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Joel A. Martin and Sharon Clark: Intimate Ella - A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Superior vocalist-pianist duo recordings provide listeners marvelous opportunities to encounter and explore artistic subtleties and nuances that can be lost when hearing larger ensemble formats. In a duo format, singer and keyboardist engage in a delicate, yet tightrope-walking tango in which respective toes must be on and ears zoned in bat-like. With Intimate ...
Presenting Problem
by Duncan Heining
Jazz often appears to exist within its own cultural and artistic paradigm, isolated from other arts and in its own discreet musical corner. Worse still from the perspective of those who would hope to make a living from it, it often seems that more people want to play the music than listen to it or, more ...
Abby Lee: Born to Sing
by Victor L. Schermer
The early development of jazz singers tells us a lot about them. Often, they struggle until they are finally recognized. Jimmy Scott was unknown for many years. Billie Holiday took whatever jobs she could get until she made her first recordings. Ella Fitzgerald's childhood was uprooted and traumatic, and music helped her find her way to ...
Nnenna Freelan With The Charleston Jazz Orchestra at Charleston Music Hall
by Rob Rosenblum
Nnenna Freelon with the Charleston Jazz Orchestra Charleston Music Hall Charleston, SC January 18, 2018 If you were expecting fireworks and bombastic performances of favorite pop tunes, jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon might have disappointed you in her Charleston debut last Friday night at the Charleston Music Hall. But if your ...
Hugh Masekela: Strength in Music and Character
by R.J. DeLuke
This article was first published at All About Jazz in May 2009. “I think it is incumbent, not just on every artist, but every person who has as their source communities that are disadvantaged, to give back," says Hugh Masekela, antiapartheid champion, friend of the downtrodden and musician extraordinaire who is still going strong ...
Culture Clubs: A History of the U.S. Jazz Clubs, Part III: Kansas City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles & Beyond
by Karl Ackermann
Beyond the Hubs While New Orleans, Chicago, Kansas City and New York City were the incubators of modern jazz, they were by no means the only locations with an appetite for live music. Jazz artists whose point of origin could not sustain multiple venues ventured to locations near and far to practice their trade. ...
2017: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
A year of achievements, challenges to gender inequality, scandal and losses The year 2017 was quite something for the jazz world. Incidents or discussions of misogyny and sexual misconduct bubbled up even before the #MeToo phenomenon developed. Beyond that, woman musicians made significant contributions to the genre. International Jazz Day brought its biggest stage ...
Ella Fitzgerald: 100 Songs For A Centennial
Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2017
Track listing: Disc 1: Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance); (If You Can't Sing It) You'll
Have To Swing It; Dedicated To You; Big Boy Blue; I Got A Guy; I Found My
Yellow Basket; McPherson Is Rehearsin' (To Swing); F.D.R. Jones; Undecided; I
Want The Waiter (With The Water); Imagination; Five O'Clock Whistle; Cow-Cow
Boogie; When My Sugar Walks Down The Street; I'm Making Believe; Into Each
Life Some Rain Must Fall; And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine; I'm Beginning To See
The Light; It's Only A Paper Moon; You Won't Be Satisfied
22. Stone Cold Dead In The Market
23. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
24. My Happiness
25. Baby, It's Cold Outside
Disc: 2
1. Oh, Lady Be Good
2. That Old Feeling
3. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
4. Black Coffee
5. Soon
6. There Never Was A Baby Like My Baby
7. Walking By The River
8. Taking A Chance On Love
9. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
10. You Leave Me Breathless
11. Lullaby Of Birdland
12. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
13. It Might As Well Be Spring
14. Miss Otis Regrets
15. You Do Something To Me
16. I've Got You Under My Skin
17. Moonlight In Vermont
18. Cheek To Cheek
19. Manhattan
20. Thou Swell
21. I Wish I Were In Love Again
22. Blue Moon
23. (In My) Solitude
24. Comes Love
25. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Disc: 3
1. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
2. In A Mellow Tone
3. I Never Had A Chance
4. What Will I Tell My Heart
5. Summertime
6. Little White Lies
7. You Hit The Spot
8. You Brought A New Kind Of Love to Me
9. Let's Face The Music And Dance
10. Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain)?
11. Puttin' On The Ritz
12. You Make Me Feel So Young
13. Moonlight Becomes You
14. Let's Fall In Love
15. My Old Flame
16. They All Laughed
17. I Can't Be Bothered Now
18. My One And Only
19. I Got Rhythm
20. Stairway To The Stars
21. Misty
22. Hooray For Love
23. Out Of This World
24. Come Rain Or Come Shine
25. Stella By Starlight
Disc: 4
1. I Hear Music
2. Love Me Or Leave Me
3. Hallelujah, I Love Him So
4. The Very Thought Of You
5. Warm All Over
6. Almost Like Being In Love
7. All The Things You Are
8. A Fine Romance
9. Yesterdays
10. Honeysuckle Rose
11. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
12. Tea For Two
13. Trouble In Mind
14. See See Rider
15. Can't Buy Me Love
16. The Sweetest Sounds
17. Skylark
18. Something's Gotta Give
19. Dream
20. Cotton Tail
21. Duke's Place
22. Something To Live For
23. Whisper Not
24. Time After Time
25. Mack The Knife
Nenad Georgievski's Best Releases of 2017
by Nenad Georgievski
When you think of all of the music that comes your way in a single year's time, all attempts to compile an all-encompassing or comprehensive list seems to be difficult attempt. 2017 was a year full of work, travels, books, writing, achievements and plenty of music and new people. The list here presents some of the ...
Celebrating centennials at Moncalieri Jazz Festival
by Antonio Baiano
After the two concerts which opened its 20th edition, the Moncalieri Jazz Festival shifted to full throttle with four more great nights of music, each celebrating the centennials of jazz giants born in 1917. The first evening was dedicated to Ella Fitzgerald. Italian-Algerian vocalist Karima performed “Voices," a special project commissioned by the festival, ...
