Laura: A Charlie Parker Review
Charlie Parker; the master of bebop. My last recommendation was Charlie Parker with the Woody Herman Band in 1951 (You…
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You Go to My Head: A Charlie Parker Review
Charlie Parker; the master of bebop. Introduction Herman’s Herd Big Band The Woody Herman Big Band (often referred to as…
PHJB: a Preservation Hall Jazz Band Review
Last week I was fortunate to see and hear the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, a New Orleans band that tours…
Bop Kick: An Irving Ashby Review
Great jazz guitarists were once two a penny. Many in the 1940’s and 1950’s found steady work in other people’s…
R.I.P. Acker Bilk Memorial
Back in the UK in the mid 1950’s, this writer had the pleasure of playing with clarinetist Bernard (Acker) Bilk…
I Want You Review: Horace Silver
Pianist Horace Silver was still composing, playing and recording in 1996. His album, (“Hardbop, Grandpop”) is not one of his…
September in the Rain Review: George Shearing
George Shearing and his Quintet recorded “September in the Rain” at least twice and both versions were sublime. It’s from…
The Latin Bit Review: Grant Green
Grant Green (1935-1979) is surely one of the best jazz guitarists of all time- and that is saying something! During…