Podcasts about little jimmy scott

Air Week: February 5-11, 2024 R&B Influences: Lionel Hampton Lionel Hampton's big band was a training ground for so many of the all-time great musicians: Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Joe Morris, Dinah Washington, Wes Montgomery, Little Jimmy Scott and Clifford Brown. His musical education began on drums and piano while attending the Holy […]

Bruce Williams is a jazz saxophonist who hails from our nation's capital of Washington, D.C. He has made his presence known on the jazz scene by garnering critical attention with his own enthusiastically received CD releases - "Brotherhood" and "Altoicity" - issued on Savant Records. He's made an indelible impression as a sideman on over twenty other CD and video recordings. Bruce has performed, toured, and recorded with a long roster of jazz legends - Little Jimmy Scott, Frank Foster, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Stanley Cowell, Louis Smith, Cecil Brooks III, The Count Basie Orchestra, The World Saxophone Quartet, Russell Gunn, Curtis Fuller, and Roy Hargrove to name a few. Bruce Williams is a versatile saxophone stylist, performing in a variety of diverse playing environments - from traditional to hip-hop to the avant-garde. He has been an honored recipient of awards from DownBeat magazine and The Charlie Parker Music and More Foundation. His ability to perform masterfully in a range of jazz styles has placed him on two Grammy nominated recordings and sent him to numerous cities throughout the US and abroad in France, Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, the West Indies, Lebanon, and Japan. ​Bruce Williams is currently the newest and youngest member, of the internationally recognized jazz group, "The World Saxophone Quartet". Bruce is currently a member of a newly founded group by legendary drummer Ben Riley, the "Thelonious Monk Legacy Septet". Bruce also leads four bands of his own - a quartet, a quintet, a jazz organ trio, and a progressive electric jazz group. ​A noted jazz educator and mentor to young jazz musicians; Bruce has given master classes at Ohio State, Iowa State, The Jazz Institute of New Jersey, The University of the District of Columbia, Princeton University, The New Jersey Performing Arts Center "Jazz For Teens" program, and the Paris Conservatory in France. He has served as adjunct saxophone instructor at both the New School for Social Research (Mannes School of Music) in NYC, Princeton, and Bard College . He's currently an ensemble coach for the Jazz department at Julliard.  ​Bruce Williams has been mentored by some of the best in the business including Frank Foster, Branford Marsalis, Joe Ford, Laura George, William Shadle,Oliver Lake and Cecil Brooks III. All of the above experiences have aided Bruce Williams in becoming a confident doubler and one of the premier jazz alto and soprano saxophonists in the world today. (Republished from Brucewilliams-saxophone.com)

For some artists, they get popular quickly. Maybe it's their location, the "it" factor, inside connections. For some other artists, it takes them years of hard work and dedication. Through the discipline, they are able to carve out a niche for themselves and might get popular through that. Some artists never make it. Some get close then something thwarts it. Jimmy Scott aka Little Jimmy Scott was a jazz vocalist like no other. From his phrasing to his ability to put so much emotion into his voice, Jimmy was recognized by anyone whose seen him that he was special. Held back from a bad deal at Savoy Records, Jimmy Scott's attempts to record and play live hit obstacle after obstacle for decades. After a performance at a funeral for his friend Doc Pomus, Jimmy Scott was able to get a new deal and gained popularity in his late 70's. This 'Lum podcast is about the ones that don't make it, barely make it, should have made it, and sometimes beyond all odds sometimes do...even if it takes forever. feel free to reach me at intricatedialect@gmail.com or IG intricate dialect made by intricate dialect and mixed by Timo 1-2 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thelumpodcast/support

Growing up in a musical and artistic household, Angela picked up her first guitar at the age of 9 and quickly immersed herself in many styles of music. At 13 Angela started studying under renowned Blues guitarist Little Jimmy Scott and started to hone her style as a musician.    In 2013, Angela founded the band Roses & Cigarettes with LA singer-songwriter Jenny Pagliaro. Roses & Cigarettes released a few albums - A self-titled debut in 2015, the “Acoustic Sessions” EP in 2018, followed by Echoes and Silence, in 2019. Then tragically in 2019 Jenny lost her battle with breast cancer and Angela found herself without her best friend, and without her band. She shares her experience, the struggles and the triumphs as she navigated the grieving process.    Angela also has a great perspective on how to structure your life so you can do the things you love, which for her is to create music and play the hell out of that guitar.    As the pandemic canceled live music across the country, she had to reinvent herself. Today Angela can be seen playing her favorite guitar riffs on her social media channels, as well as demoing guitars as host of “Petrilli Picks” on the “Norman's Rare Guitars” YouTube Channel. Angela is the host of a weekly YouTube Livestream called, “Riff Rundown.” Where she teaches interactive guitar lessons of her favorite songs and riffs.    In 2020, Angela's new project, Angela Petrilli & The Players, made its debut at the legendary Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, CA. Angela and the band are currently writing new music for an upcoming release, and they are opening for Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters in LA April 22. If you're in the area check it out! Tell her you talked to us, maybe shell throw you a guitar pick or something.     Live music is back, and We're pumped for concert season.  Here is Angela Petrilli

