 LPO - Itzhak Perlman In Concert
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CD Reviews
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 Kirk Joseph at
Tuba! Tuba! Tuba! 2008 |
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 Putumayo Presents: A Jazz and Blues Christmas
The Great B.B. King opens up this very nicely presented Christmas CD with a tune called "Christmas Celebration". A nice easy shuffle, I can imagine my mom popping this in the CD player as we sit around and open presents. Charles Brown makes a nice appearance with "Santa's Blues", and Ray Charles does the funkiest version of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"... (More)
 Taj Mahal - Maestro
Good, down home funky blues. There are few pleasures in life that are as good as listening to a fresh Taj Mahal record. On this new Headz Up release, Taj does not disappoint. The first track, "Scratch My Back", had me hooked from the opening horn line. On the one-drop reggae inspired "Never Let You Go"...(More) |
Show Reviews
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Featured Artist/Band
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 Delta Spirit - The Republic 9/10/08
I first heard of Delta Spirit a few months ago on NPR's All Songs
Considered. Immediately toe-tapping along with the jangly, joyous
music, I swore I would remember to check them out on iTunes when I got
home. I promptly forgot. There is a distinct possibility that, if not for their show at The
Republic last Wednesday, Delta Spirit would have been lost to my
consciousness forever. (More) |
 Fats Domino
Fats Domino came out of New Orleans in the 50's with a rockin' piano to
become one of Rock'n'Roll's earliest and best stars. He was born
Antoine Domino in 1928 in New Orleans. As a child he played piano and
sang, and the first language he learned to speak was French. He first
performed in public at age 10. He continued with music into the 40's
and was heard by Dave Bartholomew, who would become his writing partner
on many of Fats' hit songs. (More)
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Louis Armstrong
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 Biography on a New Orleans Music Legend
By Kevin O'Day
Louis Armstrong was born on August 4th, 1901, but he always insisted that his birthday was July 4th ,1900. He must have believed that it made a better story. He was born into a very poor family and grew up in the back of town area of uptown New Orleans. He was a bit of a hooligan in his early days, firing a celebratory shot on New Years Eve when he was twelve. This incident led to him being sent to the New Orleans Home for Colored Waifs, and strangely to his first music teacher, Professor Peter Davis. He tried his hand at percussion and the bugle, but eventually took to the cornet. Under professor Davis's instruction, the young Armstrong learned traditional marches and rags. (More) |
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