A classical violinist who couldn't work in white american orchestras turned to jazz. If you like Stuff Smith this will be a remarkable experience for you. This guy is completely overlooked. He's great. A taste of what a real classical/ Jazz synthesis might have been like. You know, if...
When the Roots signed on as Jimmy Fallon's Late Night house band, there was a curious catch: NBC wouldn't be paying for the rights to any music, not even the band's own. Consequently. the Roots had to compose dozens of new pieces for on-air use. The upside: those pieces needed only be long enough to play the show in and out of commercials, or to accompany guests from the wings to the desk. Everything old becomes… more »
