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Article: Live Review

Live From Zanzibar Blue: Pat Martino Quintet

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Pat MartinoZanzibar Blue Philadelphia, PA October 11, 2003 Without it being spoken, guitarist Pat Martino's gig at Zanzibar Blue on October 10 and 11, was, in a certain sense, Philadelphia's way of honoring this musical legend on his own home turf. These two nights were extraordinary for a jazz ...

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Article: Book Review

Blue Note Records: The Biography

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Blue Note Records: The Biography Richard Cook Justin, Charles, and Co. 2003 ISBN: 1932112103 The early development of modern jazz owes a large debt to a handful of idealistic entrepreneurs who worked in the background with a love of the music and a desire to promote ...

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Article: Interview

Richard Cook, Author Of "Blue Note Records: The Biography"

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Richard Cook is an Englishman who resides in West London. He is the author of the recently-published Blue Note Records: The Biography and the co-author of The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Although he frequently comes to New York, it was necessary for practical reasons to conduct the interview via email correspondence. As one more ...

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Article: Opinion

Tranography: A Juxtaposition of Apparent Conflicts Between Two Biographies

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The following material was provided to All About Jazz by Dr. Cuthbert Simpkins, a noted John Coltrane biographer. We would like to thank Dr. Simpkins for his efforts. --Vic Schermer [Despite several biographies of John Coltrane , confusion understandably exists regarding some aspects of his life and work. Because of the mythological and legendary status of ...

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Article: Book Review

Jazz Modernism: From Ellington and Armstrong to Matissse and Joyce

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On a Friday evening in early December of last year, I went to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to hear classical guitarist Jason Vieaux in recital. As I climbed the fabulous steps where Rocky trod, and walked into the interior of this monumental building housing many of the world's greatest art treasures, I heard the sounds ...

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Article: Album Review

Mary Ellen Desmond: Darn That Dream

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It is this writer's impression that, here in the Philadelphia area, some of our finest contemporary jazz artists are like diamonds in the earth, appreciated by those who know them but awaiting a larger national and international audience. Hopefully, the best of them will follow in the footsteps of Jimmy Bruno, whose extraordinary guitar musicianship has ...


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