Stan Tracey 1926 – 2013
Obituary in The Telegraph. Charlie Wattsduke ellingtonJazzmusicRonnie ScottSonny RollinsStan TraceyThelonious Monk
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Channeling the divine through improvisation
This from The Atlantic On this theme see this piece. Carla CookDanny Mixonduke ellingtonElla FitzgeraldJazzJohn ColtraneLena HornemusicReligionThelonious Monk
Yes to the Mess
This book looks really promising. Art Blakeyduke ellingtonFrank BarrettJazzmanagementMiles DavisSonny RollinsThelonious Monkyes to the mess
Toussaint’s The Bright Mississippi
The smooth, classy but and never bland maestro behind so many others here on top form and without (for the most part) his own dulcet vocals – only a genius can always squeeze something new from other geniuses. My personal favourites – the tracks that really swing! Get the album The Bright Mississippi (the track listing not…
Steely Dan and Martinis
Ed Feser has another terrific earlier posting on Steely Dan (I recently brought attention to this one). Ed engages with Roger Scruton’s analysis of “popular” music. In older musical traditions, the focus was on the music itself, which had only a contingent relationship to the performer even when the performer was the one who composed it .…
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