You can tell a lot about people by the records they own. A relative of a friend dropped some records off at my house this weekend for me to look at. While most had condition issues and were hardly worth selling on eBay, the guy did have some interesting and really good records which he graciously told me to keep anyway. There were jazz records from the 1950s, at least a … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” by Billie Holiday
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Song Of The Day – “Jitterbug Waltz” by Art Tatum
Blind from cataracts at an early age, Art Tatum used his gift of perfect pitch to teach himself how to play piano. The child prodigy grew to be one of the most lyrical and technically proficient stride piano players of all time. As a child, Tatum moved to the Toledo School Of Music where he studied piano and braille. Soon after, he found himself on radio billed as “Toledo’s … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Jitterbug Waltz” by Art Tatum
Song Of The Day – “Improvisation #2” by Pat Metheny Orchestrion Project
If the essence of Jazz is to listen to and improvise off of the musical ideas of those you are playing with, and you are in essence a one man band, can you still consider the music you make jazz? The orchestrion is a mechanically controlled mini orchestra that was designed by Pat Metheny and controlled by his touch on the guitar. Metheny based his orchestrion on his … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Improvisation #2” by Pat Metheny Orchestrion Project
The Ultimate Halloween Playlist by Eric Berman
Groovy Ghouls and Haunted Hits – The Ultimate Halloween Playlist by Eric Berman 1. This Is Halloween from the Nightmare before Christmas 2. Monster Mash - Bobby Boris Pickett 3. Boris the Spider - The Who 4. Haunted House - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs 5. I Put a Spell on You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 6. Theme from the Munsters - Billy Strange 7. The Blob - The Five … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Halloween Playlist by Eric Berman
Song Of The Day – “Sarah Jackman” by Allan Sherman
Funny guys are often tragic figures, and Allan Sherman surely fits into this category. In the span of several years, Sherman went from the pinnacle of success as a TV sketch writer and recording artist who had a huge hit with the song “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh,” (plus the requisite books, cartoons and board games that spun off of the song’s success), to being a divorced … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Sarah Jackman” by Allan Sherman