A 1948 number one hit written by a California naturmensch and performed by an African-American jazz singer spawns countless renditions. Nat King Cole in a tuxedo.
This is the grave of Cab Calloway. Born in 1907 in Rochester to a fairly well-off family, Calloway grew up in Baltimore. His parents saw their son's talent early on.
This is the grave of Louis Armstrong. One of the greatest and most important musicians of all time, Armstrong was born in 1901 to a poor family in New Orleans..
This is the grave of Thelonious Monk. Born in 1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Monk's family.
This is the grave of Max Roach. Born in 1924 in Newland, North Carolina, Roach's family moved to Brooklyn in 1928. Roach became a musician from a very young age,.
You need Sunday School today. Specifically, to listen to Professor Sun Ra lecture in his course he gave in 1971 at UC-Berkeley titled "The Black Man in the Cosmos." The.
The other day I was listening to an album by the great Irving Fields, the brilliant pianist who merged jazz, the sort of Jewish-American popular music I associate with Catskills.
I realized that some of you have probably never seen any of the Sun Ra films. Allow me to alleviate this serious problem in your life.
