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 | Alto Attitude: Phil Lasley by Jim Gallert
m One of Detroit’s finest saxophonists speaks of his musical adventures. Read complete article | |
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 | Bassist Redux: The Rhythm & Tempo of Ray McKinney by Jim Gallert
m McKinney, poet, musician, griot is another of Detroit’s fine bassists. He’s worked with Max Roach, Olatunji, Barry Harris and Roland Hanna, to name only a few. Read complete article | |
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 | Bobo Jenkins: A Bluesman’s Journey
By Fred Reif
m Bobo (1916–1984) was quite a character, but more than anyone else at the time, singlehandedly breathed life into Detroit’s often-overlooked blues scene. Read complete article | |
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 | Bebop and Beyond: Sheila Jordan Speaks
By Charles L. Latimer
m Although a bebopper at heart, Jordan has performed with musicians as diverse as trumpeter Don Cherry, vocalist Carla Bley, pianist Don Pullen and trombonist Roswell Rudd. Read complete article | |
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 | Maurice King: Music Master by Jim Gallert with Lars Bjorn
m King (1911 – 1992) led the houseband at Detroit’s fabled Flame Show Bar, primary outlet for black entertainment in the 1950s. He was Music Director at the Fox Theater, wrote music for “A Century Of Progressâ€, arranger/music director for the Spinners. But he was much more than the sum of his many talents. Gallert (and Bjorn) chronicle his life and times.Read complete article | |
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 | Alma Smith: The Countess Of Swing by Jim Gallert
m Pianist Alma Smith has created music since she was a little girl in the 1930s. A child prodigy, Smith began working professionally while in her teens and never stopped! She's a fine Organist and plays a mean set of vibes – just ask Terry Gibbs! A_Smith .pdf To view download Adobe Reader
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 | Baker's Keyboard Lounge: A Detroit Classic by Lars Bjorn and Jim Gallert
m From its humble beginnings in 1934, Baker's grew into THE club in Detroit associated with jazz. Bjorn and Gallert provide a concise history of this world-famous nightspot.Bakers.pdf To view download Adobe Reader
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 | Blue Sensation: The Todd Rhodes story, by Jim Gallert
m Rhodes (1900 – 1965) had a career which spanned sixty years, from McKinney’s Syncos (later McKinney’s Cotton Pickers) to his own band, a red-hot R&B combo that recorded a series of brilliant discs for Sensation and King. Coming Soon | |
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 | Johnny Allen: Detroit Piano Man by Jim Gallert
m Pianist, arranger, composer, bandleader… Allen led the Club Congo Orchestra, a focal point for younger Detroit musicians in the early 1940s, played with Bull Moose Jackson, Lucky Millinder, toiled in the Motown studios, worked at practically every club in the city. Coming Soon | |
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