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14 mars 2006 · Playing the Word by Mike Melvoin released in 2006. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Listen to Mike Melvoin Presents Dan Jaffe - Playing The Word on Spotify. Mike Melvoin · Album · 2002 · 16 songs.
Jazz album: “Playing The Word” by Mike Melvoin, released in 2006 on City Light Entertainment. Explore the largest collection of jazz recordings @ All About Jazz
O’s Notes: This duo, Melvoin on piano and Jaffe with spoken word provide and interesting change of pace. The music is like a vamp with the lyrics speaking of jazz history mostly from Jaffe’s Playing The Word, a series of jazz poems. Among the best is “Starting With Langston”.
Mike Melvoin (May 10, 1937 – February 22, 2012) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He served as chairman and president of The Recording Academy and worked as a prolific studio musician, recording with Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, The Jackson 5, Natalie Cole, and The Beach Boys.
12 févr. 2007 · Renowned jazz poet Dan Jaffe and highly acclaimed keyboardist Mike Melvoin join forces to celebrate a collection of Jaffe’s vivid poetry in a unique collaboration titled, Playing The Word.
7 mars 2006 · All of the essence of hip is captured quite nicely on this duo recording by poet Dan Jaffe and pianist Mike Melvoin. Melvoin is a veteran pianist with a performance history that includes Frank Sinatra, Joe Williams, Peggy Lee and Bobby Watson. Jaffe has authored a dozen books and a jazz opera.
