Public Domain 4U says:Here you'll find an early blueprint for what would eventually become the rock and roll rhythm section. The piano covers the top and the bottom, and the vocal sits on top of that bass part like a cat on a fence on a hot summer night. And what a vocal! Blind Lemon Jefferson had power and grace. These days the children singing with auto tuners and digital editing, why, they should all set a spell and listen to grandaddy wail.
Swing, Brother, Swing!byBillie Holiday jazz, swing/big band Magnificent. You know, after all these years, there still isn't a singer in the same ballpark as Billie Holiday. While she's influenced generations of performers,...more »
Flaming YouthbyDuke Ellington jazz, standards, big band How hot do you want it? The great Duke Ellington, arguably the most prolific and innovative composer and bandleader in American history, shows what swing...more »
Choo ChoobyDuke Ellington jazz, big band No other band has so singularly possessed more charm and sophistication than Duke Ellington and The Washingtonians. "Choo Choo" always paints my imagination with...more »