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    Joni Mitchell performs in 1983.

    Classic Interview, Joni Mitchell, Charles Mingus

    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, Lee Morgan

    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, Art Tatum

    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, Lee Konitz

    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, Sarah Vaughan

    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, Stan Getz

    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, Lionel Hampton

    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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    Benny Golson genuinely is excited by the opportunity to write good music in any genre.

    Classic Interview, Benny Golson

    Jan 3, 2020 2:49 PM

    Peripatetic Benny Golson

    One of the most successful of this country’s regular across-the-pond commuters is a man with several strings to his…

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    Woody Herman (1913–1987)

    Classic Interview, Woody Herman

    Dec 2, 2019 11:55 AM

    Woody Herman’s New Creative Kick

    New York—“Woody Herman has the greatest ofay swing band in the country—bar none!”

    That’s what all the band…

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    Chet Baker (1929–1988)

    Classic Interview, Chet Baker

    Oct 26, 2019 4:47 PM

    Chet Baker’s Tale of Woe

    In the middle 1950s, Chet Baker was the young Lochinvar out of the West, the fair-haired boy of critics and laymen…

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