Friday 29 April 2005

Revisiting Waugh and Armstrong

To celebrate the release of hReview, a couple of quick ones:
Robert Murray Davis's Waugh novel

I stumbled across this today, while looking for one of Evelyn Waugh's short stories, and was drawn into it instantly. Davis evidently knows his subject extremely well, and manages to pull off writing a fictional biography of Waugh that carries through his style well, especially the later style of Pinfold. I'm dying to read more then the 3 chapters available so far. If you, like me, have used up all the Waugh novels, this is what you have been missing.

★★★★★

Review by Kevin Marks, April 29th


Oops I did it again, by Louis Armstrong

It's wonderful to hear this long lost recording of Louis in his prime, though the tempo is slower than was usual for his Hot Five period, the rich and measured tones and suprisingly contemporary lyric make this an unforgettable addition for any collector.


★★★★☆

Review by Kevin Marks, April 29th

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