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Fun Roundup of Holiday Videos

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
December 23, 2016

Window shopping at YouTube yesterday, I came across nine fun seasonal clips that I thought I'd share with you. Have a wonderful holiday weekend one and all... Here's a clever mash of the James Bond Theme and Carol of the Bells... Here's the first film depiction of Santa in a silent movie from 1898... Here's Lou Costello singing White Christmas in 1952 and the orchestra's response after... Here's a Christmas message from the Honeymooners... Here's Nat King Cole singing The ...

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5 Albums That Cast a Spell

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
December 22, 2016

There are jazz albums I can't stop listening to once I put them on. It's an emotional thing. My soul won't let me do it. The quality of the art is so overwhelmingly beautiful that removing the album would shatter the mood the artists are spinning. These albums include Bill Evans at Town Hall, Erroll Garner: Concert by the Sea, The Gerry Mulligan Songbook, Rollins Plays for Bird and Paul Desmond and Jim Hall's Glad to Be Unhappy. If you ...

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Dean Martin's Holiday Show

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
December 21, 2016

The Dean Martin Show first aired on NBC in 1965 and lasted nine seasons, until 1974. Martin's rugged good looks, enveloping manner, swinging vocals and self-deprecating sense of humor tapped into the psyche of the American adult viewer in the late 1960s and early '70s who was shunted aside by the youth market and left clinging to the 1950s. On Dec. 14, 1967, Martin hosted a holiday special of his weekly variety TV show. While there was plenty of cringe-worthy ...

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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Winter/Spring 2017 jazz preview, part 1

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 17, 2016

With just a couple of weeks left in 2016, it's time for StLJN's winter/spring 2017 jazz preview, presenting videos of various touring jazz and creative musicians who will be visiting our town over the next few months. Today's first clip features The Bad Plus, who as they have for the past decade will be the first touring act of the year to perform at Jazz at the Bistro, taking the stage at the showcase club from Wednesday, January 4 through ...

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Video: Count, Duke and Harry

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
December 16, 2016

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David Allyn: Radio Interview

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
December 15, 2016

One of the finest pure-jazz male vocalists in the LP era was David Allyn. He easily was among the hippest up-tempo singers and one of the most heartbreaking balladeers. It's hard not to snap your fingers when David launches into swingers on albums or tear up when he works a vulnerable torch song. David had amazing early experience, starting with trombonist Jack Teagarden in 1941, the same year Frank Sinatra was with trombonist Tommy Dorsey. As great as David was, ...

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Bassist John Gray And The Jazz Thieves - "Brooklyn Elegy" Just Released Video #2 "You Warm Me Up"

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
December 12, 2016

Bassist John Gray & The Jazz Thieves BRAND NEW VIDEO: “You Warm Me Up" JAZZIZ MAGAZINE SOON, JAZZ WEEK RADIO STATIONS NOW, VIDEO ON YOUTUBE! The Jazz Thieves Hit Again. Video #2 From Brooklyn Elegy! (watch below) The Jazz Thieves, the hot, new New York City band led by bassist John Gray, TODAY release their second exciting new video in support of their new release Brooklyn Elegy. From Jazziz magazine to Jazz Week reporting radio stations ...

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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Celebrating Clark Terry

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 11, 2016

Today, let's celebrate the memory of one of our city's all-time jazz greats, the late trumpeter Clark Terry, who was born December 14, 1920 right here in St. Louis. Although Terry departed this planet in February of last year, his vast catalog of audio and video recordings remains for all to enjoy, and today you can check out some of StLJN's favorite videos featuring him. The first clip up above, recorded in 2001, pairs Terry and the Queen of Soul, ...

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