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<title>Ray Charles</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:53:08 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Heaven and earth battle it out in the music of Ray Charles, who combined gospel with the best of secular music and helped give birth to soul, rock, and hard bop. His early work showed the silky influences of the Nat "King" Cole trio and the piano blues great Charles Brown. Charles combined their sophisticated styles with R&B and gritty gospel to create his signature sound: hard, snappy piano combined with exquisite vocals that fall somewhere between a preacher gone bad and a yearning romantic balladeer. Charles absorbed styles like a sponge: big band jazz, country and pop were all added to his musical arsenal, and he built up a musical empire that kept him in the public eye for decades up until his untimely death, at the age of 73, in June 2004. Just prior to his passing, Charles cut his first duets record with such fans as Norah Jones, Willie Nelson, and Elton John, which illustrates a multi-generational sampling of the artists who list him as a prime influence. An American institution, Ray Charles' rendition of "Georgia on My Mind" has even become that state's anthem. If only the other 49 states could be as fortunate.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Dinah Washington</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:57 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A great jazz and pop vocalist who excelled at the blues, Dinah Washington had a sharp, powerful voice that she wielded with knife-like precision. Washington's open and direct (yet smartly controlled) style was extremely popular throughout the 1950s with black audiences, and by the late-'50s she had crossed over to the white pop market with big hits such as "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes," which combined a jazz and blues feel with Nashville-style arrangements. Washington loved after hour jam sessions, and also released a stellar series of jazz albums on Mercury (now Verve Records) that included many of the greatest musicians of the day. Known for her full figure, strong personality, hard-living lifestyle, and multiple marriages, Washington was something of an Elisabeth Taylor/Marilyn Monroe for the African-American community: always in the news, she was almost as famous for newspaper headlines, funny quips, and her fun fashion sense as she was for her music. She died of an accidental overdose while going on a crash diet in December 1963. Washington rightly remains extremely popular in jazz and vocal circles, and she's a major influence on R&B in general and artists such as Ray Charles, Etta James and Aretha Franklin in particular.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Lou Rawls</title>
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<category>Soul</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:43 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[It's good to have a mega hit but Lou Rawls has been too firmly associated with "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" over the years. Yes, it's a great Philly Soul number, but Chicago's own Lou Rawls has done much in a long, illustrious career. He excelled at gospel with Sam Cooke, at jazz with Les McCann and Benny Carter, and with the blues-drenched jazz 'n' soul on his own R&B hits. It took a serious car accident and a short coma to get Rawls to throw caution to the wind and try for a solo career and he immediately caught the attention of musicians in the early 1960s. His earliest Capitol recordings rank among his best but Rawls didn't catch on with the public until 1966's incendairy <I>Live!</I>, which contained his famed pre-song "raps" which helped set the stage for Isaac Hayes, Gil Scott-Heron and Barry White. Rawls classics at the time included "Black and Blue" and "Dead End Street" which helped define the civil rights movement but as Rawls got increasingly popular he helped light up dance floors and bedrooms with some of the tastiest Philly Soul of the 1970s. In 1989 Rawls returned to recording top shelf blues and jazz material, first with Blue Note, then with his own label. While his albums can contain uneven material, Rawls is justly famous for his searing live show and his older material is newly popular with British youth. Rawls passed away from cancer in 2006.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Kenny Burrell</title>
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<category>Bop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:54:07 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Kenny Burrell caught Dizzy Gillespie's attention with his fluid guitar mix of cool-toned Bop and blues on a visit to Detroit in 1951. With a tip of the hat from the master, he moved to NYC and has never looked back. Even when he spits out fiery guitar lines, Burrell never appears to break a sweat. A melodic player whose sound fits in with Stan Getz, the Gil Evans Orchestra, or John Coltrane, Burrell has had a long partnership with Hammond B-3 master Jimmy Smith. His clean, bluesy guitar works exceptionally well over Smith's gritty organ riffs. Even though he resisted Fusion guitar and refused to adopt it into his style, Burrell has remained popular to this day.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Cannonball Adderley</title>
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<category>Hard Bop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:54:07 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Cannonball Adderley's warm, inviting tone and soulful, melodic Bebop playing made him one of the most accessible and appealing saxophonists in jazz. He moved to New York from Florida in 1955 and started his own quintet. In 1957, he began playing with the Miles Davis Sextet, and was featured on the immortal <I>Kind of Blue</I>. Adderley's playing with the Davis quintet is pure, effortless, breezy Bebop -- a sweeter and lighter Charlie Parker. He conveys feelings of breathlessness, joy and wonder, all tinged with teasing flirtation. The Davis quintet also shows him stretching his lightning chops to their limit. By contrast, with his own group he delves deep into Blues and church music, giving birth to the style called Soul Jazz. In 1966, Adderley recorded his first and only pop hit, "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," which brought together jazz with R&B and gained a wider audience for his music.