Legendary singer/actor Mel Carter best known for the smash Top 10 hit “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me” in 1965 (#8 on the Billboard charts) talks about his amazing career growing up in Cincinnati singing in a penny arcade booth at 4, singing with Little Jimmy Scott at 16 and had his first hit in 1963 with “When a Boy Falls in Love” plus “Band of Gold”, “All of a Sudden My Heart Sings” and more! Mel also appeared on stage playing “Sportin' Life” in “Porgy and Bess” and later became an actor appearing on “Marcus Welby MD”, “Quincy” , “Eddie Capra Mysteries”, “CHIPS, “Magnum P.I.” etc. and continues to sing in an amazing collection of songs in “The Other Standards”, “The Heart” and more! Check out the amazing Mel Carter on all streaming platforms and www.mel-carter.com ! #melcarter #singer #actor #cincinnati #pennyarcade #littlejimmyscott #holdmethrillmekissme #whenaboyfallsinlove #bandofgold #sportinlife #porgyandbess #marcuswelbymd #magnumpi #quincy #eddiecapramysteries #CHIPS #amazon #audible #iheartradio #spreaker #spotify #itunes #googleplay #applemusic #youtube #anchorfm #mikewagner #themikewagnershow #mikewagnermelcarter #themikewagnershowmelcarter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themikewagnershow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themikewagnershow/support

Legendary singer/actor Mel Carter best known for the smash Top 10 hit “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me” in 1965 (#8 on the Billboard charts) talks about his amazing career growing up in Cincinnati singing in a penny arcade booth at 4, singing with Little Jimmy Scott at 16 and had his first hit in 1963 with “When a Boy Falls in Love” plus “Band of Gold”, “All of a Sudden My Heart Sings” and more! Mel also appeared on stage playing “Sportin' Life” in “Porgy and Bess” and later became an actor appearing on “Marcus Welby MD”, “Quincy” , “Eddie Capra Mysteries”, “CHIPS, “Magnum P.I.” etc. and continues to sing in an amazing collection of songs in “The Other Standards”, “The Heart” and more! Check out the amazing Mel Carter on all streaming platforms and www.mel-carter.com ! #melcarter #singer #actor #cincinnati #pennyarcade #littlejimmyscott #holdmethrillmekissme #whenaboyfallsinlove #bandofgold #sportinlife #porgyandbess #marcuswelbymd #magnumpi #quincy #eddiecapramysteries #CHIPS #amazon #audible #iheartradio #spreaker #spotify #itunes #googleplay #applemusic #youtube #anchorfm #mikewagner #themikewagnershow #mikewagnermelcarter #themikewagnershowmelcarter

It's rare for the world to experience artistry that is so genuine, so heartfelt...so captivating. Welcome to the world of singer/songwriter, Cleveland P. Jones. He is the true embodiment of soul and jazz. When asked about his future in the music industry, he stated “my mission is longevity, not instant fame. I've learned by example and experience not to rush a good thing." This native of a little town named "North" in South Carolina, started his artistic voyage at an early age under the tutelage of his mother and grandfather who were the lead singers in church. "My mother truly molded me as a singer by watching her sing in the choir and the songs she's played while we cleaned up at home." A graduate of two prestigious institutions, Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, and Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, Cleveland studied music and theater. From touring with the Morehouse College Glee to playing roles on the stages of Berklee and Spelman College, Cleveland brings a plethora of artistic expressions to the table. While studying at Morehouse, he instantly fell in love with soul and jazz music. "I remember the first time I heard the voice of Little Jimmy Scott...I was sold", he reflects. "It was a voice like mine, and I no longer felt so awkward because of my vocal timbre and vocal expression." During his matriculation at Morehouse, Cleveland discovered many jazz and soul greats like Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Donny Hathaway, and Aretha Franklin who deeply influenced his sound and approach to the art of vocal phrasing.  In 2013, Cleveland released his debut album, "Ace of Hearts" and won the SoulTracks.com's New Artist of The Year award. He also had the honor of opening for soul legend Chaka Khan and was the special guest of The Shadowboxers. His original song, "Don't Leave Me" from his debut album was a major feature in the 2016 Netflix release, "ECHO PARK". In 2017-2018, Cleveland was privileged to tour many cities through out Eastern Europe as a solo artist. Currently, Cleveland is expanding his brand by writing and recording soul, jazz and house music and continues performing nationally and locally. Simply put, Cleveland is committed to deliver unadulterated, timeless music. He is well on his way to higher places, but will always be grounded in his quest to heal souls one song at a time. https://artistecard.com/ClevelandPJones (https://artistecard.com/ClevelandPJones) www.joekelleyradio.com

"Alto saxophonist Justin Robinson was born August 14, 1968, in Manhattan. He first picked up a horn at the age of 13, and honed his sound while attending the High School of Music and Arts (LaGuardia High School) in New York.Robinson developed a passion for the alto sax and, from the influences of Charlie Parker and Jackie McLean, crafted his own distinctive sound. Robinson has collaborated with eminent artists such as the Harper Brothers, Cecil Brooks III, Abbey Lincoln, Diana Ross, Little Jimmy Scott, and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, The Dizzy Gillespie All Star Band, and most recently, The Roy Hargrove Big Band in addition to the Roy Hargrove Quintet.Justin Robinson wields a hefty portfolio: joined Harper Brothers at 18, debuted on Verve at 22, a decade's-worth of star sideman gigs. All of that hang-time paid off with his 1998 recording The Challenge on Arabesque Records. Penning six of the compositions, selecting an inspired posse of young ringers (Ron Blake, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Dwayne Burno, bass; Dion Parsons, drums), Robinson also produced the whole shebang.Robinson also released as a solo artist Justin Time in 1991 with Verve Music Group label. It was produced by Bobby Watson, who also appears on the recording, in additon to Gary Bartz, on alto saxophones, and includes more young ringers of that time: Eddie Henderson - trumpet; Kenny Barron, Stephen Scott - pianos; Peter Washington - bass; Lewis Nash - drums." Bio courtesy of smallsLIVE.comConnect with Justin:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaymass1/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justin.robinson.148Connect with Bernie's Bootlegs:Website: http://berniesbootlegs.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berniesbootlegsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/berniesbootlegsTwitter: https://twitter.com/berniesbootlegsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/berniesbootlegs1Email: berniesbootlegs@gmail.comSupport the show (http://berniesbootlegs.com/support)

