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Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Goodbye, Pork Pie Hat
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Effective August 31, this blog is no longer being maintained. I do maintain the Core Jazz Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/corejaz...
Monday, August 31, 2015
RIP, Lionel Hampton (1908-2002)
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Jazz vibraphonist Lionel Hampton died from congestive heart failure on August 31, 2002, in New York City at the age of 94. He is buried i...
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Happy Birthday, Charlie Parker
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Jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker was born on August 29, 1920, in Kansas City. Parker was arguably the most influential jazz musician of al...
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Happy Birthday, Lester Young
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Jazz saxophonist Lester Young was born on August 27, 1909, in Woodville, Mississippi. Nicknamed "Prez," Young was one of the mo...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Happy Birthday, Wayne Shorter
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Jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter was born on August 25, 1933, in Newark, New Jersey. Shorter is regarded by many as the greate...
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