- Noah Enelow]]></description>
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<title>Louis Jordan</title>
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<category>Jump Blues</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:53:15 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Louis Jordan was one of the biggest musical stars of the 1940s, and his swinging small combo sound cut across racial and genre lines. He and his band were an important influence on the development of rock 'n' roll as well as R&B. The band swung with diamond-hard precision, peppering Jordan's hip, funny songs with sophisticated instrumental work. Jordan was a magnificent frontman who switched effortlessly from singing to blowing sharp, pithy solos on saxophone. His magnetism led the band to be featured in numerous short films geared towards black audiences, as well as a couple of major Hollywood musicals. Jordan had an unprecedented run of chart success, selling millions of records from the early '40s to the early '50s. Many of his songs such as "Caledonia" and "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie" have become standards and have been covered numerous times. Jordan stayed active, playing until his death in 1975 at the age of 67.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Stanley Turrentine</title>
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<category>Soul Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:53:34 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Along with Hank Crawford, Stanley Turrentine put Soul Jazz saxophone on the map. Turrentine has a big, robust sound that excelled with both the Bop approach of Max Roach and the chicken-shack groove of Jimmy Smith. Turrentine spent the '60s as sideman for Herbie Hancock and Horace Silver, cutting solo albums for Blue Note, and in musical partnership with his (former) wife, organist Shirley Scott. In the early '70s, Turrentine's honey-drenched sound became big with the Âludes-in-the-jacuzziÂ crowd, while his first Crossover albums (such as the deeply bluesy <I>Sugar</I>) were also well-received. Luckily, Turrentine's tenor saxophone has always retained its dignity no matter what the company, and he continued to record with the finest jazz musicians and vocalists until he died of a stroke in 2000.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Joe Williams</title>
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<category>Vocal Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:42 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the few great male jazz singers in history, Williams got his start in the late 1930s in Chicago. But it wasn't until the '40s, and his sessions with renowned vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, that he rose to national stardom. In the '50s, Williams sang for Count Basie's big band, where he recorded his first hit, "Every Day I Have the Blues," in 1951. Unlike his flute-voiced predecessor in Basie's band, Jimmy Rushing, Williams sang in a buttery-smooth, dark baritone. His naturalistic phrasing -- inspired by Frank Sinatra -- combined with his subtle slides in pitch make his voice sound warm and comfortable. And his vibrato states its presence without dominating. Williams' greatness stems in part from his versatility as a singer. Tunes such as "Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)" showcase his considerable talent as a blues singer. His scatting on "How High the Moon" reveals a keen, bebop-influenced sense of melody, while "Getting Some Fun Out of Life" demonstrates his understated yet sensitive treatment of ballads.
