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BURT BACHARACH WAS MUCH MORE THAN A POP COMPOSER
Ray Alexander March 5, 2023
As my musical intelligence grew in the 1960s/’70”s, I began, not only to think about the finest composers or lyricists, ...
NICKNAMES IN JAZZ
Ray Alexander January 22, 2023
Occasionally I have been asked by people why a ‘nickname’; and why would anybody ever go to the trouble of ...
TIME FURTHER OUT WITH DAVE BRUBECK Dec. 6, 1920 – Dec. 5, 2012)
Ray Alexander January 22, 2023
I often thank God when it comes to turns or twists of fate in one’s destiny; and the fact that ...
Put On A Happy Face
Ray Alexander November 25, 2021“Put on A Happy Face” is from the musical Bye, Bye Birdie, based loosely on the story of Elvis Presley being …
Smile – Tony Bennett
Ray Alexander November 23, 2021
Smile” was composed by Charlie Chaplin, the song based on an instrumental theme used in the ...
A BRIEF HISTORY OF ALBUM COVER ART IN JAZZ
Ahmed Maqrhi March 5, 2023In 1939, the art director at Columbia Records, Alex Steinweiss, realized that the record industry had to make their record …
NICKNAMES IN JAZZ
Ray Alexander January 22, 2023
Occasionally I have been asked by people why a ‘nickname’; and why would anybody ever go ...
TIME FURTHER OUT WITH DAVE BRUBECK Dec. 6, 1920 – Dec. 5, 2012)
Ray Alexander January 22, 2023
I often thank God when it comes to turns or twists of fate in one’s destiny; ...
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Meet Louis Armstrong
In this BrainPOP movie on Louis Armstrong, Tim and Moby will acquaint your kids with one of jazz’s most influential ...
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New Orleans Jazz – News and Views – Sammy Penn
SAMMY PENN: Born Morgan City Louisiana September 15 1902. Passed Away Florida September 18 1969. Allow’s start off a little ...
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July 6, 2019