Dario Domingues End Of The Yahgan's Journey (Die Reise Der Yaghan Ist) CD

Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Dixon has covered music from spirituals to classics. His jazz roots run deep and were never neglected during his long career in information technology with several of the nations major high-tech corporations. He pursued that career (after military service first brought him to Denver in 1957) until his retirement in 1999. But even when he had a day job, Dixon could be found performing in locations ranging from South Africa and ...

Gallodoro achieved his personal sound by emulating the human voice, specifically that of opera singers, back in the 1920's and 1930's. The collection of songs on DAYBREAK - LYRICAL JAZZ range from Grofe's melodious title track, through the Latin sounds of Taboo, the spirited Flat-Top Special, a melancholy Autumn Serenade, and finished with rich bass clarinet in When Day Is Done. All tunes not only highlight Gallodoro's style of extemporaneous composition, but in tandem, showcase his art of bring the idioms of jazz and classical music together in a manner unparalleled by any other artist. This CD would not be complete without also delighting listeners with four bonus tracks, of never-before-released recordings from decades ago, Saxophobia, Flight of the Bumblebee, Idyl and Tico-Tico (live) and treats one to clarinet as well. The brilliant technique of these tracks further defines why claims of his greatness have indeed been understated. Also a classical performer in his own right, Gallodoro worked for many years under symphonic conductors Arturo Toscanini and Leopold Stokowski. Thus, one can often detect a classical vein running throughout his art of improvisation. Ferde Grofe was so impressed by Gallodoro's art that he composed Gallodoro's Serenade ...