Riccardo Del Fra presents: BROADWAY LETTERS, proposed by Jazz à Véd'à
From Broadway to Hollywood, from Manhattan to Paris, songs have a history and stories that continue to inspire composers, arrangers and improvisers.
Who was Gail Russell? What is the connection between the film “The Uninvited” and the ballad “Stella by Starlight”? Despite its immediate popularity, the song "Body and Soul" was banned from radio for almost a year because of its suggestive lyrics, obviously sexual in nature. But is this the only reason for its great success? Who was Vernon Duke, the composer of I Can’t Get Started, Autumn in New York and April in Paris? What was her relationship with the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev? What does Cole Porter allude to when he quotes Plymouth Rock in the lyrics of “Anything Goes”? Allusion taken by Malcolm X during a speech on black nationalism? Who was Salvatore Antonio Guaragna, composer of more than 800 songs, many of which have become essential standards?
Pierre Carbonneaux, tenor saxophone
Alain Jean-Marie, piano
Riccardo Del Fra, double bass
Price 15€ or 12€, booking on 03 20 31 90 50 at Jazz à Véd'à