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Showing posts with label jazz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jazz. Show all posts
Thursday, January 12, 2017

La La Land

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La La Land ~ Already garnering awards and attention from critics since its soft release over the holidays, this is not only one of the b...
Tuesday, May 12, 2015

The Explosive Generation

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This film was brought back to my attention when I saw on the Facebook that my friend Rob Kelly was planning on watching it. A day later...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Night of Noir

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One of the great features of the TCM Classic Cruise this year was the Night of Noir. Essentially it was just a big dress-up night with ...
Thursday, December 06, 2012

Dave Brubeck 1920-2012

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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Jacqui Naylor - Lucky Girl

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Lucky Girl ~ Sometimes the cosmos drops opportunities and coincidences in your lap. This is one of those times. Just a few days after...
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Thursday, June 07, 2012

Bob Welch 1945-2012

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Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist and singer Bob Welch was found dead today in Nashville. It was an apparent suicide based on a note found a...
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Friday, February 10, 2012

Quickies 2-10-2012

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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ~ I really liked this a lot. It was clever, and owed more than a lot stylistically to both "Psych...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The Jazz Singer

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The Jazz Singer ~ Okay, I confess, I've never seen the classic 1927 The Jazz Singer before, heck, I've never even seen the 1979 N...
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Sunday, July 24, 2011

RIP Amy Winehouse

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In early 2007 friends were chattering about a stunning new voice in music called Amy Winehouse. By the summer of that same year, the single...
Saturday, May 28, 2011

RIP Gil Scott-Heron

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I love music, but I'm not a big jazz guy. I'm a writer, a published poet, I even run an online poet's group, but I'm not a ...
Monday, August 02, 2010

True Blood: I Got a Right to Sing the Blues

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Sookie's first line in this episode, "Eric, what the f**k?" says so much. It describes accurately my thoughts on the season s...
Saturday, December 12, 2009

The Princess and the Frog

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The Princess and the Frog ~ This was a lot of fun. Yes, it was a bit formulaic when compared to Disney animated features of the last two ...
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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Les Paul 1915-2009

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Les Paul, the jazz guitarist who changed the way the world thought about the guitar, passed away yesterday from complications of pneumonia....
Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Freddie Hubbard Passes

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Jazz legend Freddie Hubbard passed away yesterday at 70. He will be missed.