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A traditional calypso, “Down the Road” was first recorded by the legendary Calypso singer Growling Tiger. Bob gives this sad story of a convict and [More]
“Minnie the Moocher” is a jazz song first recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, selling over a million copies. “Minnie the Moocher” [More]
Album: “Stories from Stompin’ Willie”, 2016 Paul Jackson Jr – guitar
In This World is an album by saxophonist Mark Turner. AllMusic Review by Tim Sheridan: Backed by a stellar band that features such fine players [More]
“This live set with organist Milt Buckner and drummer Tony Crombie is quite fun. Tenor great Illinois Jacquet roars throughout “The King,” “C Jam Blues” [More]
Track listing: 01 – Candy (Alex Kramer/Mack David/Joan Whitney) 02 – Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Antonio Carlos Jobim/Gene Lees) 03 – Helena And I [More]
“The Very Thought of You” is a classic jazz standard famously interpreted by Carmen McRae, one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century. Her [More]
“This popular set matches the brilliant harmonica player Toots Thielemans with such top Brazilian performers as Ivan Lins, Djavan, Oscar Castro-Neves, Dori Caymmi, Ricardo Silveira, [More]
“This set from the 1974 Concord Jazz Festival (which has been reissued on CD) is a follow-up to the studio record Soft Shoe and uses [More]
“Night Mood” (Elmer Bernstein). Album: “Staccato “, 1959, Capitol.