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The Berkeley Item - #86
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All About Jazz
"One has to do so many kinds of things in show business," observes singer JIMMY SCOTT, “that quite a few times you get stuck doing something that isn't your idea at all. It makes for a really enjoyable session when you've got a producer you feel compatible with and the musicians are picked well. That's why I love this album--it's like a gift to me." http://www.fantasyjazz.com/html/scott9305.html
The “gift" Scott is speaking of is “Mood Indigo," his brand-new Milestone debut; its ...
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BIRMINGHAM JAZZES IT UP
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All About Jazz
The city of Birmingham will once again play host to the intoxicating sounds of jazz al fresco this summer when the 16th HMV Birmingham International Jazz Festival hits the streets from Friday 7th to Sunday 16th July.
Once a year jazz fans from throughout Europe flock to Birmingham for the annual jazz party. With more jazz per square metre than New Orleans Birmingham becomes a Mecca for jazz lovers world-wide.
However, the real stars of the show are the people ...
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Maverick Launches Latin Division
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All About Jazz
Maverick Recording Co. has launched a Latin division, it was announced today by label partner Madonna Ciccone. Maverick and WEA Latina will be strategic partners in the new venture. Bruno Del Granado, a sixteen-year veteran of music and television who was part of the initial team that launched “MTV Latin America," has been named President of the new division, which will be headquartered in Miami Beach.
Said Ciccone, “I think most people know how interested I am in pushing cultural ...
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