Frank SInatra made two studio sessions with the Count Basie Orchestra in the '60's. The first of these, Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First, recorded in 1962, was arranged and conducted by Neal Hefti. The second, It Might As Well Be Swing, made two years later, was a Quincy Jones date. The Hefti session features ten standards, while Quincy's has a more contemporary feel with tunes like "Hello, Dolly," "Wives and Lovers," and "I Can't Stop Loving You," and the use of pronounced backbeats and shuffle
Jon Hendricks
Tardo Hammer took a moment to ask the house to acknowledge Jon Hendricks’s presence, and Jon responded not only with a bow, but accepted Tardo’s invitation to join him for a tune. In this case, it was Hendricks’s lyrical celebration of “hip studs” Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Oscar Pettiford, and Bud Powell on Thelonious Monk’s “In Walked Bud.”
Gunther Schuller and Jimmy Cobb at Tanglewood
Great Performances at the 2011 Tanglewood Jazz Festival
Here’s my inaugural post on WFCR’s new blog page for jazz. Look for regular posts on a variety of music topics ranging from upcoming highlights on Jazz à la Mode to previews and reviews of ar