The Guardian (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Powerful jazz double bassist with a gift for improvisation Back in 1971, three adventurous young US jazz musicians formed an uncompromising improv group called the Revolutionary Ensemble – a title that had resonances in the civil rights movement, the Vietnam war, and the radical transformation of jazzmaking that had been ignited by Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor and John Coltrane. The work of...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
In Manhattan in the late 1950s, it was great to be young and a jazz fan. The drinking age in New York state was 18, so a college student with a draft card and the price of a couple of beers could sit at the bar of a club and catch a full evening of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Bill Evans, or other greats.
Rifftides (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
As you may recall from parts 1 and 2, our theme in this series is that by concentrating on the lines played by a good string bassist, you can gain an understanding of the shape and structure of a piece...
Gadling (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Filed under: Photos , Asia , India , Photo of the Day "Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity" - Charles Mingus There's a certain beauty in simplicity, even in regard to photography. I find this photo by lecercle to be a great example of taking simple subject matter and making it interesting and beautiful through composition...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Drummer Ted Sirota and his band Rebel Souls have a new record out called Seize the Time (Naim Jazz, 2009). It’s an explicitly political instrumental album, very in line with Sirota’s previous CDs, all of which have featured album titles, song titles and liner notes that make clear Sirota’s progressive politics. I talked with Sirota about [...]
angietate2009 | 10/29/2009
Charles Mingus Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 >>>> Download Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 <<<< artist: Charles Mingus album: Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 Tracklist: 1 Pithecanthropus Erectus mp3 2 A Foggy Day mp3 3 Love Chant mp3 4 Profile of Jackie mp3 5 Laura mp3 6 When Your Lover Has Gone mp3 7 Just One of Those Things mp3 8 Blue Greens mp3 9 The
Timedoor (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Sia covers “Under the Milky Way” by The Church for a car commercial
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Charlie Parker's final collaboration, featuring bebop's biggest stars, is one of the greatest recorded live shows in jazz In this series on the fast-changing, 100-year-old history of jazz, the alto saxophone genius Charlie Parker has featured to an extent that might seem at odds with his short life, and a period of creative intensity that lasted barely 15 years. However, Parker's revolutionary sound...
Zero G Sound (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
. Irascible, demanding, bullying, and probably a genius, Charles Mingus (1922-1979) cut himself a uniquely iconoclastic path through jazz in the middle of the 20th century, creating a legacy that became universally lauded only after he was no longer around to bug people. As a bassist, he knew few peers, blessed with a powerful tone and pulsating sense of rhythm, capable of elevating the instrument...
Hongkie Town (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Amazon has been compiling lists of top 100 recordings in various categories and they're actually quite interesting. These seem to reflect actual opinions, sometimes veer away from conventional wisdom and are not compiled with an eye towards commercial sales (to the extent that, as one example the #3 album on their list of live albums is currently not available). I'm sure everyone can find a quibble...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Chico Hamilton Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes and Noble (NYC) on Friday, October 23rd at 4:00 p.m. Join us this Friday, October 23, for an in-store Barnes and Noble interview with Jazz legend Chico Hamilton Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New York, NY 10028...
Timothy Reynold's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Wordpress is a free, open source Content Management System (CMS) that lets users quickly and easily create websites, primarily blogs. Development and maintenance is led by Matt Mullenweg, Donncha O’Caoimh and Ryan Boren, as well as a team of volunteer developers. Wordpress utilizes the PHP scripting language in combination with a database access technology of [...]
Useful Lunacy (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
This is not a debate. Not in music circles, anyway. In the marketing marketplace, however, the stage is still set—though the lights are dimming. Marketing and Advertising are finally emerging from the Classical era and into the birth of Jazz....
white pebble (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Listening to Miles Davis on blip.fm, and up pops a notice: if I add my zipcode, I can find out when Miles Davis is playing near me. Now, that would be something to hear. But I shall leave you with some Charles Mingus…
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
New York's Jazz Standard Monday October 12 Mingus Big Band Charles Mingus was looking for individuality in his musicians and thats one of the great things also about being in the Mingus Big Band, because it really forces you to have your own individual sound. Each song every night is played in a completely different way and goes different places, because thats what Charles wanted. Wayne Escoffery,...
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angietate2009 | 10/29/2009
Charles Mingus Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 >>>> Download Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 <<<< artist: Charles Mingus album: Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 Tracklist: 1 Pithecanthropus Erectus mp3 2 A Foggy Day mp3 3 Love Chant mp3 4 Profile of Jackie mp3 5 Laura mp3 6 When Your Lover Has Gone mp3 7 Just One of Those Things mp3 8 Blue Greens mp3 9 The Clown mp3 10 Passions...
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