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Big Sid Catlett in 5 Clips
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Sidney “Big Sid" Catlett was an extraordinary drummer who immediately grasped and advanced nearly all jazz styles—New Orleans, Chicago, Swing and bebop—to widen his playing and recording opportunities. As a result, he played with masters of the forms: Louis Armstrong; Eddie Condon and Muggsy Spanier; Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington; and Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. With bebop, he helped establish the drumming approach almost from the jazz style's start in 1945. Born in Evansville, Ind., Catlett spent ...
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Doc: Buddy Rich, Jazz Legend
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In 2002, Warner Bros. released one of the finest documentaries of drummer Buddy Rich. The film clips are rare and spectacular. Produced by Rob Wallis and Paul Siegel, and co-produced and written by Bruce H. Klauber, with Cathy Rich and Sandy Feldstein as co-executive producers, the documentary can be seen at YouTube in two parts. Bruce Kauber sent along links to Part 1, which covers Rich's career from 1917 to 1970, and Part 2 which spans from 1970 to 1987. ...
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Kenny Burrell: Dream Weaver
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
I recently posted on leading jazz instrumentalists who also happened to have great singing voices. I skipped the obvious ones, such as Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and Nat King Cole, and focused instead on ones that would likely surprise you. I also didn't include my favorite musician-vocalist—Kenny Burrell. I wanted to save him for a separate post. I have no idea whether Burrell took vocal lessons or when exactly he began singing professionally. But his talent had been widely known. ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Arturo Sandoval
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, who will perform with his band and vocalist Jane Monheit for the annual “Friends of the Sheldon" benefit next Saturday, October 26 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. It will be Sandoval's first local appearance since a weekend in October 2017 at Jazz St. Louis; Monheit last performed here in November of that year, also at Jazz St. Louis. Born in Cuba, the 69-year-old Sandoval first gained recognition ...
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Five Atsuko Hashimoto Videos
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Atsuko Hashimoto is one of the world's finest jazz Hammond organists. Born in Japan, Hashimoto first performed in the U.S. in 1999 and last performed here in July. When she tours outside of Japan, she travels with an interpreter, which is probably why she is little known by many American jazz fans. Here are five videos of Hashimoto... Here she is in 2010... Here she is again in 2010... Here's another from 2011... Here she is in 2011... And here ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: "Shake It" with The New Mastersounds
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, we're checking out some videos featuring The New Mastersounds, who will be coming to St. Louis to perform next Saturday, October 19 at the Atomic Cowboy Pavilion. A funk/jazz quartet with a stripped-down sound that's been compared to the Meters, Booker T and the MGs, and St. Louis' own Grant Green, The New Mastersounds- guitarist and bandleader Eddie Roberts, drummer Simon Allen, bassist Pete Shand, and keyboardist Joe Tatton- last played here in May 2016, also at Atomic ...
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Jazz Musicians Who Sang
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Besides Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker and many pianists like Shirley Horn, Matt Dennis and others who played and sang at clubs, a good number of jazz musicians could sing quite well. Here are eight: Here's trombonist Jack Teagarden playing and singing It's All in Your Mind... Here's pianist Oscar Peterson singing Orange Colored Sky... Here's drummer Grady Tate singing Suicide Is Painless, the theme to M*A*S*H... Here's trumpeter Kenny Dorham singing Angel Eyes... And here's ...
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Five Videos: Duke Ellington
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The rise of swing and jazz's sophisticated elegance starts with Duke Ellington. His first recordings were with Wilbur Sweatman and His Acme Syncopators in August 1924. His first leadership 78 was recorded in November of that year, billed as the Washingtonians. His first Columbia recording came in March 1927, with East St. Louis Toodle-oo, Hop Head and Down in Our Alle Blues. From there, he would go on to compose beautiful jazz songs and change the direction of the music, ...
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