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The only thing better than the Smiths’ eponymous debut album (released in February 1984, undoubtedly one of the best of the ‘80s) was the band’s compilation release, Hatful of Hollow, at the ...
Robert Glasper straddles two distinct worlds. He is an accomplished jazz pianist who was signed to Blue Note Records in his mid-twenties. Additionally, he works with many hip-hop and R&B artists, both in the studio and on the stage, including Q-Tip, Mos Def, and Maxwell.
Just Friends" is a popular song that has become a jazz standard. The song was written in 1931 by John Klenner with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis . Although introduced by Red McKenzie and His Orchestra in October 1931, it first became a hit when singer Russ Columbo performed it with Leonard Joy ’s Orchestra in 1932.
Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, [1] with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Max Roach ...
Anders Osborne (born May 4, 1966, in Uddevalla, Sweden) is an American singer-songwriter. He tours solo and with a band, and often plays in North Mississippi Osborne (N.M.O), a group formed by Osborne and North Mississippi Allstars. [1]
Chicago is a 2002 American musical crime comedy film based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name which in turn originated in the 1926 play of the same name. It explores the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age. [ 4 ] The film stars an ensemble cast led by Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and ...
Colin Dussault, His Blues Project and Friends (1994) Colin Dussault's Blues Project Recorded Live at the Brother's Lounge (1995) Moving On (1998) Highlights (2001) Official Bootleg-Live at Tri-C (2003) The Best Of-Greatest Hits Collection (2004) Not Tonight Baby I've Got the Blues (2004) Watch This! (2005) Live at the Main Street Café (2006 ...
1890s–1950s. Labels. Emerson, Columbia. Wilbur Coleman Sweatman (February 7, 1882 – March 9, 1961) was an American ragtime and dixieland jazz composer, bandleader and clarinetist. Sweatman was one of the first African-American musicians to have fans nationwide. He was also a trailblazer in the racial integration of musical groups.