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Ornette Coleman: A 1962 Ghostwritten Essay
Newspaper reporter Dorothy Kilgallen was a passionate and knowledgeable jazz fan.
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Langston Hughes: His Overlooked Newspaper Writings, 2: On Communist Russia vs. U.S.A. Racism
The brilliant poet, novelist and essayist Langston Hughes (1901-1967) was deeply involved in jazz, writing about it and even reading his poetry…
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Alice Coltrane, 1: Before John—Family History, Ernie Farrow, First Recordings & Videos (+Bonus Videos)
(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom you’ll find rare audio and video featuring Alice Coltrane on piano.)
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Freddie Webster, 8 (Last One): More Recordings, And Conclusions (+Bonus Audio)
(Paying Subscribers, please keep scrolling at the bottom for five complete rare recordings of Freddie Webster.)
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Freddie Webster, 7 of 8: His Recordings Show A Swing Player, Not Yet A Bebopper (+Bonus Audio)
(Paying Subscribers, in this essay I present many of Webster’s solos, excerpted from his recordings.
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Oliver Nelson: Unknown Audio Interviews, & Concert at Eastman (+Bonus)
(Paying Subscribers, your gifts today are a long feature article on Nelson from Ebony magazine, and his innovative music book Patterns for…
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Freddie Webster, 6 of 8: His Final Years and Death
In the previous essays, I have presented many discoveries about the life of legendary trumpeter Freddie Webster. Almost all of the books and websites…
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