Laura: A Charlie Parker Review
Charlie Parker; the master of bebop. My last recommendation was Charlie Parker with the Woody Herman Band in 1951 (You…
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You Go to My Head: A Charlie Parker Review
Charlie Parker; the master of bebop. Introduction Herman’s Herd Big Band The Woody Herman Big Band (often referred to as…
PHJB: a Preservation Hall Jazz Band Review
Last week I was fortunate to see and hear the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, a New Orleans band that tours…
The Deadwood Stage: A Doris Day Review
When I was young I disliked the voice and songs of Doris Day. To my mind she did not measure…
Bop Kick: An Irving Ashby Review
Great jazz guitarists were once two a penny. Many in the 1940’s and 1950’s found steady work in other people’s…
R.I.P. Acker Bilk Memorial
Back in the UK in the mid 1950’s, this writer had the pleasure of playing with clarinetist Bernard (Acker) Bilk…
Standing on the Corner Review: Four Lads
Just to ensure that I get one of the seats in a tumbrel I recommend the Frank Loesser song “Standing…
Come Fly With Me Review: Frank Sinatra
If the Democrats retain control of the Senate it might be time for we counter-revolutionaries to fly away before Obama…