd At The Gate
''Byrd at the Gate'' is an album by jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd, recorded at The Village Gate in 1963 and released on the Riverside Records, Riverside label. accessed November 1, 2012 Reception S. M. Haney of AllMusic wrote, "This is a listening pleasure to the first degree. Unlike any other, Charlie Byrd sincerely knows how to make his instrument speak, sending graceful chords and melodies to this attentive audience... Cheers to the Charlie Byrd Trio for a dynamic effort during this May 1963 gig. Applause, applause."Haney, S. MAllmusic review accessed November 1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Byrd
Charlie Lee Byrd (September 16, 1925 – December 2, 1999) was an American jazz guitarist. Byrd was best known for his association with Brazilian music, especially bossa nova. In 1962, he collaborated with Stan Getz on the album '' Jazz Samba'', a recording which brought bossa nova into the mainstream of North American music. Byrd played fingerstyle on a classical guitar. Early life Charlie Byrd was born in 1925 in Suffolk, Virginia, and grew up in the borough of Chuckatuck. His father, a mandolinist and guitarist, taught him how to play the acoustic steel guitar at age 10. Byrd had three brothers, Oscar, Jack, and Gene "Joe" Byrd, who was a bass player. In 1942, Byrd entered the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and played in the school orchestra. In 1943, he was drafted into the United States Army, saw combat in World War II, and was stationed in Paris in 1945. There he played in an Army Special Services band and toured occupied Europe in the all-soldier production '' G.I. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Until It's Time For You To Go (album)
''Until It's Time for You to Go'' is an album by the jazz saxophonist Rusty Bryant, recorded for the Prestige label in 1974. accessed May 2, 2013 Reception The site awarded the album 3 stars stating "''Until It's Time for You to Go'' is an album of tasteful commercialism... This is not an album of wimpy elevator Muzak; whether he is on alto or tenor, Bryant's playing is gutsy and substantial. And even if some of the material is over-arranged, Bryant still gets in his share of meaty solos. Not everything that Bryant recorded in the '70s was great, but ''Until It's Time for You to Go'' is among the late saxman's more memorable albums of that ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusty Bryant
Royal Gordon "Rusty" Bryant (November 25, 1929 – March 25, 1991) was an American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist. Biography Bryant was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and grew up in Columbus, Ohio, becoming a fixture of the local jazz scene. He worked with Tiny Grimes and Stomp Gordon before founding his own ensemble, the Carolyn Club Band, in 1951. He signed with Dot Records in 1954 and released several albums as a leader in the second half of the 1950s. In 1953, his live recording "All Nite Long" (a faster version of " Night Train") became a hit R&B single in the U.S. Rusty Bryantat Allmusic Bryant's contract with Dot ended in 1957, and he returned to Columbus to do mostly local engagements, playing often with pianist-organist Hank Marr. Nancy Wilson also sang in his group. It wasn't until his appearance on the 1968 Groove Holmes album ''That Healin' Feelin that he resurfaced beyond regional acclaim, and soon after he began leading dates for Prestige Records. He record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creative Orchestra Music 1976
''Creative Orchestra Music 1976'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1976 and released on the Arista Records, Arista label.Anthony Braxton discography accessed December 16, 2011 The album was subsequently included on ''The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton'' released by Mosaic Records in 2008. Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating that "this is one of Braxton's most interesting recordings... There are quite a few memorable moments on this program."Yanow, SAllmusic Review accessed December 16, 2011 ...
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Anthony Braxton
Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American experimental composer, educator, music theorist, improviser and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for playing saxophones, particularly the alto. Braxton grew up on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, and was a key early member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. He received great acclaim for his 1969 double- LP record ''For Alto'', the first full-length album of solo saxophone music. A prolific composer with a vast body of cross-genre work, the MacArthur Fellow and NEA Jazz Master has released hundreds of recordings and compositions. During six years signed to Arista Records, the diversity of his output encompassed work with many members of the AACM, including duets with co-founder and first president Muhal Richard Abrams; collaborations with electronic musician Richard Teitelbaum; a saxophone quartet with Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake and Hamiet Bluiett; compositions for four orchestras; and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guitar Soul!
''Guitar Soul!'' is the second album by guitarist Billy Butler which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label. accessed March 7, 2013 Reception Alex Henderson of calls the album a "creative triumph" and states "''Guitar Soul'' reflects Butler's diversity".Henderson, AAllmusic listing accessed March 7, 2013 Track listing # "Blow for the Crossing" (Charles Black, Billy Butler) - 9:27 # "Golden Earrings" ([...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Butler (guitarist)
William Butler Jr. (December 15, 1924 – March 20, 1991) was an American soul jazz guitarist. Career A native of Philadelphia, Butler began his career in the 1940s behind the Harlemaires. In the 1950s he was a member of a trio led by Doc Bagby and accompanied keyboardist Bill Doggett. He co-wrote "Honky Tonk (song), Honky Tonk", an R&B hit for Doggett. Butler also worked with Al Casey (jazz guitarist), Al Casey, King Curtis, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Bill Davison, Tommy Flanagan, Panama Francis, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Johnny Hodges, Floyd "Candy" Johnson, David "Fathead" Newman, Houston Person, Sammy Price, Jimmy Smith (musician), Jimmy Smith, Norris Turney, and Dinah Washington. He is credited as the guitarist on Joey Dee and the Starliters' "Peppermint Twist, Parts 1 & 2" recorded in September 1961 at the Peppermint Lounge in New York City. Part 1 of the song went to the top of the Billboard pop charts in January 1962. Butler died of a heart attack at home in Teaneck, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Driving Louis Bellson
''The Driving Louis Bellson'' (also released as ''The Hawk Talks'') is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1955 for the Norgran label.Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed December 15, 2015 Reception awarded the album 3 stars.AllMusic listiingaccess-date December 15, 2015 Track listing ''All compositions by Louis Bellson, except as indicated.'' # "Basie" - 6:18 # ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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