Without him, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Dinah Shore, Dean Martin and countless other intimate singers could never have happened. A workhorse, he turned out a staggering number of recordings (including dozens of No. 1 hits) as well as films, radio shows and personal appearances. Whatever he did seemed off-the-cuff and effortless.
This And That
Saxophonist, bandleader, arranger, composer and educator Bill Kirchner sent a message today about making members of a new generation aware of Paul Desmond. And as I was later auditioning recently-arrived recordings for possible review, up popped a track from pianist Lisa Hilton’s Oasis CD.
Margaret Atwood Is Writing A Sequel To ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
“Dear Readers, Everything you’ve ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings is the inspiration for this book,” writes Atwood in her announcement. “Well, almost everything! The other inspiration is the world we’ve been living in.” The novel, titled The Testaments, will be released next September.
Early Writing By Anne Sexton Rediscovered After 60 Years
“The lost work – four poems and an essay … appeared in the Christian Science Monitor between July 1958 and July 1959, which is where Zachary Turpin … discovered them while searching Sexton’s digital archive.”