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Mark Stryker
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Devastated by Chick Corea’s passing. R.I.P. to a master. Full stop. I wrote a piece in ‘99 about the bond between Chick & Herbie Hancock, interviewing each separately talking about
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1 I had a good day at the record store on Monday that sparked a deep dive into the corners of Detroit jazz history. If you’re curious, please come along
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1 A Twitter discussion yesterday led me to pull 5/29/69 issue of Downbeat off my shelf. A random issue, 51 yrs ago, & you cannot believe the picture it paints
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1 The Sage and Soul of DetroitHappy 91st birthday to Barry Harris, born 12/15/29 in Detroit. May this heroic pianist & professor of bebop go forever. Here’s an annotated playlist
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Happy birthday to one of the all-time great Detroiters, trumpeter Donald Byrd, born 12/9/32. What a golden sound he had at the peak of his powers! Chops of steel here,
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Happy birthday today to pianist Wynton Kelly, who was only 39 at his death in 1971. Here's a favorite track. Even before the piano solo, he's already stolen the tune
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