Don, Frank and Dalida
(Fri, 06 Sep 2024)
This past week in The Wall Street Journal, I interviewed actor Don Johnson for my "House Call" column in the Mansion section (go here). Don, of course starred in TV's Miami Vice and Nash Bridges and now he's in the...
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Perfection: Herbie Mann - 'Manteca' (Wed, 04 Sep 2024)
Herbie Mann was a fascinating artist. Not only was he a masterful jazz flutist but he also crossed over to Latin, funk, soul, bossa nova and rock, and he pioneered world music. His curiosity and ability to adapt to various...
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This past week in The Wall Street Journal, I interviewed actor Don Johnson for my "House Call" column in the Mansion section (go here). Don, of course starred in TV's Miami Vice and Nash Bridges and now he's in the...
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Paul Quinichette: Legendary Sessions, 1951-'54
Perfection: Count Basie - 'Corner Pocket'
Russell Malone (1963-2024)
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Backgrounder: Brown & Roach - 'At Basin Street' (Fri, 06 Sep 2024)
Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins recorded several live club albums with Clifford Brown and Max Roach, but only two were done in the studio—At Basin Street and Sonny Rollins Plus Four. Though the former LP's title (for EmArcy) infers they recorded...
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Backgrounder: Brown & Roach - 'Basin Street'
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Perfection: Herbie Mann - 'Manteca' (Wed, 04 Sep 2024)
Herbie Mann was a fascinating artist. Not only was he a masterful jazz flutist but he also crossed over to Latin, funk, soul, bossa nova and rock, and he pioneered world music. His curiosity and ability to adapt to various...
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Billy Eckstine.
Last week, after my post on vocalist Billy Eckstine, I heard from Phil Dorsey, who owns the BocX, a streaming soul, jazz and fusion station. Or, as the e-station puts it, "Danceable, jazzy, funky, soulful, electronic chill-out music." Phil wrote: "I inherited this picture [above] of my dad, Phil Sr., with Billy Eckstine. I don't know where the photo was taken or when."
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