I object to background music no matter how good it is. Composers want people to listen to their music, they don't want them doing something else while their music is on. I'd like to get the guy who sold all those big businessmen the idea of putting music in the elevators, for he was really clever. … [Read more...]
Archives for February 1, 2008
Lambert, Evans and Bird
Mr. Jazz Wax has a two-part conversation with Hal McKusick about Charlie Parker's 1953 recording with Dave Lambert's vocal group and a chamber ensemble put together by Gil Evans. McKusick played clarinet. The project turned out to be a bit of a mess but, as McKusick explains, not because of … [Read more...]