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Take Five with Ralph Hepola
by AAJ Staff
About Ralph Hepola Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota in the United States, Ralph Hepola studied piano before starting on the tuba at age twelve. At seventeen, he was chosen to play before the British Royal Family in the Manitoba All-Province Band at Brandon, Manitoba in Canada. While still in high school, Ralph began performing ...
The Intimate Keely Smith
Keely Smith spent the 1950s in the shadow of her husband, Louis Prima. Both Smith and Prima were superbly talented for different reasons. Prima was a natural showman, a terrific musician and a high-energy R&B crooner. But Smith was the better vocalist. As Prima's straight-faced sidekick, Smith occasionally joined him in a comedic duet. When she ...
Jane Monheit and her Muses...
by C. Michael Bailey
When vocalist Jane Monheit blew the music community's hair back with her debut recording Never Never Land (N-Coded Music) in 2000, she was 22-years old, beautiful, sensual, soon-to-be-married and talented with chops to spare. By 2016, Monheit had released nine additional studio recordings, including the well-received Come Dream With Me (N-Coded Music, 2001) and Surrender (Concord, ...
Thisbe Vos: Under Your Spell
by Edward Blanco
A Southern California Girl with a love of standards and romantic music, Thisbe Vos is not your typical female vocalist performing Louis Prima/ Keely Smith duets in a jazz band. Born in the Netherlands, Vos began exploring music by playing the harp and doing musical theatre and only after joining the British swing band, The Jive ...
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings Collector’s Edition Box Set
by Chris M. Slawecki
Bill WymanBill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Collector's Edition Box SetProper American2011 From all accounts, founding member Bill Wyman resigned from the Rolling Stones in 1992 because he was weary of the frantic pace of life as bassist for “The World's Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band."Wyman's bass ...
Giacomo Gates: An Unconventional Backstory
by Sean Dietrich
Giacomo Gates brings a rich, full-bodied timbre to the vocal jazz table. His pure vocalese approach has earned him lauds among critics, who hail him a champion artist in the modern jazz genre. He's been performing alongside the most recognized artists in the industry, using only his voice to produce a broad range of spectral color. ...
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
by Gary Firstenberg
The city of New Orleans is riding high these days. With the beloved football team winning the Super Bowl, a new mayor promising a brighter future, a rebuilding of structures and economy, and a new HBO television show, Treme, extolling the virtues of the unique culture of this musical mecca, times could not be better for ...
Jazz Fest: 2010 Lineup/Dates
PEARL JAM, MMJ, CROWES, WSP, ARETHA AND MORE! Jazz Fest '09 by Adam McCullough The usual dizzying assortment of musical talent will descend on New Orleans for the 41st New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The first weekend takes place April 23-25, 2010, and the second week is April 29-May 2, 2010. The lineups thus far ...
The Essential Capitol Collection
By Keely Smith
Label: Capitol Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: All The Things You Are; It's Been A Long, Long Time; That Old Black Magic - (with Louis Prima); Stormy
Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time); S'posin; Fools Rush In; The Song Is You; How Are Ya' Fixed For Love? -
(with Frank Sinatra); The Birth Of The Blues; I Wish You Love; Someone To Watch Over Me; The Man I Love;
Autumn Leaves; What Is This Thing Called Love?; On The Sunny Side Of The Street; Nothing's Too Good For
My Baby - (with Louis Prima); I Can't Get Started; There Will Never Be Another You; Imagination; The
Whippoorwill; Nothing In Common - (with Frank Sinatra); When Your Lover Has Gone; All The Way; Stardust;
Don't Take Your Love From Me; When Day Is Done - (previously unreleased)
Keely Smith: The Essential Capitol Collection
By Keely Smith
Label: Capitol Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: All The Things You Are; It's Been A Long, Long Time; That Old Black Magic (with Louis Prima); Stormy
Weather; S'posin; Fools Rush In; The Song Is You; How Are Ya' Fixed For Love? (with Frank Sinatra); The Birth
Of The Blues; I Wish You Love; Someone To Watch Over Me; The Man I Love; Autumn Leaves; What Is This
Thing Called Love?; On The Sunny Side Of The Street; Nothing's Too Good For My Baby (with Louis Prima); I
Can't Get Started; There Will Never Be Another You; Imagination; The Whippoorwill; Nothing In Common (with
Frank Sinatra); When Your Lover Has Gone; All The Way; Stardust; Don't Take Your Love From Me; When Day
Is Done (previously unreleased "bonus" live recording from The Sahara).
