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Oscar Pettiford was one of the finest jazz bassists and cellists in New York: Photos, Video

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Oscar Pettiford was one of the finest jazz bassists and cellists in New York: Photos, Video

https://JazzBlues.EU January 17, 2019

Back in the 1940s and ’50s, Oscar Pettiford was...

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Throughout the 1950s, Anita O’Day recorded more than 20 albums for Granz

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Throughout the 1950s, Anita O’Day recorded more than 20 albums for Granz

https://JazzBlues.EU January 16, 2019

In 1952, Norman Granz signed singer Anita O’Day to...

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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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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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Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis was cunning and sly, with a brash blues attack, with roots in bop and jump blues: Photos, Video

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Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis was cunning and sly, with a brash blues attack, with roots in bop and jump blues: Photos, Video

https://JazzBlues.EU January 8, 2019

The three albums that tenor saxophonist Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis...

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Sal Salvador was pretty on ballads, he was exceptional: Photos, Video

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Sal Salvador was pretty on ballads, he was exceptional: Photos, Video

https://JazzBlues.EU January 7, 2019

Sal Salvador is best known as Stan Kenton’s guitarist...

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