"When Lights Are Low" by Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini

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Title

"When Lights Are Low" by Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini

Alternative Title

"When Lights Are Low" by Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini

Subject

Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States

Description

An audio recording of "When Lights Are Low," composed by Benny Carter (1907-2003) and Spencer Williams (1889-1965), and performed by Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini live on-air on WUCF-FM on April 23, 2007. Jeff Rupert (b. 1964) is a freelance tenor saxophonist, Director of Jazz Studies and professor at the University of Central Florida (UCF), founder of Flying Horse Records, composer, and Yamaha performing artist. He has recorded with numerous artists, including Maynard Ferguson (1928-2006), Sam Rivers (1923-2011), Mel Tormé (1925-1999), and Benny Carter, whose 1992 album, Harlem Renaissance, Rupert appeared on, won a Grammy award. He has recorded and performed with his own bands as well, including Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini and The Jazz Professors. "When Lights Are Low" is a jazz standard that was composed in 1936 and has been recorded by numerous artists. The most famous versions were recorded by Miles Davis (1926-1991) in 1956 and Tony Bennett in 1964.

Creator

Carter, Benny
Williams, Spencer

Source

Original 5-minute and 21-second audio recording: Carter, Benny, and Spencer Williams. "When Lights Are Low," by Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini: WUCF-FM, Orlando, Florida, April 23, 2007.

Publisher

Date Created

2007-04-23

Date Copyrighted

2007-04-23

Date Issued

2007-04-23

Contributor

Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini

Is Part Of

Jazz Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida

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Multimedia software, such as QuickTime.

Format

audio/mp3

Extent

4.9 MB

Medium

5-minute and 21-second audio recording

Type

Sound

Coverage

WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Brazil

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Music Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Benny Carter and Spencer Williams, performed by Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini, and published by WUCF-FM.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Benny Carter and Spencer Williams and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Curator

Cravero, Geoffrey

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

"Jeff Rupert." All About Jazz. http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/jeffrupert (accessed March 18, 2015).

Collection

Citation

Carter, Benny and Williams, Spencer, “"When Lights Are Low" by Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini,” RICHES, accessed October 31, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4873.

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