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Uptown Records (jazz)
Uptown Records is a jazz record label based in Champlain, New York. It was founded by Robert E. Sunenblick MD. (Bob Sunenblick) in 1981. Former seat has been in Harrington Park, New Jersey Harrington Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,664,Jazz record labels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Rodney
Robert Roland Chudnick (September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994), known professionally as Red Rodney, was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he became a professional musician at 15, working in the mid-1940s for the big bands of Jerry Wald, Jimmy Dorsey, Georgie Auld, Elliot Lawrence, Benny Goodman, and Les Brown. He was inspired by hearing Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker to change his style to bebop, moving on to play with Claude Thornhill, Gene Krupa, and Woody Herman. He was Jewish. He accepted an invitation from Charlie Parker to join his quintet. and was a member of the band from 1949 to 1951. Being the only white member of the group, when playing in the southern United States he was billed as "Albino Red" as a ruse to avoid prejudice against mixed race musical combos. During this time he recorded extensively. During the 1950s, he worked as a bandleader in Philadelphia and recorded with Ira Sullivan. He became addicted to heroin a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playing For Change (album)
''Playing for Change'', is an album by trumpeter Jack Sheldon which was recorded in 1986 and released by the Uptown Records (jazz), Uptown label in 1997. Reception On AllMusic Ken Dryden states, "Jack Sheldon is probably better known for his trumpet playing on other musicians' record dates, but this 1986 studio date more than proves he is a capable leader ... Recommended". In JazzTimes, Chuck Berg wrote" Jack Sheldon-TV actor, antic vocalist and cut-up extraordinaire-also happens to be one hell of a trumpeter. Here, in a superb session from 1986, we get a telling reminder of just how compelling the Sheldon jazz persona is ... Whatever the tempo, and there are some scorchers, it’s Sheldon’s gorgeous tone and plucky melodism that impresses first, last and always. ... Throughout, the band cooks at a simmer apropos to the session’s dialogic intimacy. It’s serious fun at the mainstream summit".Berg, CJazzTimes Review accessed April 2, 2019 Track listing # "Angel Eyes (1946 so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Mates (album)
''Soul Mates'' is an album by saxophonists Charlie Rouse and Sahib Shihab which was recorded in 1988 and released on the Uptown label in 1993. accessed May 4, 2018 Reception The review by Scott Yanow called it an "exciting studio date" and stated: "On a sad note, by the time this Uptown CD was finally released in 1993, Rouse, Shihab, and Davis had all passed away".Track listing # "November Afternoon" () – 5:49 # "Green Chimneys" ( |
Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab (born Edmund Gregory; June 23, 1925 – October 24, 1989) was an American jazz and hard bop saxophonist (baritone, alto, and soprano) and flautist. He variously worked with Luther Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Fletcher Henderson, Tadd Dameron, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke, John Coltrane and Quincy Jones among others. Biography He was born in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Edmund Gregory first played alto saxophone professionally for Luther Henderson aged 13, and studied at the Boston Conservatory, and to perform with trumpeter Roy Eldridge. He played lead alto with Fletcher Henderson in the mid-1940s. He was one of the first jazz musicians to convert to Islam and changed his name in 1947. He belonged to the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam. – American jazz double bassist During the late 1940s, Shihab played with Thelonious Monk, and on July 23, 1951 he recorded with Monk (later issued on the album '' Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2''). During this period, he also appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adams Effect
''The Adams Effect'', is the final album recorded by baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams which was originally released on the Uptown label in 1988 following Adams' death in 1986.Jazzlists: Uptown Records discography accessed May 9, 2017 accessed May 10, 2017 Reception The review by states: "Adams still sounded in p ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonely City