At age 12, Jimmy Scott was diagnosed with Kallmann's Syndrome, a rare hormonal condition that kept his body—and his voice—from developing beyond boyhood. This illness left him with a high voice, and unusual timbre

Listen to Harlem leader, Voza River, as he talks Harlem Week and more, with host Danny Tisdale, on The Danny Tisdale Show.Voza River was born in Harlem, New York. He is Executive Producer and founding member of the New Heritage Theatre Group and Executive Producer and Co-Founder of IMPACT Repertory Theatre, the Oscar-nominated youth division of New Heritage Theatre Group led by U.S. director, activist and educator Jamal Joseph. Rivers has produced and co-produced theater, music, and television projects, film festivals, and music tributes in the United States, Japan, South Africa, and the UK including producing Tony- and Grammy-nominated South African play Sarafina! Films produced by Rivers include A-Alike (2003), Lifted (2007) and The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America (2012). As a music producer Rivers has produced music events and concerts featuring world-renowned artists in the United States, South Africa and Japan. Artists Rivers has produced for includes Nancy Wilson, Nina Simone, Ruby Dee, Luther Vandross, James Brown, The Count Basie Orchestra, Ray Charles, Ashford and Simpson, Boy George, George Benson, Tito Puente, Lionel Hampton, Isaac Hayes, Little Jimmy Scott, Celia Cruz, Miriam Makeba, and Chaka Khan. He is the 1st Vice President of The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and 1st Vice Chairman of HARLEM WEEK (1974). Rivers is internationally known as a theatrical producer has additional responsibility as Executive Producer for entertainment and cultural activities for HARLEM WEEK.  Rivers also oversees special presentations and events for The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce. www.harlemweek.orgSUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: www.youtube.com/harlemworldmagazine.comwww.facebook.com/harlemworldmagazine.comwww.harlemworldmagazine.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/theharlemworldmagazinepodcast)

Kim Clarke is a native New Yorker. She is a bassist and composer. She is a parent, bassist, composer, bandleader, website developer, educator, and earring designer. Most known for her electric bass playing with Joseph Bowie's Defunkt, she toured with Joe Henderson and Joanne Brackeen. She performed locally with Art Blakey, Marylou Williams, Bertha Hope, Harold Ousley, Jimmy Heath, Jaki Byard, George Braith and Space Island, Rashied Ali, Junior Cooke, Steve Coleman and Five Elements, Teri Thornton, Lester Bowie, Andy Bey, Louis and Gerald Hayes, Lionel Hampton, Donald Byrd, Donald Blackman, Candido, Patato, Little Jimmy Scott, Dr. Billy Taylor, Olu Dara, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Philly Joe Jones, Marylou Williams, Sharon Freeman, and Geri Allen.  She is the founder and producer of the LADY GOT CHOPS Women's History Month Music and Arts Festival, Inc. that has the mission of globally elevating Women's History Month through the promotion of women's contributions, artistic and otherwise, during the month of March.  It is a grassroots institution providing free promotion to women artists and bookings in celebration of Women's History Month. Incorporated in December 2015, the festival became a 501(c)(3) not for profit corporation in 2017. In 2018, LADY GOT CHOPS will celebrate its 16th year. www.ladygotchops.com www.wijsf.org

In questo podcast uno speciale dedicato al gruppo internazionale eMPathia Jazz Duo. Un viaggio tra New York, Rio de Janeiro e Roma Scaletta: 00:00 Nessuno – Empathia Jazz Duo 05:38 Sleepin’Bee – Johnny Hartman 12:20 Embrecebale You – Little Jimmy Scott 17:22 Agua do beber – Empathia Jazz Duo 22:35 Everytime We Say Goodbye – […]

