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Down on “Cypress Avenue”
(Above: Bill Shapiro appeared on television in Kansas City in 2008 to celebrate 30 years of his radio show, “Cypress Avenue.”) By Joel Francis The Examiner Late at night, the house is silent. Everyone...
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Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus –“Non-Sectarian Blues”
By Joel Francis The unlikely pairing of Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus at a London film studio should have been a collision of worlds on par with the big bang. In the early sixties, Brubeck was...
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Top 10 concerts of 2008
Above: Watching the Dirtbombs rip through “Ever Lovin’ Man” at The Bottleneck was one of the Top 10 shows of the year. By Joel Francis (Note: All concerts in Kansas City, Mo., unless otherwise...
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Classic Christmas Carol: “Greensleeves”
Above: Paul Desmond and the Modern Jazz Quartet put their spin on “Greensleeves.” By Joel Francis The melody for “Greensleeves” dates to 16th century England. It is been rumored that King Henry VIII...
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15 jazz greats to emerge in the last 20 years (part one)
(Above: Brad Mehldau performs an arrangement based on Radiohead’s “Exit Music (For A Film).” By Joel Francis Continuing The Daily Record’s look at the state of jazz today, here is the first of three...
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Five Jazz Legends Still Adding to Their Legacies
(Above: The Dave Brubeck Quartet “Take Five” at the Ottawa Jazz Festival.) By Joel Francis In a belated post-script to The Daily Record’s series on 15 jazz greats to emerge in the past 20 years, we...
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Review: Skatalites
(Above: Reggae pioneers the Skatalites pay tribute to Dave Brubeck, and prove that it is possible to skank to jazz.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record The original run of the Skatalites lasted barely...
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