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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.
 • Lewis Porter
A +Bonus For Paying Subscribers: Rollins, Shorter, Brecker, Many Others Discuss Their Idols in Print
For Paying Subscribers, attached to the Coltrane/Sonny Fortune post were a few relevant pages of artists discussing their idols, from a special Downbeat…
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Monk: His Original Manuscript of "'Round Midnight," & Its Craziest Lyrics Ever Recorded!
Robin Kelley’s massive biography of Thelonious Monk is incredibly thorough.
 • Lewis Porter
Monk was Strip-Searched in Hawaii, 1965; With New Monk Print Interviews
Soon after my biography of John Coltrane was published early in 1998, I received emails from people who were inspired to conduct their own Coltrane…
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Sonny Rollins: Audio Interview with Ira Gitler & Music Students, 3 of 3
On April 26, 1994, jazz journalist and historian Ira Gitler interviewed Sonny Rollins before an audience of student and faculty musicians at the…
 • Lewis Porter
Steve Lacy Plays Monk,3 of 3; Never Released!
In first of this series, we heard some of Steve Lacy’s first recordings, and then focused on two of his performances of Monk’s piece “Evidence.” Last…
 • Lewis Porter
Steve Lacy Plays Monk,1; His First Recordings, and "Evidence"
Steve Lacy (1934-2004) followed a unique artistic path.
 • Lewis Porter
Monk: He Played the Harmonica; & A Mystery Melody SOLVED
(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom you will find an entire page of a Black newspaper from 1930, with news about a racist lawsuit, an all-Black opera…
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Monk's Song Titles: Guest Post by Jerry Suls (+Bonus)
As you know, once in a while I offer a guest post.
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Coltrane Projects That Never Happened, 1: Monk's Music produced by Tom Wilson
In the career of any artist, there are always many projects that are proposed, and many of these never happened.
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Monk: A Funny "Backstory" About the Time Magazine Article! PHOTO ADDED!,+ Bonus
And the Complete Article for Paying Subscribers
 • Lewis Porter
For Paid Subscribers--COMPLETE copy of the Monk article
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 • Lewis Porter
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