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Henry Mancini: My Manne Shelly (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Henry Mancini was the sincerest man in Hollywood. Donning different s...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: CRIME JAZZ

Film scholar David Butler reckons that by the early 1950s movie jazz had become "a convenient way to impart specific ...

Art Pepper: 'Round Midnight (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music October 31, 07

Due to what the 1950s jazz press euphemistically called "personal problems," the once-prolific Art Pepper made just o...

The Trombones Inc.: Old Devil Moon (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

In the Space Age's rapidly unfolding drama, the Moon held center stage. Not only was it our nearest celestial neighbo...

Erroll Garner: Theme from A New Kind of Love (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music August 20, 08

Released in 1963, the comedic film A New Kind of Love, starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, featured original co...

Nepus, Ira posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Nepus, Ira, trombonist; b. Los Angeles, CA, 5 September 1945. Nepus was raised on the jazz heritage of his father,...

Sonny Criss: Sonny's Dream (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music January 30, 08

A fast minor waltz has Sonny wailing from the first notes of his solo, as Tapscott's tune and arrangement inspire him...

In Conversation With Bill Charlap posted in Features and Interviews July 30, 09

By Ted Panken "I’ve really been running the last two days," said Bill Charlap in the lobby of the Algonqui...

Les Brown: I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music July 02, 09

Les Brown had been in the band business since he led his Duke Blue Devils in 1936. When the band returned to Duke Uni...

Bowen, Ralph (Michael) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Bowen, Ralph (Michael), saxophones: tenor, alto, soprano, flute; b. Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 23 December 1961. He was...

Stiles, Joan (Lillian Silver). posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Stiles, Joan (Lillian Silver), pianist, arranger, teacher; b. Brooklyn, NY, 1 June 1954.  Studied piano as a ...

Stillman, Loren (Chester) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Stillman, Loren (Chester), saxophonist, composer; b. London, England, 14 June 1980.  His mother is Virginia Stil...

Decesare, John (Nicholas) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Decesare, John (Nicholas), string bass, electric bass, guitar, keyboards, singer, composer; b. New York City, 10 Augu...

DuPre, Bryant (Williams) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

DuPre, Bryant (Williams), drums, saxes (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) and flutes, singer and historian; b. New Orleans,...

Friedman, Don (Donald Ernest) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Friedman, Don (Donald Ernest), pianist, composer; b. San Francisco, CA, 4 May 1935. With the exception of a few years...

Ella Fitzgerald: Blue Skies (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music July 05, 09

“Blue Skies” was originally recorded for (and eventually omitted from) The Irving Berlin Song Book, and it was first ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: SCAT SINGING

Scat singing—improvised solos created by a vocalist using nonsense syllables for words—is one of the great parado...

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