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The National Jazz Museum In Harlem: 104 East 126th Street, New York City, NY 10035 / Telephone: 212-348-8300 / Interim Executive Director – Bill Terry / www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org
The museum dedicated to preservation and celebration of Harlem’s jazz history. The idea for the museum was conceived in 1995. It moved to its current location in the Harlem neighborhood in 2001. The museum emphasizes the role Harlem has played in the nurturing and cultivation of jazz as a home to legends such as Duke Ellington, Benny Carter, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Count Basie, John Coltrane and Billie Holiday.
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Visitors Center features exhibits such as “The Ghosts of Harlem” by American music producer, photographer, author, and museum board member Hank O’Neal. The show includes images of Harlem jazz legends that O’Neal had the chance to interview and photograph for his book of the same name. The Visitors Center also houses books, recordings, and documentaries for guests to enjoy as well as photographs of contemporary jazz musicians by Richard Conde. The museum hosts weekly programs such as the Harlem Speakslecture series and Jazz for Curious Listeners sessions in which jazz novices and experts alike listen and learn about rare jazz recordings. The museum hosts events and programs at jazz venues and other museums such as the Rubin Museum of Art for the Harlem in the Himalayas concert series.
In August 2010 The National Jazz Museum in Harlem acquired nearly 1,000 discs of recorded radio broadcasts made by audio engineer William Savory in the midst of the swing era in the 1930s. The collection includes performances by jazz luminaries such as Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, and Benny Goodman. Savory had access to bigger, slower playing aluminum and acetate records and he was able to record much longer clips, capturing extended live shows and jam sessions that many thought would be lost forever. The recordings are being digitized by Brooklyn-based recording engineer Doug Pomeroy, a specialist in audio restoration. The transformation involves cleaning, correcting pitch, removing extraneous noise, mixing and mastering. The Savory Collection has yet to be made public for legal reasons but curious listeners can attend listening sessions at the museum or make appointments to hear the recordings.
The museum plans to move into a permanent location on 125th Street, at Mart 125, a Harlem landmark right across from the historic Apollo Theatre.
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Riz Ortolani and Nino Oliviero composed the theme song More that found its place in the pantheon of jazz classics. It was a part of the score for the 1962 film Mondo Cane. The film title translates to Dog’s World, or as the soundtrack album states, “a world gone to the dogs”.
Some melodies are used repeatedly, in different styles, each named for the part of the movie where the music is used. Of the 15 music tracks on the soundtrack album, one melody is presented 6 times, another melody 2 times. The melody which became known as “More” is presented 4 times, named “Life Savers Girls”, “The Last Fight/L’Ultimo Volo”, “Models In Blue/Modelle in Blu”, “Repabhan Street/Repabhan Strasse”, in styles ranging from lush to march and 3/4 waltz.
Originally composed as an instrumental and titled “Ti guarderò nel cuore”, lyrics were later provided by Marcello Ciorciolini, which were adapted into English by Norman Newell. At that point, “Theme from Mondo Cane” became “More” (not to be confused with an earlier pop song of the same name).
The Story: The movie Mondo Cane is filmed as a documentary and uses a variety of music to accompany various segments. The film uses a series of stories that take place in different cities around the world, i.e. dog pound, Rudolph Valentino statue, bikini-clad girls wooing sailors, pigs being slaughtered, and a manhunt among various others.
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Drum & Monkey: 91-93 Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland / Telephone: (0141) 221 6636 / Contact: Kevin. This has been cited as one of Scotland’s premier jazz residencies with the Chris Clark Band . The venue is within a short stroll of George Square, Central Station and Queen Street Station and features a laid back jazz ambience with such artists as Ronnie Rae, Robert Henderson, Jim Clelland and Chris Clark. Guest performers include Carol Kidd, Jim Mullen, Bruce Adams, Nigel Clark and Warren Vache to name but a few. Step in to discover a traditional pub of unique character, revered for its eclectic range of real ales and its quality pub food, which are served, as they should be, with a generous measure of famous British hospitality.
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The Look Of Loveis another jazz standard from the iconic pop library composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The tune was sung by English pop singer Dusty Springfield in the 1967 James Bond film spoof, Casino Royale. It also received a Best Song nomination at the 1968 Academy Awards and in 2008 the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
David Niven starred in Casino Royale as the original 007, Sir James Bond. It is loosely based on Ian Fleming’s first novel. Forced out of retirement to investigate the deaths and disappearances of international spies, he soon battles the mysterious Dr. Noah and SMERSH.
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Club de Jazz de Santiago: José Pedro Alessandri 85 – Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile / Telephone: (56-2) 27-41937 Fax: (56-2) 022741937 / Contact: Walter Soto.
Owned by musicians, they have given the place a special feeling and it’s open to many different styles. It is open from Thursday to Saturday, although sometimes they open on different days for special events. Saturday’s show is usually mainstream jazz and Dixieland. On Friday nights more progresive. Thursdays are more pop-blues oriented. Thursday: 10pm-3am, Friday: 11pm-2am and Saturday: 10pm-3am. The club has a bar with a small kitchen that provides potato chips, pizza, that kind of stuff.
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