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Spanky DeBrest
Jimmy "Spanky" DeBrest (April 24, 1937 in Philadelphia – March 2, 1973 in Philadelphia) was an American jazz bassist. DeBrest played with Lee Morgan in his early years in Philadelphia. In 1957 he was a member of Ray Draper's Quintet, Jackie McLean, pianist Mal Waldron, and drummer Ben Dixon.AllMusic ''Tuba Sounds'' review/ref> He played with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers until 1958 which included Bill Hardman on trumpet and certain sessions with Thelonious Monk on piano. Other credits include work with John Coltrane, Clifford Jordan, Ray Draper, Lee Morgan, and J. J. Johnson. His last recordings were made in 1971. Discography With Art Blakey * ''Hard Bop'' (Columbia, 1956) * ''Originally'' (Columbia, 1956 982 *'' Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers'' (Pacific Jazz, 1957) *''Drum Suite'' (Columbia, 1956) *''Mirage'' (Savoy, 1957) * '' Selections from Lerner and Loewe's...'' (Vik, 1957) *''Tough!'' (Cadet, 1957 966 *''A Night in Tunisia'' (Vik, 1957) - reissued as ''Theory of Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drum Suite
''Drum Suite'' is an album by drummer Art Blakey with The Jazz Messengers and the Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble, recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and originally released on the Columbia label. It was the first of several albums recorded by Blakey in the 1950s and 1960s that explored percussion-oriented jazz. It was followed by Orgy in Rhythm, Holiday for Skins, and The African Beat. The 2005 CD reissue added three tracks from a June 1956 session, two of them previously released on Originally in 1982. at Discogs. Reception awarded the album 4 stars, calling it "Groundbreak ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Really Livin'
''Really Livin'' is an album recorded by the J. J. Johnson Sextet which was released on the Columbia label. Reception AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. Track listing # "Me Too" (J. J. Johnson) - 6:00 # "Decision" ( Sonny Rollins) - 4:50 # " I've Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 4:10 # "Red Cross" (Charlie Parker) - 2:45 # " Almost Like Being in Love" ( Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 4:45 # " Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 4:10 # "Sidewinder" (Johnson) - 7:05 # " God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 5:18 # "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 6:27 Personnel * J. J. Johnson – trombone *Nat Adderley – cornet *Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9) * Cedar Walton – piano *Spanky DeBrest Jimmy "Spanky" DeBrest (April 24, 1937 in Philadelphia – March 2, 1973 in Philadelphia) was an American jazz bassist. DeBrest played with Lee Morgan in his earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tuba Jazz
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ray Draper Quintet Featuring John Coltrane
''The Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane'' is the second album by tuba player Ray Draper recorded in 1957 and released on the New Jazz label. Reception Scott Yanow of AllMusic reviewed the album: "Draper had ambitious dreams of making the tuba a major jazz solo instrument; the tuba/tenor front line is an unusual and generally successful sound... One does admire Draper's courage, and it is a pity that he hardly recorded at all after 1960 because he had strong potential."Yanow, SAllMusic Review January 31, 2013 The All About Jazz review by Douglas Payne stated "Even though Draper's career fizzled after only a few more records, this one is probably the best thing he did on his own."Payne, DRay Draper: The Ray Draper Quintet Featuring John Coltrane Review July 1, 1998 Track listing ''All compositions by Ray Draper except as indicated'' # "Clifford's Kappa" – 9:16 # "Filidé" – 7:16 # "Two Sons" – 5:24 # "Paul's Pal" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:14 # "Under Paris Ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuba Sounds
''Tuba Sounds'' is the debut album by tuba player Ray Draper recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label. accessed January 31, 2013 Reception Scott Yanow of reviewed the album, stating: "His solos are sometimes a touch awkward rhythmically and it takes one a little while to get used to his sound in this setting but, overall, this is a successful effort".Yanow, SAllmusic Review January 31, 2013 '' |
Like Sonny
This article presents the discography of the American jazz saxophonist and bandleader John Coltrane (1926–1967). Introduction Coltrane participated in his first recording sessions while enlisted in the Navy from August 6, 1945, to August 11, 1946. He performed eight numbers in a pickup band that included trumpeter Dexter Culbertson. These were private recordings not made for official release. However, one track from the session, " Hot House", eventually appeared on the 1992 compilation '' The Last Giant: The John Coltrane Anthology.'' There are conflicting sources as to whether he made his first professional recording session with Dinah Washington: Jazzdisco.org lists the session as September 27, 1949 in New York City, but Lewis Porter's ''John Coltrane: His Life and Music'' states that he was on tour with the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band during that time. Most sources confirm that he recorded with Billy Valentine on November 7 in Los Angeles for Mercury Records. In subsequent ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Drive (Art Blakey Album)
''Hard Drive'' is an album by drummer Art Blakey with The Jazz Messengers recorded in late 1957 and originally released on the Bethlehem label. It is notable for constituting the first recorded use of the term 'hard drive' to refer to a computer memory drive. accessed June 5, 2013 Reception awarded the album 3 stars stating "The music on this album is typical hard bop of the period, well played and full of enthusiasm and fire".Yanow, SAllmusic Review accessed June 5, 2013 Track listing # "F ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk
''Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk'' is a studio album released in 1958 by Atlantic Records. It is a collaboration between the Jazz Messengers, the group led by drummer Art Blakey, and Thelonious Monk on piano. Background Throughout the preceding decade, on sessions for both Blue Note and Riverside, Blakey had supported Monk on various occasions. Monk returned the favor on this one-off session for Atlantic. Blakey was on the verge of beginning a long-term contract with Blue Note, while Monk was in the middle of his stay on Riverside. One month after these recordings, Monk would begin his summer and autumn residency at the Five Spot on Cooper Square after regaining his cabaret card, without which he had been barred from playing in most of New York City's clubs. Monk's quartet featuring John Coltrane at that residency would bring Monk fame beyond the inner circle of jazz aficionados. Atlantic released this album over a year after it was recorded, thereby capita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cu-Bop
''Cu-Bop'' is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers with conguero Sabu recorded in 1957 and originally released on the Jubilee label. accessed June 25, 2013 Reception awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listingaccessed June 25, 2013 Track listing # "" ( |
Theory Of Art
A theory of art is intended to contrast with a definition of art. Traditionally, ''definitions'' are composed of necessary and sufficient conditions and a single counterexample overthrows such a definition. ''Theorizing'' about art, on the other hand, is analogous to a theory of a natural phenomenon like gravity. In fact, the intent behind a theory of art is to treat art as a natural phenomenon that should be investigated like any other. The question of whether one can speak of a theory of art without employing a concept of art is also discussed below. The motivation behind seeking a theory, rather than a definition, is that our best minds have not been able to find definitions without counterexamples. The term 'definition' assumes there are concepts, in something along Platonic lines, and a definition is an attempt to reach in and pluck out the essence of the concept and also assumes that at least some of us humans have intellectual access to these concepts. In contrast, a 'conc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night In Tunisia (1957 Album)
''A Night in Tunisia'' is a 1957 jazz album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, released by the RCA Victor subsidiary label Vik. accessed November 30, 2015 It features the only recorded instances of saxophonists and playing together. The album's original five tracks were augmented by up to three alternative takes on CD reissues. The album was also reissued under the title ''Theory of Art'', with two nonet tracks – "A Night at Tony's" and "Social Call" – added. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
