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Reminiscing in Tempo at a Moment's Notice for no reason at all, in C.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Lester Bowie plays "Saving All My Love For You"

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Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy plays "Saving All My Love For You" in Berlin in 1986.
Saturday, July 23, 2011

Campaign for Cootie

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My last post was about the centennial of Cootie Williams' birth. Duke Ellington wrote "Concerto for Cootie" and "Tutti fo...
Sunday, July 10, 2011

Cootie Williams Centennial

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Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of trumpet great Charles Melvin Williams, better known as "Cootie." He was most f...
Sunday, June 19, 2011

Giant Steps

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John Coltrane's solo on his 1959 recording of Giant Steps is an acknowledged classic. Here are three different homages via YouTube. Firs...
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Sunday, May 08, 2011

New Coltrane

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Good news and bad news. The good news - there's some "new" Coltrane on the market. The bad news - you have to buy a box set in...
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Sunday, April 03, 2011

New Smithsonian Jazz Collection

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During my high school years, the local public library was one of the resources I would use to hear jazz recordings. One I vividly remember ...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Stritch Beer!

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Michael Bowe has relocated his Angel City Brewery from Torrance to downtown Los Angeles. He was recently featured in articles in the Los ...
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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Registering for World War I

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At the rather ripe age of 41, at least in military terms, my great grandfather, John Bowie, registered for the World War I draft. By 1918,...
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Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Sincerest Form of Flattery....

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

A few minutes of Soprano Saxophone

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The soprano sax is a very difficult instrument to control. In the wrong hands, it can make for a painful listening experience. Fortunately, ...
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