Tag Archives: Richard Davis

WES MONTGOMERY – CALIFORNIA DREAMING (ACOUSTIC SOUNDS)

Wes Montgomery – California Dreaming (Acoustic Sounds). Label: Verve. Format: Vinyl. Recorded in September 1966 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and released by Verve Records in early 1967, ‘California Dreaming’ stands as a pivotal document in Wes Montgomery’s discography. Produced by Creed Taylor and arranged by Don Sebesky, the album represents …

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CULT CLASSIC: ANDREW HILL-SMOKE STACK.

Cult Classic: Andrew Hill-Smoke Stack. By the time Chicago-born pianist Andrew Hill released his sophomore album Black Fire on Blue Note Records in 1964, he was already thirty-two, and was making up for lost time. He had only started to play the piano when he was thirteen but made rapid progress. Earl Hines    spotted …

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CULT CLASSIC: KENNY DORHAM-TROMPETA TOCCATO.

Cult Classic: Kenny Dorham-Trompeta Toccato. On December the ‘15th’ 1953, twenty-nine year old Texan trumpeter Kenny Dorham had already been a member of Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine and Lionel Hampton big bands and had joined Charlie Parker’s Quintet in December 1948. Less than five years later, and the sideman embarked upon a solo career when …

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KENNY DORHAM-TROMPETA TOCCATO.

Kenny Dorham-Trompeta Toccato. Label: Blue Note Records. Format: Vinyl. On December the ‘15th’ 1953, twenty-nine year old Texan trumpeter Kenny Dorham had already been a member of Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine and Lionel Hampton big bands and had joined Charlie Parker’s Quintet in December 1948. Less than five years later, and the sideman embarked upon …

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ANDREW HILL-SMOKE STACK.

Andrew Hill-Smoke Stack. Label: Blue Note Records. Format: Vinyl. By the time Chicago-born pianist Andrew Hill released his sophomore album Black Fire on Blue Note Records in 1964, he was already thirty-two, and was making up for lost time. He had only started to play the piano when he was thirteen but made rapid progress. …

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