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The Duke At Fargo: Liner notes from Storyville CD
No full textAs a tribute to Annie Kuebler's enduring legacy to jazz studies, the Journal of Jazz Studies presents her insightful liner notes to the CD set "The Duke at Fargo 1940: Special 60th Anniversary Edition." These notes from Storyville STCD 8317/17 were reprinted by permission of Storyville Records
Jazz Studies: Mainstream or Listing in a Sea of Ideology?
No full textSandke's response to Andrew Sanchirico's review essay, "Is Conventional Jazz History Distorted by Myths?" in Journal of Jazz Studies issue 8.2
How We Got Here
No full textReview of Bob Gluck's You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band
Terry Teachout's Pops
No full textDirector of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, Michael Cogswell reviews Terry Teachout's 2009 biography of Louis Armstrong, Pops
In Memoriam Steven Strunk (1943-2012)
No full textEditor Henry Martin remembers jazz music theory scholar, pianist, composer, friend, and former Journal of Jazz Studies editorial board member, Steven Strunk, who passed on February 20, 2012
Jazz Research Bibliography (2009-2010)
No full textThis bibliography compiles articles of interest in jazz music scholarship that were published in 2009 or 2010 and appeared in journals not specifically dedicated to jazz study
The Expansion of Jazz through the Life of a South African Singer
No full textJohnny Hartman biographer, Gregg Akkerman, reviews South African singer Sathima Bea Benjamin's life story as related in Musical Echoes:South African Women Thinking in Jazz, by Carol Ann Muller and Benjamin
The Jazz–Flamenco Connection: Chick Corea and Paco de Lucía Between 1976 and 1982
No full textThe close collaboration between Chick Corea and Paco de Lucía shows a clear example of the connection between jazz and flamenco. The release of Corea’s My Spanish Heart (1976), an explicit approach to the Latin and Spanish musical spheres, and the recordings of Paco de Lucía with jazz saxophonist Pedro Iturralde in the late 60’s led Paco and Chick to discover one another. This article offers an analytical perspective of the early years of this collaboration by reviewing Corea’s records My Spanish Heart and Touchstone (1982), and De Lucía’s Paco de Lucía Interpreta a Manuel de Falla (1978) and Solo Quiero Caminar (1981), not only through the solos of the guitarist and pianist, but also through those played by the musicians who recorded and toured with both of them in the following years: Jorge Pardo and Carles Benavent
Pops Prevails
No full textJournal of Jazz Studies Editor, Ed Berger, reviews Ricky Riccardi's 2011 biography of Louis Armstrong, What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years
Is Conventional Jazz History Distorted by Myths?
No full textA recent book by jazz musician Randall Sandke strongly criticizes jazz writers and scholars for presenting a biased and misleading picture of jazz history. His basic thesis is that, because of ideology, the standard jazz texts exaggerate the importance of African American culture in the development of jazz, thereby creating a mythology of jazz. This article examines one aspect of Sandke’s thesis: his assertion that the myths created by earlier jazz writers are being perpetuated by present day writers. A content analysis of jazz history books published since 1990 indicates that Sandke’s assertion is largely false. Only one of seven myths that he identified appears with any regularity in the current jazz history books. The six other myths are rarely if ever found in the literature. After describing these findings, the article draws some conclusions