As regards my feelings about drummers - there's Buddy Rich, and then there's everybody else.
Mel TormeSince the advent of Benny Goodman, there have been too few clarinetists to fill the void that Goodman left. Ken Peplowski is most certainly one of those few. The man is magic.
Mel TormeBecause Chicago was to radio what Hollywood was to films and Broadway was to the theatre: it was the hub of radio.
Mel TormeBut, in fairness to them, too, the popular song per se is really a pretty shallow medium to perform in.
Mel Torme