Bachelorette: Bjork [Michel Gondry]

Navid och jag mejlade just om Michel och jag kom på att han regisserat den musikvideo som gjort starkast intryck på mig. Helt beroende på en så underbart kraftfull historia. Jag kom ihåg att jag tänkte på att jag förundrades över hur någon kunde tänka ut en så underbart märklig historia. En historia som trots att den var som från en annan värld ändå hade en så enormt stark intern logik.

Carlo Mollino: [Prostitute Polaroids 1960]

Sometime around 1960, Mollino began to seek out women, mostly prostitutes, in his native Turin, bringing them to his villa for late-night modeling sessions, where they posed for Polaroid photographs, against backgrounds that he designed. The pictures remained a secret between Mollino and his subjects until after his death, in 1973, when some two thousand were found.Carlo Mollino, Designer de Produto, apresentação escolar

Kessel Barney: One Mint Julep [Netherlands 1964]

Barney Kessel One Mint Julep
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One Mint Julep Kessel Barney 1964
Barney Kessel's trio in a broadcast recording in the Netherlands in 1964. With him on bass is Buddy Woodson and Stan Levey on drums.
Barney Kessel (1923 -- 2004) was an American jazz guitarist He began his career as a teenager touring with local dance bands before moving on to bands such as that led by Chico Marx. He quickly established himself as a key post-Charlie Christian jazz guitarist. In 1944 he participated in the Lester Young film "Jammin' the Blues" most of it to be seen on my youtube site, and in 1947 he recorded with Charlie Parker's New Stars on the "Relaxin' at Camarillo" session for Dial Records.
Barney Kessel is known for his innovative work in the guitar trio setting. In the 1950s, he made a series of albums called "The Poll Winners" with Ray Brown on bass and Shelly Manne on drums. Kessel was also a member of the Oscar Peterson Trio with Ray Brown in the early 1950s. The guitar chair was called the hardest gig in show business since Peterson often liked to play at breakneck tempos. Herb Ellis took over from Kessel after a year or so.
A "first call" guitarist at Columbia Pictures, during the 1960s Kessel became one of the most in-demand session guitarists in America, and is considered a key member of the group of first-call session musicians now usually known as The Wrecking Crew. In this capacity he played on hundreds of famous pop recordings. During the 1970s, Kessel presented his seminar 'The Effective Guitarist' in various locations around the world.
Kessel released several solo albums even late into his life. "The Blue Guitar" and "Kessel Plays Standards" were both released late in his career, showcasing his longevity as a performer and his undying creativity.
Kessel died of brain cancer. He had been in poor health after suffering a stroke in 1992.

George Lewis and his Famous Jazzmen: Over the Waves [Preservation Hall, New Orleans - ForJapanese Jazz Fans 1962]

Over the Waves -- George Lewis 1962


From Preservation Hall in new Orleans here is a clip filmed for some Japanese jazz fans played by George Lewis and his famous Jazzmen. I recognize Punch Miller on trumpet and Louis Nelson on trombone.
This was one of the music pieces that made George famous. Many bands, especially in Europe have taken this piece in their repertoire, but yes folks, this is the real thing! This was probably recorded in 1962. George's fame started in 1942 when he was a member of the Bunk Johnson band. He died in 1968.