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~ Sarah Vaughan - The Sassy One
Views: 648072 |  |  |  |  | For more great Sarah, check out: www.mosaicrecords.com Jazz critic Leonard Feather called her "the most important singer to emerge from the bop era." Ella Fitzgerald called her the worlds "greatest singing talent." During the course of a career that spann ...More ed nearly fifty years, she was the singers singer, influencing everyone from Mel Torme to Anita Baker. She was among the musical elite identified by their first names. She was Sarah, Sassy -- the incomparable Sarah Vaughan. Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1924, Vaughan was immediately surrounded by music: her carpenter father was an amateur guitarist and her laundress mother was a church vocalist. Young Sarah studied piano from the age of seven, and before entering her teens had become an organist and choir soloist at the Mount Zion Baptist Church. When she was eighteen, friends dared her to enter the famed Wednesday Night Amateur Contest at Harlems Apollo Theater. She gave a sizzling rendition of "Body and Soul," and won first prize. In the audience that night was the singer Billy Eckstine. Six months later, she had joined Eckstine in Earl Hiness big band along with jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. When Eckstine formed his own band soon after, Vaughan went with him. Others including Miles Davis and Art Blakey, were eventually to join the band as well. Within a year, however, Vaughan wanted to give a solo career a try. By late 1947, she had topped the charts with "Tenderly," and as the 1940s gave way to the ... |
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~ The Tragic Deaths of Music Stars
Views: 361026 |  |  |  |  | A tribute in memory of musicians who died too young. Music: "Fragile" by Chase Emery Click to download Chase Emery's album from iTunes: phobos.apple.com MySpace: www.myspace.com Website: www.chaseemery.com After making this video I realized that there are ...More a couple errors in deaths. The site I got the information from provided some wrong info. Hopefully you can still appreciate the video and I will try and fix these errors in a followup video. Included Artists Aaliyah Andy Gibb Billie Holiday Bradley Nowell of Sublime Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones Buddy Holly Charlie Parker Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys Django Reinhardt Elliot Smith Elvis Presley Freddie Mercury of Queen George Harrison of The Beatles Glenn Miller of the Glenn Miller Band Hank Williams Janis Joplin Jeff Buckley Jerry Garcia Jim Croce Jim Morrison of the Doors Jimi Hendrix of the Jimi Hendrix Experience Joey Ramone of the Ramones John Bonham of Led Zeppelin John Denver John Lennon of the Beatles Judy Garland Karen Carpenter of the Carpenters Keith Moon of the Who Kurt Cobain of Nirvana Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC Marvin Gaye Michael Hutchence of INXS Otis Redding Patsy Cline Peter Tosh of the Wailers Ron "Pigpen" McKernan of the Grateful Dead Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd Sam Cooke Selena Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols Sonny Bono of Sonny and Cher Stevie Ray Vaughan Tupac Shakur |
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~ Introduction to Bop - Cannonball Adderley Plays Monk
Views: 174145 |  |  |  |  | www.billytaylorjazz.net presents "Bop" from "The Subject is Jazz," 1958. Interview - Cannonball talks about Charlie Parker. Music - "Tribute to Monk" and "Jeannie." Cannonball Adderley, alto saxophone; Nat Adderley, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Mun ...More dell Lowe, guitar; Billy Taylor, piano, Music Director; Ed Safranski, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums Video Courtesy Hal Miller |
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~ Jazz Classics: Dizzy Gillespie - A Night In Tunisia
Views: 358945 |  |  |  |  | hip hop fans should recognize the very beginning of this song as one of the many samples in Gang Starr's 1989 debut single "Words I Manifest." this track is simply amazing. everything from Dizzie's amazing trumpet playing to the infectious sound of the vi ...More bes that are sprinkled throughout the track. Dizzie Gillespie is famous for being one of the founders of Bebop, modern (along with Charlie Parker) and Cuban influenced Jazz. he died in January of 1993 but left his legacy behind. the pictures on this video show his face looking like that of a blowfish. his face looked like this because he never had any formal instruction on playing the trumpet but learned to play it anyways which damaged his face. you may recognize the style of trumpet he is playing; horn pointing upward. this was his signature and he was the very first to do this. he is also considered by many the first ever beat nick. enjoy. |
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~ Very Hot Stuff - Barbara Dennerlein on Hammond B3 Organ
Views: 483079 |  |  |  |  | Seeing is believing. It looks impossible, but it's true, Barbara Dennerlein plays bass lines with her left foot that I couldn't play with my left hand. Unlike many organists, she did not begin with piano. When she was 11 years old she began playing organ, ...More including the use of the foot pedals. She took lessons for a year and a half from a teacher who played jazz himself. By the time she was 13 she was completely on her own in regard to her musical development. Charlie Parker was her musical hero and biggest influence. While she respects Jimmy Smith's musicianship and his enormous contribution to jazz organ, she did not model her playing, sound, technique or musical approach after his. Like Jimmy, she developed her own personal style and unmistakable sound. Her artistic sensibilities are closer to Larry Young than Jimmy Smith, but they are still very much her own. In the 80's Jimmy Smith briefly moved from Hammond B3 to another make of organ, experimented with synthesizers and even played electric piano. In the 80's Barbara also began to experiment, but she took a different approach. She integrated midi technology into her B3 keyboard and sampled an upright bass to give her bass pedals a more realistic sound. This video is one small glimpse into her musical world, I hope you'll view the other clips on my channel, and enjoy clips by other great B3 players. My hope is that music is enjoyed as a celebration, and not a competition - it's art not sport. Barbara Dennerlein ... |
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~ Charlie Parker and Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, et al 1950) - 1 of 2
Views: 199300 |  |  |  |  | This is one of two surviving sound films of Charlie Parker playing (and certainly the longest; the other is only 52 seconds long). Until recently, this film was a rumor, and only still photos of it existed. Watch Bird's amused expression as he watches Haw ...More kins solo, and also how he cuts off the older Tenor man's solo. Although the musicians are filmed playing against tracks recorded earlier, it's still a fascinating and rare look at Bird on film. 1. Ballad (Hawkins, Bird, Jones, Brown, Rich) 2. Celebrity (Bird, Jones, Brown, Rich) Personnel: Charlie Parker (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d) |
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