Miles Davis, Billie Holiday + Others: Top 10 Versions of ‘Darn That Dream’
From the Broadway scrap heap to a widely interpreted jazz standard, “Darn That Dream” has had quite the journey.
From the Broadway scrap heap to a widely interpreted jazz standard, “Darn That Dream” has had quite the journey.
The truth and beauty in Evans’ music is impossible to forget. Bruce Spiegel’s well done documentary ‘Time Remembered, The Life & Music of Bill Evans’ makes sure that we don’t.
If there’s any question as to how off-the-cuff, how gloriously in the moment, this ultra-rare one-off concert collaboration in fact was, one need only hear the lead tune — a fizzy, improv-filled take on “Lullaby of Birdland.” You May Also Like: Jazz Reedist Daniel Bennett on How Musicians Can ThriveRead More
Tony Bennett holds a rightful place as an American icon for a variety of reasons: he is essentially our last link to the other great crooners such as Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole. You May Also Like: Jazz Reedist Daniel Bennett on How Musicians Can Thrive In (and After)Read More
Amazon.com Widgets While many a pianist/vocalist duo has surely been influenced by the twin mid-1970s collaborations of Bill Evans and Tony Bennett, it’s another thing entirely to take those albums head on. You May Also Like: Allan Harris – Black Bar Jukebox (2015) Rod Harris Jr., “I Can’t Tell YouRead More