sidemen

In addition, Leon Russell is being honored with the award for musical excellence formerly known as the sidemen award, and nonperformer honors will go to Jac Holzman, who founded Elektra Records, and Art Rupe, who created the Specialty label.

NYT > Home Page By BEN SISARIO 2010

It was Stan Getz playing with some sidemen, not my favorite necessarily like I was trying to introduce her to the greatest living tenor sax or something, but I figured it would be enjoyable.

Living for You Con Chapman 2011

The group included crack Nashville sidemen such as piano players Spooner Oldham and Hargus "Pig" Robbins, among others who performed on "Old Ways," a related studio album from 1985.

Neil Young: It Was Only a Change of Plan John Jurgensen 2011

There's a wonderful cover shot to the 1958 album Legrand Jazz, with pianist-composer Michel Legrand wearing an expression of insouciant expectation, Gauloise at the corner of his mouth, indolently summoning invisible sidemen to action.

This week's new live music 2011

Here, Jamal combines eloquent originals with dazzling makeovers of American standards (Laura, Invitation, Gypsy and the title track), in the inspired company of Wynton Marsalis sidemen Reginald Veal (bass) and Herlin Riley (drums), with an incandescent Manolo Badrena on Latin percussion.

Ahmad Jamal: Blue Moon – review 2012

You can find that quote in the liner notes for "Pioneering Women of Bluegrass," SFW40065 produced and recorded by Peter K. Siegel, with sidemen and bluegrass legends Lamar Grier, Chubby Wise, David Grisman, and Billy Baker.

Georgianne Nienaber: Atlanta's Roxie Watson Band Honors Bluegrass Legend Hazel Dickens Georgianne Nienaber 2011

There have been more Blakey tributes simply because so many of his sidemen including Wynton and Branford Marsalis are still comparatively young; Roach, by contrast, outlived most of his colleagues.

The Jazz Scene: Rhythm Kings and the Chairman of the Board Will Friedwald 2012

In our concept, we were sidemen and we were leaders depending on which song we were working on.

Mike Ragogna: Altair & Vega: A Conversation With Bob James, Plus Twilight Artist Lucy Schwartz's Audio Exclusive Mike Ragogna 2011

What he does better than almost anybody is assemble bands and lead them, attracting stellar sidemen and gathering them into carefully considered ensembles.

Freddie, Jacky, Charlie and the Doc Will Friedwald 2011

In our concept, we were sidemen and we were leaders depending on which song we were working on.

Mike Ragogna: Altair & Vega: A Conversation With Bob James, Plus Twilight Artist Lucy Schwartz's Audio Exclusive Mike Ragogna 2011