Posted in Jazz Notes on Oct 15th, 2008
*Composer and arranger Neal Hefti, who did significant work with both Count Basie and Woody Herman, as well as penning the themes for TV shows The Odd Couple and Batman, died Saturday at the age of 85. Marc Myers has a wonderful write-up on Hefti at Jazzwax. Also check out Marc’s recent provocative take on the canonical status of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue (a longer version appears in the September issue of Jazziz).
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Posted in Jazz Notes on Jun 6th, 2008
*Mosaic Records will release a three-CD Select set of mid-1970s RCA Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin big-band recordings later this year.
*I can say with confidence that Peter Pullman’s long-awaited Bud Powell biography has taken a big step towards finally achieving publication–more details soon, hopefully.
Elsewhere around the jazz blogosphere this past week…
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