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J.J. Johnson: Broadway Express
Back in the 1960s, jazz guitarist Mundell Lowe was busy. In addition to recording as a leader and sideman, he arranged and conducted sessions for his own band and for others, always with enormous taste. His albums as an arranger, conductor and player included Satan in High Heels (1961), a film score; Hey! This is Kevin ...
Bruno’s Christmas Recital Revisited
The pianist Jack Brownlow (1923-2007), known to his friends as Bruno, was a constant correspondent. Over the years, he stayed in touch by letter, postcard, telephone and recordings. At Christmas time he brightened the season for our family with music he taped at the grand piano in the living room of his house in Seattle. Just ...
Shorty Rogers: Nutcracker
What do Shorty Rogers, Larry Clinton, Les Brown, Hal Mooney, Duke Ellington, Herbie Fields, the Nutty Squirrels and Gene Krupa have in common? All recorded a jazz interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker. Of the bunch, Rogers's The Swingin' Nutcracker is probably the hippest and most fun to hear. It still jumps like caramel popcorn on a hot ...
A fine ambassador for the Great American Songbook - and more
To many fans, Danny Sinoff is a crooner for the new millennium. But to savvy jazz listeners, his piano chops are just fascinating. Maybe more so. He underscored his talent on both fronts on Friday, December 21, in a matinee concert for the South County Jazz Club in Venice FL with his regular trio-mates, bassist Scott ...
Hot Track: Someone in Love
Unfamiliar with Shirley Horn? Like Someone in Love, from her album Embers and Ashes (1960), is as good an entry point as any. Horn sings and accompanies herself on piano, backed by Joe Benjamin (b) and Herbie Lovelle (d). The song was written by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Johnny Burke, for the film Belle ...
John Williams Has Died
It can be discouraging, but we are resigned to keeping you up to date on the deaths of prominent musicians. The latest bad news is about the pianist John Williams, who died On December 14 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Williams achieved substantial renown in the 1950s for his work with several prominent leaders and for leading ...
Free Genre Specific Spotify Playlist Search Tool Now Available
Playlist Match Maker (PMM) is a new website whose objective is to connect Spotify Artists with Spotify Playlist Owners (Curators). We accomplish this in several ways but the pre-eminent way we do this is by offering free, unique Spotify search tools not found elsewhere. Our Spotify Playlist Finder (SPF) is a must have resource for artists ...
Dan Adler: Friends on the Moon
As most readers know, I rarely feature new jazz albums at JazzWax. I simply don't have the time. My heart is in the music of the 1940s, '50s and '60s, and JazzWax is really an educational blog providing those in the know and those new to jazz with a roadmap and recommendations. Every so often, however, ...
End Of Year Guide To Launching Your Music Industry Career
As another year draws to a close, Angela Mastrogiacomo offers some helpful advice on how to position yourself for a successful music business career launch in 2019, by drawing on the experiences of 2018, constructing a solid plan and challenging yourself. Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo of the TuneCore Blog So here we are. We’ve reached ...
How Stereo Records Were Sold To A Skeptical Public: Hi-Res Lessons In An Era Of Lo-Res Music
Music's pundits wondered ad infinitum if consumers would put up with the inferior digital sound of downloads and streaming. More than 17 years after the iPod was introduced , the answer is a loud lo-res yes. Such was also the case when the music industry first introduced stereo records to a skeptical public. How stereo was ...
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