Jazz Articles about Alonzo Holliday

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Alonzo Holliday: The Archaeology of Out-Bop

by Gordon Marshall
February 17, 2010

Frank Turek's dream: he is in a smoky bar where jazz floats in the background. Coming up to sit down next to him is a hip, old cat who begins to tell him stories of playing sax in bands in the early '40s. He introduces himself as Alonzo Holliday.

Back to waking life, in the '90s: Frank is making plans to start a band with another Frank, and since there can't be two Franks, Turek decides to adopt the name ...