Archives for July 2008

Sam Rivers (Blue Note)

July 6, 2008 By From the Archives

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Liberty Records Press Office

SAM RIVERS
Blue Note Records Samuel Carthorne (Sam) Rivers is one of the most versatile artists ever introduced by Blue Note Records. Though principally known as a tenor saxophonist, he also plays soprano sax, bass clarinet, piano, flute and viola, and is a composer of exceptional talent.

Hank Mobley

July 6, 2008 By From the Archives

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HANK MOBLEY
Blue Note Records Henry (Hank) Mobley has been called “The middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone.”

That is to say, he is not to be compared (and this judgment is made in terms of size of sound as well as such values as fame, fortune and poll victories) with heavyweights like Coleman Hawkins or John Coltrane; nor is there any necessity to relate him to the tonal lightweights, headed by Stan Getz and the various artists of this school who came to prominence around the same time.

Benny Golson

July 6, 2008 By From the Archives

c. 1995

Multi-talented Benny Golson is an acclaimed musical artist who is at home in nearly every idiom of modern music. He is a composer, arranger, lyricist, producer – and a saxophonist of world note. His influence has had an impact on jazz, middle-of-the-road, and on motion pictures, television and records.

Donald Byrd

July 6, 2008 By From the Archives

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Liberty/UA, Inc.

DONALD BYRD: AFRO-AMERICAN SCHOLARIn a world where most men are satisfied realizing only a minimal output, Donald Byrd, musician, professor, and cultural researcher, stands out for his numerous contributions to his vocation and his race. An accomplished trumpeter since 1955, he has more recently cultivated an enormous amount of knowledge about Afro-American music…its origins, its significance, and its future.

Lonnie Liston Smith

July 6, 2008 By From the Archives

Columbia Records

LONNIE LISTON SMITH“I am constantly trying to develop a style of music that is entertaining and that will help expand the consciousness of humanity,” says Lonnie Liston Smith. The development of the gifted keyboardist’s music continues with his latest Columbia album, A Song For The Children.