The Quiet One

Columbus music and culture

May 9, 20235 min read

Hank Marr Trio + 3 – Teentime Latest Dance Steps

By all accounts, organist Hank Marr and tenor saxman Rusty Bryant had a tight personal and professional relationship. But after a March...

Jul 24, 20224 min read

Rusty Bryant – America's Greatest Jazz, Vol II

By 1961, when Rusty Bryant’s America’s Greatest Jazz, Vol II was released, Dot Records' experiment with jazz was all but over. Dot had...

May 20, 20224 min read

Jeanette Williams - To You

Columbus lost a treasure and true legend of the music community when Jeanette Williams passed away in March. One of a small handful of...

May 2, 20214 min read

Nancy Wilson - Like In Love

In June 1959, singer Nancy Wilson hopped on a train (back when you could do that sort of thing in Columbus) and went to New York City to...

Apr 25, 20213 min read

Hank Marr Quartette - Live At The Club 502

Columbus has a remarkable pool of talented Hammond B-3 organ players. Bobby Floyd, Tony Monaco, Linda Dachtyl, and Nate Hollman are just...

Mar 26, 20213 min read

Rusty Bryant And The Carolyn Club Band – America's Greatest Jazz

In 1956, Elvis had the number 1 song with Heartbreak Hotel and Columbus was a very different place from today. Saxophonist Rusty Bryant...

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