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Newly Published
on Jerry Jazz Musician
Charlie Parker
An interview with Charlie Parker biographer Brian Priestley
Also:
* The sixth edition of Reminiscing in Tempo: Memories and Opinion, in which Nancy Wilson, Ahmad Jamal, Ashley Kahn, Mike Zwerin, John Pizzarelli, Roger Kellaway and others answer the question, "What are the five greatest albums (LP or CD) of all time?"
* "Out From In" -- the debut column by new Accent on Youth co-writer Ted Bryan -- explores the music of Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Eric Dolphy
* Mary Jo Marcellus Wyse of Rochester, New York is the twelfth recipient of the Jerry Jazz Musician New Short Fiction Award. Her story is called "Mute"
* In the twenty-fourth edition of Great
Encounters, Peter Richmond, author of Fever: The Life and Music of Miss Peggy Lee, writes about when Lee joined Benny Goodman's band
* Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band is featured in "Today's Artists"
* In 1938, Charlie Parker stayed in this musician's New York apartment, despite the wife's objections. Who is he?
Play Quiz Show!
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* From the archives...Negro Leagues baseball legend
Buck O'Neil -- a 2003 interview
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Plus...Conversations with Gary
Giddins, Quiz Show, Great Encounters, Accent on Youth, Heroes, Poetry, Short Fiction, Think About It, ArtBeat,
Catalog of Cool, and more...
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From our
previous issue
An Online Story of Jazz in New Orleans
With an introduction by Nat Hentoff
Buddy Bolden Band
Also:
* The fifth edition of Reminiscing in Tempo: Memories and Opinion, in which Don Byron, Gary Giddins, Diane McWhorter, David Maraniss, Ben Ratliff, and others answer the question, "What are five books that mean a lot to you?"
* The first column by sixteen-year-old Ronald Roberston, co-winner of the Accent on Youth essay contest, is called "Longevity."
* "Thoughts on a Train," a short story by Deleska Crockett
* "Born Into a World Knowing," a poem by Susan Griffin
* Chad Makela is featured in "Today's Artists"
* This Chicago cornetist was a member of the legendary Austin High School Gang in the 1920's, and was Bix Beiderbecke's replacement with the Wolverines in 1925. Who is he?
Play Quiz Show!
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* From the archives...Jelly Roll Morton biographer
Phil Pastras -- a 2002 interview
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Coming Soon
* New Orleans musicians Devin Phillips and Mark DeFlorio on life before, during and after Katrina
* Roberto Clemente biographer David Maraniss
* Thomas Brothers, author of Louis Armstrong's New Orleans
* Ashley Kahn, author of The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records
...and lots more in the
works...
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* Jerry Jazz Musician back issues
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