Jazz Flashes

A companion site to 'The Vintage Bandstand,' this is a series of brief posts about all kinds of good jazz, written and published by Anton Garcia-Fernandez in Martin, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Showing posts with label Barney Kessel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barney Kessel. Show all posts
Monday, April 3, 2017

Charlie Parker Jams on Verve, 1952

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While certain critics consider that producer Norman Granz was responsible for encouraging Charlie Parker to veer away from bebop somewha...
Friday, July 8, 2016

Lyle Ritz and Ukulele Jazz

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Sure, the ukulele was widely used in the 1920s by vocalists like Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards and Johnny Marvin to accompany th...
Monday, April 4, 2016

Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson, 1952

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Few, if anybody, would disagree that Fred Astaire was one of the foremost dancers of the 20th century. But was he a jazz singer? Apparent...
Friday, January 8, 2016

Stuff Smith and Oscar Peterson, 1957

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Though perhaps he may not be as well remembered today as fellow violinists Joe Venuti and Stéphane Grappelli , the great Stuff Smith is ...
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