Étiquette : critics
“With [Reuben] Reeve’s trumpet and the Nanton-styled soloing of DePriest Wheeler, the band had quite an Ellington flavor.” This is how Steve Voce, the famous British jazz columnist, described Cab Calloway’s faithful trombonist, DePriest WHEELER, in a 1957 interview of the… Read the full story →
Now forgotten and eclipsed by Milt Hinton, his brilliant successor in Calloway’s orchestra, Albert ‘Al’ MORGAN (August 19, 1908, New Orleans – April 14, 1974, Los Angeles), however, benefits from the image of an exceptional double bass player, considered… Read the full story →
“Hi De Ho” is a Vitaphone movie released on February 20, 1937 by Warner Bros in the Melody Masters Series, that wonderfully demonstrates the musical qualities and stage persona of Cab Calloway and his musicians. But there’s more to know about… Read the full story →
“Hi De Ho” is a Vitaphone movie released on February 20, 1937 by Warner Bros in the Melody Masters Series, that wonderfully demonstrates the musical qualities and stage persona of Cab Calloway and his musicians. But there’s more to know about… Read the full story →
St. Louis Blues (1958) is a movie production that was filled with promise, a film biography of W.C. Handy covering the obstacles and successes of a great American, a musical with a magnificent canon of songs, and the on-screen assembly… Read the full story →
Vous le savez, le tournages aux USA durant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale subissaient les restrictions comme tous les autres domaines de l'économie. Par exemple, les décors n'avaient qu'un budget de 5000 $, tout comme les éclairages (ce qui… Read the full story →
1943 reviews from Hollywood Reporter, Time Magazine, New York Times... Read the full story →
A cause de la guerre, Stormy Weather n'est sorti en France qu'en juillet 1946, soit 3 ans après les Etats-Unis. Entre les deux, le jazz avait déjà bien changé : Fats était mort et Cab commençait déjà largement à… Read the full story →