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21 Standards on Tap
by David Brown
What makes a song a standard? How does a tune enter the commonly shared repertoire that jazz musicians have been expected to know at any moment? Tonight, we spin a variety of well-worn standards for your listening pleasure. Sonny Rollins once said, Jazz and standards are forever locked in loving embrace." Some commentary in this episode is inspired by Ted Gioia's Book, The Jazz Standards, A Guide to the Repertoire.Playlist The Delfonics La-La-Means I love You" from single ...
read morePiano Inside And Out: You Have To Be Modernistic
by David Brown
Today, a survey of piano approaches from James P. Johnson to Dorothy Donegan to Satoko Fujii and lots of folks in between. This is piano jazz.Playlist King Fleming Trio Junction City Blues" from Stand By (Argo) 0:00:30 Randy Weston Boram Xam Xam" from Khepera (Verve) 0:04:01 Earl “Fatha" Hines Blues in Thirds" from The Father of modern Jazz Piano, Earl Fatha" Hines (M.F. Distribution) 0:08:25 James P. Johnson You've Got To Be Modernistic" from Piano Jazz vol. 2 ...
read moreYonder Come the Blues - Happy Birthday to Dorothy Donegan, Ma Rainey and Ella Fitzgerald
by Mary Foster Conklin
The final broadcast of Jazz Appreciation Month includes new releases from vocalist Lauren Henderson and the JC Hopkins Biggish Band, with birthday shout-outs to pianist Dorothy Donegan (pictured), Mother of the Blues Ma Rainey and legendary vocalist Ella Fitzgerald. Thanks for your continued support and please support these artists and their music. Playlist Dorothy Donegan I Just Want to Sing" from The Explosive Dorothy Donegan (Audiophile) 00:00 Duchess Joseph, Joseph" from Live at Jazz Standard (Anzic) 03:53 Lauren ...
read moreDorothy Donegan: Strength, Energy, Imagination
by Chris Mosey
With this double album, Storyville Records--surely the greatest Danish invention since pastry--tells the story of a legend that never was. Dorothy Donegan, born in Chicago in 1924, trained as a classical pianist before switching to jazz and being hailed as the female Art Tatum." She made her recording debut when she was 18 and three years later appeared in the movie Sensations of 1945," sitting in with Cab Calloway's orchestra (see attached video). The ...
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