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Steeplechase Records
SteepleChase Records is a jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ... record company and label based in Copenhagen, Denmark. SteepleChase was founded in 1972 by Nils Winther, who was a student at Copenhagen University at the time. He began recording concerts at Jazzhus Montmartre, where many American musicians performed, and was given permission by some of the artists to release the material commercially. SteepleChase became a haven for many artists who were without contracts with larger labels at the time. In 1987, the label also started the classical label Kontrapunkt. Discography 1000/31000 Series The main series of albums released on the Steeplechase label beginning in 1972 had catalog numbers starting at SCS 1001 and when compact discs were introduced in the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and the third-largest in the global music industry, after Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME). Formerly part of Time Warner (now Warner Bros. Discovery), WMG was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange from 2005 until 2011, when it announced its privatization and sale to Access Industries. It later had its second IPO on Nasdaq in 2020, once again becoming a public company. With a multibillion-dollar annual turnover, WMG employs more than 3,500 people and has operations in more than 50 countries throughout the world. The company owns and operates some of the largest and most successful labels in the world, including Elektra Records, Reprise Records, Warner Records, Parlophone Records (formerly owned by EMI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Meeting (Jackie McLean Album)
''The Meeting'' is a live album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean featuring Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "The music falls short of being classic but is quite spirited and recommended to fans of both Dexter Gordon and Jackie McLean".Yanow, S., Allmusic Reviewaccessed March 13, 2015 Track listing # ''Introduction by Jackie McLean'' - 0:50 # "All Clean" (Dexter Gordon) - 17:10 # "Rue de La Harpe" (Sahib Shihab) - 8:34 # "Callin'" (Kenny Drew) - 13:41 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Sunset" (Drew) - 10:37 # " On the Trail" ( Ferde Grofé) - 13:13 Personnel *Jackie McLean – alto saxophone *Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone *Kenny Drew – piano *Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass *Alex Riel Alex Riel (born 13 September 1940) is a Danish jazz and rock drummer.''Jeg skal sgu sidde ved trommerne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindsight (Ken McIntyre Album)
''Hindsight'' is an album recorded by American saxophonist Ken McIntyre in 1974 for the SteepleChase label.Fitzgerald, M.Makanda Ken McIntyre Discography accessed March 16, 2015 Reception Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars calling it a "well-rounded program" and stating "McIntyre is in consistently brilliant form".Yanow, SAllmusic Reviewaccessed March 16, 2015 Track listing ''All compositions by Ken McIntyre except as indicated'' # "Bootsie" - 7:10 # " Lush Life" ( Billy Strayhorn) - 3:21 # "Mercedes" - 5:53 # " Body and Soul" ( Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 9:10 # "Airebil" - 8:05 # "Naima" (John Coltrane) - 4:55 # "'Round About Midnight" ( Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 7:50 # "Sunnymoon for Two" ( Sonny Rollins) - 4:46 # "Body and Soul" lternate Take(Eyton, Green, Heyman, Sour) - 7:26 Bonus track on CD reissue Personnel * Ken McIntyre - alto saxophone (1, 5, 7 & 8), flute (3), bassoon (2), bass clari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Ghetto Lullaby
''A Ghetto Lullaby'' is a live album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label.Jackie McLean discography accessed March 13, 2015 accessed March 17, 2015 Reception The review by Scott Yanow states, "the altoist's passionate solos and very distinctive sound uplift the music and make this an advanced hard bop set worth acquiring".Track listing # "Jack's Tune" (Jackie McLean) - 11:02 # "Mode for Jay Mac ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horace Parlan
Horace Parlan (January 19, 1931 – February 23, 2017) was an American pianist and composer known for working in the hard bop and post-bop styles of jazz. In addition to his work as a bandleader Parlan was known for his contributions to the Charles Mingus recordings ''Mingus Ah Um'' and ''Blues & Roots''. Early life He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. In his birth year, Parlan was stricken with polio, resulting in the partial crippling of his right hand. The handicap contributed to his development of a particularly "pungent" left-hand chord voicing style, while comping with highly rhythmic phrases with the right. Later life and career Between 1952 and 1957, he worked in Washington D.C. with Sonny Stitt, then spent two years with Mingus' Jazz Workshop. In 1973, Parlan moved to Copenhagen, Denmark. He later settled in the small village of Rude in southern Zealand. In 1974, he completed a State Department tour of Africa with Hal Singer. His later work, suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrival (Horace Parlan Album)
