In 1939, the art director at Columbia Records, Alex Steinweiss, realized that the record industry had to make their record covers more appealing so as to attract potential buyers for their art form. It was not enough to denote an artist’s product by simply stamping their name in black and gold paper sleeves for 78rpm […]readmore
Since the very beginning of writing music and lyrics during the great classical period in Europe, with such legendary composers like Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi Brahms, and Schubert, love songs have played a major (and minor) role in the creation of classic or standard songs to this day. If one was to examine the major themes […]readmore
The Definitive CD continues with the seventh track, Ornithology, where Charlie Parker’s invention of the two-chorus solo is executed with a precise swiftness. Charlie recorded the eighth track, Yardbird Suite, the eleventh track, Embraceable You, the twelfth track, Scrapple From The Apple and the fifteenth track, Star Eyes with Miles Davis. Hearing Billie Holliday warble […]readmore
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