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...kept the Fab Four together on their final, tumultuous recording, Let It Be--famously accompanied them in their last concert, in 1969 on a London rooftop. He also received a rare honor on Get Back-the "fifth Beatle" was credited ("the Beatles with Billy Preston"), the only time a sideman for the band was so acknowledged...
Nebraska-born bassist Marc Johnson emerged in the 1970s, playing with piano legend Bill Evans. Since then he has served as a steady if largely overlooked sideman in numerous small groups. On this album, only his third as a bandleader, Johnson slides contentedly into the backseat, allowing the other members of a distinguished ensemble, including saxophonist Joe Lovano and guitarist John Scofield, to steer the listener through 10 intricate, moody melodies. The tempo rarely rises above a moderate shuffle, giving Lovano and Scofield space for lush, lilting solos, while Johnson, pianist Eliane Elias and drummer Joey Baron conjure a swirling...
DIED. NOBLE (THIN MAN) WATTS, 78, blues and jazz saxophonist whose booming tenor influenced music legends from King Curtis to Bruce Springsteen sideman Clarence Clemons; in Deland, Fla. In the 1950s he led the house band at boxer Sugar Ray Robinson's New York City lounge and went on rock-'n'-roll tours with Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis. He also released a string of hit singles, including Hard Times (the Slop...
...keep them happy. This space-traveler version of Treasure Island--replete with flying galleons and intergalactic pirates--splashes lavish special effects on a colorful palette without forfeiting attention to character detail. Example: the movie's protean robot as voiced by Martin Short is the most complex, delirious cartoon sideman since Robin Williams' Genie in Aladdin. Directors Ron Clements and John Musker (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules) take a while to get their vehicle to sail and soar. But when it does, this Planet is a treasure...
Kenny Garrett has nothing to prove. In his early days, he played alto saxophone with Miles Davis and in subsequent years has served as a sideman for such jazz luminaries as Art Blakey and Herbie Hancock. Since the very beginning of his career, Garrett has never had to go out of his way to demonstrate his playing ability. Yet that is precisely the impression that he gave at Sculler’s Jazz Club as he took the stage with his quartet last Thursday...