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A premier percussionist and one of the few to emphasize bongos over congas, Jack Costanzo taught himself both bongos and congas, and made three visits to Havana in the '40s to learn Afro-Cuban rhythms. He toured and performed with Stan Kenton in 1947 and 1948, then worked with Nat King Cole from 1949 to 1953. Costanzo continued to periodically play with both Cole and Kenton through the '50s, working with Kenton until 1957 while also heading out his own. This group recorded in 1954 and 1957, later touring London in 1961. Costanzo also worked in the '50s with Peggy Lee, Pérez Prado, Harry James, Charlie Barnet, and Pete Rugolo. Costanzo kept a relatively low profile during the latter decades of the 20th century, but made a comeback in the late '90s. His return-to-form album "Back from Havana" was released in 2001 followed by "Scorching the Skins" in 2002 (both on Cubop Records)
Too Marvelous for Words
By Peggy Lee
Label: Peggy Lee
Released: 2026
Track listing: Too Marvelous for Words; My Ideal; My Future Just Passed; Somebody Loves Me; I
Never Knew; Taking a Chance on Love; I May Be Wrong (But I Think You Are
Wonderful); ’Deed I Do; Button Up Your Overcoat; You’re Mine, You; Mean to Me; What
Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry?; Try a Little Tenderness; I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t
Good); I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues; Don’t Worry ’Bout Me; Let’s Call It a Day; It’s a
Good Day; Oh, What a Beautiful Morning; Mountain Greenery; The Surrey with the
Fringe on Top; People Will Say We’re in Love; Almost Like Being in Love; The Best
Things in Life Are Free; Let There Be Love; Come Rain or Come Shine; Fools Rush In;
My Romance; We Kiss in a Shadow; Speak Low; What’s New?; Bye Bye Blackbird;
Autumn in New York; I Feel a Song Coming On; You; Me; From This Moment On; Them
There Eyes; That Old Black Magic; You Do Something to Me; I Get a Kick Out of You;
What Is This Thing Called Love?; Love Me or Leave Me; Just One of Those Things; Sans
Souci; Hard-Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah); It Ain’t Necessarily So;
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea; Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive.
Peggy Lee: Too Marvelous for Words
by C. Michael Bailey
“Every musician in town wanted that gig... She got whoever she wanted, because she was so good." --pianist Lou Levy, as quoted by James Gavin in Is That All There Is?: The Strange Life of Peggy Lee (Atria Books, 2014) Born Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota, in 1920, Peggy Lee ...
In Memoriam: Jazz Musicians Who Passed in 2018
by Maxim Micheliov
As 2018 comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to remember the extraordinarily gifted musicians who made an indelible mark on jazz. With sadness, we bid farewell to NEA Jazz Masters Bob Dorough, Nancy Wilson and Cecil Taylor as well as trumpeters Hugh Masekela, Tomasz Stanko, Jerry González and Roy Hargrove.
Jack Costanzo, 1920-2018
The percussionist Jack Costanzo was so closely identified with his instrument that early in his career he became known as “Mr. Bongo.” Costanzo died over the weekend at his home near San Diego, California. He was 98. During his long career he worked with Stan Kenton, Nat Cole, Charlie Parker and dozens of other musical stars. ...
Nat King Cole Trio: Swiss Radio Days, Vol. 43 - Zurich 1950
by Dan Bilawsky
Nat King Cole means two very different things to two different segments of the music-loving populace today. To those simply plugged into popular culture he's the golden-voiced baritone crooner, debonair and delightful as can be while travelling over the airwaves. But to those steeped in jazz history he's known as a mighty and true pianist, throwing ...
Weekly Latin Jazz Video Fix: Jack Costanzo
Many people have contributed toward the spread of Latin Jazz around the world, pushing the music into the public through a variety of means. Some people have taken a challenging path, sticking steadfastly to their roots, taking their music to the public as a cultural expression. These artists keep the history of the music alive, but ...
Salute to Stan Kenton: Artistry in Contrast
by Jack Bowers
Artistry in Rhythm, the Ken Poston / Los Angeles Jazz Institute's 2009 homage to the renowned bandleader Stan Kenton, was held October 8-11 at the Sheraton LAX Four Points Hotel. As always, there was much to see, hear and admire: films, panel discussions, special presentations and, last but not least, no fewer than nineteen concerts by ...
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