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