Duke Jordan died on Tuesday in Copenhagen. The news summons thoughts of the beauty of his piano playing and the gentleness of his personality. Jordan's touch, harmonic sensitivity and gift for the creation of melodic lines made him a favorite colleague of Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Gene Ammons and … [Read more...]
Archives for August 11, 2006
Comment: Evans And Zetterlund
Rifftides reader Mel Narunsky writes: Now that I've had a chance to see the Monica Zetterlund & Bill Evans videos, I think that "Lucky To Be Me" was outstanding - and far superior to the "Waltz For Debby" effort which I'm sure they subsequently improved upon. I have always thought that the Tony … [Read more...]