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Jim Hall, Charlie Christian and "Stompin' at the Savoy"(+Bonus Pages)
[Dear Paying Subscribers, attached you will find a few sample pages from Jim Hall’s Exploring Jazz Guitar (this link is for that, and his other books…
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May 2026
Ornette Coleman: Rare Print Interview with John Litweiler, 1 of 2
[Sonny Rollins (1930-2026) passed away a few days before I posted today’s essay.
May 31
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Bill Evans: Unknown Audio Interview with David Cayer
David Cayer (1928-2017) was a delightful gentleman who I got to know during my years teaching at the Rutgers University campus in Newark, New Jersey.
May 23
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Monk: Handwritten Manuscripts Of "Little Rootie Tootie" and "Well You Needn't"
Robin Kelley’s massive biography of Thelonious Monk is incredibly thorough.
May 17
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Don Cherry, Grimes & Blackwell: Recordings Never Released
Don Cherry (1936-1995) was of course best known for his work with Ornette Coleman, documented on a now-classic series of recordings from 1958 through…
May 9
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Jimmie Lunceford: Virtuoso Arrangements, 1 of 2 (+Bonus)
(For Paying Subscribers, there are yet more bonuses at the bottom—two band parts showing the lyrics and melody of “Stratosphere,” and an alternate take…
May 3
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April 2026
B.B. King Teaches Blues Guitar; & A Rare Video Duet with Ray Brown (+Bonus)
(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom you’ll find your latest gifts—a rare 25-minute B.B.
Apr 26
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Bassist Ron McClure In Russia with Charles Lloyd, Jarrett, & DeJohnette, from Ron's New Book
[The well-known bassist Ron McClure is my friend and neighbor on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Apr 18
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Singer Jackie Paris: He Never Toured with Charlie Parker—Guest Post by Leif Bo Petersen (+Bonus Audio & More)
(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom you’ll find the printed Jackie Paris oral history interview, followed by two of his most rare recordings.)
Apr 12
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Jimmy Heath: Phone Interview with Ken Dryden, 2005
We previously heard Ken Dryden’s interview with Sonny Rollins, and his 2011 interview with Jimmy Heath.
Apr 3
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Jimmy Heath: Phone Interview with Ken Dryden, 2011
Here is the second of jazz journalist and radio host Ken Dryden’s conversations with Jimmy Heath (1926-2020). I will be publishing the earlier one soon…
Apr 3
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March 2026
Alice Coltrane, 2: Back in Detroit, More Recordings, & Meeting John (+Bonus Audio)
(Paying Subscribers, in this essay I have shared Alice’s piano solos, excerpted from her 1963 studio recordings.
Mar 29
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