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CHARLES PETERSON'S GENEROUS ART, 1942
The photographs Charles Peterson took offer magic windows into places and emotions we would otherwise never experience. Here’s what he captured on a truly magical afternoon in 1942, shared with… more →
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CHARLES PETERSON'S GENEROUS ART, 1942
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jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: The photographs Charles Peterson took offer magic windows into places and emotions we would otherwis … more →
HOT JAZZ: FOR PHILIP LARKIN
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jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: The poet and acerbic jazz lover Philip Larkin wrote in ALL WHAT JAZZ (his collected jazz criticism) … more →
MARTY GROSZ LIKES IT HOT!
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jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: Since the mid-Seventies, when I first saw him as an integral part of Soprano Summit, Marty Grosz has … more →
SINGING PRETTY (HOT) SONGS
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jazzlives wrote 3 months ago: So far, no one has uncovered any film footage of the 1929-30 Luis Russell Orchestra, a rocking band … more →
RED BEANS AND RICELY OURS
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jazzlives wrote 5 months ago: David Ostwald, the tuba-playing, wise-cracking leader of the Louis Armstrong Centennial Band, has cr … more →
Iggy Pop - "Preliminaires"
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thedailyrecord wrote 5 months ago: By Joel Francis Purists of all stripes can relax: Iggy Pop’s much ballyhooed 15 studio album, “Preli … more →
"IS THERE ANYONE FINER?"
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jazzlives wrote 6 months ago: The answer to that question is, “I don’t think so!” In this YouTube performance, … more →
Count Basie -- Swingin' the Blues (1941)
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JIM GOODWIN, 1943-2009
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jazzlives wrote 7 months ago: I have just learned that the brilliantly individualistic musician Jim Goodwin has died. He had been … more →
Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943)
paynith wrote 8 months ago: USA, 7 min … swingin’! Merrie Melodies cartoon by Bob Clampett of Looney Tunes fame. An … more →
Exciting Big Band Jazz in Belgrano
Julien wrote 10 months ago: Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1917 German Beer and New Orleans Ambiance Feeling low? In need of a … more →
KEVIN DORN PLAYS! (with Dan Levinson's Swing Wing)
jazzlives wrote 1 year ago: Much of what is presented as “traditional” jazz these days is really microwaveable Dixie … more →
Concert Review: Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra at Barbes, Brooklyn NY 11/22/08
delarue wrote 1 year ago: Nine-piece band squeezed into the little back room playing hot jazz from the late 20s and early 30s, … more →
MUSIC IN THE MOMENT: NOVEMBER 10, 2008
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jazzlives wrote 1 year ago: In the spirit of the previous post, where I paradoxically urged my readers to stop reading, to aband … more →
MIDTOWN HEAT: THE GULLY LOW JAZZ BAND
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jazzlives wrote 1 year ago: As I’ve written, I have a real need to capture the jazz performances I attend — they are … more →
CLASSIC SMALL-BAND JAZZ: "MY BUDDY" (TWICE)
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jazzlives wrote 1 year ago: I keep returning to these two YouTube videos. One reason is my fondness for Donaldson’s sweet … more →
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Still Life in South America wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been obsessed with the accordion for months now, particularly after seeing a Django Reinh … more →
