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Rodney Whitaker Pays Tribute to Ellington with “All Too Soon”
New Albums

Rodney Whitaker Pays Tribute to Ellington with “All Too Soon”

Jazz bassist Rodney Whitaker has released a new album called “All Too Soon,” which marks the second installment of a five-CD project to observe his fiftieth birthday. The new record pays homage to Duke Ellington.

Rhythm and Swing: Rodney Whitaker Releases “When We Find Ourselves Alone”
New Albums

Rhythm and Swing: Rodney Whitaker Releases “When We Find Ourselves Alone”

It’s all about the rhythm for Rodney Whitaker, the double bassist and head of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University who has released his eighth album, . The record features five originals and six arrangements of others’ work. But in the latter case, even standards become new when a different kind of rhythm is employed, Whitaker says in a short...