Ray Charles in Florida - the 1940's
from Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story, pages 56-7:
I knew jazz. I loved jazz, and I could play jazz.
Art Tatum, as I've said, was Big Papa to all us piano players, but… there was one guy who sang and played the piano in a way which changed my life. He influenced me above all others… I couldn't hear him enough. In fact, I followed him for nearly a decade. Musically, I walked in his footsteps until I found a stride of my own… He was my idol: Talkin' 'bout Nat Cole.
Folks forget that Nat Cole started out as a piano player, a jazz piano player. Sure, he played pretty tunes and pop melodies, but if he wanted to, he could turn out the … more >>
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David Ritz and Ray Charles, Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story (New York, 2003), p. 56-7. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1427209984206 accessed: 1 September, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersjazz piano music | performed by Nat King Cole |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1940's |
Listening Environment | indoors, in public, solitary |
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:13:04 +0000
Approved on Thu, 27 Aug 2015 13:54:32 +0100