Listening to music while flipping through old family pictures today, I encountered an interesting coincidence. Just as I was enjoying a tune by the rockabilly revival group Stray Cats, I happened to run across a photo that included a kitten. More about the music later, but let's talk about the picture. It's from a color … Continue reading Some Stray Cats Are Musical
Author: BG
BG (aka The Big Geez) is a retiree who who has spent over a decade generating the Geezer Music Club, where he tries to prove that geezers can stay in touch with today's world. . .and still find time for the trimming of ear hair.
Tommy Cash – Singin’ In The Shadow
You have to hand it to Tommy Cash. Johnny's younger brother has managed to forge a pretty nice career for himself, even if much of it has been spent overshadowed by his superstar sibling (who died in 2003). I've written before about musical brothers, mostly focusing on those in early jazz, but it's obvious that … Continue reading Tommy Cash – Singin’ In The Shadow
REVIEW: Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway – A Duet Of One
If improvisational jazz is something that piques your interest, you might want to take a look at A Duet Of One, a new album now out on the IPO Recordings label. It's a deceptively simple pairing of clarinetist Eddie Daniels and pianist Roger Kellaway, recorded live at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles, but the … Continue reading REVIEW: Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway – A Duet Of One
The Master Of The Love Song
I've written before about the incomparable Nat King Cole, but I thought Valentines Day might be a good occasion for a quick post with one of my favorites by him. It's a song that has been in the news lately because of the Etta James vs Beyoncé flap, although it was originally a Glenn Miller … Continue reading The Master Of The Love Song
The Longest Walk Of My Life
I was listening today to the music of Benny Carter, one of my all-time favorites (and someone I've written about before). The long-time bandleader and sax legend was also a first-class composer, and the song I was enjoying was one he wrote many years ago -- "A Walkin' Thing." It's a piece that appropriately begins … Continue reading The Longest Walk Of My Life
REVIEW: Leif Shires – What A Wonderful World
Who knew? When I reviewed a new album by singer Jaimee Paul a while back, I mentioned that her husband, trumpeter Leif Shires, was part of her instrumental backing. But a new album starring Shires himself, titled What A Wonderful World, brings his horn into sharper focus and proves that his wife is not the … Continue reading REVIEW: Leif Shires – What A Wonderful World
Lloyd Price – Still Workin’ Hard
One of the hardest-working R&B stars to come out of the New Orleans area during the Oldies era would have to be Lloyd Price, who even today - after more than fifty years of performing - still has a few irons in the fire. Growing up in nearby Kenner, young Lloyd's education in the music … Continue reading Lloyd Price – Still Workin’ Hard
REVIEW: Ray Landry & Friends – Mes Racines Cadien Sont Creux
In the last few years I've reviewed a lot of albums filled with Louisiana music, including Cajun, Zydeco, Swamp Pop, R&B, Country-Rock, and probably a few I've forgotten. Some of those albums even included more than one variety of the area's music. But a new issue From Ray Landry and Friends on the Swallow label … Continue reading REVIEW: Ray Landry & Friends – Mes Racines Cadien Sont Creux
Respecting The Art Of Yodeling
For most listeners, yodeling is something that causes one of two reactions. Either they make fun of it, or they scratch their heads in puzzlement. Those who laugh will probably always find yodeling silly, but as for the latter - those who just don't understand it - maybe I can help. Thoughts of yodeling came … Continue reading Respecting The Art Of Yodeling
REVIEW: Benny Golson – New Time, New ‘Tet, et al.
Tenor sax veteran Benny Golson, still going strong after an extended career that includes a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, is the subject of a new salute from Concord Jazz. The promotion actually includes a pair of albums; one newly recorded and the other a career retrospective, offered separately as a companion piece. New Time, New … Continue reading REVIEW: Benny Golson – New Time, New ‘Tet, et al.
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