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Jazz for aficionados
   
Jazz for aficionados
“supreme cool and timing”.  Exactly!   Great Al and Zoot.  One of the great pairings in Jazz.  The two were part of the famous “Four Brothers” saxophone section in Woody Herman’s band.  Unusual in that the section consisted of three tenors and a ... 
Jazz for aficionados
Al Cohn, fine composer as well as arranger. Little known Miles record:    
Jazz for aficionados
I have previously referred to our contributor Jafant as “the Jazz crier”.  He was first to simply name an artist.  I always took it as simply an acknowledgment of an artist worth exploring, or possibly an artist who is on his play list at the mome... 
Jazz for aficionados
Mingus and Stitt. To the best of my knowledge they never recorded together. Hard to believe. Factoid: Stitt recorded more records as a leader than any other Jazz artist. An astounding 106!    
The Good Stuff
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Favorite Horn Jam
   
Favorite Horn Jam
   
Favorite Horn Jam
   
Favorite Horn Jam
   
Jazz for aficionados
   
Jazz for aficionados
A different church:    
Jazz for aficionados
😊 Maybe….or, maybe just a different place for “church” for you and I. For me, truth, soul, always worth revisiting…like Mingus.  
Jazz for aficionados
Like going to Church after not going for a while:    
Neil Young calls out Tidal
Of course it was an attempt at censorship by Young. We can get hung up on the details of whether his actions were “technically” censorship or not, but his intent was clear. He did not simply (and honorably) walk away from Spotify in protest; he ga...