All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
It's hard to believe that {{Dewey Redman = 10604}} isn't still around when listening to Mark Masters Ensemble set, Farewell Walter Dewey Redman. Masters and the group--especially alto saxophonist Oliver Lake--capture the soul and sound of the unsung tenor titan on this marvelously inspired recording...
A Slant Truth (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
It’s Friday! It’s payday! And as ZZ Top would say, “I got a pocket full of change.” Happy Old School Friday! This week’s theme is Jazz. I cannot express enough to you how much I love Jazz. Whenever I’m feeling a creative funk, out come the Jazz records. Feeling down, play some Jazz. Feeling up, [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
Saxophonist Steve Grossman hasn't been a regular on the New York scene for many years but a crash-- course sampling of the many sessions he has recorded--with the likes of Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Barry Harris and Michel Petrucciani for starters as well as under his name as a soloist and with his own groups--shows how much excellent playing he has under his belt...
Rhapsodyinbooks's Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
John Coltrane, born in North Carolina in 1926, was one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. His saxophone playing revolutionized jazz music and his influence can still be heard today not only in jazz but in the music of rock and hi-hop artists. In the October 2003 issue of Socialist Review, a [...]
Shiraz Socialist (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
RIP, Mitch Mitchell: 9 July 1946 - 12 Nov 2008. As a kid learning the drums, I was influenced by three people in particular: Gene Krupa, Sid Catlett and Mitch Mitchell. Gene and Big Sid have remained important influences, but I’m ashamed to admit that until I read of his death this week, I’d more or less forgotten [...]
Famous Dead DB (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
Mitchell was the drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience. He was praised for his work on songs such as “Voodoo Child”, “Third Stone from the Sun”, “Fire”, and “Manic Depression”. Mitchell came from a jazz background and was influenced by some of the greats; Elvin Jones, Joe Morello, and Max Roach. His stint with the legendary trio [...]
AgoraVox (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
John Mitch' Mitchell, the last surviving member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, has died at the age of 61. “Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding were selected for the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1966 as much for their ability to look the part for the psychedelic novelty act the band (...)
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
WHEN rock musicians were gods, he perched in the highest heaven, slapping his skins in a style known as fusion because it borrowed from other traditions.
Do the Math (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
The great explosion of hard-hitting rock music in the 1960's was powered by an unparalleled crew of distinctive, hard-hitting drummers: John Bonham; Keith Moon; Ginger Baker; Charlie Watts; Mitch Mitchell.While all these drummer knew and played jazz, Mitchell was probably...
Social Services for Feral Children (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
But Mitch Mitchell was a helluva drummer. Mitch Mitchell was found dead on Wednesday in his hotel room at Portland, Oregon, where the band had appeared last Friday. He is survived by his wife, Dee, and a daughter… Mitchell, who had studied the examples of Max Roach and Elvin Jones, melded [...]
Jahsonic (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
RIP Mitch Mitchell “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)“ John “Mitch” Mitchell (July 9, 1947 November 12, 2008) was an English drummer, best-known for his membership in The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Mitchell was known for his work on such songs as “Manic Depression” (a 3/4 rock waltz that finds Mitch playing a driving afro-cuban inspired beat), “Voodoo Child [...]
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group's last surviving member, was found dead in his hotel room early Wednesday. He was 61.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
The jazzy and versatile British drummer for Hendrix died Wednesday in a hotel in Portland, Oregon. The cause was unknown, a publicist said.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
MITCH Mitchell, the drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience in the 1960s and the group's last surviving member, has been found dead in his US hotel room.
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
MITCH Mitchell, the drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience in the 1960s and the group's last surviving member, has been found dead in his US hotel room.
