MILES DAVIS: THE BIRTH…
Watching Stanley Nelson’s new documentary, I felt both exhilarated and frustrated—just as I did while following Miles Davis’s career.…
BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND…
As a jazz aficionado I expected to hear a lot of good music in this documentary and anticipated a…
REMEMBERING ANDRĖ PREVIN—AND STANLEY…
The news of André Previn’s death hit me hard. I couldn’t explain why, at first; then I realized that…
FROM ‘SAMSON’ TO ‘SHANE’:…
It’s a matter of record that Jonny Greenwood earned an Oscar nomination for scoring Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread…but a…
NEW AND NOTABLE FILM…
TRAVELS WITH WALT DISNEY: A PHOTOGRAPHIC VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD by Jeff Kurtti (Disney Editions) I’m a sucker for…
ALL HAIL ‘KING OF…
If you’re wondering why there are shouts of jubilation from film buffs and aficionados of pre-swing-era music it’s because…
ON THE RECORD: BING…
This is a great time to be a Bing Crosby fan, as the singer’s estate continues to mine the…
