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August 21, 2026

Mary Lou Williams’ Girl Stars – A Girl Band Before Girl Bands Were Cool

Jazz, Life 12 Clouds of Joy, 1945, 1946, 1947, Andy Kirk, bass, Bea Taylor, Blues At Mary Lou's, Bridget O'Flynn, catholic, Clouds, D.D.T., DDT, drums, electric, Girl Stars, guitar, Harmony Grits, jazz, joy, June Rotenberg, Kansas City, Leonard Feather, Margie Hyams, Marjie Hyams, Mary Lou, Mary Lou Williams, Mary Osborn, Mary Osborne, music, piano, reviews, Rose Gottesman, Twelve Clouds, vibes, vibraharp, vibraphone 16 Comments J P

JP’s Book Report – Summer 2026 Edition

Life Alexander Hamilton, Animal Farm, audio, Berlin Game, Billie Holiday, biography, book, book-review, books, British, Chernow, cold war, communism, crime, Deighton, English, fiction, Galbraith, German, history, James Monroe, jazz, L.A. Confidential, legal, Lives, Los Angeles, Magic Mountain, Mann, McEllroy, McElroy, McGrath, noir, Orwell, Parallel, Plutarch, politics, Portis, president, Presumed Innocent, read, review, Rowling, socialism, spy, Szwed, The Cuckoo's Calling, trial, True Grit, Turow, United States, western 31 Comments J P

A Movie, A Song, and Annie Ross

Jazz, music Annie, Baker, Basie, Chet, Gerry, Hendricks, jazz, Lambert, Mulligan, music, Prestige, reviews, rock, Ross, Twisted, vocalese, writing 24 Comments J P

Becoming Billie Holiday, 1935-37

Jazz, music 1915, 1935, 1936, 1937, Benny Goodman, Billie, Brunswick, Columbia, Eeny Meeny, holiday, I Wished On The Moon, jazz, Lady Day, Lester Young, music, Prez, reviews, rock, Teddy Wilson, The Way You Look Tonight, This Years Kisses, vocal, writing 24 Comments J P

When Old Becomes New – Stan Kenton Does Hi-Fi

Jazz, music 1947, 1956, album, Capitol, Hi Fi, hi-fi, Interlude, jazz, Kenton, L.P., Long Play, Maynard Ferguson, Minor Riff, mono, music, Peanut Vendor, Pete Candoli, Rugulo, Stan, Stereo, Vido Musso 25 Comments J P

Battle Of The Bands – Chick Webb And Benny Goodman Stomp At The Savoy.

Jazz, music 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, Ballroom, Bands, Battle, Benny, Chick, Columbia, Gene Krupa, Goodman, Harlem, jazz, Mario Bauza, record, recording, Savoy, swing, Victor, Webb 26 Comments J P

Charlie Barnet – “The Blackest White Band In America”

Jazz, music 1943, 1948, 1949, Barnet, Barnett, Basie, books, Charley, Charlie, Cherokee, Doc, East Side West Side, jazz, Moose, music, Other Aunt, Palomar, rock, Severinsen, swing, writing 22 Comments J P

The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of George Van Eps

Jazz, music 1949, 7-string, Epiphone, George Van Eps, guitar, I Wrote It For Jo, jazz, jump, Kay's Fantasy, music, new-music, Once In A While, piano, Records, review, reviews, rock, solo, Van Epps 23 Comments J P

October 3, 2025

Forgotten Jazz From The 1950’s

Jazz, music 1950's, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, album, Eddie Heywood, Ellington, Gene Krupa, Harry James, hi-fi, How High The Moon, jazz, Long Play, LP, Lush Life, music, Soft Summer Breeze, Stereo, Strayhorn 22 Comments J P

September 19, 2025

JP’s Book Report – End Of Summer Edition

Life Aeneid, Beach Boys, big band, Black Dahlia, book-review, books, Brian Wilson, brothers, Chernow, Count Basie, David Leaf, Duke Ellington, Fairy Tales, fantasy, fiction, George, God Only Knows, Grey, James Ellroy, jazz, Jazz Men, L.A. Quartet, Larry Tye, Louis Armstrong, Purple Sage, Riders, Satchmo, Trojan, Virgil, Washington, Zane Grey 34 Comments J P

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