Nov 18, 2020 1:20 PM
The Birth Of Cool: Gil Evans
Among jazzmen, particularly player-writers, Gil Evans is uniquely admired.
“For my taste,” Miles Davis says,…
Gil Evans (1912–1988)
Nov 18, 2020 1:20 PM
Among jazzmen, particularly player-writers, Gil Evans is uniquely admired.
“For my taste,” Miles Davis says,…
Ella Fitzgerald (1917–’96)
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“We had a request to sing,” Ella began over the applause—and suddenly she stopped. “You know,” she grinned,…
Albert Ayler
Feb 19, 2020 2:57 PM
In a restaurant-bar in Greenwich Village, tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler was ruminating on the disparity between renown…