Irving Fields article
01-Nov-07
Though not a bongo player, Irving Fields has been called the last of the great cocktail lounge pianists and the man behind “Bagels and Bongos.” Tony Sachs includes him in an article in the Huffington Post about musicians in their 90s who are still performing regularly.
“In 1959, this man recorded “Bagels And Bongos,” a fusion of traditional Jewish melodies and Latin rhythms that was so successful he did almost half a dozen follow-ups, including the immortal “Pizza And Bongos.”
Read the article here.