Stan Getz: Plays The Blues
What a magnificent idea. Stanley has always been regarded as one of the master ballad players, ever since he enchanted a generation with a few bars of Early Autumn...
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Tina Brooks: the waiting game
The names of top jazz soloists that never made the big time would fill a couple of books. Tina Brooks was just one of them, but he was let...
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‘Edward’ Blackwell, please
In Jazz Journal 1118 there are several references to “Ed Blackwell” in the article, review and advertisement sections. When I recorded Blackwell (with Karl Berger) in 1976, I asked...
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Universal Tonality: The Life And Music Of William Parker
If an antidote to apathy consists of work and proselytizing, then bassist, composer, bandleader, activist and organiser William Parker embodies that antidote. Cisco Bradley has achieved much in simply...
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JJ 03/59: Billie Holiday
Having had the original version of "Strange Fruit" in my possession for almost 20 years, I find it difficult not to be prejudiced against this recently recorded performance of...
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Bill Evans: Time Remembered – The Life And Music Of Bill Evans
This multi award-winning documentary film by Bruce Spiegel was eight years in the making, and features over 40 interviews, including some with those who were closest to Evans, whether...
