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I love Sammy Nestico’s music. All those crazy foot-tapping albums for Count Basie in the ’70s and ’80s: Photos, Videos

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I love Sammy Nestico’s music. All those crazy foot-tapping albums for Count Basie in the ’70s and ’80s: Photos, Videos

https://JazzBlues.EU January 15, 2019

The swingin’est arranger around today is Sammy Nestico. In...

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Guitarist Mundell Lowe was a wonderful arranger with impeccable taste and intimate elegance: Photos, Videos

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Guitarist Mundell Lowe was a wonderful arranger with impeccable taste and intimate elegance: Photos, Videos

https://JazzBlues.EU January 14, 2019

Guitarist Mundell Lowe was a wonderful arranger with impeccable...

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Horace Silver, Junior Cook, Paul Winter, Itzhak Perlman: It’s the leering Live! Photos, Videos

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Horace Silver, Junior Cook, Paul Winter, Itzhak Perlman: It’s the leering Live! Photos, Videos

https://JazzBlues.EU January 12, 2019

Itzhak and I talked about how his parents met...

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In memoriam Joseph Jarman: Saxophonist, Composer, Poet dead at 81: Video

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In memoriam Joseph Jarman: Saxophonist, Composer, Poet dead at 81: Video

https://JazzBlues.EU January 11, 2019

While attending high school in Chicago in the early...

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Johnny Richards session was highly challenging: Photos, Video

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Johnny Richards session was highly challenging: Photos, Video

https://JazzBlues.EU January 10, 2019

The “Perfect Album” album I’ve selected remains one of...

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Brad McCuen had produced eight of Gary Burton’s superb albums: Photos, Videos

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Brad McCuen had produced eight of Gary Burton’s superb albums: Photos, Videos

https://JazzBlues.EU January 9, 2019

The recording along with two other RCA gems by...

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Miles Davis, Randy Brecker, Gisele Bundchen and others: Strange that there’s no popcorn in sight: Photos, Videos

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Miles Davis, Randy Brecker, Gisele Bundchen and others: Strange that there’s no popcorn in sight: Photos, Videos

https://JazzBlues.EU January 5, 2019

Gisele Bundchen for my “House Call” column in the...

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Erroll Garner: What makes a first-tier jazz legacy? Videos

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Erroll Garner: What makes a first-tier jazz legacy? Videos

https://JazzBlues.EU January 3, 2019

A signature instrumental style, recognizable within a phrase or...

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