Did anyone else get the irony of an all female ensemble playing “Broad” way? Badda bump! The swinging double X big band doesn’t need the unique moniker to get any attention, as music director/drummer Sherrie Maricle leads a team that…
Month: April 2022
EARTH TONED TREASURES…Annie Laurie: The Annie Laurie Collection 1945-62
Up there with Ruth Brown, Lavern Baker and Dinah Washington, Annie Laurie (1924-2006) was one of the pre-eminent blues/R&B vocalists of the 40s and 50s. She had the classic sass in her delivery, bold and brassy, having a couple big…
JAZZ FROM THE TRIBE THAT SHOULDN’T BE “PASSED OVER”
We’ve previously had an article about the roots of jazz coming from the Christian Church, but this time we’re going to get into the “root of the root,” namely Judaism. Not only did these chosen people give the world Montheism, the…