Om Little Jimmy Scott, mannen med en ängels röst och om lesbiska komediennen Moms Mabley, först i USA med offentliga skämt om rasism och homosexualitet. Med Nour El Refai och Renée Baker. Den afroamerikanske sångaren Jimmy Scott föds 1925 i Cleveland, Ohio och dör 2014 i Las Vegas, Nevada. Hans karriär spänner över 65 år med ett långt avbrott. Han ger ut ett stort antal skivor i flera genrer. Scotts extraordinära frasering och romantiska sånguttryck gör honom till Billie Holidays, Ray Charles', Dinah Washingtons och Nancy Wilsons favoritsångare. Jimmy Scott samarbetar under sitt liv med stora jazzmusiker som Charlie Parker, Sarah Waughan, Lester Young, Charles Mingus, Quincy Jones och Wynton Marsalis. Jimmy Scotts röst ligger i ett högt och androgynt läge. En ängels röst. Den överskrider genus- och åldersgränser och genomtränger lyssnaren med ren smärta. Men skönheten i Jimmy Scotts röst är en naturens nyck. Vinden vänder första gången då Jimmy Scott och två av hans bröder får diagnosen Kallmanns syndrom, vilket leder till utebliven pubertet. Mina testiklar vandrade aldrig ner. Min penis förblev liten. Min röst kom aldrig i målbrottet. Jag fick varken skägg eller pubeshår. Det berättar Jimmy Scott i biografin Faith in Time The Life of Jimmy Scott av David Ritz. Jimmy Scott föds in i en syskonskara på tio i Cleveland, Ohio, och när han är 13 år förolyckas hans mamma av en rattfull bilförare. I december 1949 spelar Jimmy Scott, med Lionel Hamptons Band, in den stora hiten Everybody's Somebody's Fool. Det är Hampton som döper honom till Little Jimmy Scott eftersom han är kort och spenslig. Scott blir dock inte krediterad med sitt namn på inspelningarna med Lionel Hampton. Samma sak händer några år senare då hans sång på Charlie Parkers Embraceable You krediterades sångerskan Chubby Newsome. Detta är en personlig och professionell kränkning och en katastrof för Jimmy Scott. Vinden vänder igen. Han berättar i biografin: "Under mitt vuxna liv har jag kallats freak, queer, liten flicka, gammal kärring och homo. Som sångare har jag kritiserats för att låta feminin och för att inte falla in i någon av kategorierna manlig/kvinnlig eller pop/jazz. För mig tog det ett helt liv att utveckla modet att fortsätta." 1963, på toppen av Jimmy Scotts karriär, tar Ray Charles honom under sina vingar och låter honom spela in den legendariska LPn Falling in Love is Wonderful på sitt bolag Tangerine Records. Denna platta anser många vara en av de bästa jazzskivor som spelats in med en sångare. En person på skivbolaget Savoy, som spelat in honom tidigare, hävdar att Scott skrivit livstidskontrakt med honom. Hela upplagan av skivan Falling in Love is Wonderful dras tillbaka efter bara några dagar. Jimmy Scotts karriär kastreras och hans änglaröst tystnar. Först 40 år senare ges skivan ut igen. Under 30 år i tystnad bor Jimmy Scott i födelsestaden Cleveland i Ohio och försörjer sig som vaktmästare på sjukhus, som kontorist och som hissoperatör på ett hotell. Hans fans tror att han är död. Vinden vänder igen 1991 då Jimmie Scott sjunger på en väns begravning och hans karriär får en renässans. Lou Reed engagerar honom för bakgrundssång på en platta och David Lynch låter honom sjunga i TV-serien Twin Peaks. Under 1990- och 2000-talen spelar Jimmy Scott in flera album och får prestigefyllda priser. Han gör covers på Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince), Jealous Guy (John Lennon), Almost Blue (Elvis Costello), och Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (Elton John & Bernie Taupin). Han samarbetar även med Anthony & The Johnsons. Jimmie Scott sjunger samma sång vid både Dwight Eisenhowers och Bill Clintons presidentinstallationer, nämligen Why Was I Born? Afroamerikanskan Moms Mabley föds som Loretta Mary Aiken 1894 i North Carolina och dör 1975 i New York. Hon har 15 syskon. Pappan dör när hon är 11 och mamman när hon är 14. Då har Loretta blivit våldtagen två gånger; av en äldre svart man och av en lokal vit polis. Hon adopterar bort de två barn som blivit följden av övergreppen. Hon föder ytterligare fyra barn då hon tvingas gifta sig med en gammal man som hon avskyr. Som 14-åring rymmer Loretta Mary Aiken till Cleveland, Ohio, och ansluter sig till den s k Chitlin' circuit, som är en benämning på de scener som afroamerikaner får lov att uppträda på under den öppna ras-segregationens tidevarv i USA. Namnet kommer från soul food-rätten Chitterlings som består av stuvade grisinälvor, och som serveras på dessa ställen. Andra artister verksamma här är t ex Count Basie, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Sammy Davis, JR, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, The Jackson 5, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, Lohn Lee Hooker, Lena Horne, Etta James, B. B. King, Patti LaBelle, Marvin Gaye, Little Richard, The Four Tops, The Miracles, Ike & Tina Turner, The Supremes, The