In The Wall Street Journal this week, I interviewed actor Theo James for my "House Call" column in the Mansion section (go here). Theo currently stars in Netflix's The Gentlemen, and he previously co-starred in the second season of HBO's The White Lotus. [Photo above of Theo James in The Gentlemen, courtesy of Netflix]
Here's Theo in the trailer for The Gentlemen...
And here's Theo in the trailer for Season 2 of The White Lotus...
What I'm watching.
Last week...
WPC 56—(2013-2015). In the English Midlands of the 1950s, a woman becomes the first female police constable and has to navigate a gauntlet of sexism, chauvinism and crime. The TV series thus far is superb in every way. It's gentle, smart and British. And addictive. (BritBox)
Previously watched and recommended...
TV series
- The Affair—(2014-2019/Hulu)
- Alaska Daily—(2022/Prime)
- The Americans—(2013-2018)/Prime)
- Anatomy of a Scandal—(2022/Netflix)
- Apples Never Fall—2024/Peacock)
- Band of Brothers—(2001/Netflix)
- The Bay (2019-current/BritBox)
- Belgravia—(2020/Prime Video)
- Blue Lights—(2023/BritBox)
- Bosch—(2014-2021/Prime)
- Bosch: Legacy—(2022-current/Prime)
- The Crown—(2016-2023/Netflix)
- Cherif—(2013-2019/Prime)
- Dark Winds—(2022/AMC)
- The Diplomat—(2023/Netflix)
- Downton Abbey—(2020-2015/Prime)
- Feud (S1): Bette and Joan—(2017/Hulu)
- Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans—(2024/FX, with streaming on Hulu)
- Fisk—(2021/Netflix)
- The Gentlemen—(2024/Netflix)
- Godless—(2017/Netflix)
- Goliath—(2016-2021/Prime)
- The Gilded Age—(current/Max)
- High Water—(2022/Netflix)
- Homeland—(2011-2020/Showtime)
- Jane Eyre—(2006/Britbox)
- Justified—(2010-2015/Hulu)
- Life & Beth—(Seasons 1& 2, 2022-present/Hulu)
- Lincoln Lawyer—(2022-present/Netflix)
- Loudermilk—(2017-2020/Netflix)
- MI-5, the Series—(2002-2011/BritBox)
- Monsieur Spade—(2024/AMC)
- Murdaugh Murders: The Movie, Parts 1 and 2—(2023/Lifetime)
- 1923—(2022-present/Paramount+)
- 1883—(2021-2022/Prime)
- Outlander—(2014-present/Netflix)
- Pieces of Her—(2022/Netflix)
- Poldark—(2015-2019/Prime)
- Reacher—(2016-present/Netflix)
- Ripley—(2024/Netflix)
- Scott & Bailey (2011-2016/Prime)
- Turn: Washington's Spies—(2014-2017/Prime)
- Unbelievable—(2019/Netflix)
- Veronica Mars—(2004 to 2019/Hulu)
- The Watcher—(2022/Netflix)
- The Way Home—(2023-current/Peacock)
- Who Is Erin Carter—(2023/Netflix)
- The Woman in the Wall—(2024/Showtime)
- Yellowstone—(2018-present/Paramount Network)
Films
- The Accountant—(2016/Hulu)
- American Gangster—(2007/Max).
