Zardi's Jazzland
Zardi's (also Zardi's Jazzland) was a venue for jazz music in Los Angeles, from the beginning of the 1950s to 1957.
Zardi's was located on Hollywood Boulevard in the Hollywood and Vine district.[1] Well-known musicians such as Bob Brookmeyer,[2] Stan Getz,[3] Jimmy Giuffre,[2] Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum,[1] and Cal Tjader, whose concert at Zardi's was discussed in the 1956 Down Beat, played there at the beginning of the 1950s.[4] Regular guests included, among others, the young composer La Monte Young.[5] In the course of its existence concerts at Zardi's were recorded by Oscar Peterson, Sarah Vaughan, Earl Bostic, and Buddy DeFranco.[6] Herb Geller dedicated his composition Tardi for Zardi's, based on the chord progressions of All God's Children Got Rhythm, to the club.[7] In early 1956, there was a live weekly television series entitled Tonight at Zardi's, which began with a concert by the Stan Kenton Orchestra.[8] In the mid-1950s several jazz clubs in Los Angeles, including The Haig[9] and the Tiffany Club,[10] opened near Zardi's.
Discography
[edit]- Oscar Peterson: At Zardi's, Pablo Records 1955 (1986 ed.)
- Ella at Zardi's, Universal Music, Verve Records, December 1, 2017
Literature
[edit]- Ted Gioia: West Coast Jazz: Modern Jazz in California, 1945–1960. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bryant, Clora, ed. (1999). Central Avenue sounds : jazz in Los Angeles. Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.]: Univ. of California Press. p. 243. ISBN 9780520220980.
- ^ a b Williams, Martin (1992). Jazz changes ([Online-Ausg.]. ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0195058475.
- ^ Jack, Gordon (2004). Fifties jazz talk : an oral retrospective. Lanham, Md. [u.a.]: Scarecrow Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780810849976.
- ^ Ramsey, S. Duncan Reid; foreword by Doug (2013). Cal Tjader : the life and recordings of the man who revolutionized Latin jazz. Jefferson, NC [u.a.]: McFarland. p. 64. ISBN 978-0786435357.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Grimshaw, Jeremy (2011). Draw a straight line and follow it : the music and mysticism of La Monte Young. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-0199740208.
- ^ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography (accessed online, October 8, 2014.
- ^ Harrison, Max; Nicholson, Stuart; Thacker, Eric (1999). Essential jazz records (1. publ. ed.). London: Mansell. p. 91. ISBN 9780720118223.
- ^ Billboard, February 11, 1956.
- ^ Billboard, in its issue dated 19 August 1957, noted the closing of the club.
- ^ Gavin, James (July 2011). Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker. Chicago Review Press. p. 130. ISBN 9781569769034.