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Time On My Hands - Rose MURPHY
Rose Murphy (born April 28, 1913 in Xenia, Ohio, USA–died November 16, 1989 in New York City, USA.) was a pianist and vocalist most famous for the song 'Busy Line Described by Allmusic’s Scott Yanow as having “a…
Continue Reading »Time To Say Goodbye - Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers
Gary Farmer is a solid blues musician with a great band backing him up (The Troublemakers). He recently released a new album, entitled Under the Water Tower, and hit the road for a tour of the US with…
Continue Reading »Time Was - Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Milton “Shorty” Rogers (April 14, 1924 – November 7, 1994), born Milton Rajonsky in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, was one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz. He played both the trumpet and flugelhorn, and was in demand…
Continue Reading »Times Getting Tougher Than Tough - Will Tucker and Charlie Musselwhite
Will Tucker was raised on blues and southern rock in Memphis, Tennessee. He was playing drums at age five, piano at eight, and guitar at the age of twelve. His love of music led him to BB King's…
Continue Reading »Timezone Records artist: Jeff Aug - Interim - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Interim, from Jeff Aug, and it's an extraordinary exploration in fingerstyle playing. Opening with New Day's Dawn, Jeff Aug and his son, Oskar Tauber, sketches out a…
Continue Reading »Tin Can Guitar - Tin Can Pete
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Continue Reading »Tin Foil Hat - Scott Dunbar
Smashing out a beat with a rusty chain on a dirty old broiler pan and a suitcase kick drum, this one man show can upstage a full band, without a microphone. A busker on the street-corners and markets…
Continue Reading »Tin Pan Alley - Curtis Jones
Curtis Jones (August 18, 1906, Naples, Texas – September 11, 1971, Munich, Germany) was an American blues pianist. Jones played guitar whilst young but switched to piano after a move to Dallas. In 1936 he relocated to Chicago,…
Continue Reading »Tin Pan Alley - Big Al Calhoun with H. Townsend and V. Townsend
This session, featuring Big Al Calhoun on amplified harmonica and vocals, with Henry Townsend (electric guitar, vocals) and Vernell Townsend on vocals, was recorded in August, 1979, in St. Louis. Big Al had worked for years with Henry…
Continue Reading »Tin Pan Alley - Bleu Rascals with Michael Bourne
Out of nowhere emerged Paul Marney Leobrera, at age 16 stepping onstage in early September 2010 for a single-song courtesy jam at Skarlet’s Jazz Kitchen, home base for Manila’s pre-eminent jazz sessionists. Jaws dropped over his musical maturity…
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