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"A Swingin' Affair" Outshines Its Name
by Jack Bowers
With an appreciative bow and genial tip of the hat to the late Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra, the Los Angeles Jazz Institute named its semi-annual big-band soiree May 21-24 at the Sheraton LAX Four Points Hotel “A Swingin' Affair." Was the event able to live up to its name? In the immortal words of ...
Louie Bellson: Tasteful Drummer, Sweeter Guy
by Jack Bowers
To say that drummer extraordinaire Louie Bellson, who left us on February 14, 2009 at age eighty-four, had a remarkable career would be to explicitly understate the record. Bellson's success at age 17 in a nationwide contest sponsored by one of his idols, Gene Krupa, and Slingerland Drums set the talented wunderkind on a path that ...
Take Five With April Hall
by AAJ Staff
Meet April Hall:April Hall, a Florida native, has roots steeped in southern tradition, music and culture. Her deep roots in southern gospel and blues combine with urban soulfulness and sophistication, to create music that's pure, gutsy, and unmistakably authentic. In 1993 April graduated from the Berklee College of Music, where ...
'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris
by Victor L. Schermer
Jackie Paris'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie ParisOutsider PicturesWritten and Directed by Raymond De FelittaProducer: David Zellerford 2009 “You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody."--Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront
Louie Bellson Dies at 84
We regret to announce the unexpected passing of Louie Bellson on February 14, 2009. Tenative plans are for an L.A. area funeral, followed by funeral and burial in Moline, Illinois, his boyhood home. Details forthcoming. Condolences and cards to: Mrs. Louie Bellson c/o Remo, Inc. 28101 Industry Drive ...
Here's To Life
Featuring the music of Joe Williams
Duration: 4:08
Blues & Beyond
By Joe Williams
Label: BHM Productions
Released: 2007
Track listing: Everyday I Have The Blues; Ol' Man River; I've Got It Bad; Bag's Groove; Since I Fell For You; Dearly Beloved; You Are So Beautiful; Smack Dab In The Middle; Reverence; It Don't Mean A Thing; If I Were A Bell; Honeysuckle Rose; Jimmy's Blues; Hallelujah I Love Her So;
Music for Lovers
By Joe Williams
Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: I Only Have Eyes for You; The Very Thought of You; If I Should Lose You; Always; You Are Too Beautiful; Candy; Say It Isn
Joe Williams: Music for Lovers
by Chris M. Slawecki
Joe Williams' Music for Lovers comes closer to the cocktail sophistication of Nat King Cole or Billy Eckstine than to any blues jump or shout to which Williams gave joyous voice as vocalist with the Count Basie Band. Perhaps the best part of this material, drawn from Williams' 1959-63 ballad albums for Roulette Records, ...
