Among John Calu's memories are bringing flowers to Sarah Vaughan after a Monterey Jazz Festival performance, listening to Miles Davis backstage, chauffeuring...
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It’s interesting to see the wide divergence of acts with whom talented musicians played during their studio days, if they had any. Little Feat’s...
The remarkable ability of New Orleans to produce trumpet (and cornet) players — which began with Buddy Bolden and reached its zenith with Louis Armstrong...
“Trane & Miles” focuses on the making of “Kind of Blue,” which is the best-selling jazz album of all time. It was recorded in two...
Wikipedia leads its profile with a snapshot of Wayne Shorter’s importance: Jazz critic Ben Ratliff of the New York Times wrote that Shorter is...
Many folks reading this post know more about Miles Davis than I do. So it makes little sense for me to write anything about the second most important trumpet...