The guitar is the very backbone of rock – not to mention blues and country music – and the world is a better place to live in thanks to all the six-string geniuses that have come along. The best guitarists of all time include not only the hardest rockers to have picked up the inst...
Christian Lindberg has made an indelible mark on the world of classical music as a virtuosic trombonist, composer, and conductor. His awe-inspiring technique, jaw-dropping range, and emotional depth have solidified his status as one of the premier brass soloists of our time....
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Christian was one of the first performers to embracethe electric guitarduring the mid-1930s, popularising it as a jazz instrument and finding national fame with Benny Goodman’s hugely popular swing outfit, which he joined in 1939. His soloing style is often described as ‘horn-like’, and ...
which reacts and pitch shifts these pure tones so as to harmonize with its human counterparts. One song, “Figure in a Clearing,” pairs cello to computer-controlled synthesizer. The results couldn’t be more transportive and lovely; time melts away as soloists and microcomputer move at an ...
” The concert features scintillating versions of Ellington’s own classic compositions – including “Sophisticated Lady,”“Black and Tan Fantasy,” and “Mood Indigo” – as well as the famous bandleader’s own lush piano playing. The concert also features some of the greatest soloists in ...
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Leon Bismark ‘Bix’ Beiderbeckewas perhaps the first great white jazz musician, and sadly one of the first casualties of the jazz life. Born in Davenport, Iowa in March 1903, Beiderbecke was largely self taught on cornet yet would go on to become one of the most influential soloists of th...
Great Mingus compositions were reworked for this exciting, beautifully voiced 1963 big band with Booker Ervin, Eric Dolphy, Charlie Mariano, Richard Williams, Quentin Jackson and Jaki Byard among the soloists. The unbeatable team of Mingus and Dannie Richmond are the human equivalent of rocket propu...
One of the cheaper options in this guide comes in the shape of Ibanez’s S570AH electric guitar. This one might be more affordable, but don’t let that fool you, this guitar still comes with all the ingenuity and quality you’d expect from an Ibanez product. ...