Where's the Outrage? (Free subscription) | yesterday
I have been given an opportunity to give away several copies of the new book which is featured on NPR - ‘Pops’: Louis Armstrong, In His Own Words Jazz icon Louis Armstrong didn’t just leave behind a treasure trove of musical recordings; he also documented hundreds of his private conversations on tape. Those recordings served as the [...]
About Last Night (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
I expect that some of you have heard more than enough about Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong. Alas, the...
Where's the Outrage? (Free subscription) | yesterday
Why can’t we start our own stimulus package? So, without further ado, here for the Christmas season, I’m starting the Errington Thompson show’s own stimulus package. I’m giving away a $100 gift certificate to Amazon.com and a copy of Terry Teachout’s new book Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong. Listen and get stimulated! My special guest, [...]
Cultural Offering.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Economist has published its listing of the best books of 2009 . Among the favorites: Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong . By Terry Teachout. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 496 pages; $30. J.R. Books; £20 More than a trumpeter, the great Satchmo was both pioneer and innovator, with a voice and style that set their stamp on the development of jazz. Direct Red: A Surgeon’s Story . By Gabriel...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
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Where's the Outrage? (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
I am somewhat drained today. So, I am not going to have much to post tonight. I will say this, I will be giving away a copy of a new book called Pops — it is about the life and times of Louis Armstrong. I will also be giving away a gift certificate for $100 [...]
Geek+Nerd (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
I recently completed the Holiday Mix CD and Recipe Swap over on Swap-bot . I was super pleased with what my partner Alyson sent to me. The mix is a perfect combination of classics, and new to me songs that I now love. I thought I would share the playlist and recipe that I received here: Alyson's Holiday Mix 1. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Preacher Lee 2. Cha-Cha All the Way - Capitol Studio 3. Deck...
Discount Syndicate (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
New York Times (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The first fully adequate narrative biography of Louis Armstrong.
The Bat Segundo Show (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Terry Teachout is most recently the author of Pops. Condition of Mr. Segundo: Playing for handy water closets. Author: Terry Teachout Subjects Discussed: Managing professional duties, the exigencies of sifting through 650 reels of Louis Armstrong’s tapes, Armstrong’s encounters with the mob, Armstrong’s relationship with manager Joe Glaser, the aborted Duke Ellington collaborative...
About Last Night (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
To celebrate the publication this week of Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong, I'll be posting Armstrong videos every day....
Rene's Apple (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby swing "Now You Has Jazz", from High Society. Great music, lousy movie. Oh well. H/t: About Last Night. Terry Teachout has an acclaimed new bio of Armstrong on bookshelves even as I type.
Biblical Recorder (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Want to know what Christmas is about? Go see the film “Precious,” the story of an abused teenaged girl in Harlem who finds a way out for herself and her two young children. I know the upscale critics at The New York Times and The Washington Post panned it. The Times called it “demeaning” and “the con job of the year.” The Post said it was a “film of prurient...
Voices of New Orleans (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Now that I've published Pops , people are asking me which Louis Armstrong recordings I like best. That's a fearsomely tough call. The greatest jazz musician of all time started making records in 1923 and kept at it until 1970, a year before his death. And he didn't play favorites. "Ain't nobody played nothing like it since, and can't nobody play nothing like it now," he told an interviewer...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Greatness always finds itself under siege. It can't be helped. Sooner or later an impatient rival comes along who wants the attention and adulation afforded the top dog. In the late 1940s, this natural course of events pitted Dizzy Gillespie against Louis Armstrong. Since his days in Cab Calloway's band, Gillespie worked hard to stand out, and when recognition wasn't forthcoming in 1941, he kept raising...
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purpledarts | 11/11/2009
This month TaylorSpearsRecommends brings you an eclectic collection of holiday favorites (and some not so holiday-ish favorites too!). On the list is Kermit Ruffins, Count Basie, Harry Connick, Jr., Jeremy Davenport, Louis Armstrong, Wynton Marsalis, Sting, Sugarland, Carrie Underwood & Los Lonely Boys. I'll guide you the right gift for everyone on your list! There's some great deals out there in November,...
purpledarts | 11/11/2009
Welcome to my HOLIDAY Top 10 CD GIFT GUIDE! On the list is Kermit Ruffins, Count Basie, Harry Connick, Jr., Jeremy Davenport, Louis Armstrong, Wynton Marsalis, Sting, Sugarland, Carrie Underwood & Los Lonely Boys. From GREAT New Orleans Xmas music, to the ultimate Count Basie, to Country & Crooners and a variety of other genres. I'll guide you the right gift for everyone on your list! There's some...
nancycrouch2009 | 10/16/2009
Elmer Bernstein Rambling Rose OST >>>> Download Rambling Rose OST <<<< artist: Elmer Bernstein album: Rambling Rose OST Tracklist: 1 Hello I'm Rose mp3 2 The Family Meets Rose mp3 3 Fathers Reverse Insomnia mp3 4 Orphans mp3 5 Revelation mp3 6 Love mp3 7 Dixie (Rose on the Town) (by Louis Armstrong) mp3 8 That Scruffy Looking Man mp3 9 Let the Crazy Creature out mp3 10 Fever mp3 11 Safe Home mp3 12...
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