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Laura is a jazz standard written for the 1944 American film noir produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The theme song was composed by Johnny Mercer nd David Raksin. The movie starred Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Clifton Webb with supporting cast comprised of Vincent Price, and Judith Anderson.
The Story: New York City police detective Mark McPherson (played by Andrews) is investigating the murder of beautiful and highly successful advertising executive, Laura Hunt (Tierney). A series of interviews leads McPherson to the people in Laura’s life – decadent newspaper columnist Waldo Lydecker (Webb), parasitic playboy fiancé, Shelby Carpenter (Price) and her aunt Ann Treadwell (Anderson) who has been carrying on with Carpenter and giving him money. Through the ensuing investigation McPherson falls in love with the dead woman’s image only to discover that she is alive and that another girl was murdered. He now only has to learn the identity of the murderer in order to save Laura.
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Club Monk: 53-34 DaeYeon 3 Tong, Nam K u. (between Kyonseong Univ. & Pukeong Univ.), Busan, South Korea / Telephone: +82-(0)51-622-2212 Fax: +82-(0)51-312-5157 / Contact: JungRai Lee.
The 3rd oldest jazz club in Korea from 1992-2007. Jazz styles: post bop, hard bop, fusion, etc. Open 7:00pm- 02:00am with live music from 9:00pm – 11:15pm. There is no live music on Sunday and no food, but several dishes are served such as sausage, pork cutlet, fruits, etc. And more than 3,000 jazz CDs.
Next Stop: San Francisco – Heading out to Busan Airport to catch a 7:20am Asiana flight to Seoul. With a ten hour layover I’ll head into Seoul to check out the city and get some great food. Then back to Incheon International Airport for the 6:10pm United Airlines dinner flight heading home for the holidays to the States. After the 10 hour flight I’ll arrive in San Francisco at 11:30am, getting through customs and get picked up by friends, head to the wharf for some great seafood and a great hang and some jazz.
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Be My Love is now a jazz standard written by Nicholas Brodszky and Sammy Cahn and was originally featured in the 1950 film The Toast Of New Orleans. Kathryn Grayson, Mario Lanza and David Niven were the stars of the movie with supporting roles by J. Carroll Naish, James Mitchell and a teenaged Rita Moreno.
The Story: The plot revolves around Pepe Abellard Duvalle, a New Orleans fisherman, who falls in love with opera star soprano Suzette Micheline.
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Red White Lounge: Jl. Kemang Raya 16B, Kemang, South Jakarta, Indonesia / Open Wednesdays to Sundays, 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. / Run and owned by renowned Indonesian jazz pianist and composer Indra Lesmana. The jazz club is one of the more active live jazz venues, with performances almost every day of the week, and has the atmosphere of a conventional jazz bar (dim lighting, a floor-level stage, and a well-stocked bar.
Performances and jam sessions are usually held from Wednesdays to Sundays and usually feature lesser known and established musicians. Indra Lesmana occasionally performs with his jazz band every month. Workshops and musician master classes are also held at the venue. Entrance to the venue usually costs from Rp 60,000 (US$5.22) to Rp 100,000, depending on who is performing.
Next Stop: Busan, Korea – I leave Jakarta at 6:45am for a 7h 55m flight to Tokyo, Japan. Then a 2h 35m layover before boarding the final leg at 6:30pm for a 2h 30m flight to Busan. Then a taxi ride to the hotel to rest before hitting the night life for some jazz.
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Papa’s Delicate Condition is a 1963 comedy that gave us ”Call Me Irresponsible” which became another jazz classic. Jimmy van Heusen composed the music and Sammy Cahn wrote the lyrics and the tune received an Oscar for Best Song.
The film starred Jackie Gleason and Glynis Johns and was adapted from the Corinne Griffith memoir of the same name. It recounted her father and growing up in Texarkana, Texas.
The Story: If Jack Griffith’s wife doesn’t like the color of a neighbor’s house, he’ll arrange for it to be a house of a different color. If the owner of the ice cream parlor doesn’t believe in selling triple banana splits for a penny, Jack will buy the establishment. And if Jack’s little girl wants the pony in the circus parade, why ot buy the entire circus! This last prank sends Amberlyn Griffith back to turn of the century Texarkana, c. 1900, where her father is running for his third term a mayor. Jack follows, bringing the entire circus.
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