''Arrival'' is an album by American Jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded in 1973 and released on the Denmark-based SteepleChase label.SteepleChase Records catalog accessed September 22, 2010 It was Parlan's first album for the label and his first as a leader for a decade following the end of his association with the label. Track listing :''All compositions by Horace Parlan except as indicated'' # "Arrival"5:47 # "For Heaven's Sake" ([...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Jordan
Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Jordan was born in New York and raised in Brooklyn where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regular member of Charlie Parker's quintet during 1947–48, which also featured Miles Davis. He participated in Parker's Dial sessions in late 1947 that produced "Dewey Square", "Bongo Bop", "Bird of Paradise", and the ballad " Embraceable You". These performances are featured on '' Charlie Parker on Dial''. Jordan had a long solo career from the mid-1950s onwards, although for a period in the mid-1960s he drove a taxi in New York. After periods accompanying Sonny Stitt and Stan Getz, he performed and recorded in the trio format. His composition, "Jordu", became a jazz standard when trumpeter Clifford Brown adopted it into his repertoire. Beginning in 1978, he lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, having recorded an extensive sequence of albums for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flight To Denmark
''Flight to Denmark'' is an album led pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1973 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label. accessed March 11, 2015 Reception In his review for , Michael G. Nastos said "This is Duke Jordan at his most magnificent, with the ever-able Vinding and expert Thigpen playing their professional roles perfectly, producing perhaps the second best effort (next to '''' from 13 years hence) from the famed bop pianist".Track listing ''All compositi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duo 2
''Duo 2'' is an album by pianist Kenny Drew and bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen recorded in 1974 and released on the SteepleChase label.Kenny Drew discography accessed June 8, 2012 accessed March 17, 2015 Reception The review awarded the album 4 stars stating "The pianist's style was largely unchanged from the 1950s except that he had grown a bit as a player and was open to some more modern chord voicings. The music on this encounter with the virtuosic bassist Niels Pederson should easily appeal to Kenny Drew's fans".< ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Bartz
Gary Bartz (born September 26, 1940) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has won two Grammy Awards. Biography Bartz studied at the Juilliard School. In the early 1960s, he performed with Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner in Charles Mingus' Jazz Workshop. He worked as a sideman with Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln before joining Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. In 1968, he was a member of McCoy Tyner's band, Expansions. In mid-1970, he joined Miles Davis' band, performing live at the Isle Of Wight festival in August; and at a series of December dates at The Cellar Door club in Washington, D.C. Portions of these shows were initially released on the 1971 '' Live-Evil'' album, with the entire six performance/four night run eventually released in full on the 2005 '' Cellar Door Sessions'' box set. He later formed the band Ntu Troop, which combined jazz, funk, and soul. Bartz was awarded a Grammy for "Best Latin Jazz Performance" for his work on Roy Hargrove's "Habana" at the 40th Annua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ode To Super
''Ode to Super'' is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean featuring Gary Bartz recorded in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label.Jackie McLean discography accessed March 13, 2015 accessed March 17, 2015 Reception The review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars and stated "This matchup between altoists Jackie McLean and Gary Bartz has always been a bit of a disappointment with the solos much stronger than the material ...A more suitable encore by the two greats is long overdue".Yanow, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Webster
Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Career Early life and career A native of Kansas City, Missouri, he studied violin, learned how to play blues on the piano from Pete Johnson, and received saxophone lessons from Budd Johnson. He played with Lester Young in the Young Family Band. He recorded with Blanche Calloway and became a member of the Bennie Moten Orchestra with Count Basie, Hot Lips Page, and Walter Page. For the rest of the 1930s, he played in bands led by Willie Bryant, Benny Carter, Cab Calloway, Fletcher Henderson, Andy Kirk, and Teddy Wilson. With Ellington Webster was a soloist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra from 1940, appearing on "Cotton Tail". He considered Johnny Hodges, an alto saxophonist in the Ellington orchestra, a major influence on his playing. Gunther Schuller wrote in 1989 that Hodges influence pushed him away from his original inspiration, Coleman Hawkins. Web ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
