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Hugh Coltman: Shadows - Songs of Nat King Cole

Read "Shadows - Songs of Nat King Cole" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi

Quali percorsi conducono un affermato cantante pop a trasformarsi in jazz crooner, secondo i classici modelli di Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormè, Tony Bennett o Nat King Cole? La biografia dell'inglese Hugh Coltman ci dà una risposta, che nel caso specifico connette la casualità di un incontro col pianista belga Eric Legnini ed eventi ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Stan Getz

Read "Stan Getz" reviewed by Mark Barnett

by Mark Barnett

The story of Stan Getz (1927-1991) has to begin with Lester Young. Before Young, tenor sax players seemed awash in testosterone. Their sound was full, rich, deep, blown hard out of the instrument's lower registers, with emotion pouring out in lavish swoops and honks. Then along came Lester. In the post-war 1940s, he invented a new ...

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Article: Year in Review

2015: The Year in Jazz

Read "2015: The Year in Jazz" reviewed by Ken Franckling

by Ken Franckling

The year 2015 was a curious blend of ups and downs, with glimmers of optimism offset by its losses. Venues opened to great fanfare, but others closed for a variety of reasons. UNESCO's International Jazz Day became firmly entrenched as the exclamation point on Jazz Appreciation Month activities in April. Daily arts journalism took a hit ...

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The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern

By Tony Bennett

Label: Columbia Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: All the Things You Are; Pick Yourself Up; The Last Time I Saw Paris; I Won't Dance; Long Ago and Far Away; Dearly Beloved; The Song Is You; They Didn't Believe Me; I'm Old Fashioned; The Way You Look Tonight; Yesterdays; Make Believe; Nobody Else But Me; Look For the Silver Lining.

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Article: Live Review

Tony Bennett at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury

Read "Tony Bennett at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury" reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

by Mike Perciaccante

Tony Bennett NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY November 20, 2015 At 89-years of age, Tony Bennett has seen and done it all. He also is the owner of one of the most distinctive voices in all of music. In fact, it has been documented that Frank Sinatra ...

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News: Radio

Christmas Jazz Begins Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Jazz Begins Thanksgiving Day

Jazz Lovers Radio announces the beginning of the Christmas Jazz season with a sprinkling of Christmas Jazz favorites starting Thanksgiving Day. Each week in December, more holiday tracks will be added to the Jazz Lovers Radio playlists as Christmas Day approaches. The most listenable Christmas Jazz in the world will be featured around the clock starting ...

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Article: Album Review

Ella Fitzgerald: Live at Chautauqua: Volume 1

Read "Live at Chautauqua: Volume 1" reviewed by James Doherty

by James Doherty

Live at Chautauqua, Volume 1 (Dot Time Records) captures Ella Fitzgerald in concert in July 1968. Accompanied by the Tee Carson trio, the eclectic programme ranges from her 1938 breakthrough hit “A-Tisket A-Tasket" through to contemporary pop and Broadway tunes, taking in some selections from her famed songbook series along the way. As Ella explains on ...

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Article: Album Review

Russ Lorenson: In The Holiday Spirit

Read "In The Holiday Spirit" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

It's clear from the outset that San Francisco-based singer Russ Lorenson and the admirable Kelly Park Big Band are definitely In the Holiday Spirit on Lorenson's sparkling new CD, a few measures of which are all but certain to lend that same seasonal feeling of happiness and generosity to almost any listener. Lorenson, a clear-voiced tenor, ...

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Article: Album Review

Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap: The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern

Read "The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern" reviewed by James Doherty

by James Doherty

Tony Bennett and pianist Bill Charlap explore the songbook of Jerome Kern on this new release from RPM/Columbia Records. A return to intimate small group jazz, the album marks a welcome reprieve for Bennett, whose work in recent years has been dominated by over-produced duets with an array of current pop superstars. Charlap's well thought out ...

Article: Album Review

Peter Oprisko - Sean Baker Orchestra: Lost in a Kiss

Read "Lost in a Kiss" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi

Senza attendere il successo planetario di Michael Bublé, Jamie Cullum, Harry Connick Jr. e Peter Cincotti, la tradizione statunitense del crooner s'è mantenuta grazie al florido mercato musicale che opera in locali notturni, casinò, ristoranti e hotel. Peter Oprisko è uno dei migliori esponenti di questo filone, grazie alla vicinanza stilistica con Frank Sinatra ...


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