Temptations och Muddy Waters. Loretta Mary Aiken tar namnet Mabley efter en f d pojkvän. Hon säger: "Han hade tagit så mycket från mig så det minsta jag kunde göra var att ta hans namn". Senare lägger hon till namnet Moms eftersom hon blir mamma till många unga artister/komiker på Chitlin' circuit. Som 27-åring kommer hon ut som lesbisk och blir därmed trefaldigt X-märk - som inte lämplig att upplevas för barn! Under 1920- och 30-talen uppträder Moms Mabley i manskläder. Fr a när hon gör sina lesbiska standup-akter. Senare blir hennes scenpersonlighet en tandlös sjavig hemmafru iklädd sladdrig hatt. Allt för att framstå som en ofarlig och blid tant. Hon tar ut sina löständer för att likna sin egen mormor som hade varit slav. 1931 samarbetar Moms Mabley med den erkända afroamerikanska författaren, dramatikern och antropologen Zora Neale Hurston i pjäsen Fast and Furious: A Colored Revue in 37 Scenes. Moms spelar huvudrollen. Moms Mabley anses ha varit en av de främsta kvinnorna på standup-scenen och tjänar under en period 10 000 $ i veckan på Apollo Theatre i Harlem, New York. Hon spelar in mer än 20 album från sina föreställningar. Inte sällan sjunger hon också. Hon uppträder i TV och i filmer, t ex The Emperor Jones med operasångaren och människorättsaktivisten Paul Robeson. 1962 gör hon sin debut i Carnegie Hall för en vit publik. På TV-bolaget CBS är hon "The Funniest Woman in the World Den roligaste kvinnan i världen och tar upp vassare ämnen än sina komikerkollegor; nämligen rasism, kvinnors rättigheter och homosexualitet. De TV-bolag där hon medverkar blir utsatta för stark kritik från patriotiska och ärkekonservativa grupper på grund av de progressiva budskapen i Mableys texter och sånger. Vid 75 års ålder blir Moms Mabley den äldsta personen någonsin att få en hit på USA Top 40-listan. Det är med låten Abraham, Martin and John som handlar om Lincoln, Luther King Jr och Kennedy. Även Bobby Kennedy nämner hon i texten. Ståuppkomikern och skådespelerskan Nour EL-Refai och musikern Renée Baker från Chicago medverkar i programmet. 12:03 Nina Simone - Wild Is The Wind Album: Don'T Let Me Be Misunderstood Kompositör: Dimitri Tiomkin Bolag: MERCURY 12:04 Moms Mabley, Leroy Glover - Abraham Martin And JohnAlbum: Abraham Martin And John Kompositör: Dick Holler Bolag: MERCURY 12:06 Jimmy Scott, David Newman, Junior Mance, Billy Butler, Eric Gale, Ron Carter, Bruno Carr - Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child Album: The Source Kompositör: Trad Från Usa Bolag: ATLANTIC 12:10 Jimmy Scott, David Newman, Junior Mance, Billy Butler, Eric Gale, Ron Carter, Bruno Carr - Day By Day Album: The Source Kompositör: Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston Bolag: ATLANTIC 2:12 Jimmy Scott, Paul Gayten - Everybody's Somebody's Fool Album: Live In New Orleans Kompositör: Ace Adams, Regina Adams, Gladys Hampton Bolag: SPECIALTY 12:13 Louis Jordan - Caldonia Album: Greatest Hits Kompositör: Fleecie Moore Bolag: OFFICIAL 12:15 Jimmy Scott, Lionel Hampton - I Wish I Knew Album: Lionel Hampton Kompositör: Harry Warren Bolag: GRP 12:18 Jimmy Scott, Fats Navarro, Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop, Tommy Potter, Roy Haynes - Embraceable You Album: Complete Live At Birdland Kompositör: George Gershwin Bolag: RLR RECORDS 12:20 Jimmy Scott - Angel Eyes Album: All The Way Kompositör: Matt Dennis Bolag: SIRE 12:22 Jimmy Scott, Ray Charles - Someone To Watch Over Me Album: Falling In Love Is Wonderful Kompositör: George Gershwin Bolag: RHINO RECORDS 12:25 Jimmy Scott, Angelo Badalamenti, Kinny Landrum, Alvin Flythe, Ken-Ichi Shimazu, Vinnie Bell, Ron Carter, Brian Kirk - Sycamore Trees Album: Twin Peaks Kompositör: Angelo Badalamenti Bolag: WARNER BROS 2:29 Jimmy Scott, Michael Kanan, Hilliard Green, Victor Jones - Nothing Compares 2 U Album: Holding Back The Years Kompositör: Prince Bolag: BIRDOLOGY 12:32 Jimmy Scott, Michael Kanan, Hilliard Green, Victor Jones - Nothing Compares 2 U Album: Holding Back The Years Kompositör: Prince Bolag: BIRDOLOGY 12:33 Moms Mabley - Monologue Album: Moms Mabley Live At The Greek Theater Kompositör: ? Bolag: MERCURY 12:34 Moms Mabley - Monologue Album: Live At Sing Sing Kompositör: ? Bolag: MERCURY 12:39 Pearl Bailey, Moms Mabley, Ray Tunia, Tony Mottola, Bob Haggart, Specs Powell - Saturday Night Fish Fry Album: A Tribute To Black Entertainers (2) Kompositör: Louis Jordan, Ellis Walsh Bolag: COLUMBIA 12:42 Moms Mabley - The Best Of Moms Mabley Album: The Best Of Moms Mabley Kompositör: Moms Mabley Bolag: MERCURY 12:44 Moms Mabley, Leroy Glover - Abraham Martin And John Album: Abraham Martin And John Kompositör: Dick Holler Bolag: MERCURY 12:54 Moms Mabley, George Butcher - Super Funk Album: Moms Mabley Live At The Greek Theater Kompositör: Moms Mabley, Eddie Parton Bolag: MERCURY 12:58 Moms Mabley - Monologue Album: Live At Sing Sing Kompositör: ? Bolag: MERCURY

