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...Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green takes on the role of Charles after playing the secondary role of Uncle Paul at the Met premiere, and it’s a worthy promotion....
...This comes from a Charles Mingus track called “Fables of Faubus”, written in 1959, a protest against the governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, who opposed racial integration in public schools....
...Scampers of electronica came with fidgets of bass, tap-and-rattle drums conjured a pulse....
...Unhappy with the recording level of his double bass, Mingus overdubbed a more prominent part on the six quintet tracks....
...Uncle John’s Band, his third ECM release, is a welcome return to the flowing modernism and rocky bite that made him a go-to player for the likes of Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and Herbie Hancock earlier...
...Charles Lloyd Ocean Trio The veteran saxophonist’s flourishing late-life career finds his ear for first-class accompanists undiminished....
...Tempos and moods change, but for the most part sax and voice harmonise and intertwine sweetly over Joe Sanders’ steady walking bass....
...Neither an opera nor an oratorio, L’Allegro is an adaptation of two poems by John Milton, with a short third part added by Handel’s librettist, Charles Jennens....
...The trattoria serves Italian wines and seasonal dishes such as sea bass with saffron, red peppers and basil, with much of the produce grown in the grounds of Villa Bologna....
...Fewer still could number King Charles III among their client list....
...To August 16; further information and tickets here ‘Charles Gaines: 1992—2023’, Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami To illustrate Charles Gaines’s contribution to the world of conceptual art, 60 of his...
...Cymbals swished, pianist Zaccai Curtis sprayed modal block chords and bowed double bass rumbled and scraped around the tonic key....
...Described by Blanchard as “opera in jazz”, this powerful adaptation of Charles M Blow’s painful coming-of-age memoir returns with bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as Charles....
...Lilah Raptopoulos And your father is a vocalist and a bass player. I heard you say that you felt that jazz was like a real home for your voice. What do you mean when you say that?...
...He grabs Reichman for a chat as we leave the track, as does drum ’n’ bass DJ Goldie when we run into him at the airport....
...The slowly unfolding theme opened with quiet scrubs of composer Charles Altura’s guitar and Blanchard doubling on keyboards; a miasma of electronica created a downbeat mood....
...“Dorotea’s Studio”, from the 1999 album Voice in the Night, finds sax and guitar creatively relaxing over walking bass swing. ★★★★☆ ‘Trios: Chapel’ is released by Blue Note; Charles Lloyd and The Marvels...
...Later, the trio captured the sensuous emotions and subtle rhythmic changes of Charles Mingus’s “Orange Was the Colour of her Dress, Then Blue Silk”....
...NON-FICTION JANUARY Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia by Gary J Bass (Picador/Knopf) A magisterial history of the trial of Japan’s wartime leaders — the largely overlooked...
...Charles Mingus’s recorded legacy ranges from early-years chamber jazz and passionate small-group modernism to uproarious orchestral work....
...The pose also resembles a Beyoncéan version of a history painting, such as Van Dyck’s equestrian portraits of Charles I....
...And I like a very low-key brand from Singapore called Charles & Keith. I don’t do skinny heels....
...“I think Charles is going to be a good king,” she reassures me. “He’s watched his mother and the extraordinary service she gave.”...
...The American influence remains strong — that of Gil Evans and Charles Mingus is clear....
...The library is a portable building a few steps from the beach and Bass Strait. The librarians are helpful – they will order in books from Hobart, if required....
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