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Stan Getz’s Lost Album: Why Nobody Else But Me Was Shelved for 30 Years
In 1964, Stan Getz was one of the biggest stars in jazz. Getz/Gilberto had become an international phenomenon, “The Girl from Ipanema” was everywhere, and Verve Records suddenly had something every label wanted: a crossover artist capable of reaching audiences far beyond the traditional jazz…
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Friday Night in San Francisco: How Three Guitar Legends Made One of the Best-Selling Acoustic Albums Ever
By 1980, all three musicians were already stars in their own worlds. John McLaughlin had transformed…
What Was a Bourbon Street Jazz Club Really Like in the 1950s? Rare Footage Gives Us a Glimpse
Walk into a jazz club today and someone will almost certainly pull out a phone within…
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What Jaco Pastorius Did After Weather Report: The Word of Mouth Story
By the start of the 1980s, Jaco Pastorius had already changed the electric bass forever. His 1976 debut album redefined what…
Before Saturday Night Live, Lenny Pickett Was Already Astonishing Audiences with Tower of Power
For most people, Lenny Pickett is the unmistakable saxophonist leading the band on Saturday Night Live. He’s held that role for…
Before Aja: When 11-Year-Old Steve Gadd Appeared on The Mickey Mouse Club
Steve Gadd was born in Irondequoit, New York, in 1945 and began playing drums almost as soon as he could reach…
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