NPR‘s Weekend Edition with Lyle Ritz:
Ritz is known as the “father of jazz ukulele” for merging the genre with the four-stringed instrument, and his credits on bass include multiple pop hit singles. However, it was in college, while he was working at a Los Angeles music store, when Ritz first pick
Haven’t got a hold of Billie Holiday: Remixed & Reimagined yet, but here is what Nate Chinen wrote in the New York Times: “The remixes may be modish, but the originals are timelessly modern.”
Fred Kaplan’s “Still Married to the Music“:
It’s a happy accident that two of the most self-absorbed legends in the history of jazz — the bassist Charles Mingus and the alto saxophonist Art Pepper — married women who wound up equally absorbed in the preservation of their legacies. The men have been dead now for a quarter-century, yet their widows, Sue Graham Mingus and Laurie Pepper, keep unveiling major discoveries.
Had a relaxed time on the beach to catch up with some jazz. I’ll try to blurb them when I get a chance. With the ever-growing collection, it would take me at least three-month vacation to go through, but I’ll get there. So stay tune for more dope jams. I promise you’ll like them. If not, shrug!
Before heading off to the shore (Wildwood, New Jersey), I leave you guys with Duc Tuan’s outstanding rendition of “Hoi Trung Duong” from his classic Pham Dinh Chuong songbook for you to enjoy while I am gone. Not sure if you’ll miss me, but I am sure the magnificent orchestration and Duc Tuan’s soulful, powerful vocals will keep you entertain for the rest of the week. Love his Hue accents:
Miền Trung vọng tiếng
Em xinh em bé tên là Hương Giang
Đêm đêm khua ánh trăng vàng mà than
Hò ơi, phiên Đông Ba buồn qua cửa chợ
Bến Vân Lâu thuyền vó đơm sâu.
Hỡi hò, hỡi hò, Quê hương em nghèo lắm ai ơ
Mùa đông thiếu áo hè thời thiếu ăn.
Trời rằng, trời hành cơn lụt mỗi năm à ơi,
Khiến đau thương thấm tràn, ngập Thuận An
Để lan biển khơi, ơi hò ơi hò.
I am outta here!
Nice poster for your bathroom wall.
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Remix of Kanye West’s “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” with Young Jeezy.
Beyonce flew off the steps (cue in at 00:20), but got back up and rocked the show.
Breaking up types from English into Chinese into graphic.