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Victor Sproles
Victor Sproles (November 18, 1927 in Chicago – May 13, 2005) was an American jazz bassist. Sproles worked in the 1950s with Red Rodney and Ira Sullivan and appears on the Sun Ra recordings '' Super-Sonic Jazz'', '' Sound of Joy'' and '' Deep Purple''. In 1957 he appeared on the Verve recording ''Stan Meets Chet'' with Stan Getz and Chet Baker. In 1960 he joined Johnny Griffin's Big Soul Band and in 1961 played in Muhal Richard Abrams' Experimental Band. In 1964 he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, recording the album SMake It'' for Limelight; Lee Morgan and his old Sun Ra bandmate John Gilmore were in the group. He recorded two more albums with the Messengers after Gilmore left. He subsequently appeared Lee Morgan's Blue Note albums '' The Rumproller'' and ''The Sixth Sense''. In 1974 he played in Clark Terry's big band and appeared on Buddy DeFranco's album ''Free Fall''. Discography *1955: ''Modern Music from Chicago'' — Red Rodney with Ira Sullivan (ts, t), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_type2 = Counties , subdivision_name1 = Illinois , subdivision_name2 = Cook and DuPage , established_title = Settled , established_date = , established_title2 = Incorporated (city) , established_date2 = , founder = Jean Baptiste Point du Sable , government_type = Mayor–council , governing_body = Chicago City Council , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Lori Lightfoot ( D) , leader_title1 = City Clerk , leader_name1 = Anna Valencia ( D) , unit_pref = Imperial , area_footnotes = , area_tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Morgan
Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's '' Blue Train'' (1957) and with the band of drummer Art Blakey before launching a solo career. Morgan stayed with Blakey until 1961 and started to record as leader in the late '50s. His song "The Sidewinder", on the album of the same name, became a surprise crossover hit on the pop and R&B charts in 1964, while Morgan's subsequent recordings found him touching on other styles of music such as post-bop and avant-garde jazz as his artistry matured. Soon after ''The Sidewinder'' was released, Morgan rejoined Blakey for a short period. After leaving Blakey for the final time, Morgan continued to work prolifically as both a leader and a sideman with the likes of Hank Mobley and Wayne Shorter, becoming a cornerstone of the Blue Note label. Morgan died at the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Finger (album)
''Soul Finger'' is an album by drummer Art Blakey recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Limelight label. accessed June 6, 2013 On the 2009 CD edition, Gary Bartz, whose recording debut this was, was left off the credits - he is the saxophonist (alto) for 5 of the 6 cuts. Lucky Thompson is only on one cut, playing soprano sax on "Spot Session" with the quartet of Blakey, Hicks and Sproles. A sixth cut from the Bartz sessions was used on the later album. This was trumpeter 's last recording with Art Blakey after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blues Bag
''Blues Bag'', subtitled ''Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz - Jazz Of The '60s, Vol. 2'', is an album by clarinetist Buddy DeFranco recorded in Los Angeles in late 1964 and released by the Vee-Jay label the following year.Callahan, M. & Edwards, DBoth Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 3: Jazz Series (1959-1978) accessed August 2, 2019 Critical reception AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "The seven selections are all bluish with many of them actually being blues. ... This is intriguing music which makes one wish that Buddy DeFranco still played bass clarinet now and then". Track listing # "Blues Bag" (Buddy DeFranco) – 5:30 # "Rain Dance" (Victor Feldman) – 5:37 # " Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:44 # "Cousin Mary" (John Coltrane) – 4:40 # "Blues Connotation" (Ornette Coleman) – 3:44 # "Kush" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 7:48 # "Twelve Tone Blues" (Leonard Feather) – 6:20 Personnel *Buddy DeFranco – clarinet, bass clarinet *Freddy Hill (track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
'S Make It
S Make It (slang for 'Let's go') is a recording by the hard bop Art Blakey jazz ensemble. It was recorded in Los Angeles in 1964 and issued on the Limelight label.Matsubayashi, KMercury Records Collection: LS-86001: 'S Make It / Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers accessed January 22, 2018 Following the departure of stars from his 1961 to 1964 band, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter and Cedar Walton, it includes previous Blakey alumni and newer players. This was trombonist Curtis Fuller's last recording as a regular member of the group, though he would return to record sporadically with Blakey in the 1970s and 80s. The album was re-released on Verve Records, Verve in 2004. Reception Jeffery S. McMillan has called the release one of Blakey's most underrated works and that it exemplifies his 1964–1965 work. In a review in the December 1965 issue of ''Negro Digest, Black World'', the title track is described as "a diabolical concept, a dark image, invoking the innermost caverns of Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Stroll
''Blue Stroll'' is an album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan, which was recorded in 1959 and released on Delmark. He leads a quintet with saxophonist Johnny Griffin, pianist Jodie Christian, bassist Victor Sproles and drummer Wilbur Campbell. Reception In his review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson states "Many of Chicago's bop musicians have lamented Sullivan's decision to move to Florida and wish he had never left Chi-Town; listening to the rewarding ''Blue Stroll'', it isn't hard to understand why they feel that way." ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' notes about Griffin "who barges and blusters his way through his solos, tossing out tags and quotes as if to remind the others what else was going on in the world." Track listing # "Wilbur's Tune" (Wilbur Campbell) – 6:03 # "My Old Flame" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) – 6:40 # "Blue Stroll" (Jodie Christian) – 5:52 # "63rd Street Theme" (Johnny Griffin) – 7:24 Bonus track on CD # "Bluzinbee" – 19:46 # "Wilb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodie Christian
