JEFF GOLUB

http://www.jeffgolub.com


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Jeff Golub - contemporary jazz guitar. I've heard the name Jeff Golub for a little while now but never really checked him out. I've been so busy searching out sax jazz I've been kind of neglect with a lot of other artists. So, thanks to this blogging thing, I finally checked out Jeff Golub. I don't want to get my facts wrong about Jeff Golub so I suggest you click check out his website and read his bio but I gather he did a lot of pop and rock before doing his jazz thing. Definitely work checking out, definitely worth listening too.

Love this clip below submitted to YouTube by BassGear. Very nice, very mellow.



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BOBBY HUTCHERSON

WIKIPEDIA
http://www.musicweb-international.com/jazz/Hutcherson/index.htm


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This blog has been a learning tool for me. Just as I am sharing jazz with you, I am discovering musicians and a deeper appreciation for my love of jazz as I go along. I love the sound of the vibraphone and always have so it's been a pleasure for me to find more jazz vibraphonists as I work on this blog.

Bobby Hutcherson is a jazz vibraphone player one of the musicians I have just been introduced to. Let's explore him together. Besides the two links above the picture I would also suggest checking out the article written on him at http://www.jazzpolice.com. I'm also giving a shout out to http://thishapeofjazz.blogspot.com which is where I first heard of Bobby Hutcherson. I instantly started my little internet reseach to find out more about this musician and to hear some samples of his music.

Here are a couple of clips that will give you a sample of Bobby Hutcherson:

Bobby Hutcherson / Joey DeFrancesco - Somewhere In The Night
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HERBIE HANCOCK WINS GRAMMY

At the 50th Grammy Awards, Herbie Hancock wins Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Jazz Album. A jazz album has not won a grammy award 1965 when it was won by Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto. Though Herbie Hancock has 10 Grammy Awards this is the first time he was nominated for Album of The Year. And he won - two times! This means a lot to the jazz world since it seems the world has slipped jazz into their back pocket and we jazz lovers are forgotten about when it comes to being entertained.

The album that won was River: The Joni Letters.



Congratulations Herbie!!


2sweetnsaxy raising her fist, making circle motions and singing Wooh! Wooh! Wooh! Wooh!

LIONEL HAMPTON

Lionel Hampton - Life & Legacy
Wikipedia

(April 20, 1908 - August 31, 2002)


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Lionel Hampton, percussionist, band leader and vibraphonist is another jazz legend most known for playing the vibraphone. Funny, all this time I thought it was the xylophone. This is another musician I can't say much about except that I know he's a legend and I've always enjoyed watching him play the vibraphone. This is someone else you'll have to listen in the clips below and check out the bio on him on the link above at Wikipedia. The Life & Legacy link is also a great source of information with more photos and videos.



The clip below is one I found that I actually remember from a Danny Kaye movie with Lionel Hampton and Benny Goodman.



The video below is a sample of Lionel Hampton's diversity, in a "drum-off" between himself and two other drummers Louis Bellson and Don Lamond.

ROY HARGROVE

http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/royhargrove
http://www.myspace.com/RoyHargrove


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There's just something about the sound of a "horn" that will always remind me of jazz. The way Roy Hargrove plays and the sound is just classic jazz. I don't have a lot of info on Roy or any of the other artists I post about. I just know them by name, like what they play and let me ears guide. Me. I'm gently taking you by the ear and turning your ear this way.

The clip below is called "The Joint". Let your ears take a puff of this!



Maaaaaan!!! I can just close my eyes and let this "joint" take me to la-la land. Close your eyes, let your ears take a puff, let the rhythm of these smoky notes meander through the veins of your soul and take you to that little cloud of ecstacy called jazz heaven. Inhale... hold it... hold it... suck up every note 'til it sends the euphoric wave of pleasure into your senses and your scalp tingles. Can you hear it? Can you feel it?

CLAUDIO DaMATTA

http://www.claudiodamatta.com/home.html
http://www.myspace.com/claudiodamatta



I don't know that Claudio DaMatta really falls under the category of jazz but I had to mention him anyway. The feel I get when listening to his easy, laid-back music and vocals is as much jazz as some of the others things done by jazz artists so here we go. You can check out his music on the MySpace link above.

I found him on MySpace and had to give him an honorable mention. Hope you like him as much as I do.

OSCAR PETERSON

http://oscarpeterson.com
Wikipedia

(August 15, 1925 - December 23, 2007)


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Oscar Peterson, winner of seven Grammy awards, is another from the era of what I call old jazz or classic jazz. He is another musician I am familiar with because my father used to listen to him. I don't have a lot of info to pass along that you can read on the website links above. Just passing along the name and some music to listen to starting with a clip from a documentary.

HERBIE HANCOCK

Herbie Hancock is a pianist/composer and both a Grammy and Oscar winner. Everyone should know who this man is and if you don't you will most likely know his music even if you don't know it's his name on it because his hits cross over into R&B and he's scored several movies. I'll be sharing a few clips on Herbie Hancock simply because there are so many to choose from and it'll be fun to take you back a little bit.

If you're anywhere near my age (and I'm not telling LOL!), you'll recognize the tune in the clip below "Rockit" from the album Future Shock. When this came out it was new and creative and the video was unlike anything we'd seen before and to me is a perfect example of how innovative his music can be.







You might also get a kick out of this clip of the recording a song for his Possibilities CD with Christina Aguilera.