Horace Silver (September 2, 1928 — June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader. He gained prominence in 1950 when his trio teamed with Stan Getz. In 1954, Silver co-founded the Jazz Messengers with drummer Art Blakey. Their first studio recordings, issued as Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers, featured Silver’s composition […]
Cleopatra Jones is a soundtrack album to a blaxploitation action/comedy with music by composer/arrangers J.J. Johnson and Carl Brandt and soul singers Joe Simon and Millie Jackson. The album was released in 1973 on Warner Bros. Tracklist: A1. Joe Simon — “Theme From Cleopatra Jones” (3:48) A2. Carl Brandt — “The Wrecking Yard” (3:36) A3. […]
J. J. Johnson (Jan. 22, 1924 — Feb. 4, 2001) was an American trombonist, composer, and arranger from Indianapolis whose catalog includes The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, J.J. Inc., and Proof Positive. He recorded with Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, and Kai Winding, then moved into film scoring with the 1970s blaxploitation productions Across […]
