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An Appreciation: Phil Woods

By Devon Wendell Phil Woods was not just a musician; he was a force of nature to be reckoned with. He was tough, full of grit, and always ready to defend the music that he loved and played so effortlessly with all of his might. I’ve seen Phil reduce mere mortals to ashes when they… Read More An Appreciation: Phil Woods

September 29, 2015 irom1 Comment

An Appreciation: Gunther Schuller

By Don Heckman I was so sorry to hear that Gunther Schuller had passed away on Sunday. A composer, teacher, world-class French Horn player, journalist, author, and much more, he was a true Renaissance man who had a powerful effect on music, worldwide, from the last part of the 20th century and well into the… Read More An Appreciation: Gunther Schuller

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Ornette Coleman: A Remembrance

By Devon Wendell Ornette Coleman; they called him “atonal”, they said he played “out”, and was “avant-garde.” People tried to force these labels on me as I was discovering his music in my youth. They did the same thing when I got my first records by Monk, ‘Trane, and Dolphy, and Bird. All I knew… Read More Ornette Coleman: A Remembrance

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Ornette Coleman: An Appreciation

by Brick Wahl A jazz promoter asked a fascinating question: Do you think Bird would have dug Ornette? I have wondered about this. Not that Bird is the ultimate arbiter of good and bad, but Ornette was arguably the next major innovator in the music and Bird died JUST before Ornette came on the national… Read More Ornette Coleman: An Appreciation

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Ornette Coleman: An Obituary

By Don Heckman Obituaries are never fun to write.  Especially when the subject is something more than a public figure. Ornette Coleman was a lot more than that for me.  He was a musical inspiration, a creative challenge, a true pathfinder. And a good friend. But his obituary had to be written for the L.A.… Read More Ornette Coleman: An Obituary

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An Appreciation: Remembering The King

By Devon Wendell I just cannot process the fact that B.B. King is no longer on this earth. How can it be? It’s like trying to imagine life without oceans, trees, and air to breathe. No one in history changed the approach and sound of the electric guitar like B.B. King. Sure, there were T-Bone… Read More An Appreciation: Remembering The King

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An Appreciation: Lew Soloff, R.I.P.

By Don Heckman I’m still experiencing some of the stunned feelings I had last weekend when I received an email from Bobby Colomby telling me that Lew Soloff had died. And to say that I couldn’t believe it doesn’t at all describe my reaction. Lewie died?! How could that be? This great trumpet player, irresistible… Read More An Appreciation: Lew Soloff, R.I.P.

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An Appreciation: Clark Terry

By Devon Wendell There’s no way my piece on Clark Terry will be as journalistic and informative as my boss Don Heckman’s was in the L.A. Times obituary, but I had to say something about the master himself, in my own way. I can’t imagine life without Clark Terry. That tone on the trumpet and… Read More An Appreciation: Clark Terry

February 23, 2015 irom1 Comment

An Appreciation: Remembering Joe Cocker

By Brian Arsenault The memories are so intact. The Grease Band singing crappy falsetto behind him at Woodstock. The kickass chorus on the best damn live album ever, Mad Dogs and Englishmen. Belushi coming out to do Joe Cocker with Joe Cocker on SNL. I know it’s that time of life when that generation, my… Read More An Appreciation: Remembering Joe Cocker

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An Appreciation: Farewell Jack Bruce

By Mike Finkelstein Jack Bruce passed away on Saturday at the age of 71. It’s yet another hard-to-accept cold shot for any rock fan who fondly remembers what the rock medium had to offer in its late ’60’s/early ’70’s heyday. The luminaries of the field are disappearing slowly but surely. But around that time, rock… Read More An Appreciation: Farewell Jack Bruce

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