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The Great Jazz Trio: Autumn Leaves
by C. Michael Bailey
In Praise of the Mainstream...
The Great Jazz Trio is comprised of three veterans: Hank Jones (85 years young), Elvin Jones (77), and Richard Davis (74). If these guys are not the elder statesmen of jazz, I will eat my hat. Hank Jones, elder to Thad Jones, who in turn was elder to Elvin Jones, was on hand at the birth of bebop. Elvin’s incendiary playing propelled John Coltrane to spiritual heights the saxophonist would otherwise probably never have ascended. ...
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