Bill Crow: Bassist and Storyteller Supreme
Steve Provizer
February 28, 2023
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Vol.8, No.3 March 2023
Bill Crow: Bassist and Storyteller Supreme, by Steve Provizer
Blowing the Dust off a Trove of Perry Music Memorabilia, by Larry Melton
Mosaic Records Explores Classic 1950s JATP Jam Sessions, by Byron Nilsson
A Night in New Orleans…er, Huntington Beach, 1967, by Hal Smith
A Century of The Charleston: James P. Johnson’s Legacy, by Scott E. Brown
Gunhild Carling Swings Back into Action with Good Evening Cats!, by Brian R. Sheridan
San Diego Board Halts Annual Jazz Fest, Monthly Concerts
Fund Raiser for Unmarked Grave of Cakewalker Doc Brown, by Nannette Rod
Muggsy Panics: A Sequel to “Relaxin’ at the Touro”, by Henry Blackburn
Restoring Edward “Snoozer” Quinn to the Jazz Guitar Pantheon, by Dave Radlauer
Jazz Birthday of the Month: Miff Mole, illustration by Joe Busam
Static from my Attic, by Andy Senior
Final Chorus, compiled by Joe Bebco
My Inspirations: Stories You Won’t Find in Jazz Anecdotes, by Jeff Barnhart
Ragtime Vignettes: Sugar Cane, by Brandon Byrne
Quarter Notes: New Orleans in the New Year!, by Shelly Gallichio
Jazz Travels: A Conversation with T.J. Müller, by Bill Hoffman
UK Jazz Journalist Max Jones Interviewed US Stars, by Dave Doyle
The Story of Duke Ellington, Part 5: 1961-1974, by Scott Yanow
Festival Roundup, compiled by Joe Bebco
Blowing off the Dust: In the Loop, by Larry Melton
Profiles in Jazz: Keppard, Kelly, & Petit, by Scott Yanow
Rudiments of Ragtime, Pt. 3: Maple Leaf Rag, by Larry Melton
Ain’t Cha Got Music: New Orleans Owls, Pt. 1, by Jeff Barnhart & Hal Smith
“A Song of Blunder” (song lyric), by Andy Senior
George Lewis in Hi-Fi, CD Review by Bert Thompson
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks at the Soraya, by Randi Cee
The Nighthawks in Northridge: A “Rare Treat” for SoCal Fans, by Scott Yanow
Doyle’s Discs, CD reviews by Dave Doyle
Nights at the Turntable, CD reviews by Scott Yanow
Off the Beaten Tracks, Music reviews by Joe Bebco
