John Gordon

Born: May 30, 1939

New Music From Brunkhorst, Wren, Smith & More

by Bob Osborne
September 11, 2025

A show with mostly new releases with a mix of various genres of jazz features many fine examples of the use of the guitar. The show also includes a re-release from Steve Smith and more from the Strata-East catalogue. Playlist Kevin Brunkhorst “As Fate Would Have It" from After The Fire (Calligram Records) ...

Marshall Allen, Tom Weeks & David Murray

by Maurice Hogue
May 20, 2025

Live In Philadelphia, the new release by the miracle-man, saxophonist Marshall Allen, celebrates his 101st birthday on May 25. Recorded live at Solar Myth in Philadelphia, the album features Allen with Ghost Horizons, and it's one of the features by saxophonists in this episode of One Man's Jazz: David Murray's quartet goes to the birds on ...

"Chaography": A New Kind of Jazz Film To Be Made

by R.J. DeLuke
March 1, 2010

Who wants to see a movie about jazz musicians that tells a good story, accurately portrays the lives of musicians and contains good, happening music? Show of hands not necessary. Skepticism understood, based on past history. Yet that's exactly the lofty goal of young filmmaker Doug Chang, a jazz fan who is ...

Gerald Wilson Orchestra / Dallas Original Jazz Orchestra / University of North Texas Two O'Clock Lab Band

by Jack Bowers
November 9, 2009

Gerald Wilson Orchestra Detroit Mack Avenue Records 2009 Composer / arranger / ageless wonder Gerald Wilson, most of whose recent albums (Monterey Moods; New York, New Sound; Theme for Monterey; State Street Sweet) have been built around sectional themes, returns “home" on Detroit to paint an earnest musical ...

Step By Step

By John Gordon

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 1990

Erotica Suite

By John Gordon

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 1978