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    ​Gil Evans (1912–1988)

    Classic Interview

    Nov 18, 2020 1:07 PM

    The Birth Of Cool: Gil Evans

    Among jazzmen, particularly player-writers, Gil Evans is uniquely admired.

    “For my taste,” Miles Davis says,…

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    Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)

    Classic Interview

    Nov 2, 2020 8:53 AM

    Genius Of Bop: Thelonious Monk

    NEW YORK—I have interviewed Thelonious Sphere Monk.

    It’s not like having seen Pinetop spit blood or delivering…

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    Lennie Tristano (1919-1978)

    Classic Interview

    Sep 25, 2020 12:43 PM

    Lennie Tristano: Watered-Down Bop Destroying Jazz

    The efforts of such groups as the George Shearing quintet and the Bird-with-strings combo to wean the public to bop by…

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    Joni Mitchell performs in 1983.

    Classic Interview

    Jul 31, 2020 9:00 AM

    Joni Mitchell Makes Mingus Sing

    The career of vocalist and songwriter Joni Mitchell has, within the past year, developed to emphasize her associations…

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    Trumpeter Lee Morgan (1938–’72) performs with the Jazz Messengers on Nov. 15, 1959, at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

    Classic Interview

    Jul 3, 2020 9:42 AM

    Lee Morgan: Jazz Can Be Sold

    “The first rock ’n’ roll group I was in—me and Archie Shepp, and Reggie Workman for a while, too—was Carl…

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    Art Tatum (1909–’56)

    Classic Interview

    Jun 1, 2020 12:12 PM

    Impressions of Art Tatum at the Grand Piano

    The scene is The Three Deuces, a popular gathering place for the Chicago music profession. The tables are crowded and…

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    Lee Konitz (1927–2020)

    Classic Interview

    Apr 27, 2020 11:04 AM

    Lee Konitz And Melodic Invention

    On the afternoon of May 4, when Lee Konitz was informed of his induction into the DownBeat Hall of Fame, he was not at…

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    Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990)

    Classic Interview

    Mar 27, 2020 2:35 PM

    Sarah Vaughan and Greatness

    Complexes of one sort or another are often by-products of greatness.

    As Sarah Vaughan recalls it, her life began…

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    Stan Getz (1927–1991)

    Classic Interview

    Feb 19, 2020 3:06 PM

    The Expatriate Life of Stan Getz

    An American tourist who had picked up enough Danish to become aware of Danish radio’s predilection for lecture series…

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    Lionel Hampton (1908–2002)

    Classic Interview

    Jan 24, 2020 4:00 PM

    Lionel Hampton In Action

    Known as the master of the vibes, king of the drums and creator of the two-fingered piano, Lionel Hampton has endeared…

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