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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1804
Song of the Day: Never Let Me Go, words and music by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston, was first heard in the 1956 Michael Curtiz-directed crime drama, “The Scarlet Hour” brought to life in the film by the great Nat King Cole and in a longer studio recording as well…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1803
Song of the Day: C.E.D., composed by jazz guitarist Joe Pass and jazz pianist Arnold Ross, is featured on Pass’s debut album—and what a debut it was—“Sounds of Synanon,” recorded with patients of the Synanon Drug Center, where a young Pass was being treated for heroin addiction. Influenced by jazz…
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Continue reading →: Majority Rules NY Debuts New Site
I had previously sung the praises of the podcasts of Majority Rules NY, which is hosted by my friend and neighbor Pasquale Cascone and his pal Shaun Lembo. Check out their new website and their newest episode on YouTube. I’m waiting for the T-shirt to come out! It’s just a…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1802
Song of the Day: Blue Trombone [YouTube link], composed by trombonist Rex Peer, is delivered with lyrical, melodic flair by my long-time friend—author, editor, and trombonist Roger Bissell—on his album “Reflective Trombone.” Just another reason to love and celebrate Roger and his gifts.
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Continue reading →: Notablog and Home Page: Born Again!
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Notablog, which began on 26 July 2002, has been “born again,” with its own domain name: https://notablog.net. And it gives me just as much pleasure to announce that my home page, which debuted way back in the early 1990s, has also been…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1801
Song of the Day: The Time is Now [YouTube link] was composed by jazz pianist David Hazeltine, who performs it with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster as the title track to his 2019 album. Enjoy this trio of ol’ pros; they are so in sync with one another.
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Continue reading →: Olivia de Havilland, RIP
On July 1, I noted that Olivia de Havilland had reached 104 years of age. Today, Olivia has died—one of the few remaining stars from Hollywood’s Golden Age. As I noted on the first of the month: “From her films with the great swashbuckler Errol Flynn to her Oscar-winning turns in…
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Happy Eighteenth Anniversary to Notablog!
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Continue reading →: Happy Eighteenth Anniversary to Notablog!Yesterday, I celebrated my 1,800th entry in “My Favorite Songs” with the Sonny Rollins tune, “Oleo,” part of this year’s Jazz Edition of my annual Summer Music Festival. Today, the numbers “1” and “8” show up again: I am celebrating the 18th anniversary of the beginning of Notablog! It was…