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Wayne Shorter: Interview with Me and My Grad Students, 2—Audio WORKS
(The audio wasn’t working so I re-posted it. Let me know if you have any issue with it please.) You heard the first half of this interview in Part 1…
Mar 26
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Wayne Shorter: Interview With Me and My Grad Students,1 (+Bonus)
(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom you will be able to enjoy the creation of a Blindfold Test with Shorter from 1984, from the tape of him talking to…
Mar 21
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Duke Ellington's Filmed "History of Jazz in 3 Minutes" (+Bonus)
(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom you will see the actual contracts that show how much each musician was paid.) One of Ellington’s strangest and most…
Mar 16
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Ornette Coleman: For His Birthday, Memories from Jim Eigo (+Bonus)
(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom you’ll find the earliest audio interview with Ornette, from March 1960—it’s very short, but fun to hear.) From Lewis…
Mar 9
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Herbie Hancock, Lee Morgan, Kenny Dorham, The Last Poets—A Concert I'll Never Forget
This was one of the greatest nights of music I ever attended: Yes, all of those groups performed in one night—for $4 !! It was the only time I saw…
Mar 5
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Herbie Hancock, Lee Morgan, Kenny Dorham, The Last Poets—A Concert I'll Never Forget
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February 2024
Earl Hines: His Unrecorded Band, by Leif Bo Petersen, 3 of 3 (+Bonus)
[Lewis notes: In the first two essays of this series, Petersen shared a tremendous amount of new information about this legendary band, with photos and…
Feb 29
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Earl Hines: His Unrecorded Band, by Leif Bo Petersen, 3 of 3 (+Bonus)
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Lester Young Changed His Style, Part 2: Zan Stewart's Favorites, Jeff Rupert on Mouthpieces, & Conclusions
Last time (see the Index) we discussed the downsides of knowing only the later recordings of Lester Young, which is often the case today, and we’ll…
Feb 24
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Lester Young Changed His Style, Part 2: Zan Stewart's Favorites, Jeff Rupert on Mouthpieces, & Conclusions
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Lester Young Changed His Style, Part 1: Some Background, and Lew's Favorites
I’ve said it before: Of the people who had the biggest impact on jazz, Lester “Pres” Young (1909-1959) is, sadly, the one whose music is the least…
Feb 19
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Earl Hines: His Unrecorded Band with Parker and Gillespie, by Leif Bo Petersen,2: A Destroyed Recording! (+Bonus)
(From Lewis: In the first essay, Petersen took the Hines band through the Fall of 1942. Let’s continue now to learn everything we can from Leif’s…
Feb 15
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Kenny Dorham: Unknown Audio Interviews (+Bonus Autobiography)
(If you’re not already a Paying Subscriber, please consider becoming one. In addition to supporting my work, you’ll get frequent bonus items. For…
Feb 10
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Kenny Dorham: Unknown Audio Interviews (+Bonus Autobiography)
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Lee Konitz: Phone Interview with Me and My Grad Students
Alto saxophonist Lee Konitz (1927-2020) was a brilliant musician, and also an original and witty person. I first met him in 1979, and over the following…
Feb 4
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January 2024
George Shearing, 1: His Early Bebop Compositions (+Bonus)
(Paying Subscribers, a Shearing piano book is Attached for you, with Thanks.) George Shearing (1919-2011) became identified, even in the headlines of…
Jan 31
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