http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/the-incomplete-sonny-berman/ Night Lights is a weekly classic jazz program and jazz blog by host David Brent Johnson produced by WFIU Public Media in Bloomington, Indiana. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:12:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/the-incomplete-sonny-berman/comment-page-1/#comment-6110 Dr. Laurin Peyton Crowder Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:59:43 +0000 http://nightlights.blogs.wfiu.org/2007/09/03/the-incomplete-sonny-berman/#comment-6110 I forgot the great Bumble Bee intro and subsequent great solo on The Sidewalks Of Cuba cup-muted Berman on Fan It. He didn't get much on those Woodchoppers cuts, but he made the best of what he got. And, even Sonny was no Bill Harris, possibly, in my view, the greatest jazz soloist of all time. I forgot the great Bumble Bee intro and subsequent great solo on The Sidewalks Of Cuba cup-muted Berman on Fan It. He didn't get much on those Woodchoppers cuts, but he made the best of what he got. And, even Sonny was no Bill Harris, possibly, in my view, the greatest jazz soloist of all time.

]]> http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/the-incomplete-sonny-berman/comment-page-1/#comment-6094 Obscure Jazz Weirdos | Josh Millrod | Shut Up, We’re Blogging Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:49:57 +0000 http://nightlights.blogs.wfiu.org/2007/09/03/the-incomplete-sonny-berman/#comment-6094 [...] can check out his complete known recordings here: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/the-incomplete-sonny-berman/ (His solo on “Your Father’s Mustache” starting at about 15:20 is particularly [...] [...] can check out his complete known recordings here: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/the-incomplete-sonny-berman/ (His solo on “Your Father’s Mustache” starting at about 15:20 is particularly [...]

]]> http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/the-incomplete-sonny-berman/comment-page-1/#comment-6048 F DuMez Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:28:12 +0000 http://nightlights.blogs.wfiu.org/2007/09/03/the-incomplete-sonny-berman/#comment-6048 So marvelously talented. Everything so tasty. The trite brcame golden in his hands. Of course the arrangements of Burns and Hefti made Sonny's efforts possible.<br>My favorite examples of Sonny's golden touch with the trite - "Uncle Remus Said" and "Put That Ring On My Finger". My favorite of his lyrical beauties the wonderful little bit on "Love Me" and the tender "Pam" by Billy Bauer. <br>I was fortunate to have seen Sonny with the Herd a few times in Chicago. So marvelously talented. Everything so tasty. The trite brcame golden in his hands. Of course the arrangements of Burns and Hefti made Sonny's efforts possible.
My favorite examples of Sonny's golden touch with the trite – “Uncle Remus Said” and “Put That Ring On My Finger”. My favorite of his lyrical beauties the wonderful little bit on “Love Me” and the tender “Pam” by Billy Bauer.
I was fortunate to have seen Sonny with the Herd a few times in Chicago.

]]> http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/the-incomplete-sonny-berman/comment-page-1/#comment-4351 Dr. Laurin Peyton Crowder Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:09:37 +0000 http://nightlights.blogs.wfiu.org/2007/09/03/the-incomplete-sonny-berman/#comment-4351 My favorite Berman is on Everybody Knew But Me, where he demostrates his penchant for the raised fifth in the dominant chord. And who can ever forget the whole tone scale passage in Your Father's Mustache or the lyricism on Let It Snow. My favorite Berman is on Everybody Knew But Me, where he demostrates his penchant for the raised fifth in the dominant chord. And who can ever forget the whole tone scale passage in Your Father’s Mustache or the lyricism on Let It Snow.

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