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La famiglia Keller è davvero particolare: cinque generazioni di sole donne, riunite sotto lo stesso tetto in una vecchia casa che sorge nei pressi di un grande uliveto, nel cuore della California. Anna Keller, l'indomita matriarca, ha centododici anni ed è determinata a diventare la persona più vecchia del mondo. Emigrata dall'Australia nel 1898 all'età di quattro anni, con il suo temperamento volitivo governa la casa che divide con la figlia Bets, ora novantenne, la nipote Callie, la bisnipote Deb e la trisnipote Erin. La veneranda età e l'ottima salute di Anna e Bets attirano l'attenzione di un genetista interessato a scoprire la chiave della loro longevità. Qual è l'elisir di lunga vita di questa dinastia tutta al femminile? La risposta è forse racchiusa nelle radici degli alberi d'ulivo arrivati dall'Australia con Anna e i suoi genitori?

La famiglia Keller è davvero particolare: cinque generazioni di sole donne, riunite sotto lo stesso tetto in una vecchia casa che sorge nei pressi di un grande uliveto, nel cuore della California. Anna Keller, l'indomita matriarca, ha centododici anni ed è determinata a diventare la persona più vecchia del mondo. Emigrata dall'Australia nel 1898 all'età di quattro anni, con il suo temperamento volitivo governa la casa che divide con la figlia Bets, ora novantenne, la nipote Callie, la bisnipote Deb e la trisnipote Erin. La veneranda età e l'ottima salute di Anna e Bets attirano l'attenzione di un genetista interessato a scoprire la chiave della loro longevità.

By the sixties, big bands were no longer as popular as they had once been. That was no surprise as music had changed beyond recognition. Bands like The Beatles, and the British Invasion groups in 1964 were game-changers for the big band leaders. They were in a similar boat to the blues men, and found themselves marginalised, and no longer part of mainstream music. However, there were still venues where the big bands were welcomed with open arms.

Marcus is the 2008 album by American bassist Marcus Miller. Released by 3 Deuces Records via Concord Jazz, this also includes special guests Corinne Bailey Rae, Lalah Hathaway, actress Taraji P. Henson, and David Sanborn.

Glenn Miller's reign as the most popular bandleader in the U.S. came relatively late in his career and was relatively brief, lasting only about three and a half years, from the spring of 1939 to the fall of 1942. But during that period he utterly dominated popular music, and over time he has proven the most enduring figure of the swing era, with reissues of his recordings achieving gold record status 40 years after his death. Miller developed a distinctive sound in which a high-pitched clarinet carried the melody, doubled by a saxophone section playing an octave lower, and he used that sound to produce a series of hits that remain definitive examples of swing music. Miller's approach is not much appreciated by jazz fans, who prefer bands that allow for greater improvisation than was found in his highly disciplined, rigorously rehearsed unit. But he brought the swing style of popular music to a level of sophistication and commercial acceptance it had not previously achieved and would not see again after his untimely passing.

Blues-Pianist, singer-songwriter Scottie Miller hit’s a home run with his tenth and most powerful release to date. He is well known for his keyboard and mandolin playing while touring with three-time Grammy nominated singer Ruthie Foster, (who is featured on track #2 of this CD.) Scottie and Ruthie recently co-wrote a song “I Was Called” which is featured on the upcoming 2017 release by the multi-Grammy award winning gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama. Produced by Steve Berlin (Los Lobos).