- Armageddon Time—(2022/Prime)
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs—(2018/Netflix)
- The Ballad of Lefty Brown—(2017/Netflix)
- The Bricklayer—(2024/Netflix)
- The Dig—(2021/Netflix)
- Eiffel—(2021/Prime)
- Enola Holmes 1 and 2—(2022/Netflix)
- The Equalizer 1, 2 and 3—(2014-2024/Prime)
- Fury—(2014/Netflix)
- God's Country—(2022/Hulu)
- Guy Ritchie's The Covenant—(2023/Prime)
- Jack Reacher (the movie)—(2012/Paramount+)
- Kill Chain—(2019/Max)
- Knight and Day—(2010/Roku)
- Last Night in Soho—(2021/Prime)
- Last Seen Alive—(2020/Netflix)
- The Little Things—(2021/Netflix)
- Man on Fire—(2004/Max)
- MI-5—(2015/Max)
- The Mule—(2018/Netflix)
- The Night Agent—(2023/Netflix)
- Nobody—(2021/Prime)
- Ordinary Angels—(2024)
- Purple Hearts—(2022/Netflix)
- The Queen's Gambit—(2020/Netflix)
- Queenpins—(2021/Pluto TV)
- Reptile—(2023/Netflix)
- The Secret: Dare to Dream—(2020/Netflix)
- Self Reliance—(2023/Hulu)
- Seraphim Falls—(2006/Netflix)
- Somewhere in Queens—(2022/Hulu)
- The Spy—(2019/Netflix)
- Spy(les)—(2009/Prime)
- The Stranger—(2022/Netflix)
- Toscana—(2022/Netflix)
- The Two Popes—(2019/Netflix)
- Wonder Wheel—(2017/Prime)
Documentaries
- Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake—(2022/Netflix)
- Carole King: Live in Central Park—(2023/PBS)
- The Comeback—(2005 and 2014/Max)
- Cunk on Earth—(2022/Netflix)
- Facing Nolan—(2022/Netflix)
- Five Came Back—(2017/Netflix)
- The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari—(2022/Netflix)
- 'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris—(2007/go here)
Harold Land. Last week, following my post on West Coast tenor sxohonist Harold Lamb, I heard from Jordi Pujol, founder of Fresh Sound Records:
Hi Marc, I really liked your post about Harold Land's album "The Fox," one of my favorites as well. Very interesting remarks about Elmo Hope and Dupree Bolton. It's a shame that Bolton's promising career was destroyed by drug addiction. His appearances on this album and on "Katanga" were spectacular. As for Hope, a genius, he also was imprisoned for drug addiction along with Philly Joe Jones, John Gilmore and Frank Butler, one of the best drummers of that time along with Billy Higgins. Another terrific album by Harold Land is "Grooveyard."
Reading your post bought back great memories. I met Harold in Los Angeles in 1990 or 1991. Lawrence Marable and I went to meet him at his house. Harold was a Muslim, and we had to wait outside until he finished his prayers. After, Lawrence took us out to eat banana cream pie, a Lawrence obsession. Every time we saw each other, he'd invite me to eat a slice. He was very outgoing, while Land was very quiet. I regret not having taken a photo with them together.
Double soul. Here's a terrific live performance of Stevie Wonder performing If You Really Love Me in 1972...
And here's Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose singing Too Late to Turn Back Now...
Angela D'Elia. Late last year, I introduced you to Angela D'Elia (here), a French flutist and daughter of Gilles D'Elia, a photographer friend in Paris. Here's Angela recently playing Francis Poulenc's Sonata for Flute and Piano, with Agnès Dumont Ramos on piano...
Edy Forey—Culture Today (So Soul). Vocalist Edy Szewy and keyboardist Guilhem Forey are a soul-jazz duo based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edy's soulful voice combined with Guilhem's hypnotic synth-and-Rhodes chords and lines create a rich, layered mood. Add a beat and warm bass line, and the pair lock into a 1970s vibe reminiscent of Roy Ayers, George Duke, Stevie Wonder and the Crusaders. To the ears, the music delivers the same sensation as eating a big bunch of cold grapes. Sweet and busting with flavor and juice. Best of all, each track on the album has a different grove and mystique. Dig The Fire, Nature Boy. Eerie Feary and Take Your Time. It's addictive nocturnal music that remains engaging and exciting. Like another great Scottish group, the Average White Band, Edy Forey is in the pocket. Bring on the incense and aviators! You'll find the album here or on major streaming platforms, including Spotify (here).
Here's Your Soul...
FM Radio Archive. Kim Paris of the FM Radio Archive sent along a new batch of live jazz recordings based on my recent posts that you can listen to for free:
Art Tatum—was featured in a NPR Jazz Profiles episode in 2007, hosted by Nancy Wilson. Go here.
Harold Land—is featured in three Timeless All Stars concerts and one with Bobby Hutcherson in Antibes, France. Go here.
Sonny Rollins—performed at the 1985 Bern Jazz Festival in a concert broadcast by 3sat in Europe. Go here.
Billie Holiday—was featured on Ed Beach's Just Jazz radio program on New York's WRVR-FM around 1966. Go here.
Marcus Strickland—his Twi-Life played at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in 2017 in a Jazz FM broadcast. Go here.
Charles Mingus radio. WKCR-FM in New York will present its annual "Charles Mingus Birthday Broadcast" for 24 hours (ET) on Monday, April 22. Listen from anywhere in the world by going here.
Ella Fitzgerald radio. WKCR-FM in New York will host its annual "Ella Fitzgerald Birthday Broadcast" on April 25, playing her music on the radio for 24 hours (ET). Listen from anywhere in the world by going here.
And finally, here's Roy Ayers in 1976 performing Everybody Loves the Sunshine...
