Nights At The Turntable October 2024
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Published: October 1, 2024 00:25
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Bing Crosby • Rarities From The Hollywood Studios 1933-1958
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Published: October 1, 2024 00:25
There has never been a shortage of Bing Crosby recordings that were readily available. The most popular (and one of the most versatile) singers of the 1930s and ’40s whether on records, in films, on the radio and in live performances, all other male…
Ambrose • When Day Is Done
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Published: October 1, 2024 00:22
JAZZ CLASSIC OF THE MONTH Benjamin Baruch Ambrose (1896-1971) who was known as Ambrose, was one of the top British bandleaders of the late 1920s and ’30s. He was trained as a violinist, played professionally at 15, and by the time he was 20 was leading his…
Nat King Cole • I’d Know You Anywhere
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Published: October 1, 2024 00:16
Nat King Cole (1919-65) had such success, first as an influential jazz pianist and then as a ballad singer, that he completely overshadowed the careers of his brothers, each of whom were also singer-pianists. His youngest brother, Freddy Cole (1931-2020),…
Mathilde Febrer • Milou En Mai
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Published: October 1, 2024 00:13
The French violinist Mathilde Febrer has had a wide-ranging career. Although trained in classical music, jazz interested her much more. She has performed with rock groups (including Led Zeppelin), Claude Bolling, big bands, swing groups, and even on a…
Gunhild Carling • Jazz Is My Lifestyle
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Published: September 30, 2024 23:58
There is no other performer on the jazz scene quite like Gunhild Carling. It is not enough that she is able to sing in several different styles (from Billie Holiday to Cab Calloway) and is a hot soloist on both trombone and trumpet. She also dances, plays…
Jazz Clarinet Phenom Nathan Tokunaga is Going Places!
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Published: September 30, 2024 23:52
In just a little over a dozen years, 17-year-old Nathan Tokunaga has had opportunities and experiences that many adult musicians don’t have in a lifetime. As one fan described Nathan after a recent performance: “Unbelievable, sweetly mellow, much too young…
America Grapples with the First Decade of Jazz
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Published: September 30, 2024 23:40
I think it’s safe to say that most of us jazz enthusiasts are viewed by the youth of today as amusing yet hopelessly insulated from any moral harm the music we love could ever hope to cause us. Yet in its initial decade of existence, jazz brought about…
Johnny Wiggs, Part Two
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Published: September 30, 2024 22:49
Jeff Barnhart: Welcome, dear reader! This month, we are continuing our exploration of the music of New Orleans cornet player Johnny Wiggs, whose recorded output began in 1927. If you missed part one of the Wiggs story, we encourage you to check it out, as…