On Saturday, Michael Brecker succumbed to leukemia brought on by MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome), the bone marrow disorder that put him on the sidelines of music until recently. He was fifty-seven years old. The most admired of the legion of saxophonists that arose in the wake of John Coltrane, … [Read more...]
Archives for January 15, 2007
Rod Levitt
Rifftides reader Russell Chase writes: Last night, my wife and I watched the 1933 movie 42nd Street on TV. I promised myself that I would listen to Rod Levitt's LP with the same title today. I wound up playing all of the four Levitt LPs that I have. They have always rated very highly among my … [Read more...]