When Colossi Walked the Earth

20 Feb 2007

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Speaking of saxophone colossi, it turns out that one of Bret Primack's gigs these days is tagging along with Sonny Rollins and producing a monthly video podcast. Check this out, you jazz fans:

The Sonny Rollins Podcast

My somewhat cheeky "Sci-Fi Colossus" icon here is based on the cover of the classic 1956 Sonny Rollins album Saxophone Colossus. The man is now 76, and still going strong.

Jazz Music Saxophone

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Hugo and Nebula Award nominee. Creator of Proper Manuscript Format, Spelling Bee Solver, Tylogram, and more. Banned in Canada.

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Tenor of the Times: A Remembrance (1972-2003) of Michael Brecker (1949-2007)

Cd Mix of the Month

Michael Brecker Memorial Mix

Five years ago today, Michael Brecker—one of my favorite saxophone players, and a pioneer on the instrument in many ways—passed away of complications from leukemia. He had suffered from the rare blood disorder myelodysplastic syndrome, and never found a matching donor for a successful stem cell transplant. Brecker

13 Jan 2012

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By: William Shunn

Jazz

A Trumpet Demon

RIP Freddie Hubbard, 1938-2008. He was probably the best trumpeter from the hard-bop era next to Miles Davis, though some poor choices starting in the '70s derailed a career that could have made him as much of a household name today. But whatever. I'm going to put

30 Dec 2008

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By: William Shunn

Street Cred: Brad Mehldau Plays the Popular Favorites of Yesterday and Today!

Cd Mix of the Month

December's CD Mix of the Month

My virtual contribution to the December CD Mix of the Month Club was Street Cred: Brad Mehldau Plays the Popular Favorites of Yesterday and Today!.

15 Dec 2008

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1 Min

By: William Shunn

Concerts

Masters of Time, and Possibly of Space Too

Sunday evening █████ and I went to see jazz trio The Bad Plus play at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. First of all, that theater on Lincoln Avenue is a great place to see a show—comforable, intimate, and acoustically welcoming (though it would be even better

25 Sep 2007

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2 Min

By: William Shunn

When Colossi Walked the Earth

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Michael Brecker Memorial Mix

A Trumpet Demon

December's CD Mix of the Month

Masters of Time, and Possibly of Space Too

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