Search results for "Artie Shaw"
Artie Shaw: Stardust (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 16, 07In Ken Burns's documentary Jazz (2001), Artie Shaw puts down erstwhile rival bandleader Glenn Miller as a mere "...
Artie Shaw: Frenesi (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music November 16, 07After one of his intermittent, annoyingly short-lived retirements, Garboesque bandleader Artie Shaw returned from a M...
Artie Shaw: Jungle Drums (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music October 31, 07In the wake of archrival Benny Goodman's hit "Sing, Sing, Sing" (1937), Artie Shaw's own descent into jungle music wa...
Artie Shaw: Aesop's Foibles (Minnesota) (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music November 21, 07Artie Shaw was forever quitting the music business in disgust, only to return and repeat the cycle. In 1949 he was in...
Artie Shaw: Begin the Beguine (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music October 31, 07"I hate the music business," groused Artie Shaw. "I’m not interested in giving the public what they want." This from ...
Artie Shaw: The Chaser (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music June 18, 09Shaw was a conflicted, restless perfectionist who did not equate fame and fortune with artistic achievement, but ofte...
Artie Shaw: Sweet Lorraine (Rating: 79/100) posted in Music May 27, 08This Lorraine is too sweet for my taste. The string arrangement creates a genteel, afternoon-tea type of mood. List...
Billie Holiday: Summertime (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 29, 08Billie Holiday was not the first jazz artist to record "Summertime" (Bob Crosby recorded a transcription version five...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: SUMMERTIME
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Billie Holiday: Did I Remember – as heard in Woody Allen's Celebrity (1998) (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 20, 07At 23, Billie Holiday was an untrained vocalist with no technique but oodles of charisma. She was fun to hear because...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: THE JAZZ SIDE OF WOODY ALLEN
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Red Norvo: I Surrender, Dear (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music May 28, 08This may be Red Norvo's date, but the stars on this track are trombonist Jenney and pianist Wilson. Jenney is a lyri...
Shaw, Artie (Arthur Jacob Arshawsky) posted in Encyclopedia September 22, 08Clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw was one of the biggest stars of the Swing Era, yet seemed to chafe at his succe...
Paul Whiteman: Blue Belles of Harlem (Rating: 75/100) posted in Music January 10, 09Paul Whiteman's final "Experiment in Modern Music" featured Artie Shaw, Whiteman's large orchestra, and a lot of...
Tough, Dave (David Jarvis) posted in Encyclopedia August 19, 09As a teen, drummer Dave "Davey" Tough literally sat at the feet of Baby Dodds in Joe "King" Oliver's band at Chicago'...
GRAMMY® Hall of Fame Jazz Singles posted in Features and Interviews January 20, 08"The Hall of Fame Award," explains The Recording Academy's website, "was established in 1973 to honor recordings of l...
OctoJAZZarian Profile: Hank Jones posted in Features and Interviews July 30, 08For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their 8th decade. OctoJ...
Rich, Buddy (Bernard) posted in Encyclopedia July 16, 09Drummer Buddy Rich's combined his dexterous use of difficult rhythmic devices with an ability to accompany any melody...
OctoJAZZarian Profile: Buddy DeFranco posted in Features and Interviews October 16, 09For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their eighth decade. Octo...
Sims, Zoot (John Haley) posted in Encyclopedia November 21, 08The name of Zoot Sims may be unfamiliar to some, but he earned his spot on the list of top tenor saxophonists the har...
Higginbotham, J.C. (Jay C., Jack) posted in Encyclopedia July 17, 09J.C. Higginbotham brought a uniquely bombastic element to jazz trombone playing, making a career as one of the Swin...
A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...
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