Bass saxophone fans, rejoice! Today is Adrian Rollini's birthday! Here's a page with a tune for you to download, and also check out Red Hot Jazz for some streaming audio and a biography.
Thanks to Blue Rhapsody for brin…
Bored? I sure must have been to make this . . . It's like a MadLib - fill in the blanks, and create your own fairly odd song! If you find your creation incredibly amusing, feel free to leave it as a comment.
Meet new and interesting people! Discuss swing music and dancing! Join the incredibly huge discussion on Benny Goodman or about the derivations of song titles! All that and more at Your Los Angeles Swing Broadcast! (And …
Today's transcribed solo:
OKeh, not a solo, just an intro . . . Benny Goodman's intro to "Texas Tea Party" is shown below in C, but you can also see it in Bb.
If you like this new feature, let me know! I'll put up mo…
Alan Greenspan, Tenor Sax Man
Would you believe me if I told you Alan Greenspan played tenor sax in a jazz band before becoming "first chair" at the Fed? Now, would you believe me if I told you I heard it on NPR? Gre…
Have you ever noticed that the ringtone that comes standard on many Nokia phones titled "Charleston" is actually "Too Much Mustard"? Way to go, Nokia . . .
Stuff you won't find in fakebooks . . . I picked up this book at a local music store recently, and what's really great about it is that it has all those older jazz classics you generally won't find in fakebooks! It's cal…
