Ella and Louis Jordan made even a violent tune, “Stone Cold Dead in de Market,” sounded entertaining with their playful Jamaican accent.
Last night I went out drinking,
When I came home I gave her a beating.
So she cotched up de rolling pin,
And went to work on his head ’til I boshed it in.
I lied stone cold dead in de market,
Stone cold dead in de market.
I lied stone cold dead in de market,
She killed nobody but her husband.
Music and animation from “Bathtime at Clerkenwell“
Zhu Yunwei’s Opened/Closed Eyes photography, in which he combines two shots into one, is quite freaky.
Multiple Sclerosis has taken away the life of my personal-favorite Vietnamese vocalist. So I really am appreciated it when my man HmL has signed up for the “25th Anniversary Multiple Sclerosis Bike Ride” to help ending this fatal disease. Please lend him your support like you did last time for the “Break Away from Cancer.” Thank you and HmL once again for making a difference.
Some photos from the National Museum of the American Indian’s exhibitions.
An amazing pianist who has not only conquered her flaw, but also made a miracle. Mad kudos to the mother’s unconditional love.
No wait. Thuy Duong’s renditions of Truong Sa’s “Mua Xuan Sao Chua Ve Hoi Em” and “Roi Mai Toi Dua Em” aren’t the right approach to jazz (or blues in these instances). They are more like “râu ông nọ cắm cằm bà kia” or imitated jazz according someone who came down with a “diva” syndrome. But heck, they intoxicated me. Although the pre-arranged productions aren’t ideal for jazz, they are accompanying her vocals well. The voice is really what matters here.
Vince Guaraldi
Adbuliah Ibin Buhaine (Art Blakey)
Sonny Rollins
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Lady Day (Billie Holiday)
Dizzy Gillespie
Charles Mingus
Inky (Miles Davis)
John Coltrane
Ornette Coleman
Thelonious Monk