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Backgrounder: Leon Spencer - Bad Walking Woman
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
After reviewing Wonderful!, Mike LeDonne's new organ jazz album yesterday, I was drawn to my favorites from the late 1960s and early 1970s. To give you a feel of this jazz period, I thought I'd select a few lesser-known gems. Today, I'm featuring Leon Spencer Jr.'s Bad Walking Woman. Recorded in 1972, this LP was Spencer's third studio album as a leader. The compositions, all by Spencer: Hip Shaker Down on Dowling Street In Search of Love If You Were ...
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Clark Terry's Big Bad Band, 1979
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Trumpeter and flugelhornist Clark Terry had a long career. His first recording session was as a leader, in 1947, with his Section Eights for V-Discs, a label started during the American Federation of Musicians recording ban of 1942-'44 that allowed music to be recorded for the Army provided the masters were destroyed. Soon V-Discs was provided to the Navy and Marines as well. Clark's last recording date was in 2008, in Florida. Over the course of more than 60 years, ...
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Dick Grove: Big, Bad & Beautiful
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Dick Grove wore two hats. There was Grove the educator, who moved to Los Angeles in 1957 and taught at the Westlake School of Music. In 1973, he started the Dick Grove School of Music, enlisting Henry Mancini, Bill Conti and Lalo Schifrin as teachers. How did he manage to pull that off? That brings us to the other Dick Grove—the powerhouse arranger and conductor for bands, movies and television. When he wasn't working with music students, Grove wrote superb ...
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US Streaming Growth Is Slowing, But That's Not A Bad Thing
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Streaming growth is slowing down in the US according to the Nielsen Music Mid-Year Report. But don't hit the panic button, writes Bobby Owsinski, There's still plenty of room for growth worldwide. By Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The latest Nielsen Music Mid-Year Report shows that streaming has actually dropped by 5% in the U.S., which is causing some unneeded panic to occur in some sectors of the music business. With streaming growth predicted to continue for the next 10 years, any sign of ...
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Making The Most Of Your Ideas (Even The Bad Ones)
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In this piece, James Shotwell encourages musical creators to slow down and think about their developmental process, as well as the value of fully exploring ideas to determine their value before writing them off. Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix Last year, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler appeared on Joe Rogan’s popular podcast to promote a new documentary about his career outside the iconic rock band. During the conversation, Tyler began to describe the early days of Aerosmith, and how guitarist Joe ...
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Thought Streaming Royalties Were Bad? Radio Airplay Royalties Even Worse
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Almost since its inception, streaming has often been maligned in the industry for the pittance which it pays out to artists, and while this criticism is often merited, things are actually much worse in the world of old-school radio play. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Artists and songwriters have a tendency to rip on streaming for its low payouts, sometimes without understanding the scale and metrics of how it really works. While it’s true that streaming royalties ...
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Jazz this week: The Bad Plus v 2.0, Storm Large, "Winter Jazz Fest," and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's a big week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with one performance that's literally drawing international attention, the debut of a new festival, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Thursday, January 18 Guitarist Todd Mosby's New Horizons Ensemble performs at Sky Music Lounge; The People’s Key will play at the Chase Club; and saxophonist Ben Reece‘s Unity Quartet returns to The Dark Room. Friday, January 19 Saxophonist Kendrick Smith begins a new weekly residency, leading a ...
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Live Music Today: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
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In this piece Joe Rinaldi reflects on the state of the live music industry, and how the rise of the streaming age and the drop off in retail sales has further increased the necessity of live performance for artists looking to make it in the music industry. Guest post by Joe Rinaldi, Managing Partner at San Diego’s Music Box In recent years, live music has become the backbone of the industry, replacing much of the revenue that was once earned ...
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YouTube Has Changed Its Payment Threshold and It's Bad News For New Musicians, Creators
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YouTube has been working on ways to respond to a major ad boycott over ad placement alongside objectionable videos. One of the changes will be bad news for musicians and other creators at the beginning of their careers. Effective immediately, YouTube will no longer serve ads on videos until the channel reaches 10,000 lifetime views. "This new threshold gives us enough information to determine the validity of a channel. It also allows us to confirm if a channel is following our ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Bad Plus Joshua Redman
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, our video spotlight shines on The Bad Plus Joshua Redman, the collaborative project in which the critically acclaimed trio of the first part—pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson, and drummer Dave King, known collectively as The Bad Plus—joins forces with the highly esteemed saxophonist of the second part, Joshua Redman. This all-star aggregation will be playing this coming Tuesday, April 19 and Wednesday, April 20 at Jazz at the Bistro, and while as of this writing some tickets ...
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