People have complimented me on my taste in music. While appreciative, I don't claim to "listen to everything," but many who know me well know I have an extremely broad taste in music. I'm always listening out to discover good music to add to my collection--just like my quest for movie gems.
My family greatly influenced me with music, mainly two of my brothers, Peter and anh Hien, who, with their massive vinyl record collection, exposed this little Vietnamese boy in the late 1970s to various forms of music from rock to instrumental to rhythm and blues.
To this day, The Jazz Singer - Original Songs From The Motion Picture is still one of my all-time favorite albums. It's not only one of the greatest for its music but also for its sound quality. The Jazz Singer and Star Wars soundtracks were albums I would listen to all the time when I was a little kid.
The Jazz Singer is a remake starring Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz, the daughter of TV titans Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Of course, my idol Neil Diamond is the star of the film and a surprisingly excellent actor.
The Jazz Singer first introduced me to Jewish culture and traditions. The film revolves around Judaism, but you don't have to be a Jew to appreciate its beautiful human story.
It boggles me that The Jazz Singer was not successful when it came out in 1980. It's another prime example of why I ignore movie critics. The Jazz Singer is a timeless classic, in my humble opinion, and one of the greatest music films ever.
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