by Bman | Mar 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Williams was born blind in southern Florida circa 1915 to parents who were migrant farm workers. During his youth, he attended the St. Petersburg School for the Blind (also Ray Charlesβ alma mater) and became sufficiently proficient on guitar to begin a career as a...
by Bman | Mar 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Richard Allen (Blue) Mitchell (March 13, 1930 β May 21, 1979) was an American jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and funk trumpeter, known for many albums recorded as leader and sideman for Riverside, Blue Note and then Mainstream Records. Mitchell was born and...
by Bman | Mar 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
I just received a copy of Forgive Me, a release by Little Mike and the Tornadoes and its super! Little Mike Markowitz (vocal and Harp) has assembled a crew of players and together they make a great crew. Opelousas is a really cool instrumental track featuring Troy...
by Bman | Mar 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
John Coltrane sax Jimmy Garrison bass Elvin Jones drum Mc Tyner piano Jimmy Garrison (March 3, 1934 β April 7, 1976) was an American jazz double bassist born in Miami, Florida. He was best known through his long association with John Coltrane from 1961β1967 He...
by Bman | Feb 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Noble "Thin Man" Watts (February 17, 1926 β August 24, 2004) was an American blues, jump blues and rhythm and blues saxophonist. He primarily played tenor saxophone. Allmusic journalist Bill Dahl considered Watts "one of the most incendiary [...] fire-breathing tenor...