Little Jimmy Scott, mannen med kvinnorösten. Moms Mabley, lesbisk komedienne. Med Nour El Refai och Renée Baker. Del 5 av 5 av Birgitta Tollan. Den afroamerikanske sångaren Jimmy Scott föds 1925 i Cleveland, Ohio och dör 2014 i Las Vegas, Nevada. Hans karriär spänner över 65 år med ett långt avbrott. Han ger ut ett stort antal skivor i flera genrer. Scotts extraordinära frasering och romantiska sånguttryck gör honom till Billie Holidays, Ray Charles', Dinah Washingtons och Nancy Wilsons favoritsångare. Jimmy Scott samarbetar under sitt liv med stora jazzmusiker som Charlie Parker, Sarah Waughan, Lester Young, Charles Mingus, Quincy Jones och Wynton Marsalis. Jimmy Scotts röst ligger i ett högt och androgynt läge. En ängels röst. Den överskrider genus- och åldersgränser och genomtränger lyssnaren med ren smärta. Men skönheten i Jimmy Scotts röst är en naturens nyck. Vinden vänder första gången då Jimmy Scott och två av hans bröder får diagnosen Kallmanns syndrom, vilket leder till utebliven pubertet. ”Mina testiklar vandrade aldrig ner. Min penis förblev liten. Min röst kom aldrig i målbrottet. Jag fick varken skägg eller pubeshår.” Det berättar Jimmy Scott i biografin Faith in Time – The Life of Jimmy Scott av David Ritz. Jimmy Scott föds in i en syskonskara på tio i Cleveland, Ohio, och när han är 13 år förolyckas hans mamma av en rattfull bilförare. I december 1949 spelar Jimmy Scott, med Lionel Hamptons Band, in den stora hiten Everybody's Somebody's Fool. Det är Hampton som döper honom till Little Jimmy Scott eftersom han är kort och spenslig. Scott blir dock inte krediterad med sitt namn på inspelningarna med Lionel Hampton. Samma sak händer några år senare då hans sång på Charlie Parkers Embraceable You krediterades sångerskan Chubby Newsome. Detta är en personlig och professionell kränkning och en katastrof för Jimmy Scott. Vinden vänder igen. Han berättar i biografin: "Under mitt vuxna liv har jag kallats freak, queer, liten flicka, gammal kärring och homo. Som sångare har jag kritiserats för att låta feminin och för att inte falla in i någon av kategorierna manlig/kvinnlig eller pop/jazz. För mig tog det ett helt liv att utveckla modet att fortsätta." 1963, på toppen av Jimmy Scotts karriär, tar Ray Charles honom under sina vingar och låter honom spela in den legendariska LP’n Falling in Love is Wonderful på sitt bolag Tangerine Records. Denna platta anser många vara en av de bästa jazzskivor som spelats in med en sångare. En person på skivbolaget Savoy, som spelat in honom tidigare, hävdar att Scott skrivit ”livstidskontrakt” med honom. Hela upplagan av skivan Falling in Love is Wonderful dras tillbaka efter bara några dagar. Jimmy Scotts karriär kastreras och hans änglaröst tystnar. Först 40 år senare ges skivan ut igen. Under 30 år i tystnad bor Jimmy Scott i födelsestaden Cleveland i Ohio och försörjer sig som vaktmästare på sjukhus, som kontorist och som hissoperatör på ett hotell. Hans fans tror att han är död. Vinden vänder igen 1991 då Jimmie Scott sjunger på en väns begravning och hans karriär får en renässans. Lou Reed engagerar honom för bakgrundssång på en platta och David Lynch låter honom sjunga i TV-serien Twin Peaks. Under 1990- och 2000-talen spelar Jimmy Scott in flera album och får prestigefyllda priser. Han gör covers på Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince), Jealous Guy (John Lennon), Almost Blue (Elvis Costello), och Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (Elton John & Bernie Taupin). Han samarbetar även med Anthony & The Johnsons. Jimmie Scott sjunger samma sång vid både Dwight Eisenhowers och Bill Clintons presidentinstallationer, nämligen Why Was I Born? Afroamerikanskan Moms Mabley föds som Loretta Mary Aiken 1894 i North Carolina och dör 1975 i New York. Hon har 15 syskon. Pappan dör när hon är 11 och mamman när hon är 14. Då har Loretta blivit våldtagen två gånger; av en äldre svart man och av en lokal vit polis. Hon adopterar bort de två barn som blivit följden av övergreppen. Hon föder ytterligare fyra barn då hon tvingas gifta sig med en gammal man som hon avskyr. Som 14-åring rymmer Loretta Mary Aiken till Cleveland, Ohio, och ansluter sig till den s k Chitlin' circuit, som är en benämning på de scener som afroamerikaner får lov att uppträda på under den öppna ras-segregationens tidevarv i USA. Namnet kommer från soul food-rätten Chitterlings som består av stuvade grisinälvor, och som serveras på dessa ställen. Andra artister verksamma här är t ex Count Basie, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Sammy Davis, JR, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, The Jackson 5, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, Lohn Lee Hooker, Lena Horne, Etta James, B. B. King, Patti LaBelle, Marvin Gaye, Little Richard, The Four Tops, The Miracles, Ike & Tina Turner, The Supremes, The Temptations och Muddy Waters. Loretta Mary Aiken tar namnet Mabley efter en f d pojkvän. Hon säger: "Han hade tagit så mycket från mig så det minsta jag kunde göra var att ta hans namn". Senare lägger hon till namnet Moms eftersom hon blir ”mamma” till många unga artister/komiker på Chitlin' circuit. Som 27-åring kommer hon ut som lesbisk och blir därmed trefaldigt X-märk - som inte lämplig att upplevas för barn! Under 1920- och 30-talen uppträder Moms Mabley i manskläder. Fr a när hon gör sina lesbiska standup-akter. Senare blir hennes scenpersonlighet en tandlös sjavig hemmafru iklädd sladdrig hatt. Allt för att framstå som en ofarlig och blid tant. Hon tar ut sina löständer för att likna sin egen mormor som hade varit slav. 1931 samarbetar Moms Mabley med den erkända afroamerikanska författaren, dramatikern och antropologen Zora Neale Hurston i pjäsen Fast and Furious: A Colored Revue in 37 Scenes. Moms spelar huvudrollen. Moms Mabley anses ha varit en av de främsta kvinnorna på standup-scenen och tjänar under en period 10 000 $ i veckan på Apollo Theatre i Harlem, New York. Hon spelar in mer än 20 album från sina föreställningar. Inte sällan sjunger hon också. Hon uppträder i TV och i filmer, t ex The Emperor Jones med operasångaren och människorättsaktivisten Paul Robeson. 1962 gör hon sin debut i Carnegie Hall för en vit publik. På TV-bolaget CBS är hon "The Funniest Woman in the World – Den roligaste kvinnan i världen” och tar upp vassare ämnen än sina komikerkollegor; nämligen rasism, kvinnors rättigheter och homosexualitet. De TV-bolag där hon medverkar blir utsatta för stark kritik från patriotiska och ärkekonservativa grupper på grund av de progressiva budskapen i Mableys texter och sånger. Vid 75 års ålder blir Moms Mabley den äldsta personen någonsin att få en hit på USA Top 40-listan. Det är med låten Abraham, Martin and John som handlar om Lincoln, Luther King Jr och Kennedy. Även Bobby Kennedy nämner hon i texten. Ståuppkomikern och skådespelerskan Nour EL-Refai och musikern Renée Baker från Chicago medverkar i programmet. Manus, regi och produktion: Birgitta Tollan.

