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Raul De Souza: Colors article by Arnaldo DeSouteiro, published on January 17, 2024 at All About Jazz. Find more Liner Notes articles

Tonights Jazz Feature is a suite in 6 movements written by the late Gary McFarland and its titled "America The Beautiful: An Account of Its Disappearance". McFarland wrote this music in 1968 over deep concerns about his beloved America which was in that year in turmoil...race riots, assassinations, the Vietnam War plus the wanton destruction of the environment manifested by endless shopping malls, tract housing, garbage strewn everywhere and unmitigated greed. This suite is McFarlands ...

Roy Hargrove Big Band, on August 3 with two sets at 7:30p.m. and 9:30p.m. at The Jazz Gallery (1158 Broadway).

It didn't take hindsight of a half-century to perceive The Band's live album as one of the highlights of the storied group's career. Perhaps that’s at

We continue our look back at the music of 50 years ago..... A "live" album in the 70's was pretty straight-for...

His colleagues called Frank Wess “Magic,” an appropriate sobriquet in view of the exceptionally consistent artistry and professionalism he brought to every project with which he was involved throughout a career spanning 70 years. His saxophone approach was lyrical, soulful, swinging and a unique, genre-defying blend of influences including Johnny Hodges, Lester Young, Ben Webster, and Benny Carter, yet informed by bebop harmonies.

Program #324 (April 25 at 8:00pm) Lionel Hampton was the first jazz vibraphonist and was one of the jazz giants beginning in the mid-30s. He has achieved the difficult feat of being musically open-minded (even recording "Giant Steps") without changing his basic swing style. Hamp started out as a drummer, playing with the Chicago Defender Newsboys Band as a youth. His original idol was Jimmy Bertrand, a 20s drummer who occasionally played xylophone. Hampton played on the West Coast with such gro...

Share The Vinyl Vault gets down with the funky organ of Johnny Hammond and his 1972 session “Wild Horses Rock Steady.” The album was an early release on the Kudu record label, a subsidiary of Creed Taylor’s CTI label. Johnny Hammond, also known as Johnny “Hammond” Smith was a prolific organist in the mid-20 th Century, recording over 35 albums under his own name from 1958 through 1978. He started in the hard bop realm, but by the early 70s was gravitating toward a funkier so...

‘Dreamland Shakedown’ event this Saturday is ‘making history sexy’ with a tribute... ‘Dreamland Shakedown’ event this Saturday is ‘making history sexy’ with a tribute to vintage Black art February 23, 20215:38 pm Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles and Duke Ellington have all performed in the Dreamland Ballroom at Taborian Hall, which has stood at Little Rock’s West Ninth St. for more than 100 years now. An...

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Shout Me Out - Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Clayton, John Max [1999] - Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Hamilton, Jeff [Dru Plunger Mute Syndrome - Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Clayton, John Yellow Flowers After - Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Jenkins, Clay Grizzly - Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Clayton, John Day by Day - Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Cahn, Sammy Nice to Meet You (Dedicated to Count Basie) - Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Clay...