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Tag Archives: jazz

April 9, 2021

Since I Fell For You – Twenty Years And Five Flavors of a Top 5 Hit Song

Jazz, music 1945, 1947, 1961, 1963, 1967, Annie Laurie, blues, Buddy Johnson, Cadence, De Luxe, Decca, Dinah Washington, Ella Johnson, jazz, Lenny Welch, Mercury, Nina Simone, Paul Gayten, RCA, Since I Fell For You, version, Victor, vocal 6 Comments J P
March 12, 2021

Gerry Mulligan And Chet Baker – Two Cool Cats

Jazz, music 1952, Bernie's, Chet Baker, Cool, Gerry Mulligan, jazz, Pacific Jazz, quartet, Shoes, Tune, Walkin', Walking, west coast 6 Comments J P
February 12, 2021

Louis Armstrong Plays West End Blues – And Therein Invents Modern Jazz

Jazz, music 1928, Chicago, cornet, Earl Hines, greatest, Hot Five, Hot Seven, jazz, King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, music, Satchmo, trumpet, West End Blues 13 Comments J P
January 15, 2021

Nagasaki: Four Guys Named Mills Sing Some (Not Very) Japanese Jazz

Jazz, music 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, American, boys, Brunswick, CBS, Decca, Donald, four, guitar, Harry, jazz, John, Mills, Nagasaki, Ohio, Piqua, swing 14 Comments J P
December 4, 2020

Cab Calloway – Doing It All, From The Cotton Club To The Blues Brothers (With A Hi-De-Ho And A Wah-Dee-Dah)

Jazz, music Baltimore, Cab, Cabell, Calloway, Club, Cotton, Dance, Gong, Hi-De-Ho, jazz, Kickin, Minnie, Moocher, New York, rhythm, show, swing, voice, Waa-Dee-Waa 19 Comments J P
November 6, 2020

I Like Ike – The Most Famous Ukulele Player Ever (But He’s Not Famous For That)

Jazz, music 1925, Cliff, Cricket, Disney, Edwards, Ike, jazz, Jiminy, music, Paddlin' Madeline, Paper Moon, ukelele, ukilele, Ukulele 14 Comments J P
July 17, 2020

Red Top – Two Versions To Double Your Pleasure

Jazz, music 1947, 1952, 1953, Ammons, bebop, Beeks, Betty, Carter, Clarence, Gene, jazz, King, Mercury, music, Pleasure, Prestige, red, sing, singer, Top, vocal, vocalese 14 Comments J P
June 12, 2020

Wicks Kicks By The Ted Nash Quintet – An Obscure Bop That’s On The Nose

Jazz, music 1946, bebop, bop, Eric Bernay, Geoff Clarkson, Harry Lim, J.C. Heard, jazz, Joe Thomas, John Hammond, Keynote, Keynote Recordings, music, New York, Quintet, Records, Ted Nash, Trigger Alpert, Wicks Kicks 7 Comments J P
May 1, 2020

Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang – Goin’ Places

Jazz, music 1927, 1930, Beiderbecke, Bix, Cavanaugh, Columbia, Eddie, Gibson, Goin' Places, Goldkette, guitar, jazz, Jean, Joe, Lang, New York, Okeh, Paul, Philadelphia, Vanuti, violin, Whiteman 19 Comments J P
April 10, 2020

Musical Miscastings – Wherein Frank Sinatra And Ella Fitzgerald Try Trading Styles

Jazz, music 1946, 1947, 78, All Stars, Columbia, Decca, Ella, Fitzgerald, Frank, jazz, Metronome, miscast, mismatch, music, pop, record, Sinatra 8 Comments J P

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