Month: May 2024

From the Studio #20 – Guilty – An improvising musician has his own style depending on what he has heard, his progress on his instrument, and what goes on in his mind. What comes out also depends on the situation. On a gig, there are other musicians and an audience that (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #230 – Basin Street Blues – I continue to listen to early Jack Teagarden today. This 1931 record starts immediately with his voice, which is proper for this tune that was to become something of his signature. Many trombone players have started the tune by (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #229 – That Da Da Strain – In June 1929, Red Nichols led another session under the name of Louisiana Rhythm Kings. The distinct New York style of his Five Pennies is here in this sextet, but it’s loosened up after about one minute with (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #228 – Copenhagen – While listening to this LP, I read on the cover where there is an interesting recipe for “creole crayfish bisque”, and I think I will have to try that one day.Kid Ory, the great veteran of New Orleans jazz, had different versions of (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Studio #19 – Livin’ High – It’s a nice tune that Clarence Williams recorded a couple of times. As the illustration, shows it’s about spending money, and the text is funny. There are three themes musically speaking, with a verse, a chorus and a so called “patter.” (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #227 – Miss Hannah – This record that I bought second-hand has Coleman Hawkins signature on the back of the sleeve. Thus, I feel like choosing a tune where he is featured on the record that otherwise has two different sides. On the first (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #226 – Love Me Tonight – In football, they say that the player who is the victim in the situation resulting in a penalty kick should not be given the task of striking it. If it happens, he is too excited and is prone to miss it. A similar thing could be said (…) read more and listenread more and listen