Wednesday, October 18, 2023

October 18 - Wynton Marsalis; Anita O'Day (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for October 18th are here: Heinrich Schütz; Luca Marenzio (2019), Lotte Lenya; Ferdinand Schubert (2020), Baldassare Galuppi (2021), and Luca Marenzio (2022)

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Wynton Marsalis (b. 18 October 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, and music instructor



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You Can’t Please Everyone


Marsalis is generally associated with straight-ahead jazz. Jazz critic Scott Yanow regards Marsalis as talented but criticizes his "selective knowledge of jazz history". Keith Jarrett said Marsalis "imitates other people's styles too well". — adapted from Wikipedia


Though there seldom is gossip or malice

Concerning the great Wynton Marsalis,

Some critics have said

That he’s too straight-ahead,

But perhaps they’re excessively callous.

 

 

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Anita O'Day (18 October 1919 – 23 November 2006) was an American jazz singer


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O’Day O!


Hip hip hooray

For Anita O’Day!

Whose resumé

Could safely say

She found her way

Without cliché,...


And here to stay.

 

 

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