Sure it might be a cliche, but Charlie Haden at least believes that the people united will never be defeated. Besides, we need more leftist jazz.
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In 1971, the film Zachariah was released. I had never heard of it until last night, but it seems to be a weirdo western starring Don Johnson, Dick Van Patten,.
Ornette Coleman's 1980 attempt to put together an all-white cover band of his own songs in order to create an audience for his music, since white people were more willing.
Another great one is gone.
The great saxophonist David S. Ware has passed at the age of 62. I knew he had been sick for a long time. He received a kidney transplant 2 years.
The great guitarist for Miles Davis' mid-70s bands has passed. Very sad. [SL]: A backhanded tribute to a great innovator: "Howlin' Wolf looked at me and he said 'Why don't you take them wah-wahs and all that other shit and go throw it off in...
It's not like we don't already know that the legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter is amazing. But he's also super cool for playing a big role in the American Federation.
I had an interesting twitter exchange (@ErikLoomis) today with Andy Bowen (@andymbowen) about John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman. I was listening to Ornette's "The Shape of Jazz to Come" this.
Will Layman offers a lovely remembrance of the late, great Paul Motian, whose passing we have talked about here a couple of times. A couple of months ago, I found the New Left dystopian film "Punishment Park." In it, Motian provides one of the great...
The jazz world and the drumming world weeps tonight.
I've been making it through the many Looney Tunes collections over the past couple of years. Last night, I watched "I Love to Singa" for the first time in a.