Interviews by Dahlgren

Gigi Gryce: Unknown Audio Interviews Alone and with Art Farmer (+Bonus)

(Paying Subscribers: Thanks to researcher and jazz theorist Masaya Yamaguchi, your gift at the bottom is a fascinating and rare Gryce sheet music folio…

Jan 12 •

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.)

Mar 9, 2024 •

Sun Ra: An Unknown Audio Interview, 1965

Did you ever see Sun Ra in performance?

Oct 20, 2023 •

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…

May 24, 2023 •

Sonny Rollins: A Short Unknown 1957 Audio Interview

We continue now our occasional series of audio interviews from the Claes Dahlgren collection.

Apr 23, 2023 •

Duke Ellington Talks About Racism in Unknown Short Audio Interview

One could say that Duke Ellington (1899-1974) devoted his entire career to celebrating Black people and Black life in music.

Mar 11, 2023 •

Chet Baker's Unknown First Audio Interview 1954! + Bonuses for Paying Subscribers

(Note: Paying subscribers, as usual you will find your bonuses at the very bottom—this time it’s three recordings of Chet Baker playing “Bockhanal”!)

Jan 25, 2023 •

Cecil Taylor's First Recorded Interview, 1959! + Bonus

(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom of this article you will find your latest bonus!)

Jan 9, 2023 •

Miles Davis: UNKNOWN First Recorded Interview—1951! (UPDATED)

(NOTE: I ADDED some information from the Swedish archive about the date and about how these interviews were made.

Dec 29, 2022 •

Miles Davis: An UNKNOWN 1955 Radio Interview

Only heard in Sweden!

Dec 10, 2022 •

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