- Noah Enelow]]></description>
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<title>Sonny Stitt</title>
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<category>Hard Bop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:15:15 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sonny Stitt was one of the great Bop innovators; a tenor and alto saxophonist whose accomplishments were often overshadowed by the player to which he bore an uncanny similarity: Charlie Parker. His involvement in the Bop scene occurred simultaneously to that of Parker, playing with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie in 1945. Drug addiction caused him to leave the scene in the late '40s, and he returned on the tenor horn in 1950. By then, he was leading his own bands and playing sharper than ever. Stitt's playing combined the robustness of Dexter Gordon with the lyricism of Lester Young, and he often dueled with other horn players, allowing him to show off his prodigious technique. In the '60s, Stitt began playing with more Funk-influenced combos, often featuring electric guitar and organ. However, he remained primarily a Bop player until his death in 1982.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Mark Whitfield</title>
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<category>Hard Bop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 2 Aug 2009 08:58:49 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A gifted guitarist versed in funky Soul Jazz and steaming Hard Bop, Mark Whitfield's fingers dance across his warm-toned hollow body guitar, disregarding technical limitations with an ear for tasty Bop phrasing. Like his mentor George Benson (who helped him get his breakthrough gig with organist Jack McDuff), he's got chops galore. But, thankfully, he hasn't sold out. His albums <I>True Blue</I> and <I>7th Ave. Stroll</I> are excellent examples of modern, straight-ahead jazz and distinctly New York-flavored Hard Bop, as shown in his beautiful rendition of "Harlem Nocturne." Session work keeps Whitfield busy between solo albums: He's played spots on Jimmy Smith releases, collaborated with new lions Christian McBride and Nicholas Payton, contributed band work on Robert Altman's film <I>Kansas City</I>, and even performed studio work with R&B singer D'Angelo.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Esther Phillips</title>
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<category>Classic R&amp;B</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:54:19 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Phillips was a wonderful vocalist who moved from '50s R&B to '60s blues-drenched soul to '70s jazz. With the exception of her foray into Disco, she worked well in so many musical fields because her voice reflected a time when popular music was truly as diverse as her career.
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<title>Lou Donaldson</title>
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<category>Soul Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:54:16 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Lou Donaldson was a long respected Bop saxophonist throughout the 1950s, but his career really took off (and helped define) the swinging '60s. Donaldson was steeped in Bop and his sax style brimmed over with the blues and what became known as Funk. Any social setting except a funeral will benefit from any of his '60s hip shakers, though <i>Alligator Boogaloo</i> and <i>Midnight Creeper</i> (with the young George Benson) may just be the best of the lot. Donaldson's great for the quiet times too: <i>Lush Life</i> is a flawless romantic ballad release that showcases Donaldson's sentimental side. Fans of Art Blakey or Horace Silver-style Hard Bop should also check out Donaldson's '50s sides -- they burn with a different kind of passion, but they burn nevertheless.]]></description>
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<title>Jimmy McGriff</title>
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<category>Organ Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:14:37 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A Philadelphia legend and one of the funkiest groove riders to tickle the keys of a Hammond B-3 organ, McGriff can definitely play through a blistering Hard Bop scorcher, but let him ride on a simple vamp and he'll deliver some of the most soulful, blues-based playing you've ever heard. Rather than being satisfied with a steady swing, many of McGriff's early albums feature some of the funkiest beats on record -- and with Bernard Purdie on drums, his back catalog has become a hotbed for hip-hop sampling. McGriff's accompaniment is just as good as his soloing, whether he's laying out a punchy organ jab or coating a ballad in an atmospheric drone of rich, warm sonorities. Often paired with fellow jazzman Hank Crawford on alto sax, McGriff is still releasing excellent albums.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Charles Brown</title>
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<category>Jazz Blues</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:53:08 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Oakland native Charles Brown was a classically trained pianist: instrumental in creating the laid-back California Blues style. Though he was a major influence on Ray Charles, his playing style bore a closer resemblance to that of Nat King Cole.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Les McCann</title>
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<category>Jazz-Funk</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:40:10 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Pianist Les McCann was one of the West Coast's few Soul Jazz stars during the funkified 1960s. His catchy, rhythmic style captures a solid groove and his work is always joyous and soulful yet McCann also excells at slow, impressionist ballads that build in intensity. A bluesy singer himself, he also excels at backing up other vocalists and musicians. He has recently bounced back with an even more economical style after a serious stroke. Good timing too, since McCann has become one of the darlings of the Acid Jazz movement and one of the most sampled jazz artists around.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Gene Ammons</title>
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<category>Soul Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:23 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Chicago-born Gene Ammons began as a sax player in the late 40s in vocalist Billy Eckstines big band. Blessed with a hugely expressive tenor sound, he later began recording tenor duels with both Dexter Gordon and Sonny Stitt. His sprawling sound was used to maximum effect on the soulful jazz combos he played with throughout the '50s, and his aggressively bluesy wails seemed to echo the turmoil caused by his narcotics addiction, which often landed him in prison. Nonetheless, Ammons Hammond-soaked jam sessions always resonated with a passion for both Bebop and R&B.
