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...
Dave Grohl’s new band appears at Saturday Night Live as musical guests. The musical performance by Dave Grohl’s new band ‘Them Crooked Vultures’ was the only good thing at Saturday Night Live. But hey, why are we even talking about SNL and Ashton Kutcher’s bad jokes. Didn’t we know long before that SNL is not funny [...] Related posts: Them Crooked Vultures ‘Them...
The title here refers to both trombonist Vincent Gardner's age and the time signatures (3/4 and 5/4) of the majority of the tracks on this CD. Gardner says the "idea for the date was to try these pieces in a different meter. It's amazing that when you drop a beat and take a tune usually played in 4/4 down to 3/4 its character changes and therefore you respond differently." It's not really...
This NPR piece about a woman complaining that current jazz isn't exciting makes my head explode . That it's on NPR seems typical--the NPR demographic is precisely the same demographic as the average jazz fan--middle-aged, white, and affluent. And this demographic usually sees good jazz as something that stopped in 1964, when A Love Supreme got a little to crazy. They like retro-jazz, but how much Wynton...
I need to cause a distraction. The adverts on my blog are building their part. They are taking over. One tiny mention of sweaty armpits, and I'm deluged with promotional messages about hyperhidrosis and excessive perspiration. I didn't mind it when Philippe Starck furniture was stacked up in the column on the right. I'm not so keen on sweat cures. I shall write a post which encapsulates the effortless,...
Many listeners who are new to jazz tend to think of Dave Brubeck as a pianist who flowered in 1959 with Time Out, the album that gave us Take Five. In truth, the promise of Dave's musical brilliance actually can be heard on recordings 13 years earlier. If you want to hear why Dave's commanding officer in World War II protected him from the front or why composer Darius Milhaud was willing to teach Dave...
Dave Brubeck brings enormous enthusiasm and swinging delight to every original and standard piece he plays. Whether it's Will You Still Be Mine from Angel Eyes (1962), So This Is Love from Dave Digs Disney (1957) or Nomad from Jazz Impressions of Eurasia (1958), Dave always sounds vibrant and airy. In Dave's playing exists the same spirit and heart that went into those postmodernist glass homes built...
Interview Part 1 Interview Part 2 Marc Myers is a New York journalist and historian. His thoughts on jazz and jazz recordings appear on jazzwax.com daily. He is author of three books, including "How to Make Luck: 7 Secrets Lucky People Use to Succeed," which has been published in 11 countries. The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five (1961) Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello and Gene Wright...
You can actually hear Dave Brubeck's two-octave grin over the phone. Dave talks slowly, at a measured pace, as though playing a ballad. His Memories of You speaking pace gives him plenty of time to be pinpoint accurate and to pause for reflection. It's at those moments, when he happily thinks back in time, that the image of his winning smile and squinting, almond-shaped eyes spring to mind. His optimistic...
Live blogging is now over. Enjoy the dialog below. 11:28 Scott: Country really is king right now, isn't it? I'd like to thank you, SHB, for providing great insights tonight, and keeping me blogging way past my bedtime! 11:27 SHB: Wow. I bet Lady Gaga wants to hit her over the head with her hairpiece. She needs to stop talking. 11:25 Scott: Yay to Santana. And here goes the final award, just before...
Dave Brubeck Quartet, Live in Belgium 1964. Cool, blue, black and white. Jazz doesn't get better than this. It just gets more elaborate. [HT: Butch Bornt ]
The pianist and singer Joyce Collins died recently in Los Angeles following a long illness. She was 79. Highly respected in jazz circles, Collins played with a sensitive touch and subtle use of chords. Her singing was an outgrowth of...
Amazon : 1. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman 2. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane 3. Bird And Diz by Dizzy Gillespie 4. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis 5. Ella and Louis by Ella Fitzgerald 6. Getz/Gilberto by João Gilberto 7. Concert By The Sea by Erroll Garner 8. The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus 9. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter 10. Straight, No Chaser by Thelonious...
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Art Blakey!! Jazz Messengers!! (Analogue Productions ) Barry Finnerty - Blues For Trane (Pony ) Brian Smith - Rendezvous (Fone ) Carbon / Elliott Sharp - Void Coordinates (Phantom ) Charles Mingus - Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Analogue Productions ) Chick Corea - Return To Forever (Pid ) Coleman Hawkins - Wrapped Tight (Analogue Prod. ) Coleman Hawkins -...
Dave Brubeck: Theme from "Mr Broadway" and Winter Ballad Two from Jazz Impressions of New York . The first was the theme song to an evidently short lived TV series called "Mr Broadway." Below you can see the opening credits, and you won't want to miss the sponsorship ad. A croquet set? And the second, "Lonely Mr Broadway", has just the right touch of menthol. The players:...
The Blind Side is a 2009 American drama sports film written and directed by John Lee Hancock, and based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. The storyline features Michael Oher, an offensive lineman who plays for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL. The film follows Oher from his impoverished upbringings, through his years at Wingate Christian School, his adoption by Sean
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