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Jack Jenney: Star Dust
After Hoagy Carmichael recorded his hypnotic Star Dust in October 1927 and May 1928, the song caught on and began to be cut almost monthly in studios by jazz artists such as Louis Armstrong in 1931 and Art Tatum in 1934. As a result, the sheer number of Star Dusts makes it tough to name a ...
Art Van Damme: A Perfect Match
Jammed with writing assignments this week, I spent yesterday working and listening to accordionist Art Van Damme. It makes no sense to tell you how much Van Damme swings, since all great jazz accordionists swing. What made Van Damme singular were his thick chord voicings and his groovy attack, which sounded almost vocal. So teaming with ...
Bill Holman: Jive for Five
Bill Holman in the 1950s was largely a West Coast big band saxophonist and arranger. Occasionally, he broke away and led small-group recording sessions. In May and June of 1958, Bill recorded with a quintet for Hollywood's Andex Records, a Keen subsidiary founded by John and Alex Siamas in 1957. John Siamas had made his money ...
Gene Roland: Swingin' Friends
Over the course of his career, Gene Roland appeared on 230 recording sessions either as an instrumentalist or arranger. He began recording in 1944 with Stan Kenton, and his contributions to the band included Tampico, Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin', Easy Street, I Get a Kick Out of You, Jump for Joe, Opus in Chartreuse and a good ...
Interview: John Douglas Thompson
Two Saturdays ago I went off to see Satchmo at the Waldorf, Terry Teachout's new play on Louis Armstrong at the tail end of his life. Admittedly, Terry is a close friend, but my feelings about the play weren't swayed by our relationship. To be frank, I'm still stunned by John Douglas Thompson's performance and Terry's ...
8 New CD Discoveries
I've been traveling a bit lately on assignment, which has left me less time to post on my latest CD discoveries. Last night I finally had a chance to go through my stack. Here are eight you'll surely enjoy... Italian vocalist-lyiricist Lara Iacovini brings heart and smarts to Right Together (Abeat), which featuers electric bassist Steve ...
Med Flory (1926-2014)
Med Flory, a West Coast jazz saxophonist and actor who in 1972 founded the reed-centric band Supersax that played transcriptions of Charlie Parker solos in tight formation and won a Grammy in 1973, died on March 12. He was 87. Like many West Coast reed players, Med was relentlessly upbeat and easy-going—until he raised the mouthpiece ...
Documentary: The Rock Album
The long-playing album was conceived in 1948 as a convenient product for adults who wanted to listen to music in their living rooms without getting up every three minutes to turn over smaller 78s. Targeting the at-home adult market was a relatively new concept for the record industry in '48—and one that came out of necessity. ...
Art Ford's Jazz Party: Remastered
For years, many of the Art Ford's Jazz Party videos at YouTube have been miserable. The sound of the TV show broadcast in New York in 1958 and featuring jazz greats was fuzzy and there was a disconnect between what you saw and heard. Now, Jimi Mentis in Athens has brought them up to snuff with ...
Are You Owed Royalties?
Jazz musicians who have been in the business for decades often wonder if they are receiving all of the residual payments they are due. If they aren't wondering about it, their spouses certainly are. A few weeks ago, a woman who works in the business reached out to me for a musician's email. As most people ...
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