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The bizarre storyline is paper-thin, but the performances shine in this tuneful throwback to the days when nightclubs really swung.
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Music Review: Marlene VerPlanck – ‘The Mood I’m In’
From torchlight ballads to casino room swing, Marlene VerPlanck covers the spectrum of jazz standards.
Read More »Concert Review: Seth MacFarlane and the Great American Songbook at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA, August 5, 2016
Seth MacFarlane whisks you back to the era of great classic songs. Listen closely and you might hear Stewie or Peter Griffin sing a Sinatra hit, too.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘Sinatra: All or Nothing at All’
This two-part documentary takes a detailed, intelligent look at the life of Frank Sinatra, who merged artistic greatness and enormous popularity like no one else in the 20th century.
Read More »Jazz Potpourri: The 14 Jazz Orchestra, Lou Volpe, and the Jon Burr Quintet
Three jazz albums you may have missed.
Read More »Music Review: ‘Ultimate Sinatra’ 4-CD Collection
The four-CD and digital deluxe editions of 'Ultimate Sinatra' offer a top-quality survey of the best work "The Voice" did during every stage of his recording career.
Read More »HBO Documentary and ‘Ultimate Sinatra’ CD/LP Collection Mark 100th Birth Anniversary of Frank Sinatra
A new documentary tells Sinatra's story through archived interviews and commentary from friends and family; the new collection 'Ultimate Sinatra' is packed with key recordings from Sinatra's recording career.
Read More »Music Review: Various Artists – ‘Audio with a G: Sounds of a Jersey Boy – The Music of Bob Gaudio’
The 36 tracks of Bob Gaudio's 'Audio with a G' represent over 40 years of songwriting.
Read More »50 Years Ago Today – Remembering The Beatles First Appearance on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
What happened to The Beatles is nothing short of extraordinary. They went from those first fledling moments on a cold Sunday night in February 1964 to a juggernaut that literally rocked the world.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations,’ by Peter Evans and Ava Gardner
Most of the fun in Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations comes from the sense that the reader is hearing Gardner talk to Evans in her actual voice.
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