Jimmy Rushing - Legendary Bop Rhythm & Blues ClassicsOne of the greatest blues jazz singers of all time, short and stout Jimmy Rushing who attained nationwide prominence beginning in 1936 with the Count Basie band, will always be remembered as "Mr. 5 x 5, five feet tall by five feet wide," just as the lyric in his signature song describes. Recorded in New York City in December of 1953, the rare tracks presented here feature Rushing's vocal expertise backed admirably by Frank "Floorshow" Culley, an alto

At the Jazz Corner of the World

expressive qualities of those styles

Leonard Bernstein & Ornette Coleman

in which a dramatic piece is the work of several hands

a newspaper editor convinced that the population problem will be solved by love

later in life they remixed it to license it to another label making it brighter and more punchy

creating an unique sound

the great masters were very much handled with a certain distant reverence - when in actuality they need to be approached naturally

Jason Bull (Michael Weatherly) settling into fatherhood and navigating his renewed

Carmen Giannattasio

Kittie and other PLUS special cameos by "Weird Al" Yankovic and Wink Martindale

Rimma Sushanskaya conducts The Locrian Ensemble of London with Fiona Kelly on flute and Jean Kelly on harp