Aaron Sachs: Quintet, Septet and Octet Ensembles
The too often unsung woodwind man gets due recognition from Fresh Sound for his late 50s work with Urbie Green, Jimmy Raney et al
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The too often unsung woodwind man gets due recognition from Fresh Sound for his late 50s work with Urbie Green, Jimmy Raney et al
November is National Native American Heritage Month and all month long we pay tribute to the rich ancestry and cultural heritage of the Indigenous people of this land.
Since 1985, KUVO has provided a rare blend of music & news. We broadcast the best in Jazz, Latin Jazz & Blues in addition to 17 locally produced, culturally diverse programs.
Charlie Parker, American alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, a lyric artist generally considered the greatest jazz saxophonist. Parker was the principal stimulus of the modern jazz idiom known as bebop, and he was one of the three great revolutionary geniuses in jazz.
In this excerpt from The Gerry Mulligan 1950s Quartets, author Alyn Shipton explores the beginning of saxophonist’s first pianoless quartet featuring Chet Baker, Chico Hamilton and Bob Whitlock.