http://www.ultraswank.net Retro Living and Design from the 50s, 60s and 70s Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:56:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ultraswank.net/music/jazz-for-the-jet-set/ http://www.ultraswank.net/music/jazz-for-the-jet-set/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:42:01 +0000 Steven Padal http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3175 Dave Pike has created this swell recording for all those swingin’ bachelors. Herbie Hancock plays the keyboard along side Dave Pike’s vibraphone. Bobby Hebb had wrote “Sunny” and introduced it in this album, which was later released for hundreds of additional recordings. This album reminds me a little of Cal Tjader, who was the creator [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/music/jazz-for-the-jet-set/feed/ 4 http://www.ultraswank.net/music/electrified-christmas/ http://www.ultraswank.net/music/electrified-christmas/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 06:50:01 +0000 Steven Padal http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2894 Electrify your Christmas music mix with some Hammond organ sounds! Jimmy Smith originally was a pianist and later became an organist in the early 50’s. Smith signed on with Verve Records in the 60’s and had the opportunity to collaborate with the great Lalo Schifrin and Wes Montgomery. Don’t be mistaken; Jimmy Smith’s style is [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/music/electrified-christmas/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/music/lambert-hendricks-ross-three-jazz-vocalists/ http://www.ultraswank.net/music/lambert-hendricks-ross-three-jazz-vocalists/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 05:09:38 +0000 Steven Padal http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2704 Lady’s and gentlemen, grab your partner, cause it’s time for some be-boppin’! Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross are three jazz vocalists that formed in 1957. The trio unfortunately were not active for many years and ended their trio in 1962. Though, Ross was replaced Yolande Bavan in 1962 and continued through 1964. The [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/music/lambert-hendricks-ross-three-jazz-vocalists/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/an-homage-to-louis-armstrong/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/an-homage-to-louis-armstrong/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:19:42 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2652 Shot by Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond as a modern re-imagining of early silent film, LOUIS is an homage to Louis Armstrong, Charlie Chaplin, beautiful women and the birth of American music. The grand Storyville bordellos, alleys and cemeteries of 1907 New Orleans provide a backdrop of lust, blood and magic for 6 year old [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/an-homage-to-louis-armstrong/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/music/swingin-basie-beats/ http://www.ultraswank.net/music/swingin-basie-beats/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 05:14:01 +0000 Steven Padal http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2443 Count Basie had been performing different jazz styles from the early 30’s to the late 70’s. There were many performances that included vocalists during the early 60’s to gain more attraction. But it was in the late 60’s when Basie returned to a more standard jazz format. After 30 years, he created two great recording [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/music/swingin-basie-beats/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/music/nicola-conte-presents-viagem/ http://www.ultraswank.net/music/nicola-conte-presents-viagem/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:07:06 +0000 Steven Padal http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2100 During the late 50′s, a new jazz style and genre evolved from Brazil. Bossa Nova became a mixture of cool jazz and samba, which was particular to Brazilian culture, dance and music. Musical artists such as Antonio Carlo Jobim and Joan Gilberto were known for creating this new style. The 60′s became a catapult for [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/music/nicola-conte-presents-viagem/feed/ 4 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show-2/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show-2/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:37:57 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=990 For those of you who missed the first show, the next Swank Pack Show is due on July 2 at the Pasadena Jazz Institute in California. Tickets start at $20 if you book in advance. For more information and bookings, visit pasjazz.org. Straight from their smash opening on June 4, Douglas Roegiers and Dave Cox [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show-2/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/music/shaynee-rainbolt-leads-a-charmed-life/ http://www.ultraswank.net/music/shaynee-rainbolt-leads-a-charmed-life/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:01:47 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=953 American jazz vocalist Shaynee Rainbolt contacted me a while back having seen one of my compilations which features songs by legendary musician and composer Russell Garcia. It turns out that she is not only a fellow fan of his but also worked with him on her latest album entitled Charmed Life: Shaynee Rainbolt Sings Russell [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/music/shaynee-rainbolt-leads-a-charmed-life/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 13:55:17 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=865 For those of you who always wish you were born early enough into the 20th Century so that you are able to experience the thrill, excitement and glamour of the 1950s and 1960s classic Rat Pack shows with Frank, Dean, Sammy and all the other boys, here’s your chance. Picking up where they left off [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/music/gamine/ http://www.ultraswank.net/music/gamine/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:13:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/gamine/ Although based in London, pianist and composer Ian Williams and singer Claudia Barton outputs music that instantly transports you to a smoky, noir jazz club in 1960′s Paris. One of those clubs with a sole spotlight focusing on the elegant and voluptuous female singer. Gamine’s music is not something you would listen to on a [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/music/gamine/feed/ 0