LP Cover Lover (Free subscription) | 02/07/2010
Richard “Groove” Holmes “Six Million Dollar Man” (1975) Flying Dutchman Records Arrangements by Oliver Nelson. 300 lps of funky organ jazz from the big man behind the B3! One of Groove Holmes’ best albums of the 70s — thanks to some electric blacksploitation arrangements from the great Oliver Nelson! The format’s a bit tighter here than [...]
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 01/28/2010
The Jazz Esquires: Mick Hill, trumpet, flugel & vocal, Tony Winder tenor & clarinet, Doug Fielder, tenor, Roy Gibson, keyboards, Robin Douthwaite guitar, Stan Nicholson bass guitar, Laurie Brown drums & mike. The Jazz Esquires made history today by starting before 1 o,clock and kept up a barrage of music till after 3pm. Kicking off with "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To", they...
breath of life (Free subscription) | 01/11/2010
We start off in Jamaica with Toots & the Maytals, seminal progenitors of roots reggae, and then head back to New York to catch up with Talib Kweli and his Re:Union Mixtape. We close the week with 12 versions of Oliver Nelson's great composition "Stolen Moments" featuring Carmen McRae/Betty Carter, Ahmad Jamal, Anna Luna, Kenny [...]
breath of life (Free subscription) | 01/11/2010
Abstract Truth established Oliver Nelson as a triple threat: saxophone soloist, arranger, and composer.
the central shaft (Free subscription) | 01/10/2010
Without the contributions of producer and entrepreneur Creed Taylor , the past, present and future of jazz would be differently written. Five decades ago, Creed Taylor produced some of Bethlehem Records' best albums, including sets by Charles Mingus, Kai Winding with J.J. Johnson, and singer Chris Connor. He became known for his meticulous preparation and musicians' ear (Taylor also plays trumpet),...
Hulver's site (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
7 Abooey, you created a monster POLL: do you have start-up ideas? VIDEO: Oliver Nelson, Skull Session
St. Louis Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest: * There are big doings on the Miles Davis front this week, with the imminent release of the boxed mega-set The Complete Miles Davis...
LATICONOMICS (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The Death of the Cool By Robert McHenry Cool was once associated with reticence, savoir-faire, and irony, none of which is much practiced or regarded these days. Whether or not it is true that you can’t go home again, as Thomas Wolfe claimed—and the claim is just a special case of the more general observation of Heraclitus that you cannot step into the same river twice—it seems that...
Destination: Out (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
THE CREATOR HAS A MASTER PLAN (PEACE) Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong and his Friends Flying Dutchman : 1970 LA, vocals; Leon Thomas, vocals, percussion; James Spaulding, flute; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Sam Brown, guitar; Frank Owens, piano; Richard Davis, bass; George Duvivier, bass; Gene Golden, congas; Bernard Purdie, drums, plus strings. Satch plays Fats, sure — but Satch sings Sanders?!?!...
Sample CV (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Barber and hair specialist’s jobs are highly competitive. There are no specific qualifications for a barber, although, good training and vast experience can really earn you a niche. In order to obtain a job as a barber therefore, your resume should stand out. Showing creativity, the ability to follow instructions, as the ‘client is always [...] Related posts: Hairdresser CV
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
Born: 8 November, 1927, in Kansas City. Died: 29 August, 2009, in Toms River, New Jersey, aged 81.CHRIS Connor was a great jazz singer whose lush, foggy voice and compressed emotional intensity distilled a 1950s jazz reverie of faraway longing in a sad cafe.A singer who used little vibrato and was admired for her inventive rhythmic alterations of ballads, Connor belonged to the cool school of jazz...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
Born: 8 November, 1927, in Kansas City. Died: 29 August, 2009, in Toms River, New Jersey, aged 81.CHRIS Connor was a great jazz singer whose lush, foggy voice and compressed emotional intensity distilled a 1950s jazz reverie of faraway longing in a sad cafe.A singer who used little vibrato and was admired for her inventive rhythmic alterations of ballads, Connor belonged to the cool school of jazz...
Harmony's Weblog (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
Great title–Oliver Nelson’s 1961 album that carried on with the Miles Davis Kind of Blue format. Heading to the nature trail for a run, with all of the music revue lyrics learned and my CD project performance done, I wanted to have some other music running through my head as I was running through the [...]
Verve music group (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
Tracks 1. Let The Word Go Forth [Album Version] 2. A Genuine Peace [Album Version] 3. The Rights Of All [Album Version] 4. Tolerance [Album Version] 5. The Artists' Rightful Place [Album Version] 6. Jacqueline [Album Version] 7. Day In Dallas [Album Version] 8. John Kennedy Memory Waltz [Album Version] Buy Amazon
Vulture (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
The first drum solo comes so soon, the entire band isn’t even onstage. For their opening numbers last week, at three “special set list shows” that kicked off an August tenancy at the Beacon Theatre, Steely Dan limbered up with “Teenie’s Blues” by Oliver Nelson, an esteemed jazz composition that called on multi-handed drummer Keith Carlock to punctuate the jaunty,...
Videos