Jonathan Karrant was born in the heart of America at the foothills of the Ozarks in the old western town of Fort Smith, Arkansas east of the Arkansas River.  His recent album “On and On” made it to number four in the All About Jazz charts. The album features such songs as “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” and “Doodlin’”, as well as the title track, and was produced by Tyler Monks, with pianist Josh Nelson, bassist Rob Thorsen, guitarist Mark Shapiro, and drummer Duncan Moore. Audiences have characterized Jonathan as a great interpreter of song, a storyteller, a singer who brings music and lyric alive. Some refer to Jonathan as an amazing song-stylist who sings from the American songbook, an entertainer of star quality. Others say he paints a picture, he presents a mood and captivates a room through song. Jazz Corner said “Karrant’s voice is romantic without being cloying, warm but not forced” and “that he sings standards with an emotional weight that make it seem as if he had written the songs himself”. He will tell you that he has an innate connection with music writers of the past, masters like Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Sammie Cahn, Julie Styne, Johnny Mercer, to mention a few. He will tell you that he has great respect for such giants as Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Etta James, Little Jimmy Scott, Nancy Wilson and Johnny Hartman. Website: www.jonathankarrant.com Twitter: @jonathankarrant  

 EVENING IN PARADISEThe life of Jimmy Scott is not one of meteoric stardom but a journey that has taken nearly seventy years to find its much deserved success.James Victor Scott, one of ten children, was born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 17, 1925. He's known for his high haunting soprano voice & poignant balladeering. His up & down recording career, started in the early 1950's, saw a resurgence in the 1990's when he was signed to Sire Records and received a Grammy nomination after a long period of commercial inactivity. Soon after coming out of retirement, he was seen on stages around the world, performing magical & heart breaking interpretations of old torch songs, Broadway standards and even a smattering of choice modern rock tunes done with generally sparse jazz arrangements.Almost strangled by the umbilical cord at birth, then orphaned as a boy in depression era Cleveland, the odds against Jimmy Scott ever suceeding were further stacked by an abnormal genetic pituitary hormonal defect known as "Kallman's Syndrome" which accounts for his somewhat effeminate looks & unnaturally high singing voice.Finding solace onstage, he sang in combos of the post war R&B era, notably as a featured singer with band leader Lionel Hampton, with whom he made his recorded debut in 1950(although his name did not appear on the label). He was finally signed to a steady record deal when he was almost 30, when Herman Lubinsky of Newark's Savoy Records offered Cleveland's finest balladeer a shot circa 1954. Lubinsky, whose label was a great repository of jazz & blues recordings, was also a notorious shyster. In David Ritz's 2002 bio of Jimmy Scott "Faith In Time", Seymour Stein of Sire Records recalls past colleagues at the time calling Savoy Record's Newark HQ the "Slave Barracks". Savoy recorded some well received Little Jimmy Scott sides, but due to Lubinsky's malfeasance, Scott went mostly uncompensated. As time wore on, he grew discontent, started retreating into booze and left the label's fold by the beginning of the 1960's.Over the years the Lubinsky/Savoy contract would stifle Scott in numerous ways, particularly when he tried to break free and record for Ray Charles' Tangerine label in the early 1960's and another time with Atlantic in the late 1960's. Lubinsky would battle to have the records withdrawn, keeping Scott's music from ever hitting the streets en masse.1969's attempt at a comeback LP "The Source" was produced by Joel Dorn for Atlantic, featuring backing from a hot group of players including David Fathead Newman on tenor sax, Eric Gale on guitar and Ron Carter on bass...The record was withdrawn due to lawsuit after the first pressing, for a longtme making it a rare and often bootleged masterpiece.Jimmy's numerous shots at stardom were so hampered by the fiscal mismanagement & bad business dealings, it lead him to frustration, failed relationships, drinking and drugging, and a career ending downward spiral that took him away from the limelight.His talent was never in doubt, but his successes were measured at best.A favorite of performers ranging from Billie Holiday & Dinah Washington, to Frankie Valli, Stevie Wonder, and John Lennon, all whom knew of and expressed respect of his work. Said Quincy Jones once,'Jimmy would tear my heart out every night with his soul-penetrating style"...Even Madonna has said "Jimmy Scott is the only singer who makes me cry,"Strangely enough, it appears death that actually the catalyst that brought Scott's career back to life...By the late 70's and early 80's some of his only gigs were occasional charity appearances at senior citizen homes. Scott's day jobs at Bob's Big Boy and in a Cleveland Sheraton hotel gave him a mindset that was set far from keeping abreast of the changing tastes of a fickle record buying public at the tail end of the 20th century.In 1985, at age 60, he returned to the eastern seaboard, and for the first time in over a decade started working small clubs in New York and Harlem, perhaps getting occasional nostalgic write ups in the NY Times or Village Voice. Scott's subsequent shift back into the public eye ironically began to truly gather momentum at The Riverside Funeral Home on St.Patrick's Day 1991. The sad/happy occasion was legendary rock n roll songwriter and old friend Doc Pomus' funeral.Jimmy had met Pomus back in the 40's, and they had stayed in touch. In fact, in 1987 Doc even wrote a letter to trade publication Billboard extolling Scott's virtues, decrying the hard times he was going through, and warning the record industry not to sleep on a chance to catch the long overdue second coming of Little Jimmy Scott.Now a few years later, Scott sat Shiva and was asked by Doc's family to perform "Someone To Watch Over Me" at the funeral, along with backing from fellow old timers Dr. John on piano and Fathead Newman on sax. Scott arrived early and sat unasumedly with hands folded in the back with his 4th wife Earlene. After the colorful eulogies, Jimmy's haunting voice over the tinkling keys stunned the room, with many so far back they could barely see his tiny head over the crowd. The room was filled with dozens of music biz luminaries, like Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, and the aforementioned Seymour Stein of Sire who felt it was almost his spiritual duty to Doc to simply offer Scott a dignified deal.Jimmy later told a reporter in 2000 of the bittersweet good fortune coming from his friend's death, " The next day, this cat from Warners comes over with a contract. It was like Doc's hand reaching out from the grave."He went on to many new career highights ranging from appearing in David Lynch's Twin Peaks & having sold out shows across the US & Europe to performing onstage at Bill Clinton's inaugural ball gala in DC.Still Scott copes with the fact that his type of fame is fleeting, and has duly noted this phenomena when he sang onstage in the 1990's with the Grateful Dead to a crowd of thousands in his hometown of Cleveland, where the local daily paper referred to him as an "unknown female singer".Since the quirky career kickstart given to Scott from Pomus' funeral, he has continued touring, recorded some 8 or so albums on half dozn labels, and added a 5th wife to his bio as well. Now with his aged infirmities creeping in, Scott is restricted to moving around onstage via wheelchair...Music continues to be his life into his eighties, once telling ajournalist “I love performing. You live with reality every day. You can’t miss it. We can try to avoid a lot of trials in life, but it’s better to overcome than avoid. That’s what music has been for me. It’s been my opportunity to overcome.”"All I can do is give what I really feel." "It'll work out in the end. You gotta believe" Jimmy ScottTo Visit JIMMY SCOTT'S website CLICK HERE

