So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Bluesnik]

A wonderful disc. With Joseph Reinhardt et son ensemble playing a wonderful version of Sweet Georgia Brown titled Douce Georgette. I read in the liners that under the nazis Jewish and American songs were forbidden, but they put a slight veil on them, a different title and played them anyway. To much success. They also point out that during the war the musicians had a lot of work. Something that seems contradictious.

[Justin V]

 

[HutchFan]

Steve Turre - Lotus Flower (Verve, 1999)

[EKE BBB]

I dislike the diva character and the blurb around her, but I still can enjoy the music, in small doses.

Edited August 20, 2019 by EKE BBB

[BillF]

8 hours ago, Bluesnik said:

A wonderful disc. With Joseph Reinhardt et son ensemble playing a wonderful version of Sweet Georgia Brown titled Douce Georgette. I read in the liners that under the nazis Jewish and American songs were forbidden, but they put a slight veil on them, a different title and played them anyway. To much success. They also point out that during the war the musicians had a lot of work. Something that seems contradictious.

George Shearing in his autobiography mentions his many gigs during the London blitz. As a blind man he was, of course, excused the military service that took many others off the scene.

Now playing:

[EKE BBB]

[mikeweil]

Yesterday:

Still contemplating what to take with me for listening in the car ...

[EKE BBB]

[Simon8]

On 19/08/2019 at 5:21 AM, EKE BBB said:

[EKE BBB]

[kh1958]

The Tenors of Yusef Lateef and Von Freeman (Yal)

[erwbol]

[EKE BBB]

[HutchFan]

Strange, beautiful, and singular.

 

[John Tapscott]

[mikeweil]

[Peter Friedman]

[EKE BBB]

[Simon8]

[BillF]

[B. Goren.]

[HutchFan]

[John Tapscott]

[Peter Friedman]

[Bluesnik]

5 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

I've got that one as a CD. Very good.