‘She Brakes for Rainbows’
One from the happy drawer of songs
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Wayne Shorter: Mysterious Traveler
A look at Wayne Shorter’s solo work in the seventies and beyond reveals them to be more interesting than many thought at the time.
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She Plays Her Bass Loud: Gina Birch
Gina Birch has just released her first solo album, 44 years after the Raincoats’ debut.
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Wardell Gray: Mysterious Death of a Tenor Man
The Other Side of Burt Bacharach
I still have that other Burt in my head
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How did a man of Morton’s considerable talents, a man who recognized the ways that popular music evolved and changed, a well-dressed dandy with all the canny instinct of a carny, come to end his days in this way? Did he really invent jazz, as the now-infamous business cards he carried claimed? What exactly is the truth behind this enigmatic and fascinating figure?
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Lin Brehmer: Farewell to Our Best Friend
“Where is my happy place? Wherever the music is.”
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Jeff Beck: Playing Further
“Jeff Beck is my all time favorite guitarist. Now what can I say?” -John McLaughlin-
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