Oct 23, 2024 10:10 AM
In Memoriam: Claire Daly, 1958–2024
Claire Daly often signed her correspondences with “Love and Low Notes.”
The baritone saxophonist, who died Oct.…
A new DVD series, Jazz Icons (Reelin’ In The Years), will make little-seen concerts from the 1950s through the ‘70s available for home viewing.
The first nine titles in the series include rare performances from Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Art Blakey, Chet Baker, Buddy Rich and Quincy Jones. Each of these DVDs features one or more concerts filmed live in television studios and concert halls throughout Europe.
For more information go to: jazzicons.com
Oct 23, 2024 10:10 AM
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