George Lewis & Alton Purnell
Throughout his career, clarinetist George Lewis was a bit of a chameleon. His sound and New Orleans jazz style were virtually unchanged from the time
Phil Napoleon: That’s A Plenty
Phil Napoleon was one of the important jazz pioneers. The trumpeter was among the very first musicians based in New York who knew how to
Frederick Hodges and Richard Dowling: Cocktails For Two
From the 1920s into the 1950s it was not unusual for two skilled pianists to perform duets of arranged music that, while inspired by the
Cab Calloway & The Missourians 1929-30
One of the hottest bands of the late 1920s was the Missourians. The nine-piece group, which had earlier been Andy Preer’s Cotton Club Orchestra and
Jazzin’ The Blues Away by Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra
One of the top ragtime orchestras of the past decade, the Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra is a 12-piece ensemble conducted and led by Andrew Greene
Rare Bob Scobey Recordings: Feelin’ The Spirit
Bob Scobey (1916-63) was a solid trad jazz player who initially gained some recognition for his playing as second trumpeter with Lu Watters’ very influential
Since 1975 Scott Yanow has been a regular reviewer of albums in many jazz styles. He has written for many jazz and arts magazines, including JazzTimes, Jazziz, Down Beat, Cadence, CODA, and the Los Angeles Jazz Scene, and was the jazz editor for Record Review. He has written an in-depth biography on Dizzy Gillespie for AllMusic.com. He has authored 11 books on jazz, over 900 liner notes for CDs and over 20,000 reviews of jazz recordings.
Yanow was a contributor to and co-editor of the third edition of the All Music Guide to Jazz. He continues to write for Downbeat, Jazziz, the Los Angeles Jazz Scene, the Jazz Rag, the New York City Jazz Record and other publications.
