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Haden's contributions to many landmark albums of jazz, most notably those of innovative saxophonist Ornette Coleman in the 1960s, prompted the series of tribute concerts from which these recordings are culled. The eight concerts, given in 1989 in Montreal, featured Haden playing with many prominent musical colleagues. These marked the third and fourth releases; two performances from the series were released a few years ago, and more may be yet to come...
...daughter of two music teachers, Fleming majored in music education at the State University of New York at Potsdam and sang at a local nightclub on weekends. When the legendary tenor-saxophonist Illinois Jacquet heard her do You've Changed, he offered to take her on the road with his big band. Instead, she did graduate work at the Eastman School of Music and at the Juilliard School, where she met and married actor Rick Ross, caught the ear of classical-music-business professionals and began her speedy climb to stardom. James Levine, who two years ago led the season...
...cannot read music and readily confesses to having attended only a handful of classical concerts, has been no less forthright in acknowledging the extensive role played by four "musical associates." Jazz musician Steve Lodder and classical composer David Matthews transcribed and edited his original computerized keyboard noodlings; classical saxophonist John Harle "advised me on the structure of the piece"; film composer Richard Rodney Bennett (Murder on the Orient Express) served as "overall supervisor of orchestration...
Anticipation ran high among Boston's jazz community as the all-star trio led by saxophonist Joshua Redman arrived for a series of performances at the Charles Hotel's Regattabar. So high, in fact, that an additional show was added Sunday afternoon, making for a total of eight performances over four days--all sold out. For such renowned players to perform in a cozy venue like the Regattabar meant that many were unable to witness some spectacular music making, but the fortunate got what they wanted...and more. This combination of three of the brightest young stars in jazz today...
...octet performance led perfectly into the entrance of legendary Louisiana-born tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet. Jacquet proceeded to steal the show with his quirky stage antics and easy-going humor. Walking over to his alto saxophone after putting down his tenor, he turned to confide with the audience, "The little one gets mad when I pick up the big one!" Jacquet, who was the Kayden Artist in Residence in 1983 at Harvard, performed four tunes with the Band: Jacquet's own "Robbin's Nest," as well as "Body and Soul," "Flyin' Home" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street...