A Musical Interlude: Goody, Goody (Benny Goodman Orch., voc. Helen Ward)
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anna may wong
look back in anger (Free subscription) | yesterday
anna was born i l.a. and began her career at age four. between the years of 1919-1961 she made a total of 55 movies. though popular and extremely special, she never was given a starring role. even worse, her characters always perished. she stated that her tombstone ought to read: 'she died a thousand times.' much had changed in hollywood since her hey day which was at a time when california law forbid...
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Little Talker
Cat Party (Free subscription) | 02/07/2010
This little dude lives with Evil. She's a proper talker, I thought it was because she wanted some foodie, but nope her bowl was full, she just likes to talk. (I cut it with a Benny Goodman song named 'Wholly Cats', I thought this was pretty appropriate.)
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Jazz musician Sir John Dankworth dies at 82
Haystak Music (Free subscription) | 02/07/2010
LONDON – Sir John Dankworth, the British jazz composer, saxophonist and band leader, has died. He was 82. Jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine — who married Dankworth in 1958 after meeting during an audition for a spot with his band — announced her husband's death before the finale of an anniversary concert at The Stables, the theater they founded together. Monica Ferguson, the theater's chief...
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RIP Sir John Dankworth
In the Dark (Free subscription) | 02/07/2010
I awoke this morning to news of the death of Sir John Dankworth (on Saturday 6th February) at the age of 82. I won’t write a long post about him today as the newspapers and television have been filled with glowing detailed tributes that do greater justice to his many achievements than I could possibly do. However, [...]
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Jazzobit: Johnny Dankworth
No Rock And Roll Fun (Free subscription) | 02/07/2010
John Dankworth, one of the leading figures of British jazz, has died . His wife, Cleo Laine, announced his death at The Stables, the live music site the pair established in Milton Keynes, at a party celebrating 40 years of the venue. Born in 1927, Dankworth took inspiration from both the UK and the US, with Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker shaping his sound. Dankworth was Britain's Musician Of The...
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Brian Q. Torff -- In Love With Voices: A Jazz Memoir
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 02/06/2010
In Love With Voices: A Jazz Memoir Brian Torff Softcover; 236 pages ISBN: 1440112851 iUniverse 2009 Brian Torff is a widely experienced jazz bassist who has recorded and played with numerous greats, including violinist Stephane Grappelli , clarinetist Benny Goodman , singers Frank Sinatra and Mel Torme , and pianists George Shearing , Marian McPartland , Mary Lou Williams and Erroll Garner . He has...
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John Hallam & The Roly Veitch Quartet @ The Saville Exchange, North Shields.
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 02/06/2010
John Hallam (clt/ten/bar), Jeremy McMurray (pno), Andy Champion (bs), Roly Veitch (gtr), John Hirst (dms). When I was young(er) if someone had asked me to choose my dream concert line-up I may well have came up with; Artie Shaw's Gramercy 5, the Stan Getz Quartet/Quintet, the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and possibly a Benny Goodman small group. Nobody ever did ask me and, although they are now all dead,...
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PERFORMANCE/TOUR: RG Royal Sound Orchestra Bring Back the Big Band Latin Sound with New CD Impact
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 02/03/2010
New York, New York -- The big band sound of RG Royal Orchestra will be celebrated around the world today as their new release Impact is released to give the jazz community a shot of adrenaline that it never expected. The main vision of producer Recaredo Gutierrez, is to bring back good music and he said "In addition to Latin music, I love big bands," he says, "including that of Ray Conniff,...
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Find your celebrity lookalike online
Mousetrap Technology - Times Online (Free subscription) | 02/03/2010
News reaches us from the ABC News website of a spate of face swapping that's taking over Facebook this week. Apparently, this is Celebrity Doppelganger Week on Facebook, and users the world over are swapping their real photos for those...
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Jazz Enz Swingcity
Trippist (Free subscription) | 02/02/2010
It's Cultural Sunday time again here in Utrecht, and this month's theme is jazz. There will be swing, bebop, big band, soul jazz and even some blues. You can catch the Tropi-jazz stylings of De Nazaten at various spots around...
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United Consortium Ltd., A New Entertainment Firm, Acquires Song Catalogs of Greatest Pop, Jazz and Classical Artists
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Consortium Ltd. (OTC-UCSO), has acquired a collection of 20,000 of the greatest pop, jazz and classical tracks of all time, from artists such as Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughn, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Tammy Wynette, Hank Williams, Jr., Dolly Parton, The London Pops Orchestra and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,...
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`An Enormous Roomy Private Universe"
Anecdotal Evidence (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
Whitney Balliett writes of the clarinetist Pee Wee Russell: “No jazz musician ever played with the same daring and nakedness and intuition. He took wild improvisational chances and when he found himself above the abyss, he simply turned in another direction, invariably hitting firm ground.” The sound of few musicians, even in so renegade yet tradition-minded a form as jazz, is so instantly...
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Buddy de Franco + Sonny Clark, PT 2
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 01/30/2010
By 1954, the clarinet was all but finished as a solo instrument. Benny Goodman was largely a nostalgia act. Artie Shaw was completing his final recordings with his Gramercy Five. And other leading jazz musicians who played the "stick" did so out of necessity for studio work or as a secondary instrument. One of the only full-time practitioners exploring new ground was Buddy De Franco. But...
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Mini Q&A With Gramophonedzie About "Why Don't You" - FREE Download
Electroqueer (Free subscription) | 01/28/2010
You know, there aren't too many dance records that really catch my attention these days, but "Why Don't You" by Serbian DJs Gramophonedzie has to be one of the most original and enjoyable dance songs I've heard in a long...
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August with Josh Hartnett, Soundtrack, Lyrics and video
domino75 | 08/10/2009
August with Josh Hartnett , Soundtrack, Lyrics and video August centers on two brothers fighting to keep their start-up company afloat on Wall Street during August 2001, a month before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Lyrics and video Sweetness (Fischerspooner) listen Double Bass (Gorillaz) listen Mu-Tron (Ladytron) listen Five (Lamb) listen The Night (Morphine) listen Pale Blue Eyes (The Velvet Underground)