Category Archives: Performers

Sunday Jazz Selection

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: A cover of Footprints, a Wayne Shorter tune, by John Goodwin and the Appetizers.   Recorded live in 1990. Goodwin, bass player, band leader and my cousin, sadly passed away a few months ago.  This embed is from … Continue reading →

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Sunday Jazz Selection

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Thanks, Jim, for playing Swiss Movement back in 1969. Les McCann and Eddie Harris, Compared to What? The President, he’s got his warFolks don’t know just what it’s forNobody gives us rhyme or reasonHave one doubt, they call it treasonWe’re … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I see Eddie Murphy’s “Delirious” has recently been added to Netflix Instant. I watched part of it and was struck by the bit you see above, which occurs right at the start of the performance. You … Continue reading →

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“Glenn Gould: Hereafter”

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Meditation/reflection from 2005 on the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould by the filmmaker and television producer Bruno Monsaingeon, who knew Gould well and worked with him often. Probably not the movie for newcomers to Gould to start with, … Continue reading →

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Song Du Jour

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: “You Don’t Know Me”, performed by Jerry Vale, aka Genaro Louis Vitaliano (1930-2014).

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Notes on “Secrets of a Call Girl”

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The 1973 “Secrets of a Call Girl” must be the ultimate Edwige Fenech movie. Not necessarily the best one, just the one that shows her from the most angles. In this sense it’s a bit like … Continue reading →

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Dance Routine Du Jour

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A brilliant routine, filmed in 1930, from Earl “Snakehips” Tucker, a regular at Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom and Cotton Club: So much to enjoy here in addition to Tucker’s legendary hyperflexible spine and exaggerated hip circles: The way he’s … Continue reading →

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Open Wide

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Why are so many young women these days going around with their mouths wide open in an expression that seems to be half shock-of-amazement, half giant-smile? I have few memories of this particular expression playing much of a … Continue reading →

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Blues Guys I Like More than Robert Johnson

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Lonnie Johnson T-Bone Walker Blind Willie McTell Son House I could name others. Don’t get me wrong — Johnson is great. Still, I think music writers have gone a little overboard in praising him. Many seem … Continue reading →

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“Lawyer Man” (1933)

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I enjoyed this Pre-Code film directed by William Dieterle starring William Powell as Anton Adam, a lawyer who is “just a small time mouse trying to be a big time rat.” Tired of defending nobodies on the Lower … Continue reading →

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