Wednesday, December 28, 2011

HI-FI Drums






Woody Herman's Herd 1956 Capitol Hi-Fi Drums - Buddy Rich Chuck Flores




When it came to technique, speed, power, and the ability to put together incredible drum solos, Buddy Rich lived up to the billing of "the world's greatest drummer." Although some other drummers were more innovative, in reality none were in his league even during the early days. A genius, Buddy Rich started playing drums in vaudeville as "Traps, the Drum Wonder" when he was only 18 months old; he was completely self-taught. Rich performed in vaudeville throughout his childhood and developed into a decent singer and a fine tap dancer. But drumming was his purpose in life, and by 1938 he had discovered jazz and was playing with Joe Marsala's combo. Rich was soon propelling Bunny Berigan's orchestra, he spent most of 1939 with Artie Shaw (at a time when the clarinetist had the most popular band in swing), and then from 1939-1945 (except for a stint in the military) he was making history with Tommy Dorsey. During this era it became obvious that Buddy Rich was the king of drummers, easily dethroning his friend Gene Krupa. Rich had a bop-ish band during 1945-1947 that did not catch on, toured with Jazz at the Philharmonic, recorded with a countless number of all-stars in the 1950s for Verve (including Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Art Tatum, and Lionel Hampton), and worked with Les Brown, Charlie Ventura, Tommy Dorsey (1954-1955), and Harry James (off and on during 1953-1966). A heart attack in 1959 only slowed him down briefly and, although he contemplated becoming a full-time vocalist, Rich never gave up the drums.

In 1966, Buddy Rich beat the odds and put together a successful big band that would be his main outlet for his final 20 years. His heart began giving him trouble starting in 1983, but Rich never gave his music less than 100 percent and was still pushing himself at the end. A perfectionist who expected the same from his sidemen (some of whom he treated cruelly), Buddy Rich is definitively documented in Mel Tormé's book Traps the Drum Wonder.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

** NEW YEAR’S SALOON **




NEW YEAR'S SALOON
al Micca Club...un capodanno a suon di pistolettate e risse da Saloon!

...Cow boy & Saloon Girl * Pistolettate * Banditi * Whiskey * Teste di Cervo * Pionieri * Metodisti...
nel Saloon c’è posto per tutto e tutti!

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PROGRAMMA DELLE SERATE:

Venerdì 30 Dicembre
SLAM&HOWIE
(Svizzera - 50's country)

Sabato 31 Dicembre
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
(Italia - 50's country, bluegrass)
MONOKINGS
(Italia – Rockabilly)

A seguire...
Micca Dj's Team
(20's to 70's)

Viktor Uolf
Dandy Wally
Luzy L
Silver Boy
Alessandro Casella

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Il Saloon Micca Club apre le porte ai suoi affezionati e... le apre proprio nei due sensi, come succedeva nel vecchio e polveroso Far West!
Quest’anno festeggiamo il Capodanno come mai avevate immaginato prima, quando passata la frontiera i covoni si rincorrevano nel deserto. Raggiungendo quella bettola al calar del sole, potevi bagnarti un po’ le labbra con l’ultimo fetido goccio di whiskey che il barista conservava sotto banco… ma attenzione, spesso era il fucile a dissetarti! Il 1800 non era ancora un secolo per tutti e non tutti gli sono sopravvissuti. Nel Saloon la legge non è ancora arrivata e si può essere liberi…


La festa di capodanno al Micca Club inizia dalle 20 con una prelibata cena di oltre 10 portate, da gustare con la migliore selezioni di vini o cocktail, accompagnate dai 45 giri dei nostri dj. Per scaldare la serata sono in programma ben due concerti che faranno decollare il ritmo della serata a suon di rockabilly, 50's country & bluegrass insieme a due delle più importanti band della scena 50's italiana: Brockback Mountain e i Monokings.
Sbronze tra amici, scazzottate, mandrie al pascolo… qui ritroviamo l’essenza dei Brokeback Mountain! Chitarra acustica, elettrica, banjo e contrabbasso, per un genere unico riassunto in un’unica parola: Blugrass! E allora in sella ognuno sul suo cavallo, per galoppare verso la mezzanotte, insieme a sbarazzine saloon girl e whiskey nel lontano West, dove tutto è ancora da scoprire, da costruire, dove la legge ancora non è arrivata, e si può essere liberi…


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Modalità d'ingresso su www.miccaclub.com

Thursday, December 15, 2011

::: TOMMY HUNT - POOR MILLIONAIRE (Scepter Records) :::

TOP NOTCH POPCORN DELIGHT BY NORTHERN SOUL STAR AND FORMER SINGER OF THE FLAMINGOS TOMMY HUNT.


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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Thelonious Monk Documentary

A look into the life and times of the great jazz master Thelonious Monk.