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13 More Favorites of the Week
Bet you thought there would just be five favorites this week. Not a chance. Though I'm a bit backed up these days with all the work to turn out each week and the waves of CDs that keep coming in, I always catch up—eventually. Here are 13 more favorites you need to know about... Charlie Haden ...
Helen Merrill: 'Parole E Musica'
Back in 1960, singer Helen Merrill had a bad romantic breakup and escaped to Rome. She was invited to record there by pianist Romano Mussolini, whom she had met at a jazz festival in Belgium. So she broke her Atlantic contract and moved to Italy, where she became a “little star." But, as Helen told me ...
Motown 25: Yesterday Today Forever
In 1983, music was consumed very differently than it is today. For one, personal computers and cell phones didn't exist in the mass market, and iTunes wouldn't be available for another 18 years. For another, the CD was in its infancy, and only the wealthy owned expensive players and the handful of discs that had been ...
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: "Cheek to Cheek"
Over the past few weeks, I've spent quite a bit of time with Cheek to Cheek (Interscope), the much-ballyhooed Songbook album by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga that's out today. For many jazz fans, I suspect it will be difficult for them to go beyond preconceived notions about Lady and even Tony. In recent days, I've ...
Meredith D'Ambrosio on Jackie Cain
When Jackie Cain died last week, I immediately thought of jazz singer-pianist Meredith d'Ambrosio. Meredith also has an intimate, conversational vocal style and, like Jackie, has an ear for great little-known songs that match her personality perfectly. Meredith and I chat often, so I asked her for a few recollections on Jackie (and Roy). Here's what ...
Interview: Lady Gaga + Tony Bennett
After Tony Bennett and I spent a few minutes catching up at his art studio two weeks ago, we sat down on a sofa to chat for The Wall Street Journal about Cheek to Cheek, his new duet album with Lady Gaga. About 10 minutes into our conversation, I asked him the question that for many ...
Jackie Cain (1928-2014)
Jackie Cain, a vocalist who gave bebop a carefree vocalese spin in the late 1940s with her singer-pianist husband Roy Kral and, as Jackie and Roy, became one of the most beloved jazz-pop singing duos and recording artists of the 1950s and beyond, died Sept. 15 at her home in New Jersey. She was 86. Throughout ...
"Mike Cuozzo Was My Dad"
In April, I posted on Mike Cuozzo, a superb, swinging saxophonist who recorded two swinging albums as a leader in 1955 and '56 and then stopped recording. Back in the spring, I called saxophonist Sol Schlinger, who told me that Cuozzo had owned a car dealership in New Jersey. And that was that—until several weeks ago, ...
Last Interview: Joe Sample
Back in March, when I was interviewing artists for my Wall Street Journal “Anatomy of a Song" column on Rock the Boat, I called Joe Sample, who played keyboard and led the rhythm section on what is widely considered the fist pure disco single. Joe had just finished undergoing chemotherapy when I called, which had miraculously ...
Ben Webster: London, 1964
In December 1964, tenor saxophonist Ben Webster was at London's Marquee Club to film the BBC's Jazz 625. Webster was joined by Stan Tracey (p), Rick Laird (b) and Jackie Dougan (d). Saxophonist and London club owner Ronnie Scott appears on A Night In Tunisia. Here's the clip. A special thanks to Jimi Mentis in Athens... ...
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