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Instrument: Trumpet
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Charles Tolliver
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Dizzy Gillespie, when asked in a Downbeat magazine interview with Herb Nolan, “what trumpet players do you hear today whom you like”, Dizzy’s reply, “Charles Tolliver – I like him”. Charles Tolliver, entirely self-taught, is a remarkable talent who has gained an outstanding reputation as a trumpetist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. Born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1942, his musical career began at the age of 8 when his beloved grandmother, Lela, presented him with his first instrument, a cornet, and the inspiration to learn.
After a few years of college majoring in pharmacy at Howard University, and formulating his trumpet style, Charles began his professional career with the saxophone giant Jackie Mclean
Live at the Captain's Cabin
Label: Reel to Real Recordings
Released: 2024
Track listing: Disc 1: Black Vibrations; Earl's World; Impact; Compassion.
Disc 2: Truth; Repetition; Stretch.
Meet Jocelyn Gould
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, an interview with JUNO Award-winning guitarist and vocalist Jocelyn Gould. Her fourth album is titled Portrait of Right Now. Accompanying Gould are Will Bonness on piano, Curtis Nowosad on drums, and Jared Beckstead-Craan on bass. Playlist Tom Johnson Jazz Orchestra “Ballad for the A1 Band" from Time Takes Odd Turns (Tom ...
Charles Tolliver Music Inc.: Live at the Captain's Cabin
by Pierre Giroux
Charles Tolliver's Live at the Captain's Cabin is a previously unheard two-CD set captured at an intimate venue in Edmonton, Alberta, on June 24, 1973, produced for release on Reel to Real Recordings by tenor saxophonist and jazz entrepreneur Cory Weeds. The synergy and spontaneity heard in this session can only come from a group accustomed ...
2024 Record Store Day Black Friday Jazz Releases
by Kyle Simpler
Record Store Day Black Friday is back for 2024. There are releases that appeal to practically every genre of music, and jazz is no exception. This year's lineup features releases for jazz enthusiasts and vinyl collectors alike. From previously unreleased live performances to excellent vinyl debuts, this year's offerings showcase a variety of jazz styles. Below ...
McCoy Tyner / Joe Henderson: Forces Of Nature: Live At Slugs'
by Joshua Weiner
How does one go about nominating Zev Feldman for a Nobel Peace Prize? Time and again, the intrepid “Jazz Detective" tracks down unknown, unheard, un-even-hoped-for sonic artifacts, painstakingly brushes away the audio dust and grime, and puts us front and center at events that rewrite the history of jazz. Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs' another ...
Jazz on Soul, Pop, Rock, Folk, and other intangible territories - Part 2
by Artur Moral
Part 1 | Part 2 James Carter soloing on a song by Sting? A prolific French guitarist and producer, approaching his thousandth album, deconstructing one of Billy Joel's most candid love songs? A Spanish trumpeter translating the Bee Gees into the jazz language? Yes, all this will happen in this second installment of a ...
Michael Dease: Found in Space - The Music of Gregg Hill
by Bill Milkowski
The title itself is revealing. A clever play on words of the old '60s sci-fi show Lost in Space, it immediately suggests an irreverent wit and slightly twisted perspective; qualities that also permeate the unique music of prolific Michigan-based composer Gregg Hill. How this fairly obscure presence on the national music scene has managed ...
Meilana Gillard: Adventures In Sound
by Ian Patterson
To nurture a sound on one's instrument--a personal voice--that is instantly recognizable, is not necessarily easy. It can be especially hard if following in a line of historical heavy hitters. Meilana Gillard, the Ohio-raised, Northern Ireland-based tenor saxophonist has been compared to Johnny Hodges, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Coleman Hawkins, Joe Lovano and Branford ...
The Mosaic Records Story
by Michael Cuscuna
In memory of Mosaic Records co-founder Michael Cuscuna (1948-2024). Although Mosaic Records' first release came out in July of 1983, the seeds for the business were planted in 1970. As a journalist, radio show host and record producer, I began coming into contact with many musicians who had been major players in Blue Note's ...
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