- Jon Pruett]]></description>
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<title>Jack McDuff</title>
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<category>Organ Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:08:46 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Jack McDuff's organ sound is so soulful, so blues-drenched in its Hard Bop sound that he is nicknamed The Brother. McDuff's style is unique because he often plays his organ more like a piano, with short notes, rather than the long phrases associated with the instrument (think weddings and funerals). He had been on the scene since the mid-'50s but hit the big time when he hired a young guitarist named George Benson. The Benson/McDuff team had a special interplay that showed them both off to good advantage and helped launch Benson into orbit. Since then he has added depth to the work of such diverse artists as Jimmy Witherspoon, Joe Henderson, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Like fellow organist Jimmy McGriff, McDuff's music is being rediscovered by the Acid Jazz movement. His jams will have your tail feather shaking seemingly of it's own free will.
- Dennise Lite]]></description>
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<title>Jimmy Witherspoon</title>
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<category>Urban Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:21:44 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[With a voice as tasty as grandma's cooking, Witherspoon hit the 1940s running and had a series of hit records. The Blues that burst out of him were tinged with a weary sense of loss: he roared but it was almost a quiet roar. By the mid-'50s, he was considered all washed up. He started recording with a series of jazz greats such as Ben Webster, Richard Groove Holmes, and Buck Clayton. It was a move that did more than just revive his career: his music was better than ever. Witherspoon's intense delivery is so powerful that he can lay out during long solos and his presence can still be felt. More soul is found in his music than in a cemetery. He left that soul with us when he finally lost his long battle with throat cancer in '97. He was singing until the end.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Pat Martino</title>
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<category>Post Bop</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:07:46 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Brilliant performer started his career playing with Soul Jazz icons Willis 'Gator Tail' Jackson, Jack McDuff and Don Patterson. Philadelphia resident Martino has stretched the boundaries of jazz guitar by coming up with innovative theories and ways of playing that direct his fluid, cerebral lines. Talking with John Coltrane over hot chocolate at the age of 14 helped inspire Martino, who forged a rhythmically solid style that astounds the listener with endless streams of chromatic notes. He's gone on to include world and electronic influences in his bebop oriented playing, consistently delivering dynamic runs over whichever style he chooses to explore. In the early 1980s Martino lost much of his memory due to a brain aneurysm. He recovered to his original form listening to his old records and relearning the guitar.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>King Curtis</title>
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<category>Blues Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 4 Oct 2009 09:42:33 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[With his beginnings as a sessionman in the '50s, King Curtis perfected his hard-playing tenor sax skills. After playing with Buddy Holly and on tracks like the Coasters' "Yakety Yak," he began cutting his own pop/soul/jazz records, ultimately scoring a hit with the swinging "Soul Twist" in 1962. His prolific output and session work continued -- Curtis offered a notable performance on John Lennon's <I>Imagine</I>, for instance -- until he was murdered outside his New York apartment in 1971.
