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Miles Davis: 1951-54
After Miles Davis's bebop years with Charlie Parker (1945-1949) and his cool dalliances with his nonet (1948-1950), the trumpeter began leading small potent hard-bop bands. His recordings made between 1951 and '54 are particularly exciting for listeners eager to explore his development prior to 1955, when he signed with Columbia Records. During this 10-inch LP era, ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The legacy of Maynard Ferguson
The week, let's take a brief look at the legacy of the late trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, as carried on by some of his former sidemen. Billed as the M.F. All-Star Band, they'll be playing in St. Louis on Saturday, April 23 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center as part of the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival. ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Percussionist and composer Tyshawn Sorey
This week, let's check out some videos of percussionist and composer Tyshawn Sorey, who's coming to St. Louis with his trio to perform in a concert presented by New Music Circle at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at The Stage at KDHX. Sorey, a New Jersey native who also plays trombone and piano, earned a master's ...
June Christy: Bossa Nova, 1963
If you search June Christy's discography for Bossa Nova, you'll see that the song was never released on an album, just as Capitol single. For years, the song has escaped Christy fans. The music was written by Christy's husband, Bob Cooper, and the words were by Rogers Turrentine, a television writer. Last summer, Turrentine uploaded the ...
Benny Goodman in 1981
In 1981, Greg Jackson began a TV interview show for CBS Cable called Signature. Ahead of its time, the format featured the subject up close and Jackson off-camera asking the questions in a friendly, engaging tone that seemed to be a cross between Dick Cavett and Charlie Rose. In this TV interview, we get to hear ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Thurman Barker
Today, let's look at some videos of drummer, percussionist, and composer Thurman Barker, who's coming to St. Louis to play two events in early April at Washington University. He'll perform first in a ticketed concert for the Jazz at Holmes series on Thursday, April 7, followed the next evening by a free event, improvising to silent ...
Early Chris Connor: 1953
It's no secret that three of my favorite female vocalists are Julie London, Sarah Vaughan and Chris Connor. Yesterday, I was listening to Chris with Stan Kenton in the spring of 1953 and Sy Oliver in December of that year. Prior to Kenton, Chris in 1952 recorded as a solo singer with Jerry Wald and then ...
Docs: History of Reggae
From Jamaican independence in 1962 came the horn-centric Ska, the sound-system movement, the rise of Rastafarianism and the emergence of the pop Rocksteady sound in 1966. As economic conditions in the country worsened in the late 1960s, reggae was born, with its new drum feel and stuttering basslines that sped up Rocksteady and added a socially ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: SFJAZZ Collective plays Michael Jackson
Today, let's check out some videos of the SFJAZZ Collective, who are coming to St. Louis to perform Wednesday, March 30 through Saturday, April 2 at Jazz at the Bistro. Formed in 2004 as a project of the San Francisco not-for-profit presenting organization SFJAZZ, the Collective is an eight- piece, all-star band with an ever-evolving lineup ...
Clip History of Latin Boogaloo
Today I thought I'd do things a little different. Rather than write at length about the history of a sexy Latin music in the mid-1960s that you might not know much about, I figured I'd illustrate its evolution through a series of YouTube clips. First, some context. In today's Wall Street Journal, I've written an essay ...
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