Tag: Phil Bodner

"Meu Piao"

“Meu Piao”: Disco Nova

In the late 1990s I took a chance on a CD at Marshall’s (from the cheap-o bins they use to keep near the registers) by Astrud Gilberto — the 1960s singer who helped popularize bossa nova. The title of the disc, Gold, was not only misleading but annoying, since these

November 17, 2013 3 Comments

"The Continental"

Toots Thielemans: Ya Ya!

From Toots Thielemans‘ appearance on David Sanborn’s Night Music TV show, I learned that Toots is a jazz harmonica virtuoso who (1) played the harmonica on the original ‘Sesame Street‘ theme song, as well as (2) whistled the famous melody for the Old Spice deodorant TV ads of the 1970s. I

March 21, 2013 No Comments