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Exclusive Interview With His Granddaughter Mykah Montgomery By Thembisa S. Mshaka [caption id="attachment_419" align="aligncenter" width="253" caption="Charles "Buddy" Montgomery 1930-2009"][/caption] A Piece For Peeps Charles “Buddy” Montgomery, lovingly known by his family as “Peeps”, was a master pianist and vibraphonist. He was the youngest of the legendary Montgomery Brothers, pioneering innovators of West Coast Jazz. He also recorded and performed with Miles Davis, Slide Hampton and Big Joe Turner. He recorded 11 albums as an artist with a career that spanned 60 years. While I knew and grew up on Buddy Montgomery’s music, it wasn’t until his granddaughter Mykah and I met in the late ‘80s...

16 May, 2009 /

I was a bit put off by his sketch about Kwanzaa today. He actually got a Jewish composer to sing some bootleg Broadway cheese because he couldn't find a decent Kwanzaa song. Like Black folks couldn't be counted on to sing about their own holiday! Then I realized: It's not entirely his fault; these songs are tough to find. So I'm posting this one: it was on a Polygram promo called Mad Tidings. It was sung by Emage, a talented trio of young ladies form Oakland, Kimbre'ly Evans, Mykah Montgomery (of the jazz family of Montgomerys) and Taura Jackson--all now enjoying...

15 December, 2008 /