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Jazz Appreciation Month: American Folk-Blues Festival 1962 session

By On 10th April, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In cat blogging, jazz appreciation month, lindy hop and other dances, music

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I know I don’t have to say it, but I will: there’s no jazz without the blues.

An extremely awesome performance by some extremely awesome blues musicians:

Helen Humes : vocal
Sonny Terry : harmonica
Brownie ‘Kazoo’ McGhee : vocal, guitar
Willie Dixon : vocal, bass
T-Bone Walker [...]

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Jazz Appreciation Month: Jimmy Giuffre Three

By On 9th April, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In cat blogging, jazz appreciation month, music

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Jimmy Giuffre Three playing ‘the River and the Train’ over the opening credits of ‘Jazz On A Summer’s Day’, which was filmed at the Newport Jazz Festival.

I overuse this song, but I love it. Love it. Nothing danceable here at all. The film, of course is excellent stuff, and the history [...]

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Jazz Appreciation Month: Billie Holiday and friends

By On 7th April, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In cat blogging, jazz appreciation month, lindy hop and other dances, lolfrankie, music, wimminz

Am I nuts? Why, yes, I probably am. Ryan Swift has drawn my attention to the fact that it’s Jazz Appreciation Month over at the Smithsonian. So I’m going to see if I can come up with a different song or artist every day of this month. I struggled with the Women’s History [...]

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