slacktivist (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
Are those dreams or are those prayers? ... "Time," Phil Keaggy "Time," T-Bone Burnett "Time," Tom Waits "Time," Tori Amos "Time After Time," Allison Crowe "Time After Time," Chet Baker "Time After Time," Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time," Willie Nelson...
Rifftides (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
John McNeil and Bill McHenry have reemerged with their quartet, cleverly timing their next appearance and new affiliation with the fuss surrounding that other current phenomenon, a massive worldwide financial crisis. Here's the announcement popping up in e-mail in-boxes from...
Geezer Music Club (Free subscription) | 14/09/2008
Jazz saxophonist Bob Mover has an intriguing resume. A protege of Phil Woods, he was playing professionally at age 16 and subsequently performed alongside many stars, including Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, and one my favorites, alto sax legend Lee Konitz. It was an impressive beginning. Mover also spent some time leading his own group, but over [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
A Penny Peyser / Doug McIntyre film Trying To Get Good- the Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon Dear Jack Sheldon Fans, This is to let you know that TRYING TO GET GOOD - the Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon is now available on DVD for purchase on our website: TryingToGetGood.com. Thank you for your interest and your patience...
Janet Charlton's Hollywood (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Photo Credit: Splash News We're impressed that Josh Hartnett (top photo) is taking on the challenge of appearing onstage in the Tom Cruise role in Rain Man in London. Stage work can be grueling with low pay, but a...
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
DVD Video Review: The self-destructive life of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker is explored in this superb documentary by Bruce Weber, now on R2 DVD from Metrodome.
The Ed Techie (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
I had a strange experience with iTunes Plus recently that left me scratching my head at the logic of DRM. I was trying to create a playlist and realised an album I had bought a while ago wasn't in my...
Listen Up (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
This week, Elysa Gardner wends her way through singer/songwriter land, mutated R&B, music from the movie WALL-E, and Rodgers & Hart, and finishes with two '70s classics. > Pick of the week: Beautiful Day for Bad News, Andy Davis: One...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
The Traveler KENNY BARRON *** EmArcy 5307530, £11.99
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Art Farmer Brass Shout/The Aztec Suite Blue Note 2008 Art Farmer The Time And The Place Mosaic 2008 The '50s and '60s were exceedingly bountiful in turning out accomplished trumpet players with personally memorable voices spanning the stylistic spectrum from Clifford Brown to Chet Baker. There were so many that tags or short-cuts were often applied, consigning each player to a neat pigeonhole, often...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
As mentioned here back in June, this fall the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is presenting an exhibition entitled Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Midcentury, accompanied by a series of free jazz concerts.Now the Kemper Museum has announced the lineup for the concert series...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Jazz trumpeter and singer Chet Baker was the subject of the documentary 'Let's Get Lost' made in the 1980s. Here, the film's maker Bruce Weber recalls the musician's unique style and appeal
Cobb (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
Unk always has a good story to tell over bourbon. I was in Baltimore and he was glad to see me, so one thing led to another. There are few things so satisfying as hanging out with grumpy old men...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Five jazz greats are profiled with varying success. Swing king Duke Ellington’s timeless work is well represented and Chet Baker’s genius for cool improvisation with a standard is also nailed. But Miles Davis gets a raw deal, only two classics: All Blues and Milestones and Stan Getz’s bossa nova jazz isn’t done justice. Buy with care.
