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DARK RAPTURE (AT THE EAR INN)

My title comes from a 1939 Count Basie Decca record featuring sweet Helen Humes, wondrous Lester Young, odd lyrics, and a difficult arrangement that Jo Jones said that gave the band trouble.  But this… more →

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DARK RAPTURE (AT THE EAR INN) — 1 comment

jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: My title comes from a 1939 Count Basie Decca record featuring sweet Helen Humes, wondrous Lester You … more →

Tags: Ideal Places, The Heroes Among Us, Jazz Titans, The Things We Love, the real thing, Swing You Cats!, Thanks-A-Million, Pay attention, Irreplaceable

ONE LAST LOOK, PERHAPS? — 4 comments

jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: In the great stories, looking back over your shoulder is emotionally understandable.  But it often e … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Ideal Places, Irreplaceable, Jazz Titans, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, the real thing, The Things We Love

"A LITTLE GOOD BLUES, CHARLES"

jazzlives wrote 1 year ago: I know the title sounds like some Monty Python sketch about jazz among the aristocracy, but it … more →

Tags: Jazz Titans, Swing You Cats!, Blues, Bob Erwig, Buck Clayton, Count Basie, Emmett Berry, Gene Ramey, jazz blog

CAPTAIN VIDEO! KELLSO AND FRIENDS, NOV. 9, 2008 — 5 comments

jazzlives wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a sampling of the remarkable jazz that Jon-Erik Kellso and Friends (Peter Reardon-Ander … more →

Tags: Ideal Places, The Heroes Among Us, Jazz Titans, The Things We Love, the real thing, Swing You Cats!, Rossano Sportiello, lester young, Count Basie

A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND — 2 comments

jazzlives wrote 1 year ago:   The philosopher Isaiah Berlin divided everyone into two types: those whose knowledge was broad but … more →

Tags: Ideal Places, The Things We Love, Jimmy Rushing, vic dickenson, Ben Webster, Sun Ra, Jo Jones, Benny Morton, Jim Hall


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