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Sonny Rollins, In Memoriam: The Rarest Print Interview
With the recent passing of Sonny Rollins (1930-2026), we have lost one of the great masters in the history of music.
Jul 25
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Charlie Parker: Dating His Solo Recording of "Honey & Body"—Guest Post by John Purcell, with Carl Woideck
[John Purcell is a Boston alto saxophonist with a lifelong interest in Charlie Parker and his music, and a Founding Member of this Playback.
Jun 20
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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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Miles Davis: Origins of "Donna Lee," 2 of 2. Guest Post by John Purcell
[John Purcell is a Boston alto saxophonist, a Founding Member of this Playback, and author of a series of essays on Charlie Parker here. Last time…
Jun 30, 2024
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Miles Davis: Origins of "Donna Lee," 1 of 2. Guest Post by John Purcell
[John Purcell is a Boston alto saxophonist with a lifelong interest in Charlie Parker and his music, and a Founding Member of this Playback.
Jun 26, 2024
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Bebop: The Controversy, Part 2: Complex Forms and Trying to Hear The Changes (+ Bonus)
(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom you’ll find the rare version of “Groovin’ High” by Gillespie with young Dexter Gordon.)
Apr 16, 2024
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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, 2024
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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.
Feb 15, 2024
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Earl Hines: His Unrecorded Band with Parker and Gillespie, by Leif Bo Petersen,1 (+Bonus)
Guest Essay by Leif Bo Petersen
Dec 10, 2023
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Every Film of Charlie Parker, 10A: Bonuses for Paying Subscribers
Dear Paying Subscribers,
Sep 2, 2023
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Every Film of Charlie Parker, 10; The TV Host Did Not Insult Bird (But It Was Typical of the Era)
(Paying Subscribers, I have two unique audio supplements for you.
Sep 2, 2023
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Every Film Clip of Charlie Parker, 9; For Bird's Birthday, The Most Complete Copy of "Hot House" Film!
Last time we looked at some details of the famous Bird and Diz “Hot House” TV performance, which was discovered by the late jazz film collector David…
Aug 29, 2023
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