by Joe Weil
Arts & Society
Nat King Cole’s Genius
By Joe Weil
Cole does not get enough credit for his piano playing, but then again, how do you give genius enough credit?
Cole does not get enough credit for his piano playing, but then again, how do you give genius enough credit?
by Joe Weil
Arts & Society
A Brief and Personal History of Jazz
By Joe Weil
No truly musical ear is ever pure. It steals freely and often, and this is where blues, jazz, and, later, rap comes into conflict with middle class ideas of property values.
No truly musical ear is ever pure. It steals freely and often, and this is where blues, jazz, and, later, rap comes into conflict with middle class ideas of property values.