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• “WE’RE ONLY HERE TO HAVE FUN”

  
  Jazz Lives — Authority: 132
  I celebrate Flemming Thorbye again for sharing this clip from Danish television (October 2008).  In it, Joe Muranyi talks about Louis Armstrong and plays YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE, warming up with the Scandinavian Rhythm Boys.  Joe’s candid recollections of Louis and WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD are priceless, as is the ...
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• DARK RAPTURE (AT THE EAR INN)

  
  Jazz Lives — Authority: 132
  My title comes from a 1939 Count Basie Decca record featuring sweet Helen Humes, wondrous Lester Young, odd lyrics, and a difficult arrangement that Jo Jones said that gave the band trouble.  But this post is about the DARK RAPTURE found Sunday nights at the Ear Inn (326 Spring Street, 8-11 PM) when Jon-Erik ...
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• LOUIS ARMSTRONG

  
  HEAR THE SOUNDS — Authority: 138
  LOUIS ARMSTRONG - JEEPERS CREEPERS (FORT KNOX FIVE REMIX)
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• Trinity 22 sermon

  
  Esgetology — Authority: 122
  Text: 21  Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22  Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven. 23  “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to ...
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• A list of things my readers may not know I like

  
  Confessions of an Urban Druid — Authority: 119
  Star Trek , especially the Original Series and Deep Space Nine The animated Batman universe created by Paul Dini Ridiculous Britcoms, especially As Time Goes By (not very ridiculous, actually) and Are You Being Served? (probably the lowest point of British humour) Redheads of both sexes Strong black tea with ...
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• Died On This Date (November 5, 1956) Art Tatum / Jazz Great

  
  The Music's Over — Authority: 485
  Art TatumOctober 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956Even though he was mostly blind, Art Tatum was one of jazz’s greatest pianists.  Tatum was considered a child prodigy and was able to pick up the fine art of piano playing by copying what he heard on the radio or player-piano rolls.  As a child with perfect [...]
  5 days ago

• Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - “Autumn In New...

  
  Leftover Takeout — Authority: 136
  Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - “Autumn In New York”. Every single song these these two did together should be considered an American treasure.  There is nothing more patriotic than celebrating the pinacle of America’s vocal classical music.  Oh yeah, GO YANKEES!
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• Programming Note

  
  Hot House — Authority: 117
  Tonight PBS will reair last weeks Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize American Humor ceremony, awarded to Bill Cosby. While Cosby received the prize for his contributions to comedy, he will also be acknowledged as a longtime advocate for jazz, with musicians Wynton Marsalis and Jimmy Heath appearing at the ceremony. ...
  6 days ago

• THE SPIRIT OF LOUIS, 2009

  
  Jazz Lives — Authority: 132
  Deep thanks to my fellow jazz cinematographer, Flemming Thorbye — http://www.thorbye.net  – who took his video camera to the Kulturhus Brønden, Brøndby Strand, Denmark, on October 25, 2009, to capture three songs by the Scandinavian Rhythm Boys with Joe Muranyi as their esteemed guest star.  The SRB ...
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• MONK, KNOWN AT LAST

  
  Jazz Lives — Authority: 132
  I’m only up to page 138 — which is the year 1948 — in Robin D.G. Kelley’s monumental THELONIOUS MONK: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL (Free Press, 2009, 588 pages) but I had to write something about this book now rather than waiting sedately until I finish it.  Kelley doesn’t need my ...
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• Louis Armstong Skeleton in the Closet, 1936

  
  HumidCity — Authority: 122
  Happy Halloween from the HumidCity Team! Have fun, be safe, and don’t come home ’till dawn!
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• CHARLES PETERSON’S GENEROUS ART, 1942

  
  Jazz Lives — Authority: 132
  The photographs Charles Peterson took offer magic windows into places and emotions we would otherwise never experience.  Here’s what he captured on a truly magical afternoon in 1942, shared with us through the generosity of his son, Don. It’s a jam session – hardly unusual for Peterson — but this is no ...
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• Orrin Tucker & His Orchestra - Perhaps the only living big band leader from the 1920s - 1940s era.

  
  CruisingThePast.com — Authority: 124
  Social History: Orrin Tucker ad His Orchestra - Perhaps the only living big band leader from the 1920s - 1940s era.  He studied to be a doctor, played the saxophone and formed a band in college.  Tucker became a major band for society dance music and was the first band signed by Columbia Records. Great You Tube ...
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• CHARLES PETERSON: HACKETT and RUSSELL

  
  Jazz Lives — Authority: 132
  To have the man you consider one of the greatest photographic artists capture your heroes at work and play . . . what could be better? I am happy to present three of Charles Peterson’s on-the-spot portrait studies of Bobby Hackett and Pee Wee Russell in their native habitat.  Hackett met Russell when Bobby was ...
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• Een uniek verslag: Louis Armstrong in Blokker (1965)

  
  Keep Swinging — Authority: 119
  A unique report: Louis Armstrong in Blokker ( 1965) ( English) Een uniek verslag: Louis Armstrong in Blokker - 1965 ( Nederlands) Unieke fotos en een ooggetuigenverslag EEN UNIEK VERSLAG: LOUIS ARMSTRONG IN BLOKKER - 1965 HENRI HOOGEWOUD en HANS KOERT Een paar maanden geleden plaatste ik een blog, ...
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• 50 Great Voices, Part 1

  
  I May Have Been Born Yesterday But I Stayed Up All Night — Authority: 123
  Next year, National Public Radio will do a lengthy series called "50 Great Voices" to explore the lives and music of uh 50 great singers. NPR invited comments from the Peanut Gallery in the form of listener nominations for singers. The host said the final list will include a mix of both well-known and more obscure ...
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• Louis Armstrong Sings Pharaoh Sanders’ “The Creator Has A Master Plan”: Listen and tell us what you think

  
  All Your Jazz — Authority: 129
  Louis Armstrong singing Pharaoh Sanders ‘ freak hit “The Creator Has A Master Plan.” He even duets with Leon Thomas. No joke! “The Creator Has A Master Plan” Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong and his Friends Flying Dutchman : 1970 Who Knew? We tend to think of Louis Armstrong and Pharaoh ...
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• GIFTS FROM AGUSTIN

  
  Jazz Lives — Authority: 132
  Agustin Perez Gasco is the sole proprietor of the wondrous blog MULE WALK AND JAZZ TALK.  Its website’s name,  http://thereisjazzbeforetrane.blogspot.com ., says a good deal about his ideological bent, one that I certainly share.  I am convinced that Agustin is the sorcerer of jazz paper — newspaper ...
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• A unique report: Louis Armstrong in Blokker - 1965

  
  Keep Swinging — Authority: 119
  A unique report: Louis Armstrong in Blokker ( 1965) ( English) (vrijdag) Een uniek verslag: Louis Armstrong in Blokker - 1965 ( Nederlands) Unique photos and an eyewitness report A UNIQUE REPORT: LOUIS ARMSTRONG IN BLOKKER - 1965 HENRI HOOGEWOUD and HANS KOERT A few months ago I posted a blog, titled ...
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• STUDYIN’ LOUIS

  
  Jazz Lives — Authority: 132
  I’ve given up on academic conferences — but this is one I can recommend, not only for its Exalted Subject, but for the Presenters.  And it’s free / open to the public, too: LOUIS ARMSTRONG SYMPOSIUM , November 21, 2009   9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, at the College of Staten Island (CUNY: City University of New ...
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