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Sonny Red - Out of the Blue (Blue Note)

Source: All About Jazz
May 13, 2008

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Allan Holdsworth/ Gordon Beck - The Things You See (JMS)

Source: All About Jazz
May 13, 2008

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Birdland - The Jazz Corner of the World

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2008

The jazz corner of the world

Recently, I overheard the sounds of the singing quartet, Manhattan Transfer, coming from the stereo in my son's room. The group had added lyrics to Joe Zawinul's extraordinary instrumental “Birdland," conjuring some warm memories of the jazz club that had once been called “The Jazz Corner of the World." Broadway and 52nd Street in the 1950s and Early Sixties was a jazz oasis. On Saturday evenings crowds could steal glances through open doors at ...

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Stopsmiling: The Jazz Issue

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2008

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Jazz, Spiritually Speaking

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2008

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Putter Smith Jazz Wolverine

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2008

Diamonds Are Forever, Just a Day Job

Putter Smith found out about the sinister overarching effects of Hollywood just after his film debut in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. “I was floating in this little rubber raft just 50 yards off of Huntington Beach, and this little kid who looks to be about 8 or 9 years old comes by on a rubber tire," says the 66-year-old jazz bassist who peppers his speech with “motherfucker" and “you ...

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Jazz: On the Cusp of a New Golden Age

Source: All About Jazz
May 11, 2008

Why jazz is hotter than it's been in decades.

Jazz fans are world class in many regards, but especially when it comes to fretting.

That's not an insult; jazz lovers have good reason for concern. Despite the rise of programs like Jazz at Lincoln Center and organizations like SF Jazz and the Thelonious Monk Institute, jazz is starved for institutional support. Sales of jazz recordings are also down, making up a meager two percent of all record sales worldwide. And ...

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Socal Songbook: Randy Newman's "I Love L.A."

Source: Michael Ricci
May 11, 2008

A City in Search of a Song

RANDY NEWMAN has made a career out of melodic skepticism and deadpan rhythm.

Newman sounded genuinely stunned the other day when he was told that this year is the 25th anniversary of “I Love L.A." “What is that? I don't believe it. I can't believe it. Can it really be a quarter of a century?" There are few songs that echo in L.A. quite like Newman's winking civic anthem, which manages to be ...

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