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15 Best Jazz Songs of All Time

American Wind Band will be bringing the 'Heat' to Feb. 25 concert

On Sunday, Feb. 25, the American Wind Band will put on some “Heat” at the 3 p.m. concert at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Road in Elmhurst. No tickets will be sold but dona...

15 Best Jazz Songs of All Time

Wes Montgomery Is at His Peak on The Complete Full House Recordings

An expanded reissue of the late guitarist Wes Montgomery's classic 1962 live album is a sheer delight, complete with stunning restored sound quality.

Trade between Bangladesh and France on the rise

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about trade between Bangladesh and France. There’s “On This Day”, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Erwan Rome’s “Music from…

15 Best Jazz Songs of All Time

ChatGPT vs Bard: 10 questions, and a word of caution on how to regulate AI

100 Greatest Songs from 1946

The year 1946 marked the end of World War II, and the beginning of a new era of optimism and prosperity in the United States. The music of the time reflected this newfound hope, with a surge in popular music that ranged from swing and big band to jazz and blues. In this article, we

100 Greatest Songs from 1940

The 1940s was a decade marked by significant global events, including World War II and the post-war period of recovery and reconstruction. Throughout this time, music played an important role in boosting morale, providing comfort and entertainment, and reflecting the social and cultural changes of the era. The 1940s saw the rise of popular music

Stories of Standards—Night in Tunisisa

Stories of Standards—Night in Tunisisa Linda Hillshafer Share Tune in weekday mornings to hear our favorite versions of “Night in Tunisia.” Rodney Franks presents Stories of Standards Monday through Friday at 7:50 and 8:50 am beginning Monday, April 12! Stories of Standards is sponsored by ListenUp. Dizzy Gillespie  wrote “Night in Tunisia” in 1942; it was first recorded in 1944 under the title “Interlude.” It may have been written while Gillespie was playing with the Benny Carter Band; Gillespie said he composed it on the piano at Kelly’s Stables, a jazz club on 52nd Street in Manhattan. Having noticed that the chord progressions formed a melody, he added a bebop rhythm, introducing a syncopation into the bass line which formed a departure from the traditional 4-beat.  Frank Paparelli had transcribed Gillespie’s solos for publication; in return for this and other favors, Gillespie added Paparelli’s name to the published music. “Night in Tunisia”, ranked #40 of the top 500 standards by jazzstandards.com, is the title track of 30 CDs and is included in over 500 other CDs. The 1946 Dizzy Gillespie & His Sextet’s recording was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004. It was written in D Minor, with a series of arpeggios and leaps. Gillespie said that while playing chord progressions on the piano a Latin/oriental melody with a syncopated bass line formed, leading to “Interlude” and forming a major step into Afro/Cuban bebop. Lyrics were first written by Raymond Leveen and used in the first recording in 1944 by Sarah Vaughan. Another set of lyrics written by Jon Hendricks was used by Ella Fitzgerald in 1961.