Philip Catherine (born 27 October 1942) is a Belgian jazz guitarist. Philip Catherine was born in London, England, to an English mother and Belgian father, and was raised in Brussels, Belgium. His grandfather was a violinist in the London Symphony Orchestra. Catherine started on guitar in his teens, and by seventeen he was performing professionally…
Babs Gonzales (October 27, 1919 – January 23, 1980), born Lee Brown, was an American bebopvocalist, poet, and self-published author. His books portrayed the jazz world that many black musicians struggled in, portraying disk jockeys, club owners, liquor, drugs, and racism. “There are jazz people whose influence can be described as minor,” wrote Val Wilmer,…
While not as formulaic as sevillanap, alegria dance accompaniment does have a set of distinct “song parts” which, in more traditional arrangements, are often assembled in a predictable order. Many of the same principles apply to solo instrumental arrangements as well. Structure and Compas The basic structure of alegria por baile (“for dance”) can be…
This Picture of the Week prominently features two galaxies: NGC 3558 in the lower left, and LEDA 83465 in the upper right. Both galaxies lie roughly 450 million light years from Earth. The two galaxies are separated from one another by a distance of roughly 150 000 light years, which might sound vast, until we…
William Earl “Bootsy” Collins (born October 26, 1951 Cincinnati, OH) is an American bass guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s before joining the Parliament-Funkadeliccollective, Collins established himself as one of the leading names and innovators in funk with his driving basslines and humorous vocals. He later…
Eddie Henderson (born October 26, 1940) is an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player. He came to prominence in the early 1970s as a member of pianist Herbie Hancock‘s Mwandishi band, going on to lead his own electric/fusion groups through the decade. Henderson earned his medical degree and worked a parallel career as a psychiatrist…
Charles Daly Barnet (October 26, 1913 – September 4, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. His major recordings were “Skyliner”, “Cherokee“, “The Wrong Idea”, “Scotch and Soda”, “In a Mizz”, and “Southland Shuffle”. Barnet was born in New York City, the son of Charline (Daly) and Willard Barnet. His parents divorced when…
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