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The album was recorded with the Modern Jazz Quartet and a 22-piece orchestra. [4] Pianist John Lewis wrote and arranged the original score. Although he had already written music for No Sun in Venice, this was the first time Lewis—given early 16 mm film proofs—composed along the story-line rather than delivering “a set of isolated pieces ...
The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was an American committee formed in 1985 [1] with the stated goal of increasing parental control over the access of children to music deemed to have violent, drug-related, or sexual themes via labeling albums with Parental Advisory stickers. The committee was founded by four women known as the ...
Negermusik ("Negro music") [1] [2] was a derogatory term used by the Nazi Party during the Third Reich to demonize musical styles that had been invented by black people such as blues and jazz. The Nazi Party viewed these musical styles as degenerate works [ 3 ] created by an "inferior" race and they were therefore prohibited.
Charlie and his Orchestra (also referred to as the "Templin band" and "Bruno and His Swinging Tigers") were a Nazi-sponsored German propaganda swing band. Jazz music styles were seen by Nazi authorities as rebellious but, ironically, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels conceived of using the style in shortwave radio broadcasts aimed initially at the United Kingdom, and later the United States ...
In 2014 Kids in Jazz established a cooperation with the official organizations for jazz in Denmark (JazzDanmark) and Sweden (Svensk Jazz). Kids in Jazz 2014 presented several concerts featuring young performers from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria and Japan. In 2014 the founder of Kids in Jazz Odd André Elveland received the ...
Althought it seemed the sides were far apart, on Nov. 1, 1985, the RIAA agreed to put warning labels on certain albums. The industry group felt it was a better option than allowing an outside ...
The music for the series draws from jazz music of the early- to mid-20th century, and prominently features American jazz artists such as Art Blakey and Bill Evans. [1] The soundtrack for the anime series is composed primarily by Yoko Kanno, who won Best Music at the Tokyo Anime Awards for her work on Kids on the Slope in 2013. [2]
Johnny Costa (born John Costanza; January 18, 1922 – October 11, 1996) was an American jazz pianist. Given the title "The White Art Tatum" by fellow jazz pianist Art Tatum, [1] Costa is best known for his work as musical director of the children's television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.