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Playlist – Jazz Kaleidoscope 3-23-16

Format: Artist – Song – Album – Label, as played in sets Wayne Shorter – Speak No Evil – Speak No Evil – Blue Note Miles Davis Quintet – Eighty-One – ESP – Columbia Anat Cohen – Siboney – Notes … Continue reading

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Playlist – Jazz Kaleidoscope 3-16-16

Format: Artist – Song – Album – Label, as played in sets Roy Haynes – Question and Answer – Roy Haynes Trio – Verve Yosvany Terry Quintet – Inner Speech – Today’s Opinion – Criss Cross Hampton Hawes – Hip … Continue reading

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Playlist – Jazz Kaleidoscope 3-9-16

Format: Artist – Song – Album – Label, as played in sets Herbie Hancock – Maiden Voyage – Maiden Voyage – Blue Note Joe Lovano – Cool – Streams of Expression – Blue Note Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio – In Your … Continue reading

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Playlist – Shape of Modern Jazz – 3-7-16

Format: Artist – Song – Album – Label, as played in sets Helen Sung – In Walked Bud – Going Express – Sunnyside Michele Rosewoman – Lyons – Quintessence – Enja Grachan Moncur III – Riff Raff – Mosaic Select … Continue reading

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Passing of Ornette Coleman

One of the true greats, Ornette Coleman, died June 11, 2015. There are many obituaries, with a long one in the New York Times by the very good music writer Ben Ratliff. My favorite articles about Coleman are two: “Seeking … Continue reading

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