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DUKE ELLINGTON'S PARALLEL UNIVERSE
by Jack Chambers

When Duke Ellington died in 1974 he was already one of the most frequently recorded artists of the 20th century. But Ellington's creative muse was so prolific that no record company in the world could keep up with his output. He eventually fell into the habit of bringing his musicians into the recording studio at his own expense whenever he felt like it. The recordings form his private "stockpile" released so far are a passport to a parallel universe, one free from record company demands and concerns about the marketplace. By Jack Chambers

RICHARD LEO JOHNSON:ADVENTURES ACROSS THE PLECTRAL SPECTRUM
by Patrick Hinely

When guitarist and photographer Richard Leo Johnson received a gift of a National Duolian steel guitar with a mysterious name scratched into the side, it pushed him down a path of discovery that ultimately led to his latest solo album, The Legend of Vernon McAlister, on Cuneiform. Fellow photographer Patrick Hinely caught up with Johnson in Savannah to talk about destroyed negatives and second hand instruments. By Patrick Hinely

OUT THERE by Marc Chénard

The Silly Season

Jazz festivals have actually confused the public's perception of what the music is. And as festival size increases, so does the confusion.

SITTING IN by Mike Borshuk

Whither Eclecticism?

Pop songs that make use of jazz sounds, common in the '50s and '60s, are hailed as media events nowadays.

TAKE TWO: REISSUES by Duck Baker

Boxes and singles from Mosaic, Charlie Barnet's big band, Steve Lacy with Mal Waldron.

JAZZ IN PRINT

Reviews of Ashley Khan’s new book on the story of Impulse! Records, The House That Trane Built, and Horace Silver’s autobiography, Let’s Get to the Nitty Gritty, plus Peter Vacher’s annual Summer Reading Guide.

DVD's

Fred Anderson and the last days of the Velvet Lounge;
Oliver Jones ends his retirement.

FEATURE REVIEWS

Reviews of the latest releases from Conjure with Ishmael Reed, Bill Frissell with Jack DeJohnnette , Louis Moholo-Moholo, Roy Nathanson and many more...