New Years Eve
Celebrate the second day of the New Year with a night out–Friday night at the Longbranch.
The Second Set – Duke Ellington and singer Bobby Darin
Last Friday “The Second Set” was devoted to a band leader and a singer, Count Basie and Frank Sinatra.
Good pattern. We’re going to stick with it this week.
Listening in the Town Square
Live music venues are like a town squares where people gather to have a good time–to catch up on each others lives, to hear the songs we love.
Jazz Under The Stars – CD
Playlist I Love Being Here With You (Peggy Lee / W Schluger) ASCAP Billie’s Bounce (Charlie Parker) BMI Harlem Nocturne (Rogers & Hagen) ASCAP Take the “A” Train (Strahorn & Ellington) ASCAP Meet Me Where They Play The Blues (Steve Allen) ASCAP Someday You’ll Be Sorry (Louis Armstrong) ASCAP Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing) BMI …
Duke Ellington: We Love You Madly
In “The Second Set” this week we are going to feature some of the music of the immortal Duke Ellington.
Something New
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. I’m not preparing for a wedding, so call this a reverie, a chain of reflections. It will lead to an exciting announcement.