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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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    Sun Ra (1914–1993)

    Classic Interview, Sun Ra, Sun Ra Arkestra, Marshall Allen

    Sep 30, 2019 10:14 AM

    Sun Ra: Orbiting the Sun

    Shards of sound scatter across the concert hall. Blips and bleeps, squiggles and snarls spew out from stage right,…

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    Ella Fitzgerald (1917–’96)

    Classic Interview, Ella Fitzgerald

    Aug 30, 2019 1:14 PM

    Ella Fitzgerald Tells of Trouble in Mind Concerning Discs, Television

    “We had a request to sing,” Ella began over the applause—and suddenly she stopped. “You know,” she grinned,…

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    Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941)

    Classic Interview, Jelly Roll Morton

    Aug 5, 2019 11:00 AM

    Jelly Roll Morton: ‘I Created Jazz In 1902, Not W.C. Handy’

    Dear Mr. Ripley:

    For many years I have been a constant reader of your Believe It or Not cartoon. I have listened to…

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    Billie Holiday and her dog, Mister, in New York City during February 1947

    Classic Interview, Billie Holiday, Jack Teagarden

    Jul 1, 2019 11:09 AM

    Billie Holiday for the First Time Tells Why She Left Shaw & Basie: ‘Too Many Bad Kicks’

    CHICAGO—You sit with Billie Holiday and watch her smoke cigarettes chain fashion. The first thing that strikes you is…

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    Oscar Peterson (1925–2007)

    Classic Interview, Oscar Peterson

    Jun 3, 2019 9:54 AM

    Oscar Peterson on the Jazz Scene in 1954

    I have long been disturbed about what I’ve seen of the state of mind of the average young jazz musician around the…

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    Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972)

    Classic Interview, Mahalia Jackson

    May 6, 2019 9:00 AM

    Mahalia Jackson Finds Her Way

    “Mahalia, she was a girl in the slave days. She was dreaming of jubilee all the time. Of better days to come. My…

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