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Cab Calloway and Minnie the Moocher
The word “Jazz” has become a broad umbrella term for many different nuanced musical styles. It is rare to find someone who is truly knowledgable about the many traditions that sprouted from the mixing of African, Latin, and European musics in New Orleans. I would certainly not consider myself to be such a person, though […]
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Summer Reading List 2021
Mingus Speaks by John Goodman, Mister Jelly Roll by Alan Lomax, The Man That Got Away by Walter Rilmer, Dead Man Blues: Jelly Roll Morton Way Out West by Phil Pastras
Jazz and Trains: A Connected History
The American railroad system as a driving force for cultural exchange
Solo Transcription: Lou Donaldson’s “Minor Bash”
A close look at a Lou Donaldson solo transcription and how it relates to moments in jazz history
Cab Calloway and Minnie the Moocher
My thoughts on Cab Calloway and his appearance in The Blues Brothers
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