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'Still Waters: A Mystery' by Nigel McCrery
Special to The TimesJuly 21, 2008 Mysteries and thrillers are two distinct forms of the crime fiction genre. The former revolve around the investigation of a crime by a professional or amateur sleuth; thrillers usually pit a hero against a villain whose diabolical plot is...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Hunting, Michael Connelly, Police, Vladimir Nabokov
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Supreme saxophonists
Chicago Tribune criticAny time three Chicago tenor saxophonists convene on the same stage, the earth is going to move at least a little. But the trio of Chicago tenors who gathered over the weekend at the Green Mill Jazz Club, during the JVC Jazz Festival Chicago, produced...Tags: Green Mill, Popular Music, Jazz Music
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Music's masters meet on Monday
Chicago Tribune criticBy now, capacity audiences have become the norm for the "Musical Mondays" cabaret series at Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place. So it was hardly a surprise to see every seat occupied on Monday evening for the latest installment in what's rapidly...Tags: Water Supply, Water Tower Place, George Gershwin, New York, Music
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Quick Takes
New '9 to 5' lives up to its billing
When applied to a new musical, the phrase "pre-Broadway" is sometimes wishful thinking -- but for the world premiere of "9 to 5, the Musical," the Ahmanson Theatre’s 2008-09 season opener, it's now official: The...Tags: Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, New York, Academy Awards, Louise Fletcher
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Bobby Durham, 71, drummer who played with jazz greats
The New York TimesBobby Durham, a drummer whose precise, understated style made him much sought after as a sideman by jazz greats like Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald, died Monday in Genoa, Italy. He was 71 and had homes near Genoa and...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Dizzy Gillespie, Shirley, Ray Brown, Schools
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Celebrating Ella
Courant Staff WriterIt's been an "Ellapalooza" tour. After "Ella — Off the Record" made its premiere at Hartford's TheaterWorks three years ago, the biographical show based on the life and music of Ella Fitzgerald has been playing nearly nonstop at major regional...Tags: Florida Stage, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Ray Brown, New York, Music
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Honoring Black Cinema History
Five new stamps to be released July 16 are vivid reminders of a bygone era. The Vintage Black Cinema stamps reproduce movie posters from a time when African Americans were systematically excluded from much of American society and developed their own...Tags: Ceremonies, New London (New London, Connecticut), Montville, Minority Groups, Movies
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Ella, In Brief
- Born: 1917, Newport News, Va. Died in 1996. - Married twice: to Benny Kornegay (annulled after 2 years) and bass player Ray Brown. They adopted a child of sister Frances, Ray Brown Jr. - Singer for Chick Webb Orchestra in '30s. - A swinging 1938...Tags: Carnegie Hall, Dizzy Gillespie, Cole Porter, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Ray Brown
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Take a look, then swing your partner
Wouldn't it be lovely to dance with the grace and agility of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire? Even those fortunate enough to not possess two left feet can marvel at the ease in which the duo glides along the dance floor. Not everyone can match the skill...Tags: Benny Goodman, Dance, Count Basie, Fred Astaire, Bill Porter
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Drummer alongside jazz greats
New York Times News ServiceBobby Durham, a drummer whose precise, understated style made him much sought after as a sideman by such jazz greats as Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald, died Monday in Genoa, Italy. He was 71 and had homes near Genoa and...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Schools, Benny Carter
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