Dizzy Gillespie

Last week In Visual Artists 09

Jonas Åkerlund, Alen MacWeeney, Bill Traylor, Stephane Sednaoui, David Stone Martin, George Hurrell, Markus Klinko & Indrani, Michael C. McMillen, Norman Seeff, , , . They are the 10 Visual...

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Montreux in Brazil

In 1978 Claude Nobs, head and founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, is invited to promote a jazz festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil. From September 11 through 18, twenty different...

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Satchmo Loves Company

Louis Armstrong's exuberant and gravelly voice happened to be the perfect match with the mellifluous or crooning voices of his contemporaries. His blasting trumpet, the perfect contrast with the pianist.Who...

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Two Blue

From 'Love Is Blue' to 'Born To Be Blue', we have mixed 24 tunes around the theme of 'Doubled Songs In "Blue"'. It has Jeff Beck, Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane...

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September, School’s In

From 'Trouble in school' to 'September Song', we have mixed 17 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'September'. It has Deborah Cox, Hank Jones, Harry James, Charles Mingus and many...

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Von Freeman – Mr. Freeman Sr.

This day (August 11, 2012), in Chicago, Illinois, died Earle Lavon Freeman Sr. A.k.a. Von Freeman a.k.a. 'Vonski', American hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist. He is the father of jazz...

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Americans in Paris

From 'Made You Love Paris' to 'Florence Sur Les Champs-Elysees' , we have mixed 20 'Pure Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'American Jazzmen in (and about) Paris'. It has...

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Jazzin’Around Manha De Carnaval

Starting and ending with Luiz Bonfá / Antônio Maria's composition 'Manha De Carnaval', we have mixed 18 'Brazilian Music' tunes around the theme of 'Luiz Bonfá / Antônio Maria'. It...

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Energy Savings

From 'Sleep Warm' to 'Let Me Get Close To You' , we have mixed 20 'Mellow Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Comfort and Tenderness'. It has Percy Sledge, Nat...

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Harlem Jazz Trotters

From 'Harlem Nocturne' to 'Spanish Harlem' , we have mixed 17 'Good Old Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Harlem'. It has Charlie Barnet, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Bessie...

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The Days Of Wine And Roses (nothing but bouquet)

From 'Days of wine and roses' to 'Verde Que Te Quero Rosa' , we have mixed 15 'Jazz and Latin' tunes around the theme of 'Wine And …Roses'. It has...

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Jazzin the Samba

From 'Samba De Minha Terra' to 'Samba de Una Nota So (One Note Samba)' , we have mixed 18 'Jazzified Samba' tunes around the theme of 'Real Jazzmen Doing Brazilian...

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Africanisms

From 'Para Africa Traigo Mi Son' to 'Ritmo Africano' , we have mixed 18 'Tropical Rhythms' tunes around the theme of 'Africa meets Jazz meets Latin'. It has Tabu Ley...

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Jazzin’Around Naima

Starting and ending with John Coltrane's composition 'Naima', we have mixed 18 'linked together by a clue you have to guess' tunes around the theme of 'John Coltrane'. It has...

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A Night in Tunisia (and Everywhere Else)

From 'A Night in Tunisa' to 'Paris Nights' , we have mixed 18 'Jazz with a slice of Latin' tunes around the theme of 'Nights Around The World'. It has...

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Cry Me A Blues River

From 'Is You Ever Seen A One-Eyed Woman Cry' to 'Keep Yourself From Crying Too' , we have mixed 17 'Blues' tunes around the theme of 'Crying Time'. It has...

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Trials And Errors

From 'Alone Again Naturally' to 'Falling In Love Again' , we have mixed 20 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Again (and Never Again)'. "Trials And Errors" has The Frank...

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Quincy’s Ladies

From 'It's My Party' to 'Jessica's day' , we have mixed 16 'Jazz & Soul' tunes around the theme of 'Ladies And Quincy Jones'Songs'. It has Sarah Vaughan, Big Maybelle,...

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Thinking Is Just An Idea

From 'I Think It Was A Dream' to 'I Think I'll Call It Morning' , we have mixed 20 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Thinking'. It has Chick Corea,...

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Jazzin’Around Begin The Beguine

From 'Begin The Beguine' to 'Begin The Beguine' , we have mixed 18 'linked together by a clue' tunes around the theme of 'Cole Porter '. It has Nina Simone, Billy...

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