Results for "Bernie Leighton"

Bernie Leighton

Born: January 30, 1921

Joe La Barbera: Experiencing Bill Evans

by Victor L. Schermer
November 30, 2021

In his own unassuming way, Bill Evans changed the face of jazz piano trio forever. He made the piano a lyrical, expressive voice for the most subtle and deep emotions, and he transformed the rhythm section from a time-beating, swing-maintaining outfit into an intimate, conversational musical unit. He loved tradition. It was just his grasp of ...

Benny Goodman: Benny Goodman Yale University Archives Volume 1

by Andrew Velez
August 31, 2009

The sound of the opener is unmistakable; it's the familiar, driving urgency of Benny Goodman's clarinet, which made him the undisputed “King of Swing," heard again in all its electrifying glory on “Sweet Georgia Brown," the 1967 take which opens this collection. Recorded live in New York's old Rainbow Grill, Goodman is in solid company with ...

Charlie Parker With Strings

By Charlie Parker

Label: Verve Records
Released: 1995
Track listing: JuJust Friends; Everything Happens To Me; April In Paris; Summertime; I Didn't Know What Time It Was; If I Should Lose You; You Came Along From Out Of Nowhere; East Of The Sun; They Can't Take That Away From Me; Easy To Love; I'm In The Mood For Love; I'll Remember April.

Don't Break The Heart That Loves You

By Bernie Leighton

Label: GRP
Released: 0