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"Birdland" is a jazz/pop song written by Joe Zawinul of the band Weather Report as a tribute to the Birdland nightclub in New York City, which appeared on the band's 1977 album Heavy Weather. The Manhattan Transfer won a Grammy Award with their 1979 version of the song, which had lyrics by Jon Hendricks . [ 1 ]
Beforehand, Joe released All That I Am (1997), which was his most successful album prior to the release of My Name Is Joe. Upon its release, My Name Is Joe received favorable reviews from critics, with most appreciating the love feel of the album. The album peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 and topped the US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
My Name Is Joe is a 1998 British romantic drama film directed by Ken Loach. The film stars Peter Mullan as Joe Kavanagh, an unemployed recovering alcoholic in Glasgow, Scotland, who meets and falls in love with a health visitor, played by Louise Goodall. David McKay plays his troubled friend Liam.
Later, Chan returns from Chicago and confesses she is pregnant with another man’s child. Upset, Charlie leaves for Los Angeles, California, to perform with Dizzy. One evening, Red Rodney, a Jewish trumpet player, approaches Charlie and tells him he is a fan. Later, Charlie and Dizzy’s engagement is cancelled due to a lack of interest in bebop.
A Guy Named Joe is a 1943 American supernatural romantic drama film directed by Victor Fleming. The film was produced by Everett Riskin and stars Spencer Tracy , Irene Dunne and Van Johnson . The screenplay , written by Dalton Trumbo and Frederick Hazlitt Brennan , was adapted from a story by Chandler Sprague and David Boehm , for which they ...
Birdland, an erotic comic book by Gilbert Hernandez, published by Eros Comix; Birdland, an American series produced by Walter F. Parkes; Gibson Byrdland, an electric guitar made by Gibson; Music. Birdland (Birdland album), the debut album by Birdland; Birdland (The Yardbirds album), a 2003 album by the Yardbirds
Much of Guy's early personal life is obscured, but it is known he began his professional music career performing in New York City, and joined Fats Waller's backup band in the late 1930s. Following that, in 1938, Guy succeeded Dizzy Gillespie in Teddy Hill 's orchestra, and patterned a playing style that followed his musical role model, Roy ...
Joseph Christopher Columbus Morris (June 17, 1902 – August 20, 2002 [1]), better known as Crazy Chris Columbo [2] or just Chris Columbo, was an American jazz drummer. He was sometimes credited as Joe Morris [2] on record, though he is no relation to free jazz guitarist Joe Morris or trumpeter Joe Morris.