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Video: London's Complete Sound of 007
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
British vocalist and entertainer Dame Shirley Bassey is still going strong at 85. Last month, the singer—who recorded three James Bond film themes—performed two of them at the start of the spectacular Sound of 007 concert at London's Royal Albert Hall with conductor Michael Alexander. Last week, Mark Rabin sent along a link to the complete high-resolution concert video. Also taking the stage with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Dodd, were other leading singers and performers. Be ...
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Jon Burlingame on 007 (PT. 2)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
When Skyfall opens in the U.S. on Nov. 9, it will be the 23rd film in the James Bond series. High-intensity action films are a dime a dozen these days, thanks largely to the successful mold pioneered by the Bond films. But the Bond franchise stands for more than just explosions, bridge leaps and car chases. Threaded neatly into each Bond film is music designed to enhance the action and adventure, and burnish the main character's cool and collected demeanor. ...
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Jon Burlingame on 007 (PT. 1)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
As I wrote recently in my Wall Street Journal article on the James Bond Theme, men of a certain age love the song with the machine-gun guitar solo. It makes them feel extra guy-ly. But so do some women, according to Louann Brizendine, professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and author of The Male Brain and The Female Brain. Something about yearning to be swept off their feet and why such guys are in such ...
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Jazz Vocalist Deeanne Gorman's January & February '007
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All About Jazz
A re-va-va-voomed deeannegorman.com, new photos from a fabulous shoot earlier this month, & upcoming gigs... check it all out!
Tuesday 1/30/07 7-9 p.m.-ish Ted Zobel, piano & DeeAnne Gorman, vocalist L'ARTISTA - Italian restaurant, bar & art gallery 500 Route 303 - Orangeburg, NY 1 (845) 359-0779 www.lartistany.com
Wednesday 2/14/07 sets @ 8 & 9:30 p.m. DeeAnne Gorman Jazz Quartet (D.Gorman, vocals; ...
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