Sunday, April 5, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Bix Beiderbecke’s Piano-Musical Inspiration
Just yesterday I was listening to Bix Beiderbecke’s 1927 piano recording of In A Mist over and over, looking for some musical inspiration. One thing led to another and I found myself researching the origins of this amazing composition, which led me down a further path, discovering that Bix had written several compositions for piano-Candlelights, In the Dark, and Flashes. Next stop-YouTube, hoping to find these tunes. What I found was a rich musical jackpot in this beautiful rendition by Bernd Lhotzky, set to a slideshow of images from Beiderbecke’s early life in Davenport, Iowa. To say I found a new lease on my musical life is a vast understatement. My research also led me to Eastwood Lane, a great American Impressionist composer who was an inspiration to Bix, and most famous for his composition Adirondack Sketches.
Thank you Lisa aka MookRyan Channel for posting this and other great pieces of music by both Beiderbecke and Lane!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Happy Birthday Eric Rohmer 4-04-1920
Regarded as a key figure in the post-war New Wave cinema and a former editor of influential French film journal ,french new wave, Eric Rohmer was born on April 4, 1920.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Vintage Downbeats # 2
This issue of Down Beat magazine from August, 12, 1946 features saxophonist/bandleader Charlie Barnett.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Happy Birthday Jack Webb
Jack Webb aka Sgt. Joe Friday was born on April 2, 1920
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Monty Hale R.I.P.
Monte Hale, one of the last of Hollywood's celluloid "singing cowboys" and a founder of what is now the Autry National Center of the American West, has died. He was 89.
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