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Archives for July 7, 2006

Weekend Correspondence: Oscar Peterson Trio

July 7, 2006 by Doug Ramsey

From Washington, DC: The other morning I was pawing through my CD collection, looking for something to accompany my pre-work meal when I came upon The Oscar Peterson Trio at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival. I put it on and, in seconds, was reminded why that recording has stayed near the top of … [Read more...]

The New DVD Pick

July 7, 2006 by Doug Ramsey

The DVD choice is now among the new batch of Doug's Picks in the right-hand column. It took a while to get it there because isolating nearly two hours of viewing time during the holiday weekend turned out to be impossible. When I finally got to it, I enjoyed it so much more than I thought I would … [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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