contemporary jazz
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Happy birthday, Larry Carlton
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Larry Carlton turns 69 today. What is your favorite LC song or solo? Here are a few of his most famous:
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A little more Solsonics
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One of my favorite recordings of all time is Jazz in the Present Tense by the Solsonics. It came out in early 1994 and I love every song, every arrangement, the tight sound, the playing…everything came together for me on that. Nearly 25 years later, it hasn’t aged at all. Like everything else you love, you…
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Zachary Breaux passed 20 years ago today
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ContemporaryJazz.com remembers guitarist Zachary Breaux who died 20 years ago today.
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Guess the artist from the lyrics 1
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Occasionally, I’ll post a stanza or two from a contemporary jazz vocalist’s song and you reply with who it is! Here’s a fun one: And when God gave out rhythm He sure was good to you You can add, subtract multiply And divide by two I know today’s your birthday And I did not buy…
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Top Contemporary Jazz Chart – May 11, 1991
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Looking back at the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart from May 11, 1991, you see some of the first recordings from the post-MCA acquisition of GRP Records. Greenhouse by Yellowjackets, Love and Understanding by George Howard, and Healing the Wounds by the Crusaders were all in the top ten. Greenhouse was the first recording featuring…