- Jon Pruett]]></description>
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<title>Hadda Brooks</title>
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<category>Blues Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:43:04 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hadda Brooks, along with Charles Brown, brought subtle sophistication to the blues. Classically trained, she learned Boogie-Woogie piano and sung standards and sexy tunes in a slinky, witty voice that will captivate blues and jazz fans alike.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Jimmy Rushing</title>
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<category>Blues Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:05 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Frank Sinatra described singing with the Count Basie Orchestra as coasting on a crest of a wave -- the band had the power and you just rode with it. Judy Garland, the American banshee, described singing with the outfit as trying to be heard above the roar of a cannon. Jimmy Rushing, the lion-lunged fireplug, roared while riding the Basie wave from 1935 all the way to the shore of 1950. There are literally hundreds of albums, bootlegs and radio transcriptions from Rushing's period with the band and every track is a guaranteed blues-drenched, swinging blast. Don't stop there though, because even without Basie backing him up, Rushing recorded acres of top tunes. To many ears, Rushing's balls-to-the-wall style works best in small doses, but he went on to record good albums with every one from the Dave Brubeck Quartet to orchestras led by Oliver Nelson. His take on the perennial flag waver "There'll Be Some Changes Made" from the Brubeck album has recently been embraced by a new audience after it was used in a series of TV commercials.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Ike Quebec</title>
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<category>Blues Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:54:16 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Willis Jackson</title>
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<category>Soul Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:21 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[His performances are so gritty and drenched in sweat that Jack Kerouac included some ranting praises for Jackson in <I>On the Road</I>. Jackson's breathy tone and face-reddening squeals and honks have torn down many a drinking establishment since the 1950s, and it's arguable that the man called "Gator Tail" (after a type of saxophone he pioneered) is one of the best Soul Jazz musicians to blow a horn. His pairings with guitarist Pat Martino are incendiary, especially the classic <I>Bar Wars</I> recorded in the '70s. It must be Jackson's tenure as an R&B player early in his career that gave him the ability to come up with solos so melodic and filled with emotion they leave you shivering. Best when paired with a steamy organ groove.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Ethel Waters</title>
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<category>Classic Female Blues</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:07 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Al Hibbler</title>
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<category>Blues Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:01:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Houston Person</title>
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<category>Soul Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:39:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[With his full-throated tenor sax tone and innate blues sensibilities, Person exemplifies all that's gratifying about good old-fashioned Soul Jazz. He often works alongside an organist, but whatever the setting, he can be counted on to deliver no-nonsense, up-tempo burners and faithfully read ballads.
- Will York]]></description>
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<title>Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson</title>
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<category>Blues Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<rhap:artist xmlns:rhap="rhap">Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson</rhap:artist>
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<description><![CDATA[This late Houston native worked throughout the 1930s and '40s as an alto sax player in big bands alongside such noted players as Arnett Cobb and Illinois Jacquet. In the '40s, Vinson fronted trumpeter Cootie Williams' band as a singer and horn player. Instrumentally, Vinson played in a swinging, harmonically sophisticated style that did more than hint at the nascent Bebop scene of the day, but it was as a vocalist that he truly distinguished himself. Working with some of the best players in jazz and blues, and often blurring the line between the two forms, Vinson sang his signature son "Cherry Red" in a distinctive voice that dissolved into a raspy falsetto at the end of a lyrical line. He died in 1988, but he was able to take full advantage of the '60s blues revival that brought him an all-new international audience.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Davell Crawford</title>
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<category>Blues Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 13:52:20 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[So far in his brief career, Crawford has shown a firm understanding of his New Orleans roots. The keyboardist/vocalist applies his blues and R &B sensibilities to everything from greasy Organ Jazz to Traditional Gospel ballads.
- Will York]]></description>
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<title>Blues Greatest</title>
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<category>Blues Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:46 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Jimmy Forrest</title>
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<category>Soul Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 6 Sep 2009 09:41:38 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Forrest developed his skills in Duke Ellington and Count Basie's orchestras before moving on to the groove-enriched pastures of Soul Jazz. His thick tone and squealing honks on the tenor sax showed a remarkable sense of bluesy emotion.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Louis Hayes</title>
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<category>Hard Bop</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:21 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hayes's drumming provided a propulsive beat that framed many Hard Bop sessions. He spent time with artists Oscar Peterson, Cannonball Adderley and Horace Silver, and was often heard locking down a groove with bassist Sam Jones.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Pete Belasco</title>
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<category>Fusion</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:30:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Harold Mabern</title>
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<category>Hard Bop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:49 -0700</pubDate>
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<rhap:artist xmlns:rhap="rhap">Harold Mabern</rhap:artist>
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<description><![CDATA[Born-and-bred in Memphis, pianist Mabern can play the blues in a straight-up, groove-oriented setting, though he's equally adept in more harmonically advanced Bop territory. While he's not terribly prolific, his recordings are consistently solid.
