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Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
by Ken Dryden
Billie Holiday Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday Naxos 2009 Billie Holiday has long been acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time. With her extensive catalogue of recordings for several labels, Holiday's music has been readily accessible though relatively little live footage with audio ...
Carrie Wicks: I'll Get Around to It
by Dan McClenaghan
In the crowded and talent-filled lady jazz vocalist field, standing apart is no small feat. Some natural vocal chops, combined with a bunch of hard work and a good backing band, can make for a very viable artistic effort, and there are a lot of those around. But a very workable artistic effort is not enough. ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Carmen McRae
All About Jazz is celebrating Carmen McRae's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Carmen McRaeCarmen McRae - vocalist, pianist, recording artist (1920-1994) Considered by jazz aficionados to be among the top ten female vocalists of all time, Carmen McRae\'s distinctive behind-the-beat phrasing, impeccable vocal control, and witty... more ...
I'm In The Mood For Love & A Hundred Years From Today
Featuring the music of Carmen McRae
Duration: 7:33
Take Five With Connie Lansberg
by AAJ Staff
Meet Connie Lansberg: Connie Lansberg is a singer/songwriter who performs original folk/pop-jazz and smooth jazz. She is a vocal interpreter of the wonderful stories told by the American Songbook and beyond. She uses her voice in such a way as to reveal and tease out even the most subtle of nuances that define these ...
Masters of American Music Series: Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Billie Holiday
by Eugene Holley, Jr.
The Story of Jazz Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker Thelonious Monk: American Composer The Many Faces of Billie Holiday Naxos 2010 These four DVDs--separate broadcasts of the Masters of American Music TV series, originally released in eighties--seem by today's standards, like some ...
Margeaux Lampley in Paris
by Guy Zinger
Margeaux Lampley Café Universel, Paris January 16th, 2010 As a treat for my 40th birthday, I went for a weekend in Paris to hear Margeaux Lampley. And a treat it was... Margeaux Lampley, born in New York, raised in California and, after practicing law in the U.S., starting her second ...
The Royal Blues - Celebrating the Queens of Blues and Jazz
By Carmen McRae
Label: Universal Music
Released: 2009
Track listing: Just A Sittin' And A Rockin'; He Sends Me; Babe's Blues; Love Me Or Leave Me; Exactly Like You; Fool That I Am; You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To; If I had You; Love For Sale; You're Not The Kind; After The Lights Go Down Low; Let Up; I Never Loved A Man (The Way I love You); To Love Somebody; Respect; A Change Is Gonna Come; I Better Get Ta Steppin'; They Call Me Big Mama; Trouble in Mind; Don't Turn The Card;
Newport Jazz Festival Live At Carnegie Hall
Label: Sony Records Int'l
Released: 2009
Track listing: I've Gotta Be Me; Good Morning Heartache; Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today); Medley: Don't Worry 'Bout Me / These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You); Any Old Blues; A-Tisket A-Tasket; Indian Summer; Smooth Sailing; You Turned The Tables On Me; Nice Work If You Can Get It; I've Got A Crush On You; Medley: I Can't Get Started / The Young Man With The Horn / 'Round Midnight; Star Dust; C Jam Blues; Medley: Taking A Chance On Love / I'm In The Mood For Love; Lemon Drop; Some Of These Days; People;
Drummer Joey Baron Interviewed at AAJ
Combining technical acuity with a deep sense of groove, Joey Baron drums with playful exuberance. Throughout his more than 35-year career, he's propelled experimentalists like guitarist Bill Frisell and saxophonist John Zorn, as well as mainstreamers like vocalist Carmen McRae and saxophonist David Sanborn. He's even played with pop stars David Bowie and Marianne Faithfull. But ...
