By Music Genre: Jazz & Blues on February 26, 2009
The pianist was a young artist on the rise when he first appeared on Piano Jazz in 1993. He’s now known for his blend of chamber-music instrumentation and small-group jazz interplay. In this performance, Childs goes back to his jazz roots.
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By Legacy Recordings on February 26, 2009
Producer: Joyride Media Reccomended: Fats Waller: If You Gotta Ask
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By Legacy Recordings on February 24, 2009
Producer: Joyride Media Recommended: Kind of Blue -50th Anniversary Legacy Edition (2-cd)
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By Jazz on February 20, 2009
The late pianist led a trio for many years in Southern California clubs and accompanied many great singers on movie sets and stages. Piano Jazz remembers Gerry Wiggins with this archived performance and conversation from 1992.
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By Jazz on February 20, 2009
The late pianist led a trio for many years in Southern California clubs and accompanied many great singers on movie sets and stages. Piano Jazz remembers Gerry Wiggins with this archived performance and conversation from 1992.
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By Legacy Recordings on February 19, 2009
Fats Waller’s famous compositions of the 1930s and 40s have attained an immortal, standard-level of recognition and have stood the test of time. But what is lesser known is that Fats Waller was also an entertainer par excellence, bringing the music he performed to life with jokes and asides to the audience. As historian Dick [...]
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By Legacy Recordings on February 17, 2009
In this podcast, musicians Herbie Hancock, David Amram and Jimmy Cobb address the music theory behind Kind of Blue, and how the feeling of the musicians was equally as important as the compositions themselves in its creation. Considered “Modal Jazz” as it is written from a few basic notes that form the structure of the [...]
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By Jazz on February 12, 2009
It’s rare to have three great pianists at three pianos in one studio. But given the recent marriage of keyboard masters Charlap and Rosnes, it was a perfect opportunity to present a special trio edition of Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz.
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By Legacy Recordings on February 12, 2009
Strangely enough, two things happened to Fats after he died: he essentially disappeared from our culture’s memory for over 30 years, and when he was talked about, it centered around his clowning and humor, which was sorely misunderstood. Despite his untimely death, Fats Waller spent nearly every day of his short life making the music [...]
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By Legacy Recordings on February 10, 2009
Our second Miles Davis segment begins with legendary saxophonist Jackie McLean and Kind of Blue drummer Jimmy Cobb talking about the sound Miles was after with his 1959 sextet at the first Kind of Blue recording session on March 2, 1959. Herbie Hancock also adds his thoughts on Miles’ priority for the session to capture [...]
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