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Art Blakey with Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller: Unknown Silent Footage
Some time ago, I posted some silent footage of Coltrane and Dolphy by the late jazz photographer and artist Burt Goldblatt. In that post I also gave…
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Miles Davis Did Not Exactly "Steal" Tunes, 2: More About "Solar" + Bonus
(Paying subscribers, a long print interview with guitarist Chuck Wayne is attached for you at the bottom.) OK, you’ve read my previous essay, and you…
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Miles Davis Did Not Exactly "Steal" Tunes, 1: Record Labels, Publishers, and "Solar"
In my first post on Miles, I wrote: Strangely, Miles has become the artist that people “love to hate.” Under articles about him on the internet, there…
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Tatum: His Dissonant, "Avant-Garde" Side, Part 4!: Who Came Before Him,"Body and Soul" + Bonus
(Paying Subscribers, a recording of one of Tatum’s favorites, Lee Sims, is at the bottom for you.) My Tatum essays have been some of my most widely read…
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Eric Dolphy: An Unknown 1963 Audio Interview about Ornette and more
Alan Saul hosts the most extensive site about Eric Dolphy, including listings of all of his recordings and filmed or televised appearances, many audio…
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Ira Gitler talks About Drums with Tony Williams, Art Blakey,Cozy Cole, & Mel Lewis,AUDIO!;Part 2, +Bonus
(Paying subscribers, your bonus is at the bottom as usual.) Part 1 of this audio discussion is here. You will also find there the printed article that…
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James P. Johnson: His Brilliance on "If Dreams Come True" + Two Bonuses!
(Paying subscribers, an exclusive transcription plus an alternate take recording are at the bottom for you!) I posted a previously unknown private home…
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