The
twenty-sixth edition of YHO had on its cover a wonderfully evocative photo of
Sandi Hummer standing in the doorway of The Lighthouse, the jazz club in
Hermosa Beach, California. It seemed to
perfectly capture the mood of this issue and its theme which was the great jazz
voices of Bethlehem Records, ones that have been lost and found along the way,
ones at their best when singing desolate torch songs.
Among
the voices of Bethlehem mentioned in this edition of YHO are:
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Audrey Morris
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Chris Connor
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Terry Morel
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Helen Carr
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Marilyn Moore
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Frances Faye
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Betty Roché
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Bev Kelly
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Mel Tormé
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Bob Dorough
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Bobby Troup
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Julie London
And,
very importantly, mention is made of the vision of Creed Taylor, the incredible
artwork of Burt Goldblatt, and the man who started it all, Gus Wildi. Russ Garcia and Howard Roberts also seem to
be pretty significant figures in this issue.
This issue can be found here ...
I was drawn by the image one the cover, which I'd like to use for a Lighthouse feature I'm uploading soon. Can you tell me the source of the image? Or at least who to credit if I use it?
ReplyDeleteVery interesting angles throughout and I enjoyed reading this. Thanks and best wishes.
That's something I would like to read. I don't know who the photo was taken by but tracking back I am pretty sure this was the source: http://auraladdict.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/rip-saundra-hummer/
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lead! Looks like it was a personal photo from the collection of the late Sandi Hummer -- I'll follow up with Mr. Addict. And I'll be happy to post you when the Lighthouse piece is in place!
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