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…
Lee Konitz (1927–2020)
Apr 27, 2020 11:04 AM
On the afternoon of May 4, when Lee Konitz was informed of his induction into the DownBeat Hall of Fame, he was not at…
Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990)
Mar 27, 2020 2:35 PM
Complexes of one sort or another are often by-products of greatness.
As Sarah Vaughan recalls it, her life began…
Stan Getz (1927–1991)
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An American tourist who had picked up enough Danish to become aware of Danish radio’s predilection for lecture series…
Lionel Hampton (1908–2002)
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Known as the master of the vibes, king of the drums and creator of the two-fingered piano, Lionel Hampton has endeared…
Benny Golson genuinely is excited by the opportunity to write good music in any genre.
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One of the most successful of this country’s regular across-the-pond commuters is a man with several strings to his…
Woody Herman (1913–1987)
Dec 2, 2019 11:55 AM
New York—“Woody Herman has the greatest ofay swing band in the country—bar none!”
That’s what all the band…
Chet Baker (1929–1988)
Oct 26, 2019 4:47 PM
In the middle 1950s, Chet Baker was the young Lochinvar out of the West, the fair-haired boy of critics and laymen…
Sun Ra (1914–1993)
Sep 30, 2019 10:14 AM
Shards of sound scatter across the concert hall. Blips and bleeps, squiggles and snarls spew out from stage right,…
Ella Fitzgerald (1917–’96)
Aug 30, 2019 1:14 PM
“We had a request to sing,” Ella began over the applause—and suddenly she stopped. “You know,” she grinned,…
Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941)
Aug 5, 2019 11:00 AM
Dear Mr. Ripley:
For many years I have been a constant reader of your Believe It or Not cartoon. I have listened to…
