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Various Artists/John Hammond, Producer: From Spirituals to Swing Volumes 1, 2, & 3

Read "From Spirituals to Swing Volumes 1, 2, & 3" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
August 1, 1999

Jazz as Live Performance. When one thinks of the best live jazz recordings, certainly several come to mind: Sonny Rollins at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note), John Coltrane—Complete Village Vanguard Sessions (Impulse), The Miles Davis Quintet at the Plugged Nickel (Columbia), Benny Goodman Live at Carnegie Hall (Columbia). The sheer beauty of Jazz practice is that every performance is a new improvisatory composition. This is why multiple performances of the same piece by the same artist is not considered a ...

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Album Review

Various Artists/John Hammond, Producer: From Spirituals to Swing Volumes 1, 2, & 3

Read "From Spirituals to Swing Volumes 1, 2, & 3" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
August 1, 1999

Jazz as Live Performance. When one thinks of the best live jazz recordings, certainly several come to mind: Sonny Rollins at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note), John Coltrane—Complete Village Vanguard Sessions (Impulse), The Miles Davis Quintet at the Plugged Nickel (Columbia), Benny Goodman Live at Carnegie Hall (Columbia). The sheer beauty of Jazz practice is that every performance is a new improvisatory composition. This is why multiple performances of the same piece by the same artist is not considered a ...

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