Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on society's underworld and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice.

Sep 4, 2023 · As someone who started out in jazz spaces, Tom Waits selects some of his favourite jazz albums, from Thelonious Monk and Lounge Lizards to Frank Sinatra.

Jul 18, 2018 · Even at this early stage, after only one album, 1973’s well-crafted singer-songwriter landmark Closing Time, Waits was dipping his toes into the waters of jazz and blues music, imbuing his generic approach with a distinctly bohemian style.

Jun 23, 2024 · We keep the New Orleans vibe going with a combination of the legendary Tom Waits with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band with “Tootie Ma is a Big Fine Thing." From there, we get into a trove of new music from Brian Landrus, Greg Skaff, Adam Larson and Norah Jones. ...

On this date Waits was able to secure a backing trio consisting of jazz giant Shelly Manne on drums, saxophonist Lew Tabackin (co-leader, with his wife, of the Toshiko Akiyoshi/ Lew Tabackin Big Band), and bassist Jim Hughart, a Waits sideman on three of his four LPs.

Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."

Jul 12, 2023 · Our first introduction to the highly stylised yet strikingly authentic sound of Tom Waits. Bluesy and bittersweet, Closing Time is a journey of sentimental swinging jazz, that wouldn't go amiss alongside the repertoires of Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett.

Oct 19, 2004 · Mule Variations is Waits’ first album of his third musical career phase. It starts his years with Anti , which continue to this day up to his latest release, Real Gone . With Mule Variations , Waits continued to push the boundaries of genre, combining literary themes with jazz and modern sounds.

Mar 12, 2020 · Dipping back into the Far Out Magazine vault, we’ve unearthed some wonderful footage of a young Tom Waits strolling onto the stage accompanied by his jazz band. During the 1970s Waits worked predominantly in the field of jazz.

Dec 5, 2018 · In 1978’s Blue Valentine and Heartattack and Vine in 1980, the previously subtle jazz undertones began to simmer to the top before bubbling over volcanically with 1983’s Swordfishtrombones. It was the latter that marked a shift into an entirely new era.