Saturday, June 21, 2014
Della Reese - A Hundred Years from Today
long before Amy Winehouse we had this grand sound from Della
Top 40 Hits Of 1940 7 Jimmy Dorsey The Breeze and I
Just before the war, everything was quiet, and I thought normal, all over the world. This was the sound of radio in our living room, when I lived on Hollis and Waushakum Blvd, and went to Memorial School.. The fabulous Dorsey brothers had their own radio show and through their music and the sound of the sax, I dreamed of the world I saw in the movies. In those days the fire department on Hollis Street blew its whistle to call for volunteer firemen, to announce the 5 pm quitting time, or for us kids to go home for dinner.... and to announce an important event...like the day the 2nd World War ended!
Earl Bostic - Blue Moon (from the album Alto-Tude, 1956)
The great Earl Bostic...again, can't get enough of his sound....even after all these years..
Patrizio Buanne - you don't have to say you love me.
http://thehowardtheatre.com/show/2014/07/16/patrizio-buanne/ click on the left for information July 16, in New York...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Earl Bostic / Flamingo
Tonight thinking how much I loved the music of Earl Bostic, have you ever heard anyone like this...?
http://youtu.be/9xy7aDGAdRc this link is to Blue Moon.... I went to Storyville in Boston to enjoy his music
http://youtu.be/9xy7aDGAdRc this link is to Blue Moon.... I went to Storyville in Boston to enjoy his music