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Beverly Kenney After Dark

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
March 27, 2013

As you'll soon see, only Playboy's Hugh Hefner could pour out champagne and then rest his forearm across the top of the bottle. On Hef's Playboy's Penthouse TV show in late 1959 or early 1960, one of his guests was singer Beverly Kenney. Amazing Kenney could remember the lyrics with her host staring at her so intently. But to Kenney's credit, she did manage to coax Hefner into singing with her on Makin' Whoopee. And it turns out he had ...

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Astrud Gilberto: Holland '65

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
March 25, 2013

In the summer of '65, Astrud Gilberto made a fast trip to the Netherlands to appear on Dutch TV. The show—See Jazz—was produced by pianist and host Pim Jacobs. Flush off the release of Getz/Gilberto and the success of her single of The Girl From Ipanema, Gilberto sang a long list of songs with a bossa nova beat backed by Pim Jacobs (piano), Wim Overgaauw (guitar), Ruud Jacobs (bass), Ruud Brink (tenor saxophone) and Don Un-Romeo (drums). According to the ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Clark Terry and His Famous Friends

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 24, 2013

This week, we're taking a break from previewing upcoming concerts in St. Louis to spend a little time with legendary trumpeter and St. Louis native Clark Terry. As mentioned here last week, Terry is up for election this year to Jazz at Lincoln Center's Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame, and for the first time ever, fans are being allowed to vote online for their favorites. If elected, Terry, who's now 92, would ...

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Urbie Green: Trombone Master

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
March 18, 2013

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Taste of Joe Sample

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 17, 2013

This week, we check in on pianist Joe Sample, who's coming to St. Louis to perform with his trio starting Wednesday, March 27 through Saturday, March 30 at Jazz at the Bistro. Now 74, the Houston native first gained fame in the early 1960s, blending jazz with soul, R&B and pop influences as a founding member of the Jazz Crusaders. Sample began developing his solo career beginning in the late 1970s, enjoying considerable commercial success with albums such as Rainbow ...

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Must Watch: Dave Grohl's SXSW 2013 Keynote [video]

Source: HypeBot
March 16, 2013

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Roy Haynes, 88

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
March 15, 2013

I’ve been busy in my continuing battle with the tech monster you see on the right. He won’t leave my computer system alone. I was so occupied with his depredations that I didn’t realize until the day was all but gone that this isRoy Haynes’ 88th birthday. It would be wrong to let it go by without celebrating. I’ll do that by toasting Roy with a glass of Layer Cake Shiraz and by sharing with you one of his solos ...

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Giants of Jazz: Denmark 1971

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
March 13, 2013

Back in July 1972, at age 16, I caught what was touted at the time as The Giants of Jazz at the Newport Jazz Festival in New York. Sounds like a bland term today—like “world's best pizza" or “trial of the century." But these guys actually were jazz giants, and together they brought me as close as possible (minus a time machine) to what jazz must have been like in the mid-'40s. The sextet of giants featured Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), ...

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