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Interview

Jon Hendricks: Still Creative, Still Outspoken

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by Gregg Akkerman

Jon Hendricks is still swinging madly and looking forward to upcoming projects--not only in New York, but all over Europe. Having interviewed the creator of vocalese once before, he was the first name I thought of when considering the maiden edition of this Jazz on the 90th Floor column (the name comes from the lyric to Cole Porter's “Down in the Depths" by the way). When I realized Hendricks is 90 years old, the match was too much to resist. ...

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Album Review

Jon Hendricks: A Good Git - Together

Read "A Good Git - Together" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

47 anni per ripubblicare un disco possono sembrare davvero tanti. Ma per un lavoro come A Good Git - Together non è mai troppo tardi. Intanto bisognerà chiarire un piccolo mistero legato a una doppia attribuzione del titolo: la prima al cantante afroamericano, l’altra al chitarrista Wes Montgomery. Il tutto nasce dalla pubblicazione, nel 2004, di un CD dal titolo “Wes Montgomery All-Stars featuring Jon Hendricks ecc. A Good Git - Togheter”. Il lavoro comprendeva 18 tracce provenienti da due ...

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