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Artist: Mal Waldron
A pianist with a brooding, rhythmic, introverted style, Mal Waldron's playing has long been flexible enough to fit into both hard bop and freer settings. Influenced by Thelonious Monk's use of space, Waldron has had his own distinctive chord voicings nearly from the start. Early on, Waldron played jazz on alto and classical music on piano, but... [+] Read More
Artist: Rick Waldron
Artist: Trevor Waldron
Artist: Mala Waldron
Artist: Cliff Waldron
Artist: Emerson & Waldron
Artist: Mal Waldron Quintet
Artist: Mal Waldron Trio
Artist: Prestige All-Stars
Lineup of major jazz musicians under contract to Prestige in the '50s, who recorded sessions without any featured leader. The roster included at various times Art Farmer, Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Cleveland, Tommy Flanagan, and Mal Waldron. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Cornelius Claudio Kreusch
A German-born pianist and composer who studied with Mal Waldron, Kreusch's 1994 debut The Vision featured rap poetry. His second release, Black Mud Sound, appeared in 1995. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Larry Stephenson
Larry Stephenson learned the guitar and mandolin from his father and formed his first bluegrass band by the time he was in high school. After playing with Cliff Waldron for a short time, Bill Harrell and His Virginians (1979-1983), and the Bluegrass Cardinals (1983-1989), Stephenson began a solo career and released Born to Sing on the Pinecastle... [+] Read More
Artist: Aftermath
Chicago-based progressive thrashers Aftermath (not to be confused with the similarly named Arizona band from the '80s) featured vocalist Kyriakos Tsiolis, guitarists Steve Sacco and John Lovette, bassist Chris Waldron, and drummer Ray Schmidt. Reminiscent of Anacrusis for their ultra-technical style, they released but a single album, 1994's Eyes... [+] Read More
Artist: Free Music Quintet
An entirely descriptively named group, the Free Music Quintet recorded one album for ESP-Disk in 1968. The quintet included reedsman Peter van der Locht, trumpeter Boy Raaymakers, violinist Erwin Somer, and bassist Ferdy Rikkers, all of whom doubled on percussion, and was led by Dutch percussionist Pierre Courbois, whose list of credits by that... [+] Read More
Artist: Judi Silvano
Jazz vocalist Judi Silvano first arrived in the early 90's, when she released Dancing Voices on JSL Records. The album brought her smooth, 60's-influenced sound to the public, especially impressing with the self-penned "Ecstacy." With her striking good looks and warm stage presence, she was a hit in club circles and didn't record again until... [+] Read More
Artist: Jimmy Woode
A prolific session player and occasional bandleader, Jimmy Woode has worked with numerous bands since the late '40s. He's played in combos and orchestras, led trios and backed everyone from Duke Ellington to Eric Dolphy, always providing intelligent, first-rate accompaniment. Woode played baritone horn and studied piano and bass as a child. He... [+] Read More
Artist: Ebb Tides
Columbus, OH-based garage outfit the Ebb-Tides formed in 1963--according to the book Fuzz, Acid & Flowers, singer/guitarist Don Kyre, lead guitarist Mike Wheeler and bassist Mike Whited were just 14 at the time, with 10-year-old drummer Dan Waldron rounding out the lineup. The group quickly earned notoriety for headlining a series of sock-hops... [+] Read More
Artist: Norine Braun
Canadian pop/rock singer and songwriter Norine Braun was born in Ottawa. She got the chance to do her first gig when she was a teen in high school. In 1993, she began to gain notice in Canada when she won the New Demo Award from Factor. Three years later, she recorded her first album, an enjoyable independent release titled Modern Anguish.
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Artist: Ted Curson
An excellent and flexible trumpeter, Ted Curson will always be best-known for his work with Charles Mingus' 1960 quartet (which also included Eric Dolphy and Dannie Richmond). He studied at Granoff Musical Conservatory; moved to New York in 1956; played in New York with Mal Waldron, Red Garland, and Philly Joe Jones; and recorded with Cecil... [+] Read More
Artist: Gerd Dudek
Reeds, flute, sahnai. German musician equally adept at improvising or composing. Dudek studied clarinet privately and attended music school in the '50s before joining a big band led by his brother Ossi until 1958. During the early '60s, he played two years in the Berliner Jazz Quintet, in Karl Blume's group and in Kurt Edelhagen's orchestra... [+] Read More
Artist: Kim Parker
The daughter of Chan Parker and the stepdaughter of both Charlie Parker and Phil Woods, Kim Parker in the 1980s emerged as a fine (although just part-time) jazz singer. Not too surprisingly she grew up around music, being eight years old when Charlie Parker died. She sang in high school, spent a year at Hofstra University on a drama scholarship... [+] Read More
Artist: David Friesen
David Friesen's music ranges from hard bop to mood music that borders on spiritual new age but on a higher emotional level. While stationed in Germany with the Army in 1961, he taught himself the bass. After short stints with John Handy and Marian McPartland, Friesen worked with Joe Henderson for two years. He toured Europe with Billy Harper... [+] Read More
Artist: Addison Farmer
Addison Farmer was the twin brother of the better-known trumpeter Art Farmer, with whom he played in several groups, including an excellent late-'50s combo with the fine saxophonist and composer Benny Golson. The bassist's career was relatively brief by jazz standards, his first recordings taking place in Los Angeles in 1949 under the auspices... [+] Read More
Artist: Peck Morrison
A fine accompanist whose occasional solos were fairly basic, Peck Morrison was a valuable player on countless sessions throughout his career. He was classically trained, played bass in a military band while overseas in Italy and then really began his professional career while in New York in the mid-1940s. Among his more notable associations were... [+] Read More
Artist: Monty Waters
Hailing from New York, alto saxophonist Monty Waters played with James Brown, B.B. King, Miles Davis and John Coltrane in the 50's and 60's and was one of the founders of the New Yorker independent club "Loft". He has recorded with Ronnie Boykins, Billy Higgins and Charlie Persip, among others. In recent years he has been working in Europe, with... [+] Read More
Artist: Salim Washington
Although not well-known nationally, Salim Washington is an expressive post-bop tenor saxophonist/flutist who has enjoyed a small following in the Boston area. Boston, however, isn't Washington's hometown; the jazzman grew up in Detroit but moved east to attend Harvard University. Washington, who is married to viola player Melanie Dyer, decided... [+] Read More
