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    Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. An appreciation: Phil Ramone's golden ear for the hits

    That Phil Ramone was a musical force in the recording studio is undeniable, and the evidence lies in the range of his accomplishments. For example, within one three-year period in the early 1960s, Ramone mixed Lesley Gore's smash hit "It's My Party," recorded Marilyn Monroe seducing President John F. Kennedy in song on his birthday and engineered essential double-quartet recordings by jazz innovators Ornette Coleman and Eric Dolphy.
    That Phil Ramone was a musical force in the recording studio is undeniable, and the evidence lies in the range of his accomplishments. For example, within one three-year period in the early 1960s, Ramone mixed Lesley Gore's smash hit "It's My Party,"...

    Tags: Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Paul Simon, White House, Entertainment

    2. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. 2012 National Recording Registry selections unveiled

    <em>This post has been updated. See note below for details.</em>
    This post has been updated. See note below for details. Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” is no longer just the rock album that has logged more weeks than any other on Billboard’s national album chart nor merely the one acid...

    Tags: Library of Congress, Libraries, John Travolta, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bee Gees (music group)

    3. Jan 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. SFJAZZ plays another bold riff

    SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; "This is one of my favorite rooms," said SFJAZZ founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline, smiling as he stepped over exposed pipes and dusty planks in the SFJAZZ Center. "Then again, they're all my favorite rooms," he added.
    SAN FRANCISCO — "This is one of my favorite rooms," said SFJAZZ founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline, smiling as he stepped over exposed pipes and dusty planks in the SFJAZZ Center. "Then again, they're all my favorite rooms," he...

    Tags: Philosophy, Tony Bennett, Lincoln Center, Concerts, Dave Chappelle

    4. Jan 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Jayne Cortez dies at 78; poet and performance artist

    Before the ashes and the anguish, before the 1965 riots and the spotlight of attention that followed, there was a pocket of people already fighting for Watts.
    Before the ashes and the anguish, before the 1965 riots and the spotlight of attention that followed, there was a pocket of people already fighting for Watts. They fought for the arts and for the black community from a building on Grandee Avenue and...

    Tags: Poetry, Entertainment, Heart Failure, Authors, Jean Genet

    5. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Anna Deavere Smith wins $300,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize

    Anna Deavere Smith, famed for creating one-woman, documentary theater pieces about taut social issues in which she portrays multiple people she&rsquo;s interviewed, has won the $300,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, one of the most lucrative awards in the arts and literature.
    Anna Deavere Smith, famed for creating one-woman, documentary theater pieces about taut social issues in which she portrays multiple people she’s interviewed, has won the $300,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, one of the most lucrative awards in...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Anna Deavere Smith, Isabel Allende

    6. Dec 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Fontella Bass: An appreciation

    There are two works that illustrate the range of Fontella Bass' singing power.
    There are two works that illustrate the range of Fontella Bass' singing power. One is a gut-busting soul cry, “Rescue Me,” a propellant R&B banger from 1965 that became Bass' signature. The other, equally vital, is a nine-minute thrill...

    Tags: Aretha Franklin, Etta James, French Movies, Music Industry, Josephine Baker

    7. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Appreciation: Pianist Dave Brubeck's gift for timing endures

    When thinking about Dave Brubeck, you can't help but also consider time, and not just how much of it fans received from the prolific jazz pianist up to his death Wednesday at age 91.
    When thinking about Dave Brubeck, you can't help but also consider time, and not just how much of it fans received from the prolific jazz pianist up to his death Wednesday at age 91. A titan of West Coast jazz, Brubeck was linked with California for...

    Tags: Charles Mingus, U.S. Department of State, Entertainment, A Charlie Brown Christmas (tv program), Dave Brubeck

    8. Jun 19, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Album review: Neneh Cherry and the Thing's 'The Cherry Thing'

    Pop & Hiss
    "I think I'm built to last," sings Neneh Cherry on "Cashback," the opening track on "The Cherry Thing," her cacophonic collaboration that is something of her comeback. Cherry started her career with the punk-influenced collective Rip Rig + Panic but......
    9. Jan 9, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Album Review: Charlie Haden and Hank Jones' 'Come Sunday'

    Pop & Hiss
    Album Review: Charlie Haden and Hank Jones' 'Come Sunday' written by Chris Barton....
    10. Jan 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Music review: John Cage in a motel room as part of PST

    Culture Monster
    Mark Swed reviews the final event of the PST Performance and Public Art Festival, a series of illuminating John Cage-related micro concerts in various rooms of the Welcome Inn motel in Eagle Rock....
    11. Mar 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Tracing the history of music with Spotify's new Facebook timeline

    Pop & Hiss
    Spotify unveiled a Facebook Timeline that seeks to offer a chronology of music from the last 900 years. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts takes a look at the entries and makes a few suggestions....
    12. Nov 30, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Grammys: Jazz nominees mix fresh faces with familiar reliables

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    Chick Corea, Sonny Rollins and L.A. great Gerald Wilson are among the nominees. Young pianist Gerald Clayton also receives a nod in a crowded instrumental album field....
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