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Not so Lucky at Life
Saxophonist Eli “Lucky" Thompson was born on this date in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1924, and spent his formative years in Detroit. He played tenor in the swing orchestras of Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, and Billy Eckstine in the mid-1940s. Thompson's main influences were Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, and Don Byas. He was also the sax ...
Oscar and Frank
Lately, I've been listening to Oscar Peterson's album A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra, recorded in Paris in May 1959. This was one of the first albums Peterson recorded with his new trio partner, drummer Ed Thigpen, who replaced guitarist Herb Ellis; bassist Ray Brown remained. As a fellow Frank Sinatra fan - particularly of his classic ...
The Way It Went Down
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer(2009) is a warts-and-all portrait of the great jazz vocalist, who passed away in 2006 at the age of 87. The film contains a trove of archival footage covering O'Day's entire career, extended interviews with O'Day, and comments from other musicians and critics. While the filmmakers obviously adore her, ...
John and Julie and Julia
Julia Child made me a blogger. At the beginning of this year, I watched Julie & Julia. For those of you unfamiliar with the film, it concerns a young woman in Queens, Julie Powell (played by Amy Adams), who is feeling that her life has stagnated. To break out of her doldrums, she decides to cook ...
New Release: Hot Club of Detroit - It's About That Time
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Django Reinhardt and the 76th anniversary of the formation of the original Quintette du Hot Club de France with Stephane Grappelli. From all appearances, the tradition of “gypsy jazz" is alive and well, and the Hot Club of Detroit is a prime example. They both honor ...
