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From The Download Den: Martha Tilton "And The Angels Sing"
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FROM THE DOWNLOAD DEN AT ALL ABOUT JAZZ Two weeks after Johnny Mercer wrote words to Ziggy Elman's “Fralich in Spring," the new song—the hit “And The Angels Sing"—was premiered by the Benny Goodman Orchestra with singer Martha Tilton in a live broadcast on the Camel Caravan radio series. This week, on January 9, the Download Den features that recording. The famous song is introduced by Goodman, Mercer and Tilton. After the floating vocals there is a frenetic solo by ...
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From The Download Den: Vocal "Covers" After Christmas
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FROM THE DOWNLOAD DEN AT ALL ABOUT JAZZ The week after Christmas kicks off with three interesting covers of vocal tracks, ranging from Duke Ellington to Radiohead. On Monday December 27, soul-to-jazz singer Kellylee Evans spins a stylistic fusion on “Mood Indigo," then on Tuesday December 28, avant-garde melodic vocalist Lola Danza re-writes Radiohead's “Motion Picture Soundtrack," from the band's Kid A album. Her wordless vocals outdo the original version—they are set over the ticking of a movie projector and ...
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Top All About Jazz Contributors: 2010
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Michael Ricci
Articles Submitted | All Interviews, Artist Profiles, Columns, etc. 1. John Kelman 47 2. Ernest Barteldes 33 3. Ian Patterson 31 4. Gordon Marshall 30 5. Jack Bowers 24 6. Victor L. Schermer 23 7. R.J. DeLuke 22 8. Doug Collette 22 9. John Sharpe 22 10. C. Michael Bailey 21 11. Chris May 20 12. Bruce Lindsay 19 13. Dan Bilawsky 17 14. Martin Longley 15 15. Robert Bush 15 16. Mr. P.C. ...
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All About Jazz Home Page Changes
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Michael Ricci
We've made a few minor changes to our home page moving the free MP3 of the day into a new tabbed box that also includes the daily jazz video, the weekly Jazz Session Podcast and the featured “Jazz Video Guy" video. Click on the tabbed header to view the last five free MP3s or the last four videos or podcasts. Enjoy!
Sample screen shots: “FREE MP3s" selected “JAZZ SESSION PODCAST" selected “TODAY'S VIDEO" selected “JAZZ VIDEO GUY" selected ...
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Holiday Sale at shop.allaboutjazz.com!
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Michael Ricci
Great ideas for the last minute shopper!
HOLIDAY SALE! CD & DVD BOX SETS Count Basie: The Complete Decca Recordings (3 CDs)—Regularly $39.98, now $34.98 Covering 1937 to '39, these are the first recordings of this great, path-breaking orchestra that included Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Herschel Evans, Dickie Wells, Buck Clayton, Freddie Green, Walter Page, and Jo Jones. Bill Evans: The Last Waltz (8 CDs)—Regularly $124.98, ...
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