Shirley died five years ago today (5/1/1934 – 10/20/2005). Come Dance With Me on You Won’t Forget Me and Someone You’ve Loved on Travelin’ Light There’s A Boat That’s Leaving on Loads Of Love * and Confession on Travelin’ Light *Loads of Love and Shirley With Horns are now available on a single CD. Wouldn’t [...]

Bill Charlap turns 44 this month (October 15th). On A Slow Boat To China and The Man That Got Away both on Written In The Stars Rocker on Live At The Village Vanguard All Across The City and The Lady Is a Tramp both on Live at the Village Vanguard Pure Imagination and Put On [...]

Pianist, music arranger, composer and conductor Torrie Zito would have celebrated his 77th birthday this month (October 12, 1933 – December 3, 2009). Old Man River on Live At Town Hall by Gene Harris & the Philip Morris Superband and Dindi by Morgana King on the Complete Reprise Recordings Do You Know What It Means [...]