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Slouching Towards Birdland (Will Friedwald's SubStack)

Will Friedwald's Substack - covering mostly music (primarily jazz and the Great American Songbook) but also theater, film, fiction, comics, Muppets, and other aspects of popular culture.

Newsletter · By Will Friedwald · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Deep Irving: “When That Man Is Dead and Gone” (Irving Berlin) (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    A Brief Bonus Birthday Bonanza: Babies, Battleships, & Batman (opens the original)

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    First, I want to thank the great and generous Lee Mergner for running this vintage interview that we did together, back when I was younger but no less bald (and yes, I am honored to be mentioned in the same breath as my buddy Jim Gavin):<img class="embedded-post-publication-logo" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gzSc!,w_56,c_limit,f_auto,q_au

  3. Issue · Sep 12, 2026

    “Hot Coffee” (Bennie Krueger & Bartley Costello) (opens the original)

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    “HOT COFFEE”(NOVELTY FOX-TROT SONG)Words by BARTLEY COSTELLOMusic by BENNIE KRUEGERArranged by Merle T. KendrickCopyright 1926 by Triangle Music Pub. Co. Inc., 1658 Broadway, New York City<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QKHf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fab85d1cb-3996-44b5-bb49-bf1357d0a1df_

  4. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    The Gene Bertoncini Albums: Meredith D’Ambrosio’s SILENT PASSION (1997) (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Sep 4, 2026

    Three Funerals and a Cartoon Court Case (opens the original)

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