Oye Este Mambo: By Sonora Matancera
The depressing reports from the Middle East and the inadequacy of America’s leadership require a temporary return to better times….
Category: Music
April Showers: by Al Jolson
Introduction Al Jolson, a larger-than-life personality, especially on stage, was a powerful singer who emerged from the Jewish hotbed of…
Congalegre: By Horace Parlan
Philadelphia-born Horace Parlan (born 1931) overcame the handicap of childhood polio to become a successful jazz pianist who played with…
The Rumproller: by Lee Morgan
As we have mentioned the Hollywood perverts in the article I am recommending the Andrew Hill composition “The Rumproller” as…
Sidewinder: By Lee Morgan
Miles Davis became a Media darling largely because he was openly moody, hostile and contemptuous of White people at a…
When Sonny Gets Blue: A George Shearing Review
Introduction Pianist Marvin Fisher (one-time arranger for Glen Miller) collaborated with another pianist Jack Segal to write “When Sonny Gets…
Cantaloupe Island: A Herbie Hancock Review
Chicago-born pianist Herbie Hancock came to prominence in the early 1960’s with his composition ‘Watermelon Man’. Hancock was part of…
I Remember April: A Dick Twardzik Review
The Unknown Dick Twardzik Long ago I acquired an LP of Charlie Parker entitled ‘The Happy Bird’ which was a…