This is Louis Armstrong performing at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, way back on the 4th May 1954. During the 1950's Louis Armstrong and His All Stars undertook a considerable amount of touring. Also his recordings 'Satch Plays Fats, all Fats Waller tunes', and 'Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy' both released in the 1950s were perhaps among the last of his great creative recordings. Following a highly successful small-group jazz concert at New York Town Hall on May 17th, 1947, featuring Armstrong with trombonist/singer Jack Teagarden, [...]
Dear Captain Awesome, I'm writing you this email because my ears are exhausted from listening to new age music and I would like you to help me discover new genres of music (Well, new for me and I suppose, old for the world). As a child I've been exposed to Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong and I've been singing standard songs like 'Funny Valentine' and 'Summertime' ever since I could remember, but I haven't really taken the time to make jazz music my own. Actually, I haven't even taken the time to acquaint myself with [...]
Un cantante che chiede ai fan di comprare album originali si sente tutti i giorni. Molto più raro, invece, un appello da parte di una artista affinchè i propri ammiratori NON acquistino il suo ultimo progetto. Eppure è successo: citofonare Elvis Costello. 212 sterline equivalgono a circa 250 euro. Insomma, una buona fetta di stipendio medio italiano per una raccolta dell'artista rock. E il suo commento è stato onesto e sfacciato: "Bella la raccolta, sì, ma non comprate il mio album: sfortunatamente non possiamo raccomandare questo prodotto, il prezzo appare o una presa in [...]
Dj Frogg - I Don't Mean a Mash [ mp3 ] Missy Elliot - Work It Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - I Don't Mean a Thing Additional Beats: A.Skillz let's get oldschool in the best possible way
Georgia On My Mind is most commonly associated with Ray Charles. It appears on every tribute album to Ray, and Willie Nelson (who recorded the song in 1978) sang it at his funeral. But Georgia was a standard long before Ray Charles made it his own. It was written by Hoagy Carmichael and lyricist Stuart Gorrell in 1930. The story goers that the Georgia of the title was originally intended to refer to Hoagy's sister, but realising that Gorell's words could apply also to the southern US state, the writers were happy to keep things ambiguous. The plan [...]
Here's a beautiful collection of Jazz songs stolen from Best Of Collections, songs I heard in Ken Burns' Jazz, and jazz standards that I've always had in my head whether or not I knew it. It's an excellent mix of beautiful vocal songs and compelling instrumentals. Enjoy. 01 Ella Fitzgerald - A Tisket, A Tasket 02 Count Basie & His Orchestra - Oh, Lady Be Good 03 Billie Holiday - My Solitude 04 Noble Sissle and His Orchestra featuring Sidney Bechet - Dear Old Southland 05 Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald - They Can't [...]
ich bin immer erstmal skeptisch, wenn es um das covern von solch klassischen songs geht. aber alison mosshart, frontfrau von the kills, hat ihre ...
In the past few months, True Blood has established itself as the television show most likely to deliver unexpected covers. Last night's Sons of Anarchy season premiere indicates their might be another gritty drama making a run for it. Almost five million caught the show (setting an FX record) and heard a sensitive new performance of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" from Alison Mosshart (the Kills, the Dead Weather). We can't locate a video to tell us what scene the song soundtracked (did anyone watch the show?), but we've got the audio for you to stream below. The choice [...]
O eterno hino dos otimistas (e uma dos mais belos clássicos da música), What A Wonderful World , lançada por Louis Armstrong em 1968, acaba de ganhar uma versão feita por Alison Mosshart , vocalista do Kills e do The Dead Weather . A versão foi escolhida como trilha sonora do episódio que abriu a nova temporada de Sons of Anarchy, série de sucesso nos EUA. O cover de Alison para esse grande clássico é excelente, belo e delicado como a canção deve ser. Quem sabe o The [...]
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Yesterday evening in the States Sons of Anarchy premiered its fourth season on FX and there was a little surprise for the viewers (if you're a little musically inclined that is). Our friends over at TwentyFourBit have pointed us in the direction of this track that appeared in the season premiere and it's from the sultry lady that wails in The Dead Weather and The Kills, of course, I'm talking about the messy haired Alison Mosshart . Alison has taken on the iconic Louis Armstrong track from way [...]
Alison Mosshart - What a Wonderful World Sons of Anarchy premiered its fourth season on FX last night, unveiling an exclusive new recording from the Kills/Dead Weather frontwoman Alison Mosshart featured on the biker gang drama's new soundtrack : a cover of "What a Wonderful World," the iconic optimistic tune made famous by Louis Armstrong in 1968. Above, you can stream Mosshart and the Forest Rangers' take, which strips away the original's evocative orchestral arrangement in favor of a bleaker acoustic backdrop, punctuated by echo-washed hints [...]
I've recently found myself completely and utterly engaged with all of Ken Burns ' documentary work, moving through his 2000 documentary on the American institution of Jazz. Besides being indelibly compelling and thoughtful and well researched, I've had my ears opened to lots of really excellent jazz. It's made me realize that I love Harlem Renaissance-era Jazz, swing, and all that - but white person, Kenny G jazz is bullshit. I have been listening to multiple version of They Can't Take That Away From Me , but this live version with Billie Holiday on vocals backed [...]
This song was written back when love still existed. It was decades ago, but still I remember it. The women whispered to each other about my red lipstick. Why else wear it? I would wake with it still on my lips without any remaining shine, exactly what they imagined. I danced too late into the night when the room smoked with men tapping cigars, calling me darling, winking almost imperceptibly. These were men who could tip their hats without hands. If they drank scotch, I drank scotch, but only to shiver and set it down with disapproval. I'd peek at [...]
Louis Armstrong. Commencing jazz sunday, now.
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During his lifetime, Louis Armstrong always said that he'd been born on July 4th, 1900. It became part of his legend and somehow always seemed appropriate for someone who was arguably the most important figure in the history of jazz, America's music. It wasn't until more than a decade after his 1971 death that his real birth date was discovered - August 4th, 1901. I'm not going to tackle Satchmo's biography, which would be a monumental task and is already available from a zillion sources. I'm just going to wish him a Happy Un-Birthday and [...]
And it's all, because you lied Burial, «Untrue» Говорят, что завтра конец света. Если бы это было правдой, что бы вы слушали сегодня, в день до конца света? Друзья и читатели из twitter сообщества ответили на этот вопрос, собрав десять композиций, держащихся на краю земли. В качестве гостей на сборнике выступили две группы из Майами – психоделические рокеры Lil' Daggers и необычный поп-дуэт ANR . Первые выбрали открывающую «The Axeman Cometh» от Wicked Lady, а вторые вспомнили классическую «You are my Sunshine». Вместе с остальными композициями, они собираются [...]
Another sparkling collection of blues and boogie delivered with a raconteur's aplomb.
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Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
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Some Kind of Awesome
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