Sunday Wax Bits 
Pramlatta's Hips, redux. Last week I heard back from trombonist Hal Crook [pictured] on the meaning behind the odd title of his composition Pramlatta's Hips. Hal arranged the song for …Read More <a href="http://rocklandjazzand...
Jackie McLean on Mars
Grab yourself a sandwich and watch this documentary, Jackie McLean on Mars (1983), during your lunchbreak today. (Try using Google Chrome or Safari to access the link I've provided if …Read More <a href="http://rocklandjazzandblues.co...
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Etta James: Heart and Soul
When Etta James lashed out at Beyoncé in 2009 for singing At Last at President Obama's inauguration party, most critics assumed James didn't like Beyoncé's interpretation of her 1961 hit. Or …Read More <a href="http://...
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Herb Pomeroy: Pramlatta’s Hips
One of the best albums by the Herb Pomeroy Orchestra was recorded live at the El Morocco in Worcester, Mass., in 1980. It's also among the rarest. Even many fans …Read More <a href="http://rocklandjazzandblues.com/herb-pomeroy-pramlat...
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Interview: Anne Phillips
Back in August, I poked fun at vocalist Anne Phillips. Well, not at Anne, personally, but at the cover of her 1959 album for Roulette, Born to Be Blue. Having …Read More <a href="http://rocklandjazzandblues.com/interview-anne-phillips-2/"...
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Wes Montgomery on Verve
Wes Montgomery's recordings for the Verve label between 1964 and 1966 are significant for several reasons: First, the guitarist was able to work with large orchestras and leading arrangers of …Read More <a href="http://rocklandjazzand...
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Sunday Wax Bits
We'd know little or nothing about post-World War II jazz or any other form of music if not for the entrepreneurs who developed the technology that made at-home listening possible. …Read More <a href="http://rocklandjazzandblues.com/su...
Interview: Smokey Robinson
In today's Wall Street Journal, I interview Smokey Robinson on the writing and producing of his hit song My Girl in 1964. The silky ode to love is significant because …Read More <a href="http://rocklandjazzandblues.com/interview-smoke...
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Pete Rugolo (1915-2011)
Pete Rugolo, a jazz-classical maverick in the late-1940s and architect of a brassy, West Coast orchestral sound that helped establish Stan Kenton and the music of television and the movies …Read More <a href="http://rocklandjazzandblues.com/p...
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James Brown: The Singles
If there’s one artist who’s most responsible for fusing jazz, gospel and R&B—and inventing a new form of high-octane soul in the process—it's James Brown. From 1956 to 1981, Brown’s …Read More <a href="http://rocklandjazzandblues....
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