Ella Fitzgerald’s profile on NPR:
Ella’s rare combination of confidence and innocence reflected the spirit of mid-20th century America. Despite her popularity, she never deviated from her commitment to jazz as an art form. She could improvise right next to saxophonists like Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins or Lester Young, then turn around and perform a classic American ballad while infusing it with her natural swing.
A wonderful program on Art Tatum from NPR:
One of the greatest improvisers in jazz history, Art Tatum also set the standard for technical dexterity with his classic 1933 recording of “Tea for Two.” Nearly blind, Tatum had artistic vision and ability that made him an icon of jazz piano, a musician whose impact will be felt for generations to come.
Just received a gorgeous drawing of Ngoc Lan from Kim Quan, a fantastic artist in Viet Nam. I am loving his slideshow.
As I am listening to Dexter Gordon’s pulchritudinous rendition of “Manha de Carnaval” from TTBlue, I keep hearing the mash-up between his band and Ngoc Lan’s sultry vocals. Damn, I must be hallucinating or something.
The proverb, I am sure every Vietnamese knows by heart, is: “Mot cay lam chang nen non, ba cay chum lai nen hon nui cao.” Stone Phillips’s “Postcard from New Orleans” reports how the Vietnamese-American of New Orleans pulled together to turn the worse natural disaster in the US history into a success story.
Big up to my people in New Orleans!
Despite some usability issues, the Viget Labs is beautiful in design and sleek in navigation.
If this and this video were submitted to Thuy Nga Production, Sassy Hang Nguyen would be hired on the spot for the next taping of Paris By Night. She can take off her clothes and she can lip-sync flawlessly. (via Khong Co Ai)
A new Trojan commercial is rejected by Fox and CBS. The ad could be viewed at Trojan Evolve Web site.
Who said HTML is only for geeks?
