but grew up in a predominantly Black area of Berkeley, California, greatly shaping his worldview and musical development. Otis was a hit DJ and TV star in the '50s and found significant acclaim with hits like "Willie and the Hand Jive." The R&B innovator passed away at the age of 90....
There are two quotes that I would like to point up.“Jazz was really where the racial barriers were broken down heavily,” Sonny Rollins.“Back then, it wasn’t about color in the clubs, it was about how good you can play. Racism would’ve been over in the 1950s if t...
Jazz in Italy in the 50sJazz in Italy in the 50sRiviera Jazz RJR 018Quintetto Nunzio Rotondo Dell'Hot Club Di Roma;...Simons, Andy
The narrative follows Lewis's journey as he joins The Clefs in the '50s, forms The Ramsey Lewis Trio, and works with renowned musicians and producers like Maurice White and Stevie Wonder. This evocative account provides a glimpse into the life of Ramsey Lewis as he navigates the club circuit...
meet him backstage at a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) concert at Flushing Town Hall in Queens. “You’ve got to work for it.” (That night, Coleman still works for it, sounding every bit as limber on his horn as when he ruled the jam-session circuit in the ’50s and ’...
Cold Jazz appeared in the late 40s, and was popular in the 50s. It was a mellow jazz style. Because it is concentrated on the west coast of the United States, it is also called "West Coast Jazz". For cold Jazz can be summed up in eight words, namely, warm, elegant, relaxed...
Jazz is a truly unique and influential genre of music that has captured the hearts of music lovers all over the world. With its origins dating back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the African American communities of the United States, jazz is a dynamic and ever-evolving form ...
Horn interprets the 1932 composition “You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me”; and her own tune “Tip” sounds as if it could have been recorded in the ’50s — the band in a casual groove as the bandleader displays her seemingly boundless vocal range. “Voicemail Blues” is a whimsi...
Even if pianist Randy Weston had never written African-inspired compositions (in the 50s), been among the first American jazzmen to visit the continent (early 60s), or settled in Morocco (late 60s), he might still suggest a transplanted African king of noble bearing. Weston's music, now ...
Jazz In Paris - The Real Cat来自:Rene ThomasBelgian guitarist Rene Thomas was one of the leading lights of the Parisian hardbop scene in the 50s,and this is some of his greatest work from the time! The CD features 16 tracks and the work featuresThomas' guitar in the company of some ...