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Other Places: Brilliant Corners…Neglected Ballads

On Brilliant Corners trumpeter, active blogger and close listener Steve Provizer not onlyhat-and-robe-in-parade names ballads that he believes don’t get enough attention, he also presents them in performance. The extent to which some of his song choices are generally ignored may be in the ear of the behearer—as Dewey Redman might have said (in fact, did say as an album title). There can be little doubt about the relative obscurity of Blossom Dearie singing “L’Etang,” but how about Sonny Rollins doing “How Are Things in Glocca Morra?” In any case, if you go here you’ll find all ten (!) clips. Feel free to post a Rifftides comment about your own nominees.

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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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