Has it really been 30 years since I interviewed Max Gordon at the Village Vanguard for The Villager newspaper, for a … More
Tag: Al Grey
Remembering David Via, Jazz Drummer
One way of thinking about this: The famous jazzers are a dime a dozen. You know their names. I know … More
Newport 1959: Listen Now!
The Newport Jazz Festival in 1959: The “New Testament” Count Basie Band. Thelonious Monk (in photo). Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, … More