Benny Goodman

A Musical Interlude: The Sunny Side Of The Street (Benny Goodman Sextet, voc. Peggy Lee)

New English Review/The Iconoclast (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

Indie Bands 'Selling Out' To Survive...

The Daily Swarm (Free subscription) | yesterday

…The problem is, being a musician these days is a hard business. Long gone are the days when musicians could hope to earn any money through record sales. In fact, it is becoming increasingly apparent that artists are being discovered through the sharing of their albums on P2P networks, with no money earned, but all-important “exposure” gained. This does contribute to increases in...

Sellouts? Paying Rent, Eating, et al with Synch Fees...

The Daily Swarm (Free subscription) | yesterday

PopMatters : It cannot be discredited that even the most underground artist hopes to make a buck or two out of their work. The problem is, being a musician these days is a hard business. Long gone are the days when musicians could hope to earn any money through record sales. In fact, it is becoming increasingly apparent that artists are being discovered through the sharing of their albums on P2P networks,...

St. Petersburg's iconic Garden Bistro in Jannus Landing set to close in 2 weeks

Saint Petersblog (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009

Word has spread from barstool to barstool that St. Petersburg's iconic Garden Bistro , the city's oldest restaurant and Tampa Bay's oldest jazz venue, is closing. A two-week notice was given recently to The Garden's employees, many of whom have worked at the restaurant for years. I have yet to confirm the details of the restaurant's closing with The Garden's owners, but it is likely the restaurant's...

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idil vice fashion rocks (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009

A Herman Leonard photograph of Ella Fitzgerald performing at the New York nightclub Downbeat in 1948. Watching rapturously are Duke Ellington, center, and Benny Goodman, in glasses behind Ellington. Love me some Ella Fitzgerald - yes, I am a huge fan! Listen to this: Verve just released “Twelve Nights in Hollywood,” a four-CD boxed set of Ella Fitzgerald singing 76 songs at the Crescendo,...

Mondo Diablo Episode 225: Cooking Thanksgiving

Hellbound Alleee (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009

Thanksgiving noms with NPR. Playlist Thanksgiving Cooking Tips Alleee1 Dizzie Gillespie * Hey Pete! Let's Eat Some Meat Benny Goodman * Stealin' Apples Bing Crosby FDR Thanksgiving Eric "Two Scoops" Moore * Big Buffet Louis Armstrong * Struttin' with some Barbecue Liquor Turkey Guy Clark * Homegrown Tomatoes Berenstein * Candide Mincemeat Pie Guy Davis * Shortnin' Bread Prokofiev 5, 2nd Movement...

• Mondo Diablo Episode 225: Cooking Thanksgiving - Mondo Diablo

Retro Redux: The Mystery Of Karen Chandler

Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009

She had at least three different names, but her voice was for real.

• The Mystery Of Karen Chandler - Geezer Music Club

The quality of Mercer

Shiraz Socialist (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

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 [...]

Mighty Wurlitzer has new home

Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

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.

Benny Goodman’s Jersey Bounce

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...

'Comber fetes 50 years of live performances

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...

European Jazz Jamboree 2009

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...

Gene Krupa Quartet at Newport Jazz Festival Jul 2, 1959

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

The Downbeat 75th Anniversary Anthology

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...

I've been on the run, this shadow weighs a ton, it's starting to make sense to me

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...

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)