Clifton Anderson dedicates "Stubbs" to his dearly departed friend John Stubblefield.
Clifton Anderson dedicates "Stubbs" to his dearly departed friend John Stubblefield.
From the Doxy Records release, "Decade," distributed by Universal Music.
Clifton Anderson - Trombone
Stephen Scott - Piano
Kenny Garrett - Alto Saxophone
Christian McBride - Bass
Steve Jordan - Drums
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Clifton Anderson (Doxy Records debut in October, "Decade"), is Sonny's nephew and trombo
Clifton Anderson (Doxy Records debut in October, "Decade"), is Sonny's nephew and trombonist for more than two decades.
Performance Video from the Doxy Records DVD "Sonny Rollins in Vienne," distributed by Universal Music.
In this episode of the ongoing documentary series, Clifton tells all about his unique relationship, both off and on the bandstand, with Uncle Sonny.
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Bret Primack
http://www.jazzepk.com
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Telarc presents The Saxophone Sum
To buy, please visit: http://www.headsup.com/saxsummit/
Telarc presents The Saxophone Summit's "Seraphic Light," featuring David Liebman, Joe Lovano, Ravi Coltrane, Phil Markowitz, Cecil McBee and Billy Hart.
This Podcast features the rehearsal and recording of the Cecil McBee composition, "All About You."
Video Podcast Concept/Production
Bret Primack
http://www.jazzepk.com
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During a recording session for Clifton Anderson's "Decade" on Doxy Records, we caught up w
During a recording session for Clifton Anderson's "Decade" on Doxy Records, we caught up with one of the great and truly under appreciated pianists in Jazz, Larry Willis.
Larry was born in 1942 in Manhattan's Harlem. Surprisingly, he entered music not as a pianist but as a voice major, first at New York's High School of Music and Art for gifted students, then at the Manhattan School of Music. His senior year in high school, at 17, he had his first recording date, a classical gig with the Music and Arts Choral Ensemble singing a Copland opera conducted by no less then Leonard Bernstein.
But something even more important than that happened to Larry at the beginning of that senior year. He started playing the piano—no lessons, no teacher, just figuring it out by himself. By the end of the winter, he was playing his first professional gigs in a jazz trio with two of his classmates, Al Foster on drums and Eddie Gomez on bass. No one knew it then, but that little trio was probobly the most distinguished high school jazz group in the country.
Soon after entering the Manhattan School of Music, Larry switched from voice to music theory. For one, he was running head-on into the all-too-evident barriers facing black musicians in the classical world.
On the positive side, Larry's interest in jazz was turning into passion. A fellow student, Hugh Masakela, heard him jamming with Al Foster. Hugh was so impressed that he hooked Larry up with John Mehegan, the legendary New York jazz piano teacher. Those were Larry's first-ever lessons. By the end of that year at the Manhattan School, at age 19, Larry was playing regularly with Jackie McLean, the great alto saxophone innovator.
I know of no more remarkable entry into jazz: a kid of 17 decides to play the piano for the first time; four months later, he's playing gigs with a soon-to-be world class trio. A year and a half after that, he's making jazz history with the next giant of the alto after Bird. Talk about a natural gift!
A year after Larry's graduation in 1965, Jackie gave him his first recording date—Right Now, on Blue Note—and on that first date recorded the first two pieces in a continuing stream of Willis compositions.
Since then, Larry has played on more than 300 records. He's played or recorded with almost every great jazz musician of the modern era, stars like Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Woody Shaw, Hugh Masakela, Cannonball and Nat Adderley, Stan Getz, Art Blakey, Art Taylor, Clifford Jordan, Carmen McRae, and Shirley Horn. His most recent CDs include a Larry Willis Quintet and four Larry Willis Trio recordings plus two solo sessions (labels are Audioquest, Steeplechase, Evidence and Mapleshade).
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Born December 10, 1932, the Evanston, Illinois native started on drums and piano before sw
Born December 10, 1932, the Evanston, Illinois native started on drums and piano before switching to the tuba and bass in high school. He was a founding member of Walter Perkins' MJT +3 band in 1957 and it was Perkins who recommended Bob to Sonny as a replacement bassist for a gig at the first Playboy Jazz Festival in Chicago in 1959.
Bob Cranshaw's discography is nothing short of amazing. He has recorded with every major jazz artist of the latter 20th century, including, including Ella Fitzgerald, Coleman Hawkins, Jimmy Heath, Johnny Hodges, Jackie McLean, Thelonious Monk, James Moody, Lee Morgan, Wes Montgomery, Oscar Peterson, Buddy Rich, George Shearing, Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, and Joe Williams. Bob has also worked extensively on Broadway and television, including memorable stints as the bassist in Billy Taylor's Orchestra on the David Frost Show, on Sesame Street, and on the original version of Saturday Night Live in the late 70s.
A tribal elder and compassionate advocate for musicians' rights, Bob Cranshaw has devoted considerable energy in the last decade to helping other musicians as a representative of Local 802, the musician's union in New York. Bob seeks to empower musicians by helping them understand how they can utilize the services that the union provides.
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Bret Primack
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Kenny Garrett is featured on Clifton Anderson's Doxy Records debut, "Decade," distributed
Kenny Garrett is featured on Clifton Anderson's Doxy Records debut, "Decade," distributed by Universal Music.
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http://www.billytaylorjazz.net presents "What is Jazz?" with the Billy Taylor Trio, includ
http://www.billytaylorjazz.net presents "What is Jazz?" with the Billy Taylor Trio, including Billy Taylor on piano, Chip Jackson on bass, and Steve Johns on drums. Musical selections include "Tom Vaguely," "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child," "St. Louis Blues," "Picture This."
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http://www.billytaylorjazz.net presents "Flying Home" from "The Subject is Jazz," a 1958 s
http://www.billytaylorjazz.net presents "Flying Home" from "The Subject is Jazz," a 1958 series. This episode, "Swing" features an all-star band:
Ben Webster, Tenor Saxophone
Buck Clayton, Trumpet
Benny Morton, Trombone
Billy Taylor, Piano
Eddie Safranski, Bass
Ed Thigpen, Drums
Mundell Lowe, Guitar
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To buy this music: http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/RCD-30503/
The Cannonball A
To buy this music: http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/RCD-30503/
The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York is featured in this edition of the Concord Music Group Podcast series, "Orrin Keepnews, Producer."
This was Cannonball's 3rd living recording, featuring his then new Sextet with Brother Yusef Lateef and Joe Zawinul.
One of the most respected of all jazz producers, Orrin Keepnews's long and productive career has included working with such artists as Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Cannonball Adderley and Thelonious Monk, as well as founding influential jazz labels Riverside and Milestone.
The Keepnews Collection, from The Concord Music Group is a reissue series of albums produced by this jazz legend. It features time-honored titles recorded by the true titans of jazz, originally released on Riverside and Milestone Records. All reissues, with 24-bit remastering from the master tapes, include original liner notes and Keepnews' voluminous new commentaries; when available, the original tracks are supplemented by bonus cuts from the sessions.
Video Concept/Production: Bret Primack
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