- "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." - Dr. Samuel Johnson
Tag Archives: Stan Getz
Fred Taylor, Gil Scott-Heron, and the Bicentennial Blues
Sad to say, Saturday’s Boston Globe featured this front-page probituary of Boston jazz impresario Fred Taylor. Another blow to the local jazz scene: Legend Fred Taylor fired ousted at Scullers Fred Taylor, a legendary figure on the Boston jazz scene since … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Bicentennial Blues, Boston Globe, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Fred Taylor, George Benson, Home Is Where the Hatred Is, It's Your World, Jazz Workshop, John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Little Stevie's House of Pizza, Miles Davis, Musician's Guide, Nightfall, Nightlife, Paul's Mall, PopTop, probituary, Rock Around the World, Scullers Jazz Club, Stan Getz, The Bottle
3 Comments
Round Midnight at the Global Worldwide Headquarters (‘Extravagant’ Anita O’Day Edition)
The hardworking staff has always had a thing for the great Anita O’Day. (She chose that stage name because it was pig Latin for “dough,” which is what she wanted to make.) And lately we’ve been hitting Replay on her … Continue reading