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Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (born Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz, ...
Miller’s reign at the top of thepopular musiccharts came relatively late in his career, and he stunned the music world by disbanding his orchestra and enlisting in the army in the fall of 1942. As he wrote on August 12, attempting to persuade officials of his usefulness, he wanted to ...
his incredible producers Peet Ferencz (Peet Project) and Smoothjazz.com Global founder Sandy Shore, and blazing saxophonist Peter Herold (formerly with the Peet Project). Coate’s first single with that team, “Love Like That,” hit #3 on the Top 100 Smooth Jazz charts for Spain and Latin...
And unless it was a sweet or commercial band, the “record button” on my VCR was at the ready. Here is a trailer for “Soundies: A Musical History” to give you an idea of these early music videos. – Scott WenzelFire Music The Story Of Free JazzThe is the website for a 2021 ...
By Hank Levy / arr. Erik Morales. Jazz Ensemble Conductor Score & Parts. Don Ellis and Hank Levy. Both are legendary for big band charts in odd meters. Whiplash is a super-exciting chart in 7/4 composed by Levy and arranged by Erik Morales. Don't be inti
By the early 1950s, his band was modeling itself somewhat after the Count Basie Orchestra, and such noted arrangers as Neal Hefti and Ernie Wilkins provided charts for both James’s and Basie’s bands. Get Unlimited Access Try Britannica Premium for free and discover more. Subscribe ...
drummer Tony Crombie and his band in 1960...Now two by Mose Allison. Here's the first on Epic, in May 1961, with Aaron Bell (b) and Osie Johnson (d)...Here's the second in November 1962, with Jimmy Knepper (tb), Jim Reider (ts), Mose Allison (p), Addison Farmer (b) and ...
The solo part is often played in a rhythmically free manner, until the player performs a pickup or lead-in line, at which time the band recommences playing in the original tempo. * solo, plural soli: alone; i.e., executed by a single instrument or voice. The instruction soli requires...
The 1953 novelty hit, written by John Rox, rocketed up the pop charts and led to a fundraising campaign to buy Peevey an actual hippo for Christmas. Children donated their dimes to the cause, and the Oklahoma City native got her hippo, named Mathilda, which s...