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Welcome to the first installment of the Lion's Share

kvillan wrote 1 day ago: This is the first installment of the Lion’s Share What we hope is to be able to give some insi … more →

"A PRINCE OF A GUY"3 comments

jazzlives wrote 2 days ago: MARIANNE MANGAN REMEMBERS LEROY “SAM” PARKINS A PRINCE OF A GUY Prequel: After spending … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Awful Sad, Irreplaceable, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, The Things We Love, cangelosi cards, cecil taylor

OH, "PLEASE"!1 comment

jazzlives wrote 2 days ago: In honor of Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin, Bing Crosby, Adam Keller, John Gill, and Jon-Erik Kellso  … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Irreplaceable, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, The Things We Love, Adam Keller, Bing Crosby, College Humor

1959: JACK, BOBBY, GENE, KENNY4 comments

jazzlives wrote 3 days ago: I don’t quite know how “Wolfgang’s Vault” tapped into the great store of rec … more →

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

AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT!3 comments

jazzlives wrote 4 days ago: When Chris Dawson told me that he had recorded a solo piano album of Christmas music, inwardly I cri … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Irreplaceable, Jazz Titans, mmmmmmmmmmmmm, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, The Things We Love, Chris Dawson

LOVE'S OLD SWEET SONGS (Nov. 15, 2009)3 comments

jazzlives wrote 5 days ago: Sunday night at The Ear Inn, the performances that moved me the most were three love songs — i … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Ideal Places, Irreplaceable, Jazz Titans, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, The Things We Love, benny goodman, charlie parker

CELEBRATING EDDIE LOCKE (Nov. 22, 2009)1 comment

jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: Photo by John Herr Please Join the Family and Friends of Eddie Locke  in a Celebration of his Life  … more →

Tags: Irreplaceable, Jazz Titans, Pay attention, Adam Nussbaum, Barry Harris, Bill Charlap, cathy healy, david Glasser, Eddie Locke

Be careful what you ask3 comments

artsweet wrote 1 week ago: Me, somewhat anxiously: What’s that in your mouth P’ito? He, opening wide and displaying … more →

GO WEST! GET HOT!1 comment

jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: It might be a New Yorker’s prejudice, but I don’t associate hot jazz with Arizona.  In t … more →

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

JAZZ TREASURES IN CYBERSPACE1 comment

jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: I spend more than enough time in front of the computer (my neck can testify to this) but I’ve … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Ideal Places, Jazz Titans, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Things We Love, Art Blakey, Bill Coleman, Black Sabbath

JAZZ MERITOCRACY. GONE?1 comment

jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: No, it’s not a Jimmie Lunceford original.  But I just read a newspaper profile by Rachel Swan … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, It's A Mystery, Jazz Titans, Jazz Worth Reading, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, The Things We Love, BeBop

BUNNY, LOUIS, WILLIS1 comment

jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: Two items from eBay form a lovely combination.  The first is a Bunny Berigan autograph.  Too bad tha … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Irreplaceable, Jazz Titans, Swing You Cats!, The Things We Love, Bunny Berigan, Ebay, Iron Curtain, jazz autographs

FLASHES of BIX / "FLASHES" for BIX7 comments

jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: Many YouTube videos of jazz performances are exuberant hot music, nearly violent in their emotional … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Awful Sad, Irreplaceable, It's A Mystery, Jazz Titans, Pay attention, The Heroes Among Us, The Things We Love, Bernd Lhotzky

Cocaine

betamorphoses wrote 1 week ago: Article on 3rd substance found in liver when alcohol and cocaine are ingested together – Cocae … more →

Tags: Cocaethylene, cocaine, juan pablo escobar

"WE'RE ONLY HERE TO HAVE FUN"2 comments

jazzlives wrote 1 week ago: I celebrate Flemming Thorbye again for sharing this clip from Danish television (October 2008).  In … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Irreplaceable, Jazz Titans, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, The Things We Love, Danish television, Flemming Thorbye

DARK RAPTURE (AT THE EAR INN)1 comment

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

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

Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)2 comments

andre wrote 1 week ago: FNM, ontem em BH Ressaca do melhor show do ano….O FNM destruiu no palco do Chevrolet Hall onte … more →

Tags: Rock, Belo Horizonte, Faith No more

AT PLAY, WORKING HARD2 comments

jazzlives wrote 2 weeks ago: Randy Sandke Photographer John Herr captured some fascinating portraits at the October 2009 concert … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Ideal Places, Jazz Titans, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, The Things We Love, Dick Hyman, Bucky Pizzarelli

CHRIS DAWSON, SWING MASTER6 comments

jazzlives wrote 2 weeks ago: I don’t use those words lightly.  If you’ve never heard Chris play, go immediately to th … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Irreplaceable, Jazz Titans, mmmmmmmmmmmmm, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, The Things We Love, Arthur Schwartz


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