''Lonely City'' is an album by pianist Freddie Redd recorded in 1985 and released by the Uptown label in 1989.Fitzgerald, Freddie Redd Leader Entry accessed March 28, 2019 Reception In his AllMusic review, Scott Yanow states: "Pianist Freddie Redd's first recording in eight years is quite intriguing. Redd is matched with seven diverse players on six of his compositions, most of which are little-known. The music is high-quality hard bop, and the fresh material inspires the musicians. Recommended". Track listing ''All compositions by Freddie Redd'' # "After the Show" – 5:31 # "Bleeker St. Blues" – 7:26 # "Emily Reno" – 6:56 # "Thespian" – 8:26 # "Lonely City" – 7:49 # "Had Tadd in Mind" – 4:52 Personnel * Freddie Redd – piano * Don Sickler – trumpet, arranger * Clarence "C" Sharpe – alto saxophone * Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone *Gerry Cappuccio – baritone saxophone *George Duvivier – double bass *Ben Riley Benjamin Alexander Riley Jr. (Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nights At The Vanguard
''Nights at the Vanguard'' is an album by jazz pianist Tommy Flanagan, with bassist George Mraz and drummer Al Foster. Recording and music The album was recorded on October 18–19, 1986, in concert at the Village Vanguard in New York City.Fitzgerald, Michael (October 2, 2011"Tommy Flanagan Leader Entry" jazzdiscography.com. Most of the material is not widely recorded, but it includes " More than You Know" and " All God's Chillun Got Rhythm". Track listing #Introduction – 1:52 #"San Francisco Holiday" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:54 #"Goodbye Mr. Evans" (Phil Woods) – 6:36 #"Mark One" (Will Davis) – 6:16 #"More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 5:33 #"Out of the Past" (Benny Golson) – 7:26 #"A Biddy Ditty" (Thad Jones) – 8:46 #"While You Are Gone" (Lucky Thompson) – 4:23 #"All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper) – 4:34 #"I'll Keep Loving You" (Bud Powell) – 4:52 #"Like Old Times" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio!
''Claudio!'', is an album by Brazilian trumpeter Claudio Roditi which was recorded in 1985 and released by the Uptown label. , accessed March 28, 2019 Reception On Scott Yanow states, "The music is mostly quite boppish, with Don Sickler and Roditi contributing arrangements for a notable sextet ... This is still one of his best recordings to date".Track listing # "Karioka" ( Kenny Dorham) – 5:11 # " |
Autumn In New York (Kenny Barron Album)
''Autumn in New York'' is an album by pianist Kenny Barron with bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Frederick Waits which was recorded in late 1984 and released on the Uptown label. The album was rereleased on CD in 1996 as ''New York Attitude'' with three bonus tracks.Fitzgerald, MKenny Barron Discography accessed January 20, 2017 Reception In his review on Allmusic, Ken Dryden stated "Pianist Kenny Barron's star began to rise in the 1980 as he recorded more frequently as a leader. Uptown releases such as this one have been hard to find because of erratic distribution, but this trio date with bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Frederick Waites (in one of his last record dates prior to his death in 1989) is worth the effort to acquire it ... The pristine sound achieved by legendary engineer Rudy Van Gelder is an added bonus. Highly recommended". Track listing All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted. # "New York Attitude" - 5:58 # "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Jazz
''Just Jazz'', is an album by saxophonist Buddy Tate and trombonist Al Grey, which was recorded in 1984 and released by the Uptown label. The album was reissued on CD with two alternate takes by Reservoir in 1989. accessed March 27, 2019 Reception On Scott Yanow states, "Tenor-saxophonist Buddy Tate (who also contributes a bit of clarinet) blends in perfectly with trombonist Al Grey on this swinging quintet session ... Both Tate and Grey were in their late prime at the time".Track listing # "Just Jazz" (Al Grey) – 5:05 # "[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Grey
Al Grey (June 6, 1925 – March 24, 2000) was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Count Basie orchestra. He was known for his plunger mute technique and wrote an instructional book in 1987 called ''Plunger Techniques''. Career Al Grey was born in Aldie, Virginia, United States, and grew up in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He was introduced to the trombone at the age of four, playing in a band called the Goodwill Boys, which was led by his father. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy, where he continued to play the trombone. Soon after his discharge, he joined Benny Carter's band, then the bands of Jimmie Lunceford, Lucky Millinder, and Lionel Hampton. In the 1950s, he was a member of the big bands of Dizzy Gillespie and Count Basie. He led bands in the 1960s with Billy Mitchell and Jimmy Forrest. Later in life he recorded with Clark Terry and J. J. Johnson. He made thirty recordings under his own name and another seventy with bands. Grey's early trombon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
