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EARWORTHY - Sammy Davis Jr - Brief Article
A declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation report written by J. Edgar Hoover reads: "September 9, 1968--London--Enclosed for, Legat, London,...
American Visions, 08/01/00 by T. Brooks Shepard · More from publication -
EARWORTHY - in praise of the piano and pianists - Brief Article
The problem with the 17th-century harpsichord --the musical daddy of today's piano--was that it could be played only one way: loud. That is, until...
American Visions, 06/01/00 by T. Brooks Shepard · More from publication -
Montreal's Jazz Fest at Its Best - Brief Article
Because I've worked so many of them, summer jazz festivals hold a special place in my heart. Havana and Nice with Dizzy; Tokyo, St. Louis and New...
American Visions, 04/01/00 by T. Brooks Shepard · More from publication -
EARWORTHY. - Review - sound recording review
Undoubtedly, Al Jarreau is back. Not that he ever went away; you could hear him all over the radio. The tunes we associate with him--"Breakin'...
American Visions, 04/01/00 by T. Brooks Shepard · More from publication -
EARWORTHY - new music - Brief Article
It could a been the second song of the second set. I know it was the guitar bridge played by Papa Noel Nedule Montswet in the middle of a song...
American Visions, 02/01/00 by T. Brooks Shepard · More from publication -
Earworthy - Sound recordings, criticism - Brief Article
Etta James' simple, soulful delivery on 12 Songs of Chrism (Private Music) is an exquisite elucidation of Marshall McLuhan's dictum that "the...
American Visions, 12/01/99 by T. Brooks Shepard · More from publication -
Music Notes Earworthy - Ruth Brown and Etta James are both members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; their work is discussed - Brief Article
Embodying the connection between jazz and blues, Ruth Brown and Etta James are closing out the century with highly stylistic, personal and historic...
American Visions, 10/01/99 by T. Brooks Shepard · More from publication -
EARWORTHY - Review
Take the acoustic jazz tradition and turn it upside down, in favor of a new and electric concept called fusion--jazz fusion, to be precise. Now,...
American Visions, 08/01/99 by T. Brooks Shepard · More from publication -
EARWORTHY - recommended sound recordings, including those of Duke Ellington and Miles Davis - Brief Article
Following a horn fanfare, the emcee says: "Hello, everybody. Welcome to our famous Cotton Club. Great to see so many friends, in spite of the cover...
American Visions, 06/01/99 by T. Brooks Shepard · More from publication -
Shemekia Copeland Connects People to the Blues - blues singer Shemekia Copeland, daughter of singer Johnny Copeland - Brief Article - Interview
One last slow blues to close the show One last slow blues to close the show I watched you dance with her and it hurt me so Why would ya bring a new...
American Visions, 06/01/99 by T. Brooks Shepard · More from publication
