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Jazz. Occupation (s) Pianist, composer, arranger, conductor. Instrument. Piano. Years active. 1940s - 2015. Ralph Simon Sharon (September 17, 1923 – March 31, 2015) was a British-American jazz pianist and arranger. [1] He is best known for working with Tony Bennett as his pianist on numerous recordings and live performances.
Cafêzz’ second album, Sol Boricua, was released in 2016 with its music aimed at listeners who enjoy the world jazz genre. The album includes 12 new compositions by Carmen Noemí, in a mix of styles intended to please a wide audience.
He has recorded three albums under his own name for Criss Cross Jazz. In recent years, Gisbert has become an active and highly respected jazz educator, teaching at festivals and conducting clinics across the United States. He also had two stints on the Jazz faculty at the University of Miami in the 2000s. He has also branched out in producing ...
The album peaked at number 2 in the UK chart and sold 1,219,197 copies. [19] [20] In Japan, it reached number 6, [21] and in the year end charts there, [22] it ranked number 87 in 1996 and number 58 in 1997. [23] It peaked at number 2 in the French SNEP Album charts and number 6 in the year end chart in 1996.
On the Corner. On the Corner is a studio album by the American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis. It was recorded in June and July 1972 and released on October 11 of that year by Columbia Records. The album continued Davis' exploration of jazz fusion, and explicitly drew on the influence of funk musicians Sly Stone and James ...
The Onward Brass Band was one of the most respected of its day. Some of the best-known players in New Orleans were a part of the group, including King Oliver, Peter Bocage, Lorenzo Tio, George Baquet, Isidore Barbarin, and Benny Williams. The Perez-Oliver two cornet, or "trumpet" team, was one of the most renowned in New Orleans.
Two years later, when Watters organized the traditional jazz band, the Yerba Buena Jazz Band, he joined it. [1] (Yerba Buena was the original name for San Francisco, California.) Except for three and a half years, from 1942 to 1946, when Scobey served in the U. S. Army during World War II, he remained in the band.
Swiss Movement. (1969) Comment. (1969) Swiss Movement is a soul jazz [1] live album recorded on June 21, 1969 at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland by the Les McCann trio, with saxophonist Eddie Harris and trumpeter Benny Bailey. [2][3] The album was a hit record, as was the accompanying single "Compared to What", with both selling ...