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News: Performance / Tour

Michael Andrews On Wed. Oct. 17th In Media PA!

Michael Andrews On Wed. Oct. 17th In Media PA!

Appearing at Jazz Bridge in Media! at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County West Rose Tree Road in Media, PA—on October 17th is singer Michael Andrews. One show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 610-745-3011. Jazz Bridge, a 501C public charity that assists ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Arthur Prysock

Jazz Musician of the Day: Arthur Prysock

All About Jazz is celebrating Arthur Prysock's birthday today! During his prolific 43-year recording career, romantic crooner Arthur Prysock was heard primarily in the company of big bands or string sections. On his nearly 60 albums, mostly for the Old Town label, Prysock found his deep, velvety tones cushioned with violins or brass. His tender music ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Arthur Prysock

Jazz Musician of the Day: Arthur Prysock

All About Jazz is celebrating Arthur Prysock's birthday today! Arthur PrysockArthur Prysock - vocals (1929 - 1997) During his prolific 43-year recording career, romantic crooner Arthur Prysock was heard primarily in the company of big bands or string sections. On his nearly 60 albums, mostly for the Old Town label... more ...

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News: Festival

Legends Festival in South Carolina to Honor Natives and Other Jazz Greats

Legends Festival in South Carolina to Honor Natives and Other Jazz Greats

By Larry Reni Thomas South Carolina is the native state and former home of several distinguished jazz musicians, including the most well-known, John Birks “Dizzy" Gillespie, the trumpeter, composer, bandleader and co-creator of bebop, who was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. There are several others, like the high note trumpet master, Cat Anderson, a former member ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Arthur Prysock

Jazz Musician of the Day: Arthur Prysock

All About Jazz is celebrating Arthur Prysock's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Arthur PrysockArthur Prysock - vocals (1929 - 1997) During his prolific 43-year recording career, romantic crooner Arthur Prysock was heard primarily in the company of big bands or string sections. On his nearly 60 albums, ...

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News: Radio

The Jazz Session #72: Gene Ludwig

The Jazz Session #72: Gene Ludwig

Listen Gene Ludwig tossed a coin to decide whether to be an engineer or a musician. With that out of the way, Ludwig came on the scene in the late 1950s and has made a living playing the organ ever since. Hes been in the bands of Sonny Stitt and Arthur Prysock, and has played opposite ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Arthur Prysock

Jazz Musician of the Day: Arthur Prysock

All About Jazz is celebrating Arthur Prysock's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Arthur PrysockArthur Prysock - vocals (1929 - 1997) During his prolific 43-year recording career, romantic crooner Arthur Prysock was heard primarily in the company of big bands or string sections. On his nearly 60 albums, ...

Album

The Milestone Years

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2000
Track listing: All My Lovin' Was in Vain^#; Got to Get You off My Mind*$ Everything Must Change+@; Good Rockin' Tonight@; I Want to Thank You, Girl%~; Next Time You See Me%~; At This Moment*#; Rainy Night in Georgia@; Teach Me Tonight+~; I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone@; Bring It on Home to Me+@; It's all in the Game*#; Baby (You've Got What It Takes)+%~; After the Lovin'^#

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Article: Album Review

Arthur Prysock: The Milestone Years

Read "The Milestone Years" reviewed by Dave Nathan


Arthur Prysock lived in that murky area between jazz and R & B. He had a romantic bass/baritone voice which he applied with distinction to ballads in a manner comparable to Johnny Hartman. Prysock was less smooth than Hartman and had more of a throbbin' hitch in his voice which one also hears in Lou Rawls. ...


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