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Jazz Musicians as Pitchmen 2
On August 20, I posted a series of YouTube clips in which well-known jazz and pop artists starred in ads. Well, it didn't take long for JazzWax readers to chime in. Here's another round... Ella Fitzgerald and Nelson Riddle from Jeff Helgesen... Ella Fitzgerald and Chuck Mangione from Jeff... Miles Davis for Honda from ...
Pat McAllister's Jazz Photos
In the 1950s, JazzWax reader and painter Pat McAllister was in the right place at the right time. Back then, Pat was a teen living in Los Angeles and had the opportunity to see quite a few famous jazz artists perform. Fortunately he took along his camera. [Photo of Dave Brubeck by Pat McAllister] Let Pat ...
Dinah Shore's Security Council
In one of the oddest televised summit concepts, pop singer Dinah Shore in 1961 summoned a quintet of entertainers with a range of ethnic backgrounds or “disabilities" to attend her Chevrolet U.N. In attendance for the NBC special: the blind George Shearing, the “mute" Harpo Marx, African-American Louis Armstrong, Italian-American Tony Bennett and Kay Starr, of ...
Jazz Musicians as Pitchmen
Once upon a time, ad-agency art directors dug jazz and the country viewed jazz musicians as exceptional artists. So, to make products seem exciting, Mad Men enlisted musicians to swing the merits of their clients' goods. Or in the case above from the '90s, a Louis look-alike to make its point. Here are a hawker's dozen, ...
Maynard Ferguson: Newport Suite
Slide Hampton's composition and arrangement of Newport was first performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in July 1959 by Maynard Ferguson's orchestra. Later in the year the song was recorded in more modified form by Hampton on The Slide Hampton Octet and His Horn of Plenty (Strand). Then Ferguson recorded Newport in March 1960 for his ...
Marvin Stamm on Uncle Albert
Jazz fans are quicker than most to slap around other forms of music. Some fans are convinced that rock destroyed jazz (not so) while others insist that jazz sold out for commercial reasons (not so, either). New music comes with each generation, and that's how it played out in the mid-1950s and into the '60s. [Photo ...
Millicent Martin: Bye TW3
Back when the Beatles, the Stones, Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield and all the rest were still toiling away in the U.K., one of the finest sophisto-pop vocalists on British TV was Millicent Martin. In the early '60s, the comedian, singer and film and theater actress was best known for her coiffed flip and appearances on the ...
Gunther Schuller: 'Moon Dreams'
In all, there were three studio recording dates for what would eventually become known as the Birth of the Cool. The Miles David Nonet recorded on January 21, 1949, April 22, 1949 and March 9, 1950. On the last date, Gunther Schuller was hired in place of Sandy Siegelstein—Claude Thornhill's French hornist—who could not make the ...
7 More Jazzy Movie Trailers
On July 20, I posted 10 movie trailers with a jazz kick. That post, of course, prompted suggestions from readers. [Pictured above: Film noir mainstay Cleo Moore] Here are seven more—plus a line from each trailer to juice the action: The Rebel Set (1959), courtesy of Jim Harrod of Jazz Research. The film takes place “in ...
Sarah Vaughan: Misty in '58 And '64
In July 1958, Sarah Vaughan was in Paris on tour with her trio when she took three days off to record Vaughan and Violins (Mercury). There was a full orchestra for the date, complete with woodwinds and strings arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones. Joining were pianist Ronnell Bright, Vaughan's accompanist; Richard Davis, her bassist; and ...
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