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Straight-ahead jazz is a genre of jazz that developed in the 1960s, with roots in the prior two decades. It omits the rock music and free jazz influences that began to appear in jazz during this period, instead preferring acoustic instruments, conventional piano comping, walking bass patterns, and swing- and bop-based drum rhythms.
Tony Williams. Tony Williams chronology. Angel Street. (1988) Native Heart. (1990) The Story of Neptune. (1992) Native Heart is an album by the American musician Tony Williams, released in 1990. [1][2] Williams supported the album with North American and UK tours. [3][4] Native Heart peaked in the top five of Billboard ' s Top Jazz Albums chart.
Regina Carter is a master of improvisational jazz violin. Though her work draws upon a wide range of musical influences – including Motown, Afro-Cuban, Swing, Bebop, Folk, and World – she has crafted a signature voice and style. ... Carter's performances highlight the often overlooked potential of the jazz violin for its lyric, melodic, and ...
He’ll perform selections with the Detroit Jazz Festival Symphony Orchestra on Sunday from 9 to 10:15 p.m. on the JPMorgan Chase Stage in Campus Martius. Eastwood is an unabashed fan of the ...
Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home. (1976) Straight Ahead. (1976) Lockjaw with Sweets. (1976) Straight Ahead is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with the Tommy Flanagan Trio recorded in 1976 and released on the Pablo label. [1] [2] [3]
She returned to Detroit, living with her mother, in 1940 or 1942. [ 1 ] [ 7 ] She sang and played piano in jazz clubs in Detroit. [ 1 ] She was a member of the trio Skeeter, Mitch, and Jean (Skeeter Spight, Leroi Mitchell, and Jordan, using part of her middle name, was "Jean"), which wrote lyrics to music by Charlie Parker . [ 1 ]
Occupation. Musician. Instrument. Alto saxophone. Labels. Prestige, Concord, Pablo. Formerly of. Modern Jazz Disciples. Curtis Peagler (September 17, 1929 — December 19, 1992) was an American jazz saxophonist who specialized in straight-ahead jazz and hard bop.
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Originally released by Cobblestone and later by Muse, this 1997 CD reissue from 32 Jazz features the distinctive and exploratory guitarist Pat Martino in a tribute to Wes Montgomery... Martino stretches out on six selections, including a bluesy original ("The Visit"), "Footprints," and "Alone ...