- Will York]]></description>
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<title>Scott Henderson</title>
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<category>World Fusion</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:13:51 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Alvin "Red" Tyler</title>
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<category>New Orleans R&amp;B</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:36:03 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A Crescent City legend on both baritone and tenor saxophone, Tyler's full, robust sound was heard on countless R&B and classic New Orleans hits in the '50s. He also recorded a few solo albums delving into Bop and instrumental Soul.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Ketty Lester</title>
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<category>Classic R&amp;B</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:38 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Big Joe Duskin</title>
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<category>Boogie-Woogie</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:09 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Johnny "Hammond" Smith</title>
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<category>Hard Bop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 2 Aug 2009 08:58:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Named after the B-3 organ he used as his primary weapon, Smith was one of the scene's top Soul Jazz organists, creating smoldering Funk grooves that cruised on the power of his searing playing.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Big Jay McNeely</title>
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<category>Jump Blues</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:58:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Walter Bishop Jr.</title>
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<category>Hard Bop</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2009 22:17:16 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sentimental, driving and deeply rooted in the blues are the best ways to describe Bishop's piano playing, which consistently suited its surroundings whether he was in the role of leader or sideman. His style was lively and generally fleshed out melodies with lush chords and sprightly single-note runs. Developing the harmonic, right-hand playing of Erroll Garner into a sound of his own, Bishop helped to develop and further bebop, performing on many classic recordings. Bishop played with just about every major jazz performer at one time or another: Art Blakey, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and Thelonius Monk to name a few.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Earl Bostic</title>
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<category>Soul Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 11:39:37 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Vincent Herring</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Alto saxophonist Vincent Herring's style, which ranges from airy flirtatiousness to soulful deep blues, descends directly from Cannonball Adderley. On ballads and blues, he displays unique warmth, his rough-edged tone delivering emotion straight from the gut, while he tears through up-tempo Hard Bop chord changes with passion and fire.
- Noah Enelow]]></description>
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<title>Bobby Timmons</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 16:22:21 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Pianist Bobby Timmons developed a unique hard bop-influenced style of piano playing, known at the time as "soul jazz," which departed from the delicate, sophisticated tickling of bop in favor of a percussive, high-spirited and pounding attack. This funky style developed when he held the piano seat in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from 1958 to 1961. He penned the classic gospel-jazz tune "Moanin'," which became the title track for one of the group's most popular releases. At the same time, Timmons enjoyed a prolific solo career, recording primarily in trios and quartets. Albums such as <I>In Person</I> and <I>Soul Time</I> feature a mix of soulful originals and classic jazz standards. Timmons plays in a rollicking, gospel and blues inflected idiom, which features simple, shout-like melodies, hard-hitting riffs using all 10 fingers, and chunky, full-bodied chord voicings. For a jazz musician, Timmons rocks hard.
- Noah Enelow]]></description>
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<title>Joe Newman</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:51:02 -0700</pubDate>
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- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Jeannie &amp; Jimmy Cheatham</title>
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<category>Jump Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:07:09 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Blues drenched Kansas City-style jazz from a couple of bright-eyed veterans. Singer and pianist Jeannie and her trombone-playing husband Jimmy throw plenty of grit into their sassy Swing music. If you are feeling good, throw one of their Concord Jazz CDs on and watch your good mood grow. The Cheathams' always hot lineups have included such soulful musicians as Hank Crawford and their fellow transplanted San Diegan, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. The perfect backdrop for barbecues, family reunions, and any activity that combines the sacred with the profane.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Grady Tate</title>
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<category>Hard Bop</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:49:23 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Though Grady Tate is a great baritone singer, he earned his success as a top session drummer for Creed Taylor's large, orchestrated recordings. He laid down crisp, rim shot-laden beats for artists like Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smith, sowing Soul Jazz seeds that sprouted into the current Acid Jazz phenomena.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Doug Wamble</title>
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<category>Crossover Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:17 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Johnny Heartsman</title>
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<category>Jazz Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 8 May 2009 01:50:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Johnny Heartsman was one of the last great West Coast bluesmen. He sang in the low-key California style, played a mean Hammond organ, and laid out electric guitar lines that heavily influenced others. Not content to rest on his laurels, Heartsman could also handle woodwinds. Heartsman's blues was chock full of greasy jazz and sophisticated soul. A frequent sideman and live performer, he only had the opportunity to record a handful of albums under his own name.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>John Rankin</title>
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<category>Blues Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:41 -0700</pubDate>
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