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Video: Lionel Hampton in Belgium, 1958

Video: Lionel Hampton in Belgium, 1958

Sadly, Lionel Hampton's vital role in the rise of jazz, R&B and rock 'n' roll is all but forgotten. In 1936, Benny Goodman saw Hampton perform on vibes in Los Angeles and hired him for his trio with drummer Gene Krupa and pianist Teddy Wilson. They were the first A-list integrated jazz ensemble. Here's Hampton in ...

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Videos: Count Basie in 1971

Videos: Count Basie in 1971

In 1971, Count Basie toured Europe twice, once with just the band and again with the band plus Ella Fitzgerald and the Tommy Flanagan Trio. Yesterday, I came across four clips from these tours, courtesy of Reelin' in the Years Archive. Here's alto saxophonist Curtis Peagler blowing on Neal Hefti's Cherry Point in 1971, with some ...

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Five Video Clips of Sammy Davis Jr.

Five Video Clips of Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr. was a tragic figure in many ways. Enormously talented as an actor, singer, dancer, musician, comedian and entertainer, he was born too soon in segregated America to be taken seriously as a powerhouse artist. So he worked doubly hard to stand out and often poked fun at himself to minimize hate as he ...

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Two Bill Evans Videos Recently Uploaded

Two Bill Evans Videos Recently Uploaded

Yesterday, the autumn sky in New York was bumper-to-bumper with billowy clouds in all shades of white and slate grey. No rain, just a sea of moody cumulus formations muscling their way east across Manhattan. A perfect day to write with Bill Evans playing. Which led me to three videos of Evans—two that went up at ...

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12 Videos of Drummer Sonny Payne

12 Videos of Drummer Sonny Payne

By the time drummer Sonny Payne joined Count Basie in December 1954, he had played with bands led by Paul Bascomb, Hot Lips Page, Earl Bostic, Tiny Grimes and Erskine Hawkins. After he joined Basie, the band loved his novel approach to drumming—driving the swing with a steady beat while adding accents, polyrhythms and a rhythmic ...

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Video Clips: Rita Payés Plays and Sings

Video Clips: Rita Payés Plays and Sings

Born in 1999 in Vilassar de Mar, a seaside suburb just north of Barcelona, Spain, Rita Payés grew up with musician parents and played piano and guitar and sang. She started her music studies at the School of Music in Premià de Mar and, at age 8, she attended the School of Modern Music in Badalona. ...

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Color Video: Bill Evans in Copenhagen, 1970

Color Video: Bill Evans in Copenhagen, 1970

Earlier this month, when I reviewed the newly released album Bill Evans: Treasures (Elemental Music), I wrote about the tranquilizing affect that Denmark seemed to have on Evans. I pointed out that many of his best live recordings were made there, especially between 1965 and 1970. As you listen to Treasures, you can hear that Evans ...

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Video: Bud Powell in Color

Video: Bud Powell in Color

On July 13, 1960, pianist Bud Powell performed at the Antibes Jazz Festival on the French Riviera. His on-camera solo recording of Sweet and Lovely and Swing Napoli have been colorized, giving Powell and his playing a new, more vivid dimension. Two notes of interest. Powell didn't sit straight on a the piano but off to ...

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Turtle Bay Records Release Episode 2 Of 'On The Back Porch' Video Series Featuring Queen Esther

Turtle Bay Records Release Episode 2 Of 'On The Back Porch' Video Series Featuring Queen Esther

Turtle Bay Records, the vibrant jazz label known for discovering and showcasing some of the best jazz artists in NYC, has launched an exciting new video series called On the Back Porch. This series takes you behind the scenes and into the world of the most dynamic performers on the jazz scene today. The label has ...

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Doug Raney: New Videos From Spain

Doug Raney: New Videos From Spain

I've posted on guitarist Doug Raney multiple times in the past. Doug was the son of guitar great Jimmy Raney. Father and son performed as a duo in Europe in 1977. After they toured, Doug moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he lived until his death in 2016 at age 59. As Doug's younger brother, Jon Raney, ...


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