Geezer Music ClubA special place for SEASONED music loversOrigins Of Doo-Wop - The Mills Brothers- September 20, 2008 I&8217;ve occasionally written about doo-wop, either spotlighting some of the best of the smooth close-harmony groups of the Fifties and Sixties, or reviewing newly-released compilations, but to understand the origins of the genre you have to start with the Mills Brothers. The legendary group (along with their contemporaries the Ink Spots) helped pave the way ...http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/2008/09/20/origins-of-doo-wop-the-mills-brothers/ REVIEW: Brazilian Trio - Forests- September 18, 2008 Here&8217;s a recipe for success. Take three talented musicians from Brazil who are all now living in New York, add a collection of Latin tunes - both traditional and original - and then give the threesome a perfectly descriptive name like The Brazilian Trio. The result is Forests, a new album on the Zoho label. The ...http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/review-brazilian-trio-forests/ A Salute To Leroy Anderson- September 16, 2008 It doesn&8217;t take a visit from Mr. Obvious to acknowledge that music has the power to trigger memories, and sometimes they&8217;re very specific memories, relating directly to a certain time or person. A good example is what happens when I hear &8220;Blue Tango,&8221; one of prolific composer Leroy Anderson&8217;s most popular melodies. It reminds me ...http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/a-salute-to-leroy-anderson/ REVIEW: Bob Mover - It Amazes Me- September 14, 2008 Jazz saxophonist Bob Mover has an intriguing resume. A protege of Phil Woods, he was playing professionally at age 16 and subsequently performed alongside many stars, including Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, and one my favorites, alto sax legend Lee Konitz. It was an impressive beginning. Mover also spent some time leading his own group, but over ...http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/review-bob-mover-it-amazes-me/ Six Degrees Of Ray Noble- September 12, 2008 I had though of calling British bandleader Ray Noble the musical Forrest Gump because he seemed to have a way of being in on some significant moments in musical history, but it&8217;s probably more accurate to call him the musical Kevin Bacon (as in &8217;six degrees of&8217;). During his career Noble had connections with a ...http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/2008/09/12/six-degrees-of-ray-noble/ REVIEW: Al Foster Quartet - Love, Peace And Jazz!- September 10, 2008 It&8217;s always nice to see a respected jazz veteran have the opportunity to get his name on the front of a new album, especially if it&8217;s someone who has for the most part kept a pretty low profile over the course of his career. Drummer Al Foster has been in the business for many years, beginning ...http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/review-al-foster-quartet-love-peace-and-ja... Mysterious Musical Occurrences- September 8, 2008 It started innocently enough. I was reading a magazine and I noticed a print ad featuring John Travolta. I think he was selling watches, but the gist of it seemed to be that he was proud to be a pilot &8212; maybe even more so than he was to be an actor. I won&8217;t comment ...http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/mysterious-musical-occurrences/ REVIEW: Johnnie Allan - Memories- September 6, 2008 A seemingly endless parade of tropical storms sweeping into the Southeast and blanketing bayou country leads me to one conclusion. It&8217;s time to shrug off the bad weather and listen to Memories, a new album on the Jin Records label from Louisiana swamp-pop legend Johnnie Allan. Johnnie, who was born John Allan Guillot and is the ...http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/review-johnnie-allan-memories/ Remembering The Guitar Man - Jerry Reed- September 4, 2008 (Jerry Reed died recently. The following was originally published in January 2007.) It seems to me that there have always been actors I like to call &8220;Mr. Smirky&8221;. You know the kind of guy I&8217;m talking about &8212; they appear in a lot of movies and are very popular with their fans, but always seem to ...http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/remembering-the-guitar-man-jerry-reed/ REVIEW: Todd Herbert - The Tree Of Life- September 3, 2008 Close on the heels of his success with 2007&8217;s The Path To Infinity, tenor sax wizard Todd Herbert brings us The Tree Of Life, again on the Metropolitan label. With his newest, he&8217;s once again offering up a mix of contemporary jazz with a post-bop touch. Herbert has been playing professionally since the early 1990&8217;s, with ...http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/review-todd-herbert-the-tree-of-life/ |