#Andre Previn Biography

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Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie Documentaries Coming This Fall!

Two documentaries will honor the Queen of Jazz and the King of the Swing Kings, Lady Ella and Count Basie.

August 26, 2020. *denofgeek.com

At the first ever Grammy Awards, legendary songstress Ella Fitzgerald and bandleader Count Basie become the first African Americans to win Grammy Awards. (May 4, 1959)

It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to clue us in on who is the Queen of Jazz. It’s Ella Fitzgerald, my dear Watson, Lady Ella. William Basie began to boogie-woogie piano keys at a Harlem club catering to “uptown celebrities.” After a quick stomp through Kansas City, he came back as Count Basie. There are few true royalties among jazz, ask anyone waiting for residual checks, but as Duke Ellington made clear, these two had that thing which made them swing. Eagle Rock Entertainment is dropping two documentaries celebrating these American jazz icons: Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things and Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes exclusively on digital formats on Sept. 11.

“Recently enjoying a hugely successful Virtual Cinema release, Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things presents a deep, insightful look into the life of The ‘First Lady Of Song,’” according to the press statement. “Ella Fitzgerald’s journey is thoroughly explored, from her youth as a kid on the streets of Harlem during the Great Depression, to her meteoric rise to renowned jazz singer, innovator, and international superstar against the odds of severe racism and sexism.” The documentary was directed by award-winning filmmaker Leslie Woodhead and produced by novelist Reggie Nadelson.

Ella Fitzgerald and son Ray Brown Jr.

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things combines never-before-seen footage with conversations with Smokey Robinson, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Itzhak Perlman, Norma Miller, the late Andre Previn, and a rare conversation with Ella Fitzgerald’s son, Ray Brown Jr.

Count Basie, the legendary bandleader, is revered for his musical achievements. During his 60 years as a musician, he helped elevate jazz to a serious, respected artform. He took the genre from clubs to concert halls, and was the first African-American to win a Grammy. Directed by Jeremy Marre, Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes “unveils the man behind the music, as Basie tells his story in his own words, according to the press statement. “A revealing biography of this jazz pioneer, the film uncovers his inspirations and passions, as well as his private and family life.”

1964: Count Basie and Frank Sinatra backstage in dressing room. (Photo by John Dominis/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

The film layers home movies and photo albums around rare performances Basie did with artists like Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, and Sammy Davis Jr. The music underscores Basie’s “conversations of his relationship with wife Catherine (whose work in African-American causes placed her at the side of Martin Luther King) and his protective, undying love for his daughter Diane, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy,” the press statement reads.

Basie and Billie from a film still

Basie and Sammy Davis Jr.

1957: Count Basie and wife Catherine with daugher Diane, 13, listening to tape recording of newest Basie rendition.

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things and Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes will be available exclusively on digital formats on Sept. 11, 2020.

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Andre Previn Bio, Wiki, Age, Married, Net Worth, Twitter, Instagram, Facts

Andre Previn Bio, Wiki, Age, Married, Net Worth, Twitter, Instagram, Facts

Andre Previn Bio

André George Previn, born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, conductor, and composer. Previn won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement).

Born Andreas Ludwig Priwin

April 6, 1929

Berlin, Germany Died February 28, 2019 (aged 89) Manhattan, New…

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Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie Documentaries Swing By on Sept. 11

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It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to clue us in on who is the Queen of Jazz. It’s Ella Fitzgerald, my dear Watson, Lady Ella. William Basie began to boogie-woogie piano keys at a Harlem club catering to “uptown celebrities.” After a quick stomp through Kansas City, he came back as Count Basie. There are few true royalties among jazz, ask anyone waiting for residual checks, but as Duke Ellington made clear, these two had that thing which made them swing. Eagle Rock Entertainment is dropping two documentaries celebrating these American jazz icons: Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things and Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes exclusively on digital formats on Sept. 11.

“Recently enjoying a hugely successful Virtual Cinema release, Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things presents a deep, insightful look into the life of The ‘First Lady Of Song,’” according to the press statement. “Ella Fitzgerald’s journey is thoroughly explored, from her youth as a kid on the streets of Harlem during the Great Depression, to her meteoric rise to renowned jazz singer, innovator, and international superstar against the odds of severe racism and sexism.” The documentary was directed by award-winning filmmaker Leslie Woodhead and produced by novelist Reggie Nadelson.

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things combines never-before-seen footage with conversations with Smokey Robinson, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Itzhak Perlman, Norma Miller, the late Andre Previn, and a rare conversation with Ella Fitzgerald’s son, Ray Brown Jr.

Count Basie, the legendary bandleader, is revered for his musical achievements. During his 60 years as a musician, he helped elevate jazz to a serious, respected artform. He took the genre from clubs to concert halls, and was the first African-American to win a Grammy. Directed by Jeremy Marre, Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes “unveils the man behind the music, as Basie tells his story in his own words, according to the press statement. “A revealing biography of this jazz pioneer, the film uncovers his inspirations and passions, as well as his private and family life.”

The film layers home movies and photo albums around rare performances Basie did with artists like Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, and Sammy Davis Jr. The music underscores Basie’s “conversations of his relationship with wife Catherine (whose work in African-American causes placed her at the side of Martin Luther King) and his protective, undying love for his daughter Diane, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy,” the press statement reads.

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things and Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes will be available exclusively on digital formats on Sept. 11.

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Sounds Magnificent: The Story of the Symphony (Herbert Chappell) soon to be presented for sale on the inspired BookLovers of Bath web site!

Published: London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1984, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Facsimiles; Colour Plates; Diagrams; Laid in is a letter from the author, signed, to Richard Lyttelton of EMI regarding a meeting to discuss EMI involvement in the classical music recording business. Richard Lyttelton made his career in EMI, which he joined as a management trainee in 1968. After five years in his own businesses, he rejoined EMI full time in 1974 and retired as President of EMI Classics and Jazz in 2006.

From the cover: Herbert Chappells lively and exciting account traces the development of the symphony and the growth of the orchestra from the early string ensembles of seventeenth-century London and Versailles to the full-scale symphony orchestras of today. It is a story in which personal fortunes and daily circumstances, friendships and influences, politics and loyalties all played a part.

Seven symphonic composers from different historical periods have been chosen to illustrate how composers worked, how routine circumstances often shaped careers, or determined how composers tackled the raw material of melody, harmony, rhythm and orchestrat…

Introduction by: Andre Previn

Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper. Text complete, clean and tight.

Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 172 pages. Bibliography. 10″ x 7½”.

Of course, if you don’t like this one, may I spellbind you with a further miscellany curated within Music catalogue?

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