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How Miles Davis Became the Face of a Short-Lived Japanese Shōchū Brand: Photos, Videos BOOKS MUSICIANS VIDEOS How Miles Davis Became the Face of a Short-Lived Japanese Shōchū Brand: Photos, Videos https://JazzBlues.EU August 23, 2020 Long before Bill Murray was making it a Suntory time, Davis brought VAN to the masses. A...Read More
What Rudy Van Gelder did “Wrong”? Videos, Photos BOOKS NEWSFEED VIDEOS What Rudy Van Gelder did “Wrong”? Videos, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU August 6, 2020 The myth of jazz recordings is that they’re pure documents of what occurred in the studio on...Read More
The threat to a John Coltrane mural shows how development can erase Black history in Philly: Video, Photos BOOKS VIDEOS The threat to a John Coltrane mural shows how development can erase Black history in Philly: Video, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU July 31, 2020 Awash in blues that blend into the sky on clear days, the mural of jazz great John...Read More