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Kurt Weill
il volo di lindbergh: Il volo di lindbergh
by Ludwig vanTrikt
In the words of Kurt Weil “Where do incoming goods go from here? To that question I ask where indeed? This release is about as obscure as it gets. There is no translated biographical information on the artist;even the liner notes are in Italian.That said the music here is played with necessary craft and wit. Arrangements are equaly shared by the band members;and they bristle in showcasing each solist in a warm capriciousness. This is the type of disc that ...
Continue ReadingJazzy Variations on Kurt Weill's Themes
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Michael Ricci
Ever since its introduction by Mary Martin in the 1943 musical “One Touch of Venus,” the Kurt Weill-Ogden Nash ballad “Speak Low,” crooned against a softened tango beat, has been synonymous with Olympian seduction. (That goddess-made-flesh Ava Gardner, her voice dubbed, performed it in the movie.) An investigative rendition of “Speak Low” by the jazz quartet West 73rd, in which the rhythm suggested a heartbeat slowing and quickening as if the song were on the verge of death before being ...
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Dee Dee Bridgewater Italian Tour Dedicated to the Kurt Weill's Music
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All About Jazz
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
