Jazz

Today: Charlie Rich passed away in 1995 – 17 years ago

From Wikipedia: Charles (Charlie) Rich (December 14, 1932 – July 25, 1995) was an American country music singer and musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of…

12 years ago

Today: The late Lee Morgan was born in 1938 – 74 years ago

From Wikipedia: Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – February 19, 1972, New York City) was an American hard bop trumpeter. From Allmusic (Steve…

12 years ago

Great songs: Tom Taubert’s Blues – Tom Waits

Wikipedia: "Tom Traubert's Blues" opens the album Small Change. Jay S. Jacobs has described the song as a "stunning opener…

12 years ago

Today: Charles Mingus was born in 1922

Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist. Mingus's compositions retained…

12 years ago