Jodie Christian (February 2, 1932 – February 13, 2012) - accessed February 14, 2012 was an American jazz pianist, noted for and . Early life Christian was born in , Illinois. His "father was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, into a share-cropper's family. Realizing the futility of that life, Christian's grandfather sold his livestock and sent his family to Chicago, where Christian was born in 1932 on 44th Street and Prairie Avenue." Christian's mother, a church pianist, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicky's Tune
''Nicky's Tune'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter Ira Sullivan, which was recorded in 1958 but not issued until 1970 by Delmark. He leads a quintet with saxophonist Nicky Hill, pianist Jodie Christian, bassist Victor Sproles and drummer Wilbur Campbell. Reception In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "The music (two standards and four originals) is essentially straightahead bop and generally swings quite hard." ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' notes "There are atonal and polytonal episodes on ''Nicky's Tune''" and describes his Delmark albums as "two powerful records by an almost forgotten figure." Track listing # "My Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 8:38 # "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) – 5:11 # "Nicky's Tune #2" (Nicky Hill) – 7:56 # "Nicky's Tune #3" (Nicky Hill) – 8:58 # "Wilbur's Tune #2" (Wilbur Campbell) – 8:29 Bonus track on CD # "Mock and Roll Blues" – 4:51 Personnel *Ira Sullivan - trumpet *Nicky Hill – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Meets Chet
''Stan Meets Chet'' is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz with trumpeter Chet Baker, released in 1958 on the Verve label. Reception Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated: "Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz and trumpeter Chet Baker never particularly liked each other and, even though they had musically compatible styles, they only worked together briefly in three periods. Their mutual hostility can be felt in subtle ways on this session... even with some good moments, does not live up to its potential."Yanow, SAllmusic Reviewaccessed August 13, 2013 Track listing # " I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 12:24 # " Autumn in New York/Embraceable You/What's New?" (Vernon Duke/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin/Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 14:34 # "Jordu" (Duke Jordan) - 8:31 # " Half-Breed Apache" (Ray Noble) - 14:49 Personnel *Chet Baker — trumpet - except track 3 *Stan Getz — tenor saxophone *Jodie Christian - piano *Victor Sproles - bass *Marshall T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Haynes
Roy Owen Haynes (born March 13, 1925) is an American jazz drummer. He is among the most recorded drummers in jazz. In a career lasting over 80 years, he has played swing, bebop, jazz fusion, avant-garde jazz and is considered a pioneer of jazz drumming. "Snap Crackle" was a nickname given to him in the 1950s. He has led bands such as the Hip Ensemble. His albums ''Fountain of Youth'' and ''Whereas'' were nominated for a Grammy Award. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 1999. His son Graham Haynes is a cornetist; another son Craig Holiday Haynes and grandson Marcus Gilmore are both drummers. Career Haynes was born in the Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts, United States to parents from the Barbados. His younger brother, Michael E. Haynes, would become an important leader in the black community of Massachusetts, working with Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, representing Roxbury in the Massachusetts House of Representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Simmons (musician)
Norman Simmons (October 6, 1929Wynn, RonNorman Simmons biography" ''allmusic.'' Retrieved March 1, 2011.Norman Simmons biography " ''Jazz Biographies.'' Retrieved March 1, 2011. – May 13, 2021) was an American musician, arranger, composer, educator, and most prominently a pianist who worked extensively with Helen Humes, Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Anita O'Day, and Joe Williams (jazz singer), Joe Williams among others.Piano in the Parlour - Norman Simmons Trio April 11th " ''Hackettstown Business Improvement District.'' Retrieved March 1, 2011. < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy DeFranco
Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and 1970s. Biography Born in Camden, New Jersey, United States, DeFranco was raised in South Philadelphia. He was playing the clarinet by the time he was nine years old and within five years had won a national Tommy Dorsey swing contest. He began his professional career just as swing music and big bands—many of which were led by clarinetists like Artie Shaw, and Benny Goodman—were in decline. While most jazz clarinet players did not adapt to this change, DeFranco successfully continued to play clarinet exclusively, and was one of the few bebop clarinetists. In 1950, DeFranco spent a year with Count Basie's septet. He then led a small combo in the early 1950s which included pianist Sonny Clark and guitarist Tal Farlow. In this p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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