A life well played and, by all accounts, well lived. There is a tremendous amount of great video of Clark Terry on YouTube. Please check it out. Above is...
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This is the beginning of the profile of the great tenor saxophone player Theodore Walter “Sonny” Rollins from his website: Theodore Walter Rollins...
Let me say this as delicately as possible: Conceptually and objectively, I understand that tastes are different. One man’s meat is another man’s...
The remarkable ability of New Orleans to produce trumpet (and cornet) players — which began with Buddy Bolden and reached its zenith with Louis Armstrong...
“Trane & Miles” focuses on the making of “Kind of Blue,” which is the best-selling jazz album of all time. It was recorded in two...
The long and important life of Marian McPartland ended last week on Long Island, where the British native had lived for many years. McPartland was an important...
Richie Cannata, who has long been associated with Billy Joel — he was his sax player through 1982 — and more recently with The Beach Boys and...
Here is the start of The Washington Post’s obituary of George Duke: George Duke, a Grammy-winning keyboardist who crossed musical boundaries to play with...
The list of legendary trumpet players from the New Orleans area doesn’t begin or end with Louis Armstrong. Indeed, the list essentially is endless. Red...
This is the first trombone player featured at TDMB. It’s nice that he is a next step in the proud tradition of New Orleans horn players. Indeed, he seems...
Reading Music
The stories of the great bands and musicians are fascinating. Musicians as a group are brilliant, but often troubled. The combination of creativity and drama makes for great reading.
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Here are some books to check out.
Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.
What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.
The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").
David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.
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