Trumpeter Terence Blanchard pays tribute to Wayne Shorter with a string quartet and his electric band. Terence Blanchard, E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet – Absence (Blue Note, 2021) There ate a lot of similarities between Wayne Shorter and trumpeter Terence … Continue reading Electric string tribute to Shorter
From one Jazz Messenger and great composer to another is the new tribute to Wayne Shorter from Terence Blanchard. They have both played in drummer Art Blakey´s Jazz Messengers, saxophonist Wayne Shorter in the 1960s, trumpeter Terence Blanchard in the … Continue reading Wayne Shorter tribute by Blanchard
Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective Live (Blue Note, 2018) The first time I heard trumpeter Terence Blanchard’s new band the E-Collective in concert I thought that they sounded much better live than on their then recently released first studio album Breathless which … Continue reading Terence Blanchard live with the E-Collective
Terence Blanchard – The Comedian (Blue Note, 2017) The Comedian is a soundtrack by trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard. The movie stars Robert De Niro as a comedian and jazz fan who collects records by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Terence Blanchard who in his youth played with Art Blakey … Continue reading Nostalgic soundtrack by former Jazz Messenger
Terence Blanchard – The Malcolm X Jazz Suite (Columbia, 1993) Director Spike Lee’s Malcolm X starring Denzel Washington was one of the big movies of 1992. Malcolm X was a big jazz fan so of course the movie featured a lot of jazz, and a new score composed … Continue reading The Malcolm X jazz suite
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