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Ishmael Reed was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but grew up in Buffalo, New York, where he attended the University of Buffalo, a private university that became part of the state public university system after he left. The university awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1995. He moved to New York City in 1962 and co-founded with the late Walter Bowart the "East Village Other", a well-known underground publication. He was also a member of the Umbra Writers Workshop, an organization that helped establish the Black Arts Movement and promoted a Black Aesthetic. Mr. Reed has written nine novels and has edited thirteen anthologies. Ishmael Reed is a founder of the Before Columbus Foundation, which since 1980 has annually presented the American Book Awards; the Oakland chapter of PEN; and There City Cinema, an organization that furthers the distribution and discussion of films from throughout the world. Two of his books have been nominated for National Book Awards, and a book of poetry, "Conjure", was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. His "New and Collected Poems", 1964-2007, received the Commonwealth Club of California's Gold Medal. Reed's novels, poetry and essays have been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Hebrew, Hungarian, Dutch, Korean, Chinese and Czech, among other languages. Ishmael Reed's texts and lyrics have been performed, composed or set to music by Albert Ayler, David Murray, Allan Touissant, Carman Moore, Taj Mahal, Olu Dara, Lester Bowie, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Ravi Coltrane, Leo Nocentelli, Eddie Harris, Anthony Cox, Don Pullen, Billie Bang, Bobby Womack, Milton Cardonna, Omar Sosa, Fernando Saunders, Yosvanni Terry, Jack Bruce, Little Jimmy Scott, Robert Jason, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Cassandra Wilson and others. Since the early 1970s, Ishmael Reed has championed the work of other writers, founding and serving as editor and publisher of various small presses and journals. His current publishing imprint is Ishmael Reed Publishing Company, and his online literary magazine, "Konch", featuring poetry, essays and fiction, can be found at www.ishmaelreedpub.com. Reed recently retired from teaching at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught for thirty-five years. He currently lives in Oakland, California with his wife of almost 40 years, Carla Blank, the acclaimed author, choreographer, and director. We interviewed Mr. Reed at A Different Booklist bookstore in Toronto where he was promoting his most recent book, "Barack Obama and the Jim Crow Media or The Return of the Nigger Breakers". We would like to thank A Different Booklist and Baraka Books in setting up our interview with Mr. Reed. You can find more information on Mr. Reed at his website www.ishmaelreedpub.com. Please feel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith, Vibe and Vegas info@blackcanadianman.com http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/