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Ella Mae Morse in 1944. Ella Mae Morse (September 12, 1924 – October 16, 1999) [1] was an American singer of popular music whose 1940s and 1950s recordings mixing jazz, blues, and country styles influenced the development of rock and roll. Her 1942 recording of "Cow-Cow Boogie" with Freddie Slack and His Orchestra gave Capitol Records its ...
Titled The Ol' Razzle Dazzle, the album was released on 1 June 2012. [58] Its first single, "Unashamed Desire", co-written with Boucher, was released on 23 April. [59] In November 2011, at the ARIA Music Awards, Higgins performed a duet of "Warwu" with Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, from his Rrakala album. [60]
Manteca (song) " Manteca " is one of the earliest foundational tunes of Afro-Cuban jazz. Co-written by Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo and Gil Fuller in 1947, it is among the most famous of Gillespie's recordings (along with the earlier "A Night in Tunisia") and is "one of the most important records ever made in the United States", according to ...
The New Wave in Jazz is a live album recorded on March 28, 1965 at the Village Gate in New York City. It features groups led by major avant-garde jazz artists performing at a concert for the benefit of The Black Arts Repertory Theater/School founded by Amiri Baraka, then known as LeRoi Jones. [2] The album was released on LP in 1965 on the ...
Two days before the release of Love for Sale, an album trailer video appeared on Gaga's YouTube channel with clips from the studio sessions, including performances of tracks from the album and an interview, in which Gaga and Bennett talk about working together, their friendship, and keeping jazz and the Great American Songbook alive for future ...
Donna Lee. "Donna Lee" is a jazz standard tune attributed to Charlie Parker, although Miles Davis has also claimed authorship. [1][2] Written in A-flat, it is based on the chord changes of the jazz standard "(Back Home Again in) Indiana". [1] Beginning with an unusual half-bar rest, "Donna Lee" is a very complex, fast-moving chart with a ...
Jazz. Occupation (s) Pianist, composer, arranger, conductor. Instrument. Piano. Years active. 1940s - 2015. Ralph Simon Sharon (September 17, 1923 – March 31, 2015) was a British-American jazz pianist and arranger. [1] He is best known for working with Tony Bennett as his pianist on numerous recordings and live performances.
On All About Jazz, Mark F. Turner said "there are more subdued voices who let their music do the talking, as is the case for Ron Miles' Quiver, a project led by the Denver-based trumpeter and his talented cohorts, guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Brian Blade. These gentle masters are highly respected leaders with expansive discographies and ...