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Archives for October 6, 2005

Good Vibes. Bad Information.

October 6, 2005 by Doug Ramsey

In the Rifftides posting about Joe Locke, I used poetic license in suggesting that without electricity the vibraharp, or vibraphone, amounts to a metallic marimba. Two readers who know what they’re talking about make it clear that my poetic license should not be renewed. The first is Charlie … [Read more...]

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October 6, 2005 by Doug Ramsey

It is well that there is no one without a fault; for he would not have a friend in the world. —William Hazlitt … [Read more...]

The Road

October 6, 2005 by Doug Ramsey

I'm heading home after a Southern California week split between Jazz West Coast 3 and decompressing. The Santa Ana winds came back and it was 72 degrees at the beach at 10 o'clock last night. Somehow, I don't think it will be that way in the Pacific Northwest. It is unlikely that I will post again … [Read more...]

Doug Ramsey

Doug is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the Jazz Journalists Association. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he settled following a career in print and broadcast journalism in cities including New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Antonio, … [MORE]

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