The Benny Goodman Collection: 29 Big Band Arrangements Specially Transcribed and Adapted for Piano Solo
Shiraz Socialist (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
I’ve missed the centennial of Johnny Mercer’s birth by a few days (he was born on 18 Nov 1909): sorry! He was one of the Twentieth Century’s great song lyricists, and was also a fine singer himself. He recorded as a vocalist in his youth with Paul Whiteman, Wingy Manone, Benny Goodman and Jack Teagarden. He [...]
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
It took years of careful upkeep by volunteers, hundreds of hours of sweat equity and a gift of $1.41 million. On Saturday, a public concert will dedicate the refurbished Albee Theater Mighty Wurlitzer Organ.
Harleys, Cars, Girls & Guitars (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The Karaoke Queen constantly tells me that I should focus on solo piano. She’s probably right. So, here’s a tune I recorded this morning… “Jersey Bounce.” Jersey Bounce The song was written by Myron C. Bradshaw, Edward Johnson and Bobby...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Quick: Name the Boston-area club whose stage has been graced by Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Loretta Lynn, Tiny Tim, the Dropkick Murphys and art thief/rock singer Myles...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
European Jazz Jamboree Berlin, Germany September 18-24, 2009 20 years after the Berlin Wall came down, the global appreciation of Germany's jazz is arguably finally getting its due, with no small help from the European Jazz Jamboree (EJJ). In its sophomore year, EJJ has quickly garnered attention throughout Europe, and now the States, too, is (and/or should be) taking notice. Founded and run by entrepreneur...
Wolfgangs Vault (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Download for $7.98. Listen to Gene Krupa Quartet performed at Newport Jazz Festival on July 2, 1959
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Downbeat: The Great Jazz Interviews: A 75th Anniversary Anthology. Edited and Compiled By Frank Alkyer. In July of 1934 the first issue of DownBeat magazine hit newsstands in Chicago. For the next seven-plus decades and counting the publication has been synonymous with jazz. DownBeat has chronicled every facet of jazz; every trend; every new and emerging sound. They have charted the birth and rise...
Mallrat Couture xoxo (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
It was a very rainy day in Vancouver today. Luckily I got out of the rain and went to see Dal Richards (or the 'King Of Swing' as he is known here in Vancouver) play an afternoon show with his big band orchestra. If you don't know Dal, he's a big band leader who has been playing the sax since way back in the 1940's when Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman ruled the radio. And he's still swingin! He truly...
New English Review/The Iconoclast (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
The Dangerous Economist (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
That is a line from a song that Peggy Lee (1920-2002) is well known for singing. Below is a video of her singing it with Benny Goodman (1909-86) and his orchestra. KRTU played it on the radio this morning and I have been meaning to post this for awhile. The lyrics are printed below the video. The video is online at Peggy Lee - Why Don't You Do Right (1943) . Here are the lyrics which I got at Why Don't...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
One final (but less serious) note about West Berlin and the fall of the Berlin Wall. One of Billy Wilder’s lesser-known movies, but an absolutely hilarious romp, is about Berlin just before the Wall was built. With scenes shot on location (a very funny car chase through the Brandenburg Gate is a highlight), the movie was released in 1961 and is called One, Two, Three . I t stars Jimmy Cagney...
The Informed Traveler (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
After an incredible building boom (the likes of which the world has never seen before), Vegas is quieting down. When the $8.5 billion CityCenter casino is completed in December, there won’t be another major project on the Strip for another decade. Analysts at a Las Vegas research firm say “the build-it-and-they-will-come mentality has gone the [...]
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Rowles, the daughter of pianist and composer Jimmy Rowles, was a fixture in the L.A. jazz scene. She had built a following in Europe, where she regularly toured. Stacy Rowles, a jazz trumpet and fluegelhorn player and vocalist who was the daughter of pianist and composer Jimmy Rowles, has died. She was 54.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The struggling economy should bring commercial construction to a virtual standstill around Las Vegas next year, according to a Las Vegas research firm. Applied Analysis says nine major commercial projects are under construction in southern Nevada, and... Nevada - Las Vegas Nevada - Las Vegas - United States - Education
Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
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domino75 | 08/10/2009
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