Posted in Shows on Jul 21st, 2008
He’s been called “the godfather of acid jazz” and modern-day hiphoppers refer to him as “The Icon Man,” but before his R & B success in the 1970s vibraphonist Roy Ayers was renowned by his colleagues for his 1960s jazz performances…
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Posted in Jazz Notes, Videos on Oct 11th, 2007
Listener David Berk writes:
Jack was one of my favorite pianists. I first started listening to him at a small bar on La Brea off Crenshaw in L.A. in the mid to late 60s. A brilliant composer/arranger, Jack toiled in relative obscurity despite several marvlous dates for Blue Note that included Lee Morgan, etc. His Volt release, “Ramblin’ ,” was reissued by Fresh Sound and contains some benchmark recordings including an incredible take on Clare Fisher’s “Pensativa.” A great portion of his work including some sensational dates with the incomparable Sue Raney lie in the Warner…
Posted in Books, Jazz Notes on Oct 9th, 2007
Word has come via Mosaic Records that pianist Jack Wilson has passed away. Wilson’s best-known albums were two 1960s Blue Note dates, Easterly Winds (featuring the hardbop dynamic duo of Jackie McLean and Lee Morgan and Something Personal. He’s also present and accounted for on several…
Posted in Shows on Jul 8th, 2006
He’s been called “the godfather of acid jazz” and modern-day hiphoppers refer to him as “The Icon Man,” but before his R & B success in the 1970s vibraphonist Roy Ayers was renowned by his colleagues for his 1960s jazz performances…
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