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When Palermo Came Marching In
The Italian French Quarter in New Orleansby Helen Colella Building around a location known as the Old Square and dubbing it the French Quarter, the French founded the city of New Orleans in 1718. The city’s oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter became a melting pot of many cultures, from French and Spanish to African and…
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John La Barbera on Arranging – Part 1
John La Barbera’s “On Arranging” series begins with the art of arranging and advice on “line.”
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Buddy Rich Remembered
At the risk of further popularizing a certain piece of underground trash, I would like to address the notorious Buddy Rich scream tape that has become gospel in the history of the World’s Greatest Drummer.
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Notes from Elmer Bernstein
“Walk on the Wild Side” was a second in a series of jazz scores that I wrote in the 50s and 60s. The setting for the film was the southern underworld, which had a particular effect on the kind of music I wrote. Because one thinks of the south as the home of the Blues…