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Video: Bill Evans and Lee Konitz, 1965
To my American readers in the U.S. and abroad, Happy Thanksgiving. To the rest of the world, Happy Thanksgiving. Today is one of our favorite holidays. It's nondenominational and celebrates cooperation with others for the sake of mutual survival. And like all great holidays, a robust meal is the focus and consumed with family and friends ...
Interview: Tracye Eileen on 'You Hit the Spot'
A bunch of weeks ago, I was roaming around YouTube when I ran into Tracye Eileen singing Black Cow, a Steely Dan song from their Aja album in 1977. I was blown away. With her deep, rich voice, Tracye had nailed Donald Fagen and Walter Becker's song and intent perfectly. I wondered if she was planning ...
The joy of piano personified
Pianist Bobby van Deusen returned to southwest Florida on Friday, November 22 with a long-overdue performance that celebrated his mastery of virtually every keyboard style—-delivered with joy and enthusiasm. The Pensacola-based keyboard marvel hadn't performed locally in nearly four years, thanks to pandemic and hurricane postponements.That made his performance in Morrie Trumble's South County Jazz With ...
Elvin Jones: Revival - Live at Pookie's Pub
Pookie's Pub was a mousey Manhattan club at Hudson and Dominick Streets in an area known since 1962 as SoHo—the area south of Houston Street and ending at Canal Street. Located at the base of a narrow, four-story brick building built in 1900, the venue in 1967 was on the moon, so to speak. Back then, ...
Backgrounder: Freddie Green's Mr. Rhythm
Freddie Green, Count Basie's long-time rhythm guitarist, recorded just one album as a leader—Mr. Rhythm, for RCA in December 1955. Green's tenure with Basie date back to March 1937. On Mr. Rhythm, Green assembled an all-star group that was arranged like a pocket version of Basie's band, complete with Nat Pierce on piano: Joe Newman (tp), ...
Interview: Caity Gyorgy on Featuring
Chances are you're unfamiliar with Caity Gyorgy (pronounced George). But if you do know her work, you're probably already convinced she's on her way to becoming a household name. Caity is a wise and savvy 24-year-old who sings in a style years beyond her age. In fact, when I first heard her a couple of months ...
Gal Costa (1945-2022)
Gal Costa, one of Brazil's most respected and beloved singers and recording artists admired as much for her courage as her performing charm, vocal range and vast knowledge of standards and obscure songs, died on November 9. She was 77. Costa's singing and guitar-playing career began in August of 1964, during a period of enormous musical ...
Backgrounder: Count Basie's Have a Nice Day
Sammy Nestico arranged nine Count Basie studio albums, starting in 1969: Straight Ahead (1969) Standing Ovation (1969) Good Time Blues (1970) Have a Nice Day (1971) Bing 'n' Basie (1972) Basie Big Band (1975) Prime Time (1977) Warm Breeze (1981) 88 Basie Street (1983) One of his breeziest was Have a Nice Day (Daybreak). As with ...
Charles Mcpherson's Both Sides Now
It took two and a half-years, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic lull, but alto saxophonist Charles McPherson finally got back to Artis-Naples. He appeared with the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra on Wednesday, November 9 in the quintet's All That Jazz series. His last visit to Naples was about 10 years ago. On this night, he treated ...
Interview: Diana Panton on 'Blue'
Vocalist Diana Panton has been recording since 2005, when she released ... Yesterday Perhaps. What I love about her voice is its transparency. Through her vocals, I can hear exactly what she is feeling. She takes the lyrics she sings seriously, largely because she chooses songs carefully, using her emotions and artistic taste as a guide. ...
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