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Cy Touff: Keester Parade (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 01, 07

In addition to its witty title and hummable melody, Johnny Mandel’s “Keester Parade” offers a full-sounding small-ban...

Mel Tormé: The Hut-Sut Song (Rating: 66/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

Although Mel Tormé's musicianship made him one of jazz's finest singers, on this track the Velvet Frog (well, Tormé i...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING

Jazz.com visitors will notice that most of our reviews are favorable. That's because (a) we love jazz and (b) in bu...

Woody Herman: Ebony Concerto (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

Emigrating to the U.S. during World War II, the world's foremost composer found himself financially strapped. Gratefu...

Frank Sinatra: How About You? (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music November 17, 07

"I like New York in June," sings Frank Sinatra. "How about you?" Obviously a trick question. Who, after all, is ...

Woody Herman: Woodchopper's Ball (1946) (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 21, 07

Woody Herman's "Woodchopper's Ball" (1939) was a natural hit for the native of Wisconsin, which even today is nearly...

Anita O'Day: Lover (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music November 23, 07

For the first 45 seconds of this 2-minute track, Anita O'Day treats her "Lover" as tenderly as, well, "Tenderly." The...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT LOVERS

Jazz has always relied on popular songs to connect quickly with an audience. In return, jazz has helped keep alive ...

Claude Thornhill: Snowfall (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music May 11, 09

In the early 1940s, the opposite of "hot jazz" wasn't "cool jazz." The term "cool jazz" didn't exist at the time. A ...

Les Brown: Just a Gigolo (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music April 14, 09

One of the great things about the study of an art form is that, in many cases, the cream finally rises to the top. Fo...

Woody Herman: Lady McGowan's Dream (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music January 12, 09

This has to be the only composition named after a nymphomaniacal woman who held orgies in her hotel room for members ...

OctoJAZZarian Profile: Buddy DeFranco posted in Features and Interviews October 16, 09

For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their eighth decade. Octo...

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