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Funny Jazz Bass Names from M to S: Fording the Fjord
We learn a lot of things at this joint. Things like, whoa, Norway totally dominates funny jazz bass names. At least for the first half of the alphabet. Now we’re here to see if it’s true for M-S. Place your … Continue reading
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Tagged bass, funny names, jazz, music, Norway
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Herman Poole Blount aka Sun Ra
As the centenary of his birth approaches (May 22, 1914), we honor Sun Ra, born Herman Poole Blount, legally named Le Sony’r Ra, and going also at various times by the names Le Sonra and Sonny Lee. That’s a lot … Continue reading
Toots Thielemans
(Gulp.) wdydfae here. I must start with a slavish thank you to the incomparable BoFN crew for asking me on! Well, OK, let’s be realistic about this. In fact, it was probably just Amb and Liz cornering Dave and pleading, … Continue reading
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Tagged cinema, funny names, harmonica, humour, jazz, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, music, musicians, Toots Thielemans, tv
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