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RE: AMSTERDAM, MAY 13, 1983 — CHET & ME — PERSONAL MEMORIES OF A TRUMPET COLLEAGUE

In Düsseldorf’s commons (Uni Mensa in German), in 1986, Chet arrived one hour delayed. He was announced there with his fine trio, featuring guitarist Philip Catherine and bassist Jean Louis Rassinfosse who played a half-acoustic bass. The George Adams-Don Pullen … Continue reading

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SYNCHRONICITY

Amazingly, JazzWax blogger Marc Myers and I will both be delivering jazz historic lectures on next Tuesday, April 30. Mr. Myers will read from his book Why Jazz Happened at the State University of New York, and I will talk … Continue reading

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RE: SPRING — STAN GETZ QUARTET – ‘LIVE’ IN MUNICH – ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA – 1990

And always remember which became quasi proverbial in Germany: “Wat is’ Stan Getz los?!” Which means: There’s only one Stanley Gayetzsky a.k.a. Stan “The Man” Getz. Stan Getz (ts) Kenny Barron (p) Alex Blake (b) Terri Lyne Carrington (d) – … Continue reading

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DEXTER GORDON – BITING THE APPLE – Steeplechase, 1976

One of the finest albums ever recorded by “Long Tall” Dexter Gordon is Biting The Apple from 1976. Here are the four tracks in the order of the LP first, and then follow the “Georgia On My Mind” & “Blue … Continue reading

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BRUNO LEICHT & HIS MADHATTAN FOUR (Berlin, 2007) with Charlie Parker’s KLACT-OVEEREDS-TENE

While I was cleaning my hard drive, I’ve found this in the archives, updated, enhanced & uploaded it to JazzTube; and now here it is, for your watching & listening pleasure: Bruno Leicht (tp) Walter Gauchel (ts) Lars Gühlcke (b) … Continue reading

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