Full Description
Dr. Herb Wong (1926-2014) was an internationally recognized jazz industry leader and the author of more than 400 liner notes from the 1940s through the early 2000s. He reviewed not only the tracks on those albums but the artists and their eras as well. This book features the best of Wong's liner notes, articles and album selections, his personal stories about the artists, and his illuminating one-on-one conversations with many jazz greats, providing an insightful jazz primer and invaluable discography.
Contents
Tracks
Acknowledgments
Preface (Paul Simeon Fingerote)
Introduction (Herb Wong)
1. Big Bands
Duke Ellington 6; Woody Herman 10; Stan Kenton 13; Louie Bellson 16; Buddy Rich
2. Trumpet
Dizzy Gillespie 21; Pete Candoli / Conte Candoli 23; Freddie Hubbard 26; Tom Harrell 28; Terence Blanchard
3. Drums
Max Roach 41; Shelly Manne 49; Elvin Jones 52; Art Blakey
4. Tenor Saxophone
Stan Getz 56; David Liebman 61; Wayne Shorter 64; Zoot Sims 66; Joshua Redman
5. Alto Saxophone
Phil Woods 77; Richie Cole 83; Charles McPherson 87; Art Pepper 89;
Lanny Morgan 93; Bud Shank
6. Baritone Saxophone
Gary Smulyan 102; Pepper Adams 105; Nick Brignola
7. Bass
Milt Hinton 111; Red Mitchell 114; Ray Brown
8. Trombone
Robin Eubanks 119; Steve Turre
9. Clarinet
Eddie Daniels 131; Buddy DeFranco 134; Benny Goodman
10. Piano
Oscar Peterson 141; Herbie Hancock 146; McCoy Tyner 148; Marian McPartland 151; Tee Carson 163; Dave Brubeck 165; Taylor Eigsti 174;
Denny Zeitlin 176; Nat King Cole
11. Guitar
Jim Hall 181; Kenny Burrell 190; Bola Sete 192; Django Reinhardt
12. Vibraphone
Cal Tjader 197; Bobby Hutcherson 199; Milt Jackson
13. Vocal
Carmen McRae 205; Giacomo Gates 209; Tierney Sutton 212;
Dianne Reeves 215; Mel Tormé 218; Billie Holiday
Index
