Archives for February 13, 2006

In the 1940s and early 1950s, a stretch of Central Avenue in Los Angeles was prime jazz territory. Hampton Hawes, Eric Dolphy, Don Cherry, Vi Redd and Billy Higgins learned and developed in clubs and jam sessions there, alongside veterans including Dexter Gordon, Roy Porter, Charles Mingus and Jack … [Read more...]

Regarding John Salmon's communique about Maynard Ferguson, a musician and historian writes: Doug: John Salmon would have made his case for Maynard Ferguson better without the hyperbolic prose. For example: 1) "Some, like his Roulette era albums of 1958-1962, and are unrivaled by anyone, including … [Read more...]