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... us such joy is now an insufferable burden, the song of innocence lost. As I write this, my head fills with J.J. Johnson's "Lament," a requiem to the death of our inner child. Still, would I play "Lament" at a funeral? Yours, maybe, but surely not ... Comment?
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... them.Tom Gullion, a saxophonist trained at Indiana University and boosted by membership in Indianapolis native J.J. Johnson's late-in-life group, fills "Carswell" with original music played by two bands - one based in Chicago, the other in ... Comment?
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Miles Revisited: Sketches of Spain (50th Anniversary Edition) & Miles Ahead Live
Third Stream, an attempt to meld aspects of jazz and European classical and world musics, as a term may have gone away, but that can't be said for the musical movement of that name that flourished at the mid-point of the 20th Century. Comment?
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... that Sroka is more interested in charting new musical territory than simply revisiting the traditions of J.J. Johnson.' In 2003 Sroka formed a new group called Ergo with the pianist Carl Maguire and the drummer Shawn Baltazor. Moving further and ... Comment?
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50 great moments in jazz: Charlie Parker's final years
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In the eight years following his release from a mental hospital in 1947, Parker produced a great deal of astonishing jazz A period of creative intensity ... Charlie Parker in 1952. Comment?
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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Recent Listening: Martin, Strickland, Felten
... with pianist Brad Mehldau and as the unofficial house drummer for Fresh Sound Records. More or less in the J.J. Johnson camp, Felten contrasts with Knepper's languid trickiness, although at moments he seems inclined to emulate it. With one of the ... Comment?
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50 great moments in jazz: Charlie Parker teams up with Ross Russell
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Parker's deal with the record shop-owner was a defining moment for the saxophonist, as it led him to create some of the most memorable jazz improvisation of all time Charlie Parker produced his best work after signing a deal with Ross Russell. Comment?
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PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Bobbi Humphrey, Grady Tate, Clifton Anderson, Stuff at Creole in October
SOURCE: Ann Forster Creole Restaurant NYC: 2167 Third Avenue, Corner of 118th Street, NY, NY 10035. Comment?
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... virtually all of her peers. Instead, Chris preferred to be teamed with established jazz artists such as J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, John Lewis, Oscar Pettiford, Barry Galbraith, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Nick Travis, Lucky Thompson and others. Even her ... Comment?
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... such sessions, in the evening of his life, leading a septet of stars: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis on tenor saxophone; J.J. Johnson on trombone; Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and flugelhorn; Joe Pass on guitar; John Heard on bass; and Jake Hanna on drums. The ... Comment?
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Pirate Troubadour Roaming the Seas of Improvisation
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THERE was a time when Papo Vazquez , an Afro-Puerto Rican trombonist, did not understand jazz. Comment?
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Pirate Troubadour Roaming the Seas of Improvisation
THERE was a time when Papo Vazquez, an Afro-Puerto Rican trombonist, did not understand jazz. Comment?
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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Clarinetist/Composer Frank Glover Releases...
... alongside those of some of the best of Indiana's other well-known jazz artists, including Wes Montgomery and J.J. Johnson . Glover writes with carefully orchestrated colors, and cites Bela Bartok and Toru Takemitsu as two of his influences. ... Comment?
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