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Friday, November 10, 2023

Charlie Parker and Chet Baker 70 years ago

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In late October of 1953, about 70 years ago, producer Gene Norman —he of the label GNP/Crescendo —organized a mini-tour of the West Coast wi...
Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Steve McQueen's vinyl collection

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His ability as an actor aside, Steve McQueen was a photogenic man, as proved by the work of photographers like William Claxton and John Domi...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Lennie Tristano Personal Recordings 1946-1970: The contrafacts

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(Mosaic/Dot Time MD6-272) When it comes to repertoire, in jazz there's a common device known as "contrafacts", a name coined b...
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

On Oscar Pettiford's centennial

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  Oscar Pettiford in Newport, 1958 (screenshot from  Jazz on a Summer's Day ) While on April 22 we celebrated the 100th birthday of the ...
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Friday, February 4, 2022

Miles Davis: February 4th, 1958—in pictures

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On Tuesday, February 4th, 1958, at Columbia Records' studio on Manhattan's 30th St., a session was booked for the afternoon. It last...
Monday, December 20, 2021

Betty Glamann's Christmas album (and why discography matters)

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In the 1950s, when record equipment improved noticeably at the same time as engineers were becoming very experienced and cash-flow in Americ...
Saturday, July 24, 2021

Dr. Billy Taylor and "The Subject is Jazz"

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Dr. Billy Taylor ( source ) Dr. Billy Taylor (1921-2010), whose centennial we celebrate today, debuted on record in March 1945, right when t...