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Archives for January 19, 2007

A George Cables Moment

January 19, 2007 by Doug Ramsey

George Cables played a concert at The Seasons performance hall the other night. It was the kind of evening his listeners have come to expect, flowing with the inventiveness, technical skill and joy that Cables has demonstrated in a four-decade career with Art Pepper, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, … [Read more...]

Tom Talbert Query And Answer

January 19, 2007 by Doug Ramsey

If you follow the links at the ends of Rifftides items, you'll know that the distinguished Toronto broadcaster Ted O'Reilly commented on the recent Rod Levitt item. In his restrained way, O'Reilly wrote, in part: Wow, yeah! Rod Levitt. In the '60s RCA Canada did not release those LPs in Canada, … [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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