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Al Harewood

Al Harewood was an American jazz drummer and teacher, born in Brooklyn. As a musician Harewood worked with many jazz musicians including the J.J. Johnson/Kai Winding group, the Art Farmer/Gigi Grice band, David Amram, Betty Carter, and the Curtis Fuller-Benny Golson Sextet. He played on many jazz recordings under the leadership of Lou Donaldson, Horace Parlan, Ike Quebec, Dexter Gordon and Grant Green and had a long association with saxophonist Stanley Turrentine from 1959 onwards.

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Album Review

Joe Henderson: The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions

Read "The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions" reviewed by Scott Gudell


If an artist stamps his jazz passport with any one of these labels--Blue Note, Verve, Milestone--it's pretty much a guarantee that you've arrived in style. Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson has traveled with all three and more. The 2021 reissue from the prestigious Mosaic Records focuses on Henderson's 1960s tenure with Blue Note offers a new opportunity to experience an abundance of rich and creative jazz from the decade. Big band and bop were duking it out in the ...

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Al Harewood

Read "Al Harewood" reviewed by AAJ Staff


By Robert Paul Silverman Listening to drummer Al Harewood speaking about his life in jazz is like opening a secret chapter in a special history book filled with wondrous swinging grooves and illustrious personalities. Harewood turns 83 years old this month, but he has an acute memory, and speaks with a voice that is both powerful and inspirational. Born June 3rd, 1923 in Brooklyn, where he currently resides, as a child Harewood was a gifted ...

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Drumming Great Al Harewood Honored by Jazz Museum April 26

Drumming Great Al Harewood Honored by Jazz Museum April 26

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

April 18, 2007 The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 212 348-8300 Drumming Great Al Harewood Honored by Jazz Museum Al Harewood, Drummer April 26, 2007 6:30pm-8:30pm Free To The Public As a child Al Harewood was a gifted tap dancer affiliated with Bill “Bojangles" Robinson's school of dance. His older brother, Eustace was the first drummer in the Harewood household. But Eustace ...

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