Any excuse to play this record is a good thing (Lips Page, Eddie Barefield, Bill Basie, Eddie Durham, Walter Page, Willie McWashington, at the end of the monumental December 13, 1932 Moten date for Victor). The song -- one that relies on the listener's eagerness to assume lewdness -- is by Ben Samberg, who, as…

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20.12.2024

ALI MAKES A FULL AND FRANK CONFESSION | JAZZ LIVES

Not criminal. Endearing. Last June, Ali Affleck and The Traveling Janes created beauty at the Ascona Jazz Festival. They are Ali Affleck, vocals and percussion; Katie Cavera, banjo and guitar; Susanne Ortner, clarinet and alto saxophone; Danielle Price, tuba; Amanda Lee, piano: In this video, the song is I'M CONFESSIN', which I have heard done…

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21.12.2024

NANCY HARROW HAS CREATED A NEW CD! | JAZZ LIVES

There's special, there's extra-special, and there's Nancy Harrow. She deserves more than one exclamation point. If you know her and her work (singer, composer, lyricist, playwright, thinker) the news that she has created a NEW compact disc, SECOND THOUGHTS, is something to celebrate. And if you don't know her, please come to a stop and…

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21.12.2024

BEAUTY AND SERENITY: CONNIE JONES, KRIS TOKARSKI, BRYAN BARBEROT (New Orleans, 2014) | JAZZ LIVES

An episode of pure beauty, so typical of the late cornetist Connie Jones (1934-2019) -- here meditatively and lovingly considering a Johnny Mercer ballad with Kris Tokarski, piano; Bryan Barberot, drums, recorded in 2014 in New Orleans. Kris said, "I remember that gig, it was in the Windsor Court lobby bar and Connie was subbing…

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