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Chip Deffaa presents George Cohan and Al Jolson
Scott Yanow
September 29, 2022
Chip Deffaa has had a busy life with several overlapping careers. From the jazz standpoint, he has been most significant in writing five very valuable
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Reinhardt Winkler • Flying Home
Scott Yanow
September 29, 2022
When tenor-saxophonist Harry Allen’s name appears on a CD, it is always worth acquiring. Austrian drummer Reinhardt Winkler is actually the leader of Flying Home,
![Owen Broder • Front and Center](https://syncopatedtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Front-and-Center-Owen-Broder-CD-768x768.jpg)
Owen Broder • Hodges: Front and Center
Scott Yanow
September 29, 2022
Altoist Johnny Hodges (1907-70) had one of the most beautiful tones of any saxophonist and was a major asset to the Duke Ellington Orchestra for
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Classic Album: Doc Meets Doc
Scott Yanow
September 29, 2022
Doc Evans (1907-77) was a world class trad jazz cornetist who, because he chose to spend much of his life living and performing in Minnesota,
![Claude Tissendier • Duke For Ever](https://syncopatedtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Claude-Tissendier-cd-dukeforever.jpg)
Claude Tissendier • Duke For Ever
Scott Yanow
September 29, 2022
Duke Ellington was such a brilliant and prolific musician that one could pay regular tributes to him as a pianist, arranger, and/or composer and never