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Mildred Bailey: Queen of Swing
In the 1930s, as the country struggled through the Depression, households buckled under the strain of poverty and the creeping fear of darkening world events. What kept most people from being swallowed by nagging pessimism and despair was the radio. The dramas and music that came over the airwaves provided much-needed relief from anxiety and worry. ...
Prez Day: Lester Young
Today in the U.S. we are celebrating a national holiday honoring Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Originally conceived in the 1880s as a day of tribute to George Washington on his birthday, February 22, the holiday was moved to the month's third Monday in 1968 when Congress shifted most holidays to Mondays and decided to ...
Videos: Tony Bennett, the '60s
If you're not smiling broadly as Tony Bennett sings in a video, something is off. In addition to being a terrific pop and jazz singer (coming in behind and ahead of the beat and improvising along the way), Tony was a visual explosion of joy. This was especially true in the 1960s, when he was often ...
Stanley Turrentine: Look Out!
Stanley Turrentine was a more sizable force on the tenor saxophone than many jazz fans realize. His tone on the instrument was big and broad, his attack was powerful and his soulful feel was largely unmatched. There was a bluesy brashness and satiny swagger to Turrentine's sound, and his “peel out" just before launching into a ...
René Urtreger Plays Bud Powell
Bud Powell arguably had the most significant influence on jazz pianists of the post-war modernist era. You'd have an easier time making a list of those not influenced by Powell than compiling the names of those who fell under his bebop spell. Among the most accomplished of Powell's disciples (a group that includes Al Haig, Sonny ...
Chuck Wayne in 11 Clips
Fleet-fingered and an ear for the saxophone, Chuck Wayne was one of the first guitarists to play bebop. He recorded with Joe Marsala and Dizzy Gillespie in January 1945 and then with the Gillespie Sextet in February on Groovin' High and Blue 'n' Boogie with Dexter Gordon. He also was in Woody Herman's First Herd in ...
Doc: On the Road With Duke
In 1967, director Robert Drew spent quality time with Duke Ellington while the bandleader was on tour with his orchestra in the U.S. The result was On the Road With Duke Ellington, an astonishing 58-minute documentary first shown in 1974, the year of Duke's death. An intimate, musical look at one of the most important jazz ...
Jack Teagarden: Trombone King
The soulful jazz trombone starts with Jack Teagarden. He began recording in 1927 and over the decades developed a rich, expressive playing style that touched listeners of all ages and backgrounds. Though he was predated by plenty of trombonists, such as Miff Mole and Tommy Dorsey, Teagarden was the most innovative of the pre-war era, largely ...
Chet Baker + Caterina Valente
As the summer of 1955 began to dissolve into pre-autumn, Chet Baker made plans to head off to Europe to perform with a new rhythm section: Dick Twardzik (p), Jimmy Bond (b) and Peter Littman (d). Their first stop was in the Netherlands in mid-September followed by Germany and France. But a month into the tour, ...
Joe Pass: Tudo Bem!
In the winter of 1977, guitarist Joe Pass toured Brazil for the first time. When he returned to the U.S., he found himself energized by the understated and sensual samba and bossa nova. Though the bossa nova had been influencing American popular music since the early 1960s, Pass had avoided recording an entire album of Brazilian ...
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