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Shelly Manne: Jazz from the Pacific Northwest
by Stefano Merighi
I luoghi comuni sono vacui ma spesso azzeccano un frammento di sincerità. Dire che il jazz californiano anni '50 annacqua e depotenzia la forza afroamericana di questa musica è riduttivo, certo, ma indiscutibile almeno in certe sue declinazioni. È il caso di queste registrazioni del quintetto di Shelly Manne, frutto del concerto al festival di Monterey del 1958, recuperate e pubblicate dalla Real to Real, in un doppio CD che contiene anche alcuni brani di otto anni dopo, ...
Continue ReadingShelly Manne & His Men: Jazz From The Pacific Northwest
by Pierre Giroux
Shelly Manne & His Men are presented in two iterations in never-before-released live recordings from the 1958 Monterey Jazz Festival and from a 1966 date at The Penthouse in Seattle entitled Jazz From The Pacific Northwest. In this deluxe limited edition 180-gram 2LP set, co-produced for release by the estimable Zev Feldman and Cory Weeds, the band captivated the audience with intricate melodies and vibrant improvisations driven by Manne's virtuosic drumming. The band on LP1 from ...
Continue ReadingRuth Price: LA's Jazz Jewel Keeping the Jazz Bakery Alive
by Chuck Koton
The LA jazz scene has endured immeasurably painful blows over the years, from the post-World War II death of the once vibrant action on Central Ave (unequivocably among jazz history's most significant locales) to the more recent shuttering of memorable clubs like Shelly's Manne Hole, Donte's and, most recently, Charlie Os. Intrepid jazz entrepreneur Rocco Somazzi tried at least three times: with Rocco's, up on Beverly Glen; then Cafe Metropol, downtown when there barely was a downtown; and finally, in ...
Continue ReadingOnward with Ruth Price
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Even before the recession, the business side of jazz was struggling. During the worst of the downturn, singer and nonprofit entrepreneur Ruth Price took a double hit when her Jazz Bakery lost its lease. The club is still looking for a home. Reporter Greg Burk tells the story in today's Los Angeles Times.
The Jazz Bakery is a nonprofit organization. To followers of the scene, that statement is a redundancy, of course. In Los Angeles, saying a jazz club doesn't ...read more
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