Ted Lewis - Runnin' Wild: The Early Years (1919-1926) Fulfilled By FYE The sounds traverse East

The sounds traverse East

Cassandro's story-of an underdog and a queer icon

the ear-pleasing appeal of popular song and the expressive possibilities of modal jazz

created relationships and declared the course of the music with a few incisive tones

while soprano Nino Machaidze and tenor Dmitry Korchak are perfect as the not-so-candid lovers around whom the opera revolves

Ted Lewis - Runnin' Wild: The Early Years (1919-1926) Fulfilled By FYE The sounds traverse East"Runnin' Wild" traces the early years of one of America's most celebrated entertainers of the 20th century. Known to generations for his cries of "Is everybody happy?", before he became the High Hatted Tragedian of Song, Ted Lewis led one of the most popular and successful jazz bands. From New York to Chicago to San Francisco, in the early 1920s Lewis was hailed as the "King of Jazz," and his recordings of the period reveal a vitality and freshness