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Book Review: Jazz From Detroit by Mark Stryker
Everyone can agree on the importance of New York, New Orleans and Kansas City in the origination and development of jazz. But Mark Stryker’s wonderful new book ‘Jazz From Detroit’ makes a persuasive case that the Motor City should get equal billing alongside that formidable triumvirate. They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its […]
Rescued From The Vaults: That’s The Way I Feel Now
Most jazz players don’t really seem to ‘get’ the music of Thelonious Monk. Decent cover versions are hard to come by, of course with some notable exceptions (Steve Khan, Kenny Kirkland, Lynne Arriale, Paul Motian and probably a few more). During the centenary of the genius’s birth, it seems as good a time as any to […]
Rescued From The Vaults: Jan Hammer’s The First Seven Days
Jan Hammer has had one of the strangest careers in music. A gifted jazz piano prodigy, he started out backing up Sarah Vaughan before tearing off the top of his Fender Rhodes and playing some brilliantly deranged stuff with John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. He then featured on some great jazz and fusion albums of […]
