Regular readers know that I've offered up a number of pieces about crooners, and will also recall that I've written about Bing Crosby more than once. In fact, just a week or so back I featured him in a post called Laughing At The Cowhand, and another -- Bing Crosby Gets a Mulligan -- is … Continue reading Der Bingle — Reinventing The Art Of Crooning
Tag: Jazz
Johnny Hartman – Crooning With Coltrane
Although I've written a number of pieces about crooners, I don't think I've ever covered one quite like Johnny Hartman. He would certainly qualify as a crooner of the first rank, but he just might be more remembered for his collaborations with a musical legend, saxophonist John Coltrane. The Chicago-born Hartman first began drawing attention … Continue reading Johnny Hartman – Crooning With Coltrane
Segue To Sweet Swing Sounds
I first learned the meaning of 'segue' while working as a young radio DJ in the early 1960s. The veteran broadcaster who was my boss would explain how the process of smoothly flowing from the end of one record into the beginning of the next would help avoid 'dead air', a forbidden sin for radio … Continue reading Segue To Sweet Swing Sounds
The Heritage Of Andy Russell
Although it's much less common now, the music world has always been filled with performers who have 'Anglicized' their birth names, and a lot of those artists have been featured here. I won't even try to list them all, but one large grouping was explored in an earlier post, the Quintessential Italian Crooner. Some of … Continue reading The Heritage Of Andy Russell
Limehouse Blues – A Jazz Classic
Sometimes my curiosity draws me to a particular song that seems to have an interesting name and maybe an intriguing history, and when I dig into it I often find a fascinating story. A good example is the jazz standard "Limehouse Blues," which has been recorded by just about everybody from Duke Ellington to Django … Continue reading Limehouse Blues – A Jazz Classic
Your Eyes Can Deceive You
I would have to say that this is the most unusual post I've ever published here. And I also have to admit that it has very little to do with music, but I've been wanting to post this thingy for quite a while now because it fascinates me. It showed up in my email a … Continue reading Your Eyes Can Deceive You
A Singer’s Singer – Ethel Ennis
In the long history of jazz vocalists, there have always been a few who have been respectfully described as a 'singer's singer'. Some of them have been very well-known, but others have sort of flown below the radar. One that might qualify as the latter is Ethel Ennis, who is still entertaining fans after a … Continue reading A Singer’s Singer – Ethel Ennis
And The Winner Is….Me
At least I hope so. I'm sort of setting aside the music stuff today (although I've still included a good tune below) because I wanted to report something. Random visitors will have no idea what I'm talking about, but regulars will remember that a few days ago I wrote that I was on the horns … Continue reading And The Winner Is….Me
Time Keeps Marching On
One of the ways we all mark the passage of time is by looking at pictures from many years ago. If those pictures are of ourselves we can only groan and wonder where the years went, but when they depict others we might have a variety of reactions. Whether we realize it or not, most … Continue reading Time Keeps Marching On
Getting To Know The Triplets
Movie music is an area I've ventured into from time to time, but I don't think I've ever written about a film that I saw a few years ago and loved in spite of the fact that it's in French and I do not speak the language. Of course, I should mention that it's a … Continue reading Getting To Know The Triplets
Geezer Music Club 