Filed under: Around the World What a playlist! Some African folk songs mixed with the African-American R&B of Otis Redding , Aretha Franklin and James Brown . Sidney Bechet and Bollywood. Santana's 'Samba Pa Ti' and a South African lullaby. And it all works together perfectly. It would be tough to find a better mix on any hour of even the most eclectic radio or club DJ set. But it's on 'Oyo,'...
Aaron's last post caused quite a stir all over the blogosphere. Readers and bloggers either loved it or they wanted to wring his young neck. The role of the musician in our society has become so domesticated over the past 30 or so years. I believe this has to do with the modern trend of conservatory jazz education. Now, Jazz is just another degree that one can get...with a monetary return that is...
Author, photographer and radio host Dennis Owsley will teach another series of jazz history classes beginning at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, November 5 at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd.Owsley's topic this time is "The Great Jazz Soloists," and the course will cover the work of jazz grea...
One of my favourite pieces of music is "Summertime" from Gershwin's 'Porgy & Bess'. Here are a few classic performances Billie HolidayElla FitzgeraldMiles Davis Sidney Bechet
Hi to everybody...had another very good night and was up by 9 to grey clouds but not too cold...had breakfast and then got a call from our son to tell us he's ill again...another perishing virus of some sort...he's not sure whether it's the swine flu but will see how it goes...all the symptoms are there but how do you know you've got it if the surgeries tell you stay at home and take flu remedies and...
I used to want to play soprano sax like Sidney Bechet. I even bought a vintage one and took lessons. I didn't get very far, but Sidney was my hero for a time. Here's an amazing clip from a 1930 film with Lilian Harvey and Willy Fritsch. Enjoy SIDNEY BECHET AND HIS NEW YORKERS in Berlin 1930. Be warned: there are some crazy monkeys and wild dancers in this YouTube video. This clip is a bit long, but...
Hi to everybody...Sidney Bechet doing his thing with a swing... 14 Track 14 Hope you have a restful night, sweet dreams and send great big hugs to one and all.... Comments
I’ve never been a big fan of dixieland jazz. I remember hearing a lot of it when I was a teenager and a friend of mine seemed inexplicably entranced by a group called the Dukes Of Dixieland. He had several LP records by the Dukes and seemed to play them every time I visited. It [...]
RIP: Lawrence Lucie , 18 Dec 1907 - 14 Aug 2009 It’s surely the end of an era: guitarist Lawrence Lucie, the last musician to have recorded with Jelly Roll Morton, has died, aged 101. Lucie, as an exponent of the of self-effacing art of rhythm guitar, was never a big name. But he played with the greatest: Louis [...]
Tim Price has been blogging for Rico Reeds on MySpace and Facebook for a while now. He has written some very interesting stuff that is well worth a read. The article below is his most recent post about the higher states of consciousness reached by improvisers. "Tim Price here for RICO REEDS, This is what is on my mind as we go into the end of August. Using your intuition and feelings when improvising...
Poz continues to beat the drum on the horribleness of Betancourt. In the pages of the Star no less! God Bless him. You can’t believe your eyes with Betancourt’s defense - Kansas City Star The Omaha Royals break ground on new ballpark Royales With Cheese: 250 Words on Billy Butler's O-Face Royals Review on Twitter Game Recaps (8/14/09) - Mariners Minors Voyagers roll past Chukars 13-4 "...
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