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Hace 2 días · On June 24, 2024 By Dave In Artist Profiles, Songs And Their Stories. Some would claim it is just “elevator music”, but whether it was pop, jazz or even “elevator music”, it was surely going up 60 years ago. “The Girl From Ipanema” hit #5 in the U.S. this day in 1964, helping establish itself as one of the most widely-known and ...
Hace 1 día · One of Randy Weston’s most ambitious albums arranged by Melba Liston turns 50 years. Randy Weston – Tanjah (Polydor, 1974) It is no coincidence that Tanjah is one of pianist Randy Weston’s best albums.It features many of his most well-known compositions like “Hi Fly,” Little Niles,” and “Sweet Meat,” arranged for a big horn section by Melba Liston.
Hace 2 días · Le 30 janvier 1977, le lendemain des trois jours de concerts à guichets fermés célébrant le 50e anniversaire de Stan Getz à Copenhague, Stan et son équipe, notamment le fameux bassiste danois NHØP, entrent en studio pour enregistrer.L'énorme souvenir de ce concert nous a tenu en haleine pendant trois décennies jusqu’à la sortie en double CD lde ce matériel inédit.
Hace 1 día · Not quite — more like a mutual admiration society, with the orchestras of both jazz titans playing together. (The Duke is heard on the right side of your stereo/headphones, the Count on the left.) Ellington’s elegance and unique voicings meet Basie’s rollicking, blues-based Kansas City swing, and it works gloriously.
Hace 5 días · 21 June 2024. There seems little point in these three musicians sharing an LP, for though they may all be included under the term modern jazz (whatever that may be taken to mean) their differences are far greater than their similarities. Presumably Victor didn’t have sufficient material by them to make up three complete LPs.
Hace 2 días · The 1950s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the "Fifties" or the "' 50s") (among other variants) was a decade that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959.. Throughout the decade, the world continued its recovery from World War II, aided by the post-World War II economic expansion.The period also saw great population growth with increased birth rates and ...
Hace 13 horas · Five weeks before Major League Baseball's July 30 trade deadline arrives, the murkiness of the landscape remains its defining feature. The National League remains a muddled mess, with sub-.500 ...
