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Videos: Tony Bennett, the '60s
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
If you're not smiling broadly as Tony Bennett sings in a video, something is off. In addition to being a terrific pop and jazz singer (coming in behind and ahead of the beat and improvising along the way), Tony was a visual explosion of joy. This was especially true in the 1960s, when he was often on TV at the top of his game. Here are videos of Tony in action from 1960 to 1969, many of which may be ...
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René Urtreger Plays Bud Powell
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Bud Powell arguably had the most significant influence on jazz pianists of the post-war modernist era. You'd have an easier time making a list of those not influenced by Powell than compiling the names of those who fell under his bebop spell. Among the most accomplished of Powell's disciples (a group that includes Al Haig, Sonny Clark and Claude Williamson) is René Urtreger. Born in Paris in 1934, Urtreger began studying piano formally at age 4, taking private lessons before ...
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Chuck Wayne in 11 Clips
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Fleet-fingered and an ear for the saxophone, Chuck Wayne was one of the first guitarists to play bebop. He recorded with Joe Marsala and Dizzy Gillespie in January 1945 and then with the Gillespie Sextet in February on Groovin' High and Blue 'n' Boogie with Dexter Gordon. He also was in Woody Herman's First Herd in 1946, the George Shearing Quintet in 1949 and was Tony Bennett's musical director and accompanist in the 1950s, starting in 1954. Throughout his career, ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Bonerama gets the Led out
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring the New Orleans band Bonerama, who will be returning to St. Louis to perform Thursday, March 20 at the Broadway Oyster Bar. Many StLJN readers will need no introduction, as Bonerama have been frequent visitors to our town over the past decade, most recently playing here in February 2019 at the Bootleg at the Atomic Cowboy. Since that appearance, last spring they released Bonerama Plays Zeppelin, featuring trombone-centric cover versions ...
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Jack Teagarden: Trombone King
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The soulful jazz trombone starts with Jack Teagarden. He began recording in 1927 and over the decades developed a rich, expressive playing style that touched listeners of all ages and backgrounds. Though he was predated by plenty of trombonists, such as Miff Mole and Tommy Dorsey, Teagarden was the most innovative of the pre-war era, largely by embracing the blues. Like his friend and stage-mate Louis Armstrong, Teagarden also sang, but with a laid-back, whiskey-soaked voice that remains timeless and ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Kurt Rosenwinkel
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, our video spotlight falls on guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, who's coming to town to perform starting next Wednesday, February 5 through Sunday, February 9 at Jazz St. Louis. Taking the slot in the season schedule once announced for fellow guitarist Pat Martino, it's been a long time between visits for Rosenwinkel, who will be playing his first shows here as a leader since 2006, when he headlined a week at what then was called Jazz at the Bistro. Back ...
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Harlan Leonard: 1940
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Kansas City big bands of the 1930s were distinct. A product of the city's dance and nightlife economy, the bands there embraced the blues with a jump feel that became known as swing. To complete, the bands were arranged in such a way that different sections of the orchestra riffed among themselves, as if caucusing in different corners of the room, joining together on a song's chorus. Among the bands that exemplified the Kansas City sound were orchestras led by ...
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