Former chronicler of jazz lives. Not sure what happened.
Gary Kennedy
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Remembered Sky
Bristol 2024
#RememberedSky
A group of VIJFs (Very Important Jawless Fish) just arrived at the zoo
I wrote about belonging, and how it can’t really be earned, just given.
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Here's a quick snippet. . .
"Eight pieces of …" ( #jazzsky series 46)
BLACK (Set 2 of 2)
#4: La Gloire du Noir (Waldron)
Mal Waldron p
Jimmy Woode db
Pierre Favre d
Live Munich, 29 June 1971
Mal's "expanding" style: outward improvisation from a simple, minimalist figure. Typical rubato "stagger" between two strong hands.
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"It's time to read the CliffsNotes, study the AP exam, and work alongside our high school colleagues"
I am extremely enthusiastic about the work @manshel.bsky.social is doing here. Also, he's a lot of fun to read.
Part of a crucial new @atpost45.bsky.social cluster
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Following my conversation with ex-Soft Machine drummer Phil Howard last month, I found a recording of his from 1970 when he was earning a living playing cocktail jazz on the supper club circuit. See below for a sample
Gary Kennedy
Gary Kennedy
Sid Smith
Sid Smith
When it comes to the history of American education, Clifton Hillegass has not gotten his due. In his decades-long career, Hillegass’s name graced the cover of hundreds of books, works that have sold t...
