Jazz fans savor Thompson's piano tribute to early masters
Butch Thompson's Good Old New York and related discs explore Morton Johnson and Waller with a lively piano emphasis. The reviewer notes moments of strong technique across Morton and Johnson works, while suggesting further inclusion of Hines and Lewis for variety.
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Big Apple campaigns for Grammy Awards in New York
New York City Mayor David Dinkins leads a formal drive to bring the 1991 Grammy Awards from Los Angeles to New York, calling it a major economic development effort that could add about 30 million dollars in local revenue next year. Edwin Corman of American Express is named chair of the NYC Host Committee 1991 Grammy Awards. The Grammys honor talent in recorded music and the ceremony is broadcast nationally.
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