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This is a blemished set that I, a Johnny Griffin enthusiast, am glad to have.
Read MoreMoppa Elliott is an important jazz composer and a dynamic leader. When he brings a group to our area (which happens only rarely), do not miss the gig. When he issues a new recording, pay attention.
Read MoreThe dynamics of this splendid trio album, “a response to the division and turmoil in our world,” are gracefully balanced.
Read MoreOn the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, seven Black artists were asked to respond to the theme of emancipation.
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Read MoreShouting and honking saxes made visceral appeals to the emotions and the body. For jazz critics, this kind of theatricality degraded what should have been ‘Art.’
Read MoreBecause they were masters of performance, metamorphosis, and movement — of “containing multitudes” — Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan are the closest peers to Whitman America has yet produced.
Read MoreIf only “Becoming a Man”‘s pathos were less streamlined, its theatricality more ambitious.
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Book Review: “3 Shades of Blue” — Transcendent Art, Despite Personal Demons
“3 Shades of Blue” is at its most compelling seen as an extended essay about drugs, creativity, the jazz life, and the mysterious nature of musical genius.
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