John Hilderbrand
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Contemporary Jazz Notes: Jarreau, Metheny, Klugh
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The late, great Al Jarreau will be immortalized Saturday at the American Jazz Walk of Fame in Kansas City, Mo. Five albums Pat Metheny can’t live without Book Review: Beneath Missouri Skies: Pat Metheny In Kansas City 1964-1972 at AllAboutJazz “Thank you, Earl Klugh: The soundtrack of our meeting and marriage” – a reminiscence by…
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Top Contemporary Jazz Albums – June 20, 1996
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These were the top selling contemporary jazz recordings 25 years ago this week, as reported by Billboard magazine. Quincy Jones, Q’s Jook Joint Kenny G, Breathless The John Tesh Project, Discovery Russ Freeman & the Rippingtons, Brave New World Randy Crawford, Naked and True Jerald Daemyon, Thinking About You George Howard, Attitude Adjustment Will Downing,…
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Lee Sklar on Tim Weisberg
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Legendary bassist Lee Sklar has a YouTube channel where he talks about the legion of musicians he’s worked with. He also plays his bass line on the Phil Collins videos I’ve watched. Last week, he posted a video about a recording he played on that the audience of this site will especially appreciate. It was…
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25 Years!
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I just realized that this is the 25th year that this site has existed! Hopefully I’ll find time to sit down and reflect on a quarter century of sharing contemporary jazz news, reviews, and such! Wow.