Here is the beginning of Patti Page’s obituary in The New York Times: Patti Page, the apple-cheeked, honey-voiced alto whose sentimental, soothing...
Category - Jazz
Merry Christmas from The Daily Music Break.
A sad note on Christmas Eve. Jack Klugman, who died today at age 90, was not a musical personality per se. But the theme music from The Odd Couple —...
I don’t believe that Bessie Brown — who was billed as “The Original” Bessie Brown — was a major star. In a way, that makes the...
The owner of one of the great nicknames in jazz would have been 95 today. Above are Cleanhead Blues and Old Maid Boogie. The cuts were on a 1986 album...
In some ways, The Preservation Hall Jazz band is the face of New Orleans. Here is the beginning of the profile of the band at its site, which is split between...
Here is the beginning of the bio of flugelhornist and trumpeter Clark Terry: Clark Terry’s career in jazz spans more than seventy years. He is a world-class...
The jazz pianist turns 74 today. Above is Monk’s Dream. Avery Sharpe is on bass and Aaron Scott is on drums.
Here is the beginning of Sinatra’s story at A&E’s bio.: Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on December 12, 1915, Frank Sinatra rose to fame singing...
Another of the jazz greats is gone. TDMB posted music from Brubeck on Nov. 26.
Photo: Heinrich Klaffs
