Francis Davis
Appearances
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Bill Evans' contract with Fantasy came to an end in the mid-'70s after Warner Bros. lured the pianist with the benefits only a major label can offer. Yet these [more]
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Always; 'S Wonderful; Air Mail Special; The Nearness of You; Soft Winds; Stompin' At the Savoy; Love for Sale; April in Paris; Just One of [more]
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In conjunction with the release of Ken Burns' ten-part, 19-hour epic PBS documentary {#Jazz}, Columbia issued 22 single-disc compilations devoted to jazz's most significant artists, as [more]
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"When people talk about soul music, they only talk about gospel and R&B coming together. That's accurate about a lot of soul, but if you are going to talk about mine, you have to remember the jazz in it. That's what made my music so different and allowed it to change and grow." —James Brown
If Count Basie had hired James Brown to replace Joe Williams as his featured male vocalist, what would the results have sounded like? Brown offers some suggestions on Soul on Top, which [more]
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The music on this 1996 CD has been reissued many times, including in the Bluebird series. Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins' first recording after ending a surprising three-year retirement [more]
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Three of the four lengthy performances on Newport '63 are taken from one of the John Coltrane Quartet's greatest performances: the 1963 Newport Jazz Festival. With pianist McCoy Tyner, [more]
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Guitarist Bruce Eisenbeil has chosen the preferred instrument of rock guitarists, the Fender Stratocaster, as the focal point for his creative improvised [more]
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Kind of Blue isn't merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it's an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the [more]
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Biography
One of the most insightful jazz writers of the 1980s and 90s, Francis Davis has made regular contribtuions to the Village Voice, Stereo Review and the Philadelphia Inquirer in addition to being a contributing editor for The Atlantic Monthly. He has thus far written four books: In the Moment, Outcats, The History of the Blues and Bebop and Nothingness. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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