Benny Goodman : Sing, Sing, Sing [ purchase ]  My last couple of postings haven’t been all that popular with the readership. I’m not sur...

Big Bands—small facts: I am related to Guy Lombardo . Mr. New Year’s Eve and his Royal Canadians. Lombardo, among other musical accomp...

Duke Ellington and Count Basie : Battle Royal [ purchase ] In a way, I kind of wish